Peter Brough

Peter Brough (February 26, 1916 - June 3, 1999) was an English radio ventriloquist who became a well-known name to audiences in the 1950s. He is associated with the puppet Archie Andrews.

Radio days

Born in Shepherd's Bush, London, Peter began his radio career in 1944 in ventriloquism (audiences didn't mind the fact that you couldn't see him) but he debuted Archie, a mischievous child who domineered his mentor in 1950. Archie's chief characteristics were his Savile Row tailored blazers and manic eyes.

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Shepherd's Bush - London - Savile Row

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Archie followed in the tradition of the American ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy.

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American - Edgar Bergen

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His radio series based around the character - Educating Archie - featured the likes of Dick Emery, Freddie Sales, Benny Hill, Tony Hancock, Hattie Jacques, Bruce Forsyth, Harry Secombe, Bruce Forsyth, Beryl Reid and even a young Julie Andrews as the girlfriend of Archie. The show often averaged 15 million listeners.

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Dick Emery - Freddie Sales - Benny Hill - Tony Hancock - Hattie Jacques - Bruce Forsyth - Harry Secombe - Beryl Reid - Julie Andrews

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