Ooh the Banter!
Jack Docherty brings together a jam-packed cast of comedians, actors and famous faces for a riotous celebration of Scotland's most valuable export – its sense of humour. Scotland is a small nation with a big funny bone. It's known the world over for self-deprecation, quick-witted patter and deadpan asides. But what makes it so funny? To find out the answer, this programme delves deep into the BBC Scotland archives to find a century’s worth of classic characters, catchphrases and comedy clips.
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Jack Docherty brings together a jam-packed cast of comedians, actors and famous faces for a riotous celebration of Scotland's most valuable export – its sense of humour. Scotland is a small nation with a big funny bone. It's known the world over for self-deprecation, quick-witted patter and deadpan asides. But what makes it so funny? To find out the answer, this programme delves deep into the BBC Scotland archives to find a century’s worth of classic characters, catchphrases and comedy clips.
Jack Docherty
Presenter
Stanley Baxter
Self (archive footage)
Lex McLean
Self (archive footage)
Elaine C. Smith
Self (archive footage)
Alex Norton
Self (archive footage)
Karen Dunbar
Self (archive footage)
Lawrence Chaney
Self (archive footage)
Brian Cox
Self (archive footage)
Alan Cumming
Self (archive footage)
Forbes Masson
Self (archive footage)
Gregor Fisher
Self (archive footage)