Sitcoms

Sitcoms (Situation comedy) originated and radio it first started in January 12, 1926 with the broadcast of Sam “n” Henry and started off as being a 15-minute daily program The first true British sitcom was Pin Wright’s Progress, broadcast by the BBC from 1946 to 1947, but the form didn't really take off until the transfer of Hancock's Half Hour from BBC radio in the 1950s. The series remains the most successful and fondly remembered early sitcom, and was successful enough to run simultaneously on BBC Radio throughout the late 1950’s