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- ↑ British Broadcasting Corporation (1954). Annual Report and Accounts.
- ↑ BBC Genome Project - BBC Home Service listings 2 June 1953.
- ↑ "Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath". On This Day. BBC. 2 June 1953. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ↑ Reed, Henry (1971). Hilda Tablet and Others. London: BBC Books.
- ↑ Whitfield, June (2000). ... and June Whitfield. London: Bantam Press. p. 94. ISBN 0-593-04582-3.
[Their creation resulted from irritation] with cosy radio and TV families, like the Dales, the Archers, the Huggetts and the Lyons. The family they created was, of course, the thoroughly unpleasant and indolent Glums.
- ↑ "Lesley Saweard". IMDb. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ↑ The Times (London) 1953-05-02 p. 10.
- ↑ "A Life of Bliss". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 30 June 2021.