The Fun Factory

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Before radio, before television, before movies, there was Music Hall. This was the People’s Entertainment in the golden decade before the Great War.


The Fun Factory is a historical comedy about the history of comedy, in which our hero Arthur Dandoe enters the world of music hall and The Fred Karno Company.


Along the way Arthur encounters intense rivalry (Charlie Chaplin), passionate romance (Tilly Beckett) and great friendship (Stan Laurel).


“Richly enjoyable… packed with intriguing details about a vanished world of entertainment”    THE GUARDIAN


Written and read by Chris England.

Produced by Mark Augustyn


Contact: thefunfactorypodcast@gmail.com


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Recent Episodes
  • Ep. 62– Chaplinoia – Chapters 52, 53 & Epilogue
    Dec 17, 2020 – 41:26
  • Ep. 61 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 50 & 51
    Dec 10, 2020 – 31:05
  • Ep. 60 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 48 & 49
    Dec 3, 2020 – 37:15
  • Ep. 59 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 45, 46 & 47
    Nov 26, 2020 – 31:37
  • Ep. 58 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 43 & 44
    Nov 19, 2020 – 27:34
  • Ep. 57 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 41 & 42
    Nov 12, 2020 – 28:04
  • Ep. 56 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 39 & 40
    Nov 5, 2020 – 31:15
  • Ep. 55 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 36, 37 & 38
    Oct 29, 2020 – 22:37
  • Ep. 54 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 34 & 35
    Oct 22, 2020 – 32:48
  • Ep. 53 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 32 & 33
    Oct 15, 2020 – 30:53
  • Ep. 52 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 30 & 31
    Oct 8, 2020 – 23:52
  • Ep. 51 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 27, 28 & 29
    Oct 1, 2020 – 28:11
  • Ep. 50 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 25 & 26
    Sep 24, 2020 – 30:13
  • Ep. 49 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 23 & 24
    Sep 17, 2020 – 32:33
  • Ep. 48 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 21 & 22
    Sep 10, 2020 – 31:19
  • Ep. 47 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 18, 19 & 20
    Sep 3, 2020 – 29:45
  • Ep. 46 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 16 & 17
    Aug 27, 2020 – 32:46
  • Ep. 45 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 14 & 15
    Aug 20, 2020 – 31:47
  • Ep. 44 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 12 & 13
    Aug 13, 2020 – 29:37
  • Ep. 43 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 10 & 11
    Aug 6, 2020 – 23:49
  • Ep. 42 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 7,8 & 9
    Jul 30, 2020 – 26:44
  • Ep. 41 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 5 & 6
    Jul 23, 2020 – 30:23
  • Ep. 40 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 3 & 4
    Jul 16, 2020 – 28:29
  • Ep. 39 – Chaplinoia – Chapters 1 & 2
    Jul 9, 2020 – 22:09
  • Ep. 38 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 39 & 40 – SEASON 2 FINALE
    Jul 2, 2020 – 26:54
  • Ep. 37 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 37 & 38
    Jun 25, 2020 – 36:59
  • Ep. 36 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 35 & 36
    Jun 18, 2020 – 43:38
  • Ep. 35 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 33 & 34
    Jun 11, 2020 – 39:14
  • Ep. 34 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 31 & 32
    Jun 4, 2020 – 31:00
  • Ep. 33 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 29 & 30
    May 28, 2020 – 32:58
  • Ep. 32 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 27 & 28
    May 21, 2020 – 36:01
  • Ep. 31 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 25 & 26
    May 14, 2020 – 33:17
  • Ep. 30 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 23 & 24
    May 7, 2020 – 29:29
  • Ep. 29 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 21 & 22
    Apr 30, 2020 – 28:50
  • Ep. 28 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 19 & 20
    Apr 23, 2020 – 38:24
  • Ep. 27 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 17 & 18
    Apr 16, 2020 – 36:05
  • Ep. 26 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 15 & 16
    Apr 9, 2020 – 25:41
  • Ep. 25 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 13 & 14
    Apr 2, 2020 – 25:50
  • Ep. 24 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 11 & 12
    Mar 26, 2020 – 31:42
  • Ep. 23 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 9 & 10
    Mar 19, 2020 – 26:28
  • Ep. 22 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 7 & 8
    Mar 12, 2020 – 25:54
  • Ep. 21 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 5 & 6
    Mar 5, 2020 – 35:03
  • Ep. 20 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 3 & 4
    Feb 27, 2020 – 35:28
  • Ep. 19 – The Boxcar of Fun – Chapters 1 & 2
    Feb 20, 2020 – 30:13
  • Bonus episode – Chris England chats with Clive Nicholson – Fred Spiksley
    Feb 17, 2020 – 35:56
  • Ep. 18 - Chapters 34, 35 & 36 (Season finale)
    Feb 13, 2020 – 49:16
  • Ep. 17 - Chapters 32 & 33
    Feb 6, 2020 – 35:20
  • Ep. 16 - Chapters 30 & 31
    Jan 30, 2020 – 36:03
  • Ep. 15 - Chapters 28 & 29
    Jan 23, 2020 – 31:13
  • Ep. 14 - Chapters 26 & 27
    Jan 16, 2020 – 36:54
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