Ronald Frankau's Page

Ronald Frankau (1894-1951) was a cabaret comedian who began broadcasting for the BBC in 1925. His recording output for the Parlophone label was generally considered too near the knuckle for broadcasting but he worked well on radio and was a favourite of the notoriously hard to please Lord Reith. Frankau's prominence in comedy was enhanced by a partnership with Tommy Handley when they portryaed the characters Murgatroyde and Winterbottom in 1934.

The material that Frankau used, usually accompanied by Monte Crick at the piano, was penned entirely by the comedian himself and his delivery in clipped Etonian tones made him sound somehow naughtier. Indeed he was also a writer of books, somewhat ironically in light of his recorded works, for children.

Monte Crick went on in later life to find a different kind of fame when he played the part of Dan in the BBC's long running radio soap opera - The Archers.

CDs available

		All of these tracks are taken direct from 78 rpm records and in order to maintain the authentic sound, have not been engineered in any way.
RT_005		1 A lecture from the moral advisor 2 What every girl ought to know 3 I couldn't make love to the girl of today 4 I'd rather be a savage 5 Good morning Mr. Barlow 6 Way out in the blue 7 A good man's no good to anyone 8 Have a little pity on her 9 I'd give everything I've got 10 I'd rather be a woman than a man 11 Chin chin cheerio 12 The Colonel's daughter 13 Shootin' and huntin' and fishin' 14 I don't like her circle of friends 15 The marriage will not take place 16 She knows all the answers now mcps licence no. 14059142A These tracks are taken direct from 78 rpm records and in order to maintain the authentic sound, have not been engineered in any way.
RT_011		1 Lady be bad 2 It isn't love 3 A clean story 4 Let's go wild 5 She doesn't only get you with her beauty 6 The French girls have something 7 Truly rural 8 Heil Hitler Ja! Ja! Ja! 9 You've got to pay for everything you get 10 The preparatory school, the public school and the varsity 11 The navy and the army and the police 12 Song and patter 13 She said p'raps - she said no - but she did 14 Nothing ever happens to some girls 15 My mole 16 I'm absolutely certain mcps licence no. 14059361A These tracks are taken direct from 78 rpm records and in order to maintain the authentic sound, have not been engineered in any way.
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