Tracey and Steve Binnie: Scotch and Wry (1985)

Ben Baker's Christmas Box

Wait, what? There's more?

Welcome to a coal-carrying window into Christmas TV past in each short episode I talk to a guest about a programme that represents Christmas to them...hang on we've done all that, haven't we? Its New Years Eve, or as Tracey and slash or Steve Binnie up in Scotland would call it Hogmanay. And key to those celebrations for many years was Rikki Fulton's wonderful sketch series "Scotch and Wry" with its iconic characters Supercop, the Gallowgate Gourmet and I.M Jolly, the dour minister closing out most episodes. That is except for viewers in England who have their own programmes...sadly.

Watch the episode of "Scotch and Wry" we're talking about from Hogmanay 1985 here (just the first fifty minutes!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCOJuYEl7ZY

You can find Tracey on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/tracey_binnie

You can find Steve on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/evibenstein

And his hilarious 1980's music show "Off The Chart" with former guest Julian Sparrow every Tuesday at 9pm on Mad Wasp Radio: https://madwaspradio.com/

or here: https://offthechart.show/