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Comedy [r]: The art of entertaining with humour. ^[e]
Radio [r]: Transmission and reception of information, which can be voice, data or imagery over electromagnetic radiation in free space (i.e., wireless). The information is modulated onto a carrier wave ^[e]
Situation comedy [r]: A television or radio series based around a humorous storyline that places a recurring group of characters in comedic situations, usually based on exaggerations of day-to-day occurrences. ^[e]
Television [r]: Electronic transmission of moving pictures. ^[e]

Dates refer to the decade each programme is most closely associated with.

Dad's Army [r]: Britcom (often with serious undertones) depicting the activities of Britain's Home Guard. ^[e]
Fawlty Towers [r]: A situation comedy broadcast by the BBC in 1975 and 1978 set in a fictional hotel in Torquay, Devon. ^[e]
The Good Life [r]: Add brief definition or description
Steptoe and Son [r]: Add brief definition or description

Blackadder [r]: Four series and several specials of a British historical situation comedy television series, first aired in 1983, featuring various generations of the Blackadder family tree; main character played by Rowan Atkinson, typically as a cunning, sly and ruthless mistreater of his servant, Baldrick (Tony Robinson). ^[e]
Only Fools and Horses [r]: Add brief definition or description
Yes Minister [r]: Add brief definition or description
Yes, Prime Minister [r]: Add brief definition or description
The Young Ones [r]: Add brief definition or description

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 ==Subtopics==
-{{r|Are You Being Served?}}
+''Dates refer to the decade each programme is most closely associated with.''
-{{r|Blackadder}}
+===1960s===
-{{r|The Brittas Empire}}
 {{r|Dad's Army}}
-{{r|dinnerladies}}
 {{r|Fawlty Towers}}
-{{r|The IT Crowd}}
+{{r|The Good Life}}
+{{r|Steptoe and Son}}
+===1970s===
+{{r|Are You Being Served?}}
+{{r|Last of the Summer Wine}}
+{{r|On the Buses}}
+{{r|Open All Hours}}
 {{r|Porridge (television series)|Porridge}}
-{{r|Red Dwarf}}
+{{r|Rising Damp}}
-{{r|Steptoe and Son}}
+===1980s===
-{{r|The Vicar of Dibley}}
+{{r|Blackadder}}
+{{r|Only Fools and Horses}}
 {{r|Yes Minister}}
 {{r|Yes, Prime Minister}}
+{{r|The Young Ones}}
+===1990s===
+{{r|Absolutely Fabulous}}
+{{r|Birds of a Feather}}
+{{r|dinnerladies}}
+{{r|Bottom (television series)|Bottom}}
+{{r|The Brittas Empire}}
+{{r|Keeping Up Appearances}}
+{{r|Men Behaving Badly}}
+{{r|One Foot in the Grave}}
+{{r|Red Dwarf (science fiction series)|Red Dwarf}}
+{{r|The Royle Family}}
+{{r|The Vicar of Dibley}}
+===2000s===
+{{r|The IT Crowd}}
+{{r|The Office}}
 ==Other related topics==
 {{r|American situation comedy}}