About this episode

This episode explores the history and revival of the musical comedy 'Me and My Girl'.

Send us Fan Mail Blimey! Dust off your pearl jackets and practice your best "Oi!" because this week on Musical Lyrical Lingo, we are stepping back in time to celebrate pure, unadulterated musical comedy gold: the 1937 classic turned 1980s Broadway smash, Me and My Girl. How did a lost, pre-war British script get pieced back together from family attics and the BBC archives to become a massive international juggernaut? Join us as we track the wild history of this show, unpack the rich linguisti...

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim, Lj

Topics covered

• musical comedy
• theater history
• British musicals
• Me and My Girl
• linguistics
• Broadway

Keywords

• musical comedy
• Me and My Girl
• theater
• British musicals
• 1937
• 1980s
• linguistics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC

Books & works: Me and My Girl

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