Josephine Tewson Radio Appearances
Josephine Tewson on the Radio (Drama, Comedy and Interviews)
Actor, born 26 February 1931; died 18 August 2022
It is more than a decade since I met Josephine but she really bowled me over with her charm and generosity. Better known for her tv roles, in which she hid her beauty and personality in very subdued characters, she also appeared on Radio, frequently in comedy related roles. Here are some programmes in which she appeared. The mark -> indicates the first date of a series.
Actors appreciate it when working with a "giving actor"; it makes it so much easier for their performance. Josephine was a giver.
The transformation when she took on a character was astonishing - as a result many will think of her as downtrodden, unassuming, rather dowdy - not the real Josephine. Her "aged up" appearance started with a Stoppard stage play when age 38. Josephine came to keep her aged and downtrodden character onscreen - it was NOT her. (Clive Dunn played an old man for many decades!)
She said nothing about her radio work but it undoubtedly gave her some of the more serious acting she enjoyed. She loved live audiences and theatre performances.
Stephen Shaw
67.07.08-> A Horseman Riding By R F Delderfield. (Guy Vaesen) Home
67.12.13 Cold Comfort by Colin Mares (Guy Vaesen) R2
68.10.16 Awful Fixture by Stuart Ready (Guy Vaesen) R2
69.08.16 The Minister's Mallard by Alan Melville. (Guy Vaesen) R4
69.09.06 If I Were the Marrying Kind by Jon Rollason. (Keith Williams) R4
69.10.15 Cold Comfort by Colin Mares (Guy Vaesen) R2
70.09.28-> The Ronnie Corbett Thing by Eric Merriman. R2 / R4
71.07.14-> The Secret Life of Kenneth Williams by R D Wingfield. (Keith Williams) R4
72.10.08-> A Horseman Riding By R F Delderfield. (Guy Vaesen) R4
73.03.11 Mostly Monkhouse by Bob Monkhouse. (John Browell). R2.
73.04.03-> More Secret Life of Kenneth Williams by R D Wingfield. (Keith Williams) R4
74.06.29 Mostly Monkhouse by Bob Monkhouse. (John Browell). R2.
79.11.11 Tony's: Is this true love? R2
82.03.31 Charlie Button by David Nobbs. (Paul Mayhew Archer) R4
86.07.27 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket by Gerald Frow. (Jown Fawcett Wilson) R2
88.07.12-> Blandings by P G Wodehouse. (Martin Fisher) R4
90.03.06-> Blandings by P G Wodehouse. (Martin Fisher) R4
94.07.21-> Uncle Dynamite by P G Wodehouse. (Gareth Edwards) R4
94.08.06 Salad Days --- (---). R2.
95.07.27-> Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym. (Sioned William) R4
96.04.01-> Uncle Dynamite by P G Wodehouse. (Gareth Edwards) R4
96.04.23-> Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym. (Sioned William) R4
97.12.21 Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl. (Sue Wilson) R4
99.05.31 Hands Across the Sea by Noel Coward. (Sue Wilson) R4
99.08.25 Harvey Angell by Diana Hendry. (Sarah Davies) R4
2000.01.01 The Cocktail Hour. (Sue Wilson) R4
2000.01.30 The Sea by Edward Bond. (Sue Wilson) R3
2001.08.07 Harvey Angell by Diana Hendry. (Sarah Davies) R4
2013.03.22 Andy Potter. Radio Derby.
2015.03.03 The Dominic King Show, Radio Kent
Compiled by Stephen Shaw, 21 Aug 2022 / Diversity website. Many thanks, Stephen - Ed.
