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Barry Humphries at the BBC

Alex Jones looks back at the highlights of Barry’s career on a selection of BBC shows, featuring some of Barry’s funniest, rudest and most revealing moments from over the decades.

Top Cast

  • Barry Humphries

    Barry Humphries

    Self (archive material) / Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson

  • Alex Jones

    Alex Jones

    Presenter

  • Elton John

    Elton John

    Self (archive material)

  • Terry Wogan

    Terry Wogan

    Self (archive material)

  • Sue Lawley

    Sue Lawley

    Self (archive material)

  • Rick Stein

    Rick Stein

    Self (archive material)

  • Michael Parkinson

    Michael Parkinson

    Self (archive material)

  • Barry Norman

    Barry Norman

    Self (archive material)

  • Whoopi Goldberg

    Whoopi Goldberg

    Self (archive material)

Overview

Alex Jones looks back at the highlights of Barry’s career on a selection of BBC shows, featuring some of Barry’s funniest, rudest and most revealing moments from over the decades.

Rating

7.6 / 10
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