| Running time | 30 minutes |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring | Richard Ingrams John Wells Patricia Routledge John Sessions Brian Perkins |
| Original release | 18 March 1989 – 14 December 1994 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
Beachcomber... By the Way was a radio programme that aired from March 1989 to December 1994. There were 18 half-hour episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4, and was later rerun on BBC Radio 7. It starred Richard Ingrams, John Wells, Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and Brian Perkins.
The programme was based on the long-running humorous column "By the Way" in the Daily Express, written by J. B. Morton under the pseudonym "Beachcomber".
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 18 March 1989 |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 25 March 1989 |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 1 April 1989 |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 8 April 1989 |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 15 April 1989 |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 22 April 1989 |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 13 July 1991 |
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 20 July 1991 |
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 27 July 1991 |
| 10 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 3 August 1991 |
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 10 August 1991 |
| 12 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 17 August 1991 |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 9 November 1994 |
| 14 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 16 November 1994 |
| 15 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 23 November 1994 |
| 16 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 30 November 1994 |
| 17 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 7 December 1994 |
| 18 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 14 December 1994 |