It's That Man Again

It's That Man Again (or, commonly, ITMA) was a BBC radio comedy programme which ran from 1939 to 1949. The title refers to a contemporary phrase concerning the ever more frequent news-stories about Hitler in the lead-up to World War II, and specifically a headline in the Daily Express written by Bert Gunn. This was humorously transferred to Tommy Handley, the popular comedian around whom the programme was developed. The scripts were written by the prolific Ted Kavanagh. ITMA is believed to have played a major role in sustaining morale on the UK's "home front" during World War II. As King George VI said, "We always listen."

History

The headline which inspired the name of the show appeared in the Daily Express of 2 May 1939, on the bottom of the front page, above a story about Adolf Hitler leaving his Chancellery on a mystery journey. The first show was broadcast on 12 July 1939, part of an initial run of four shows which were fortnightly.

The show was broadcast for much of the war from the BBC Wales studios in Bangor, Caernarfonshire in Wales, where the BBC's Light Entertainment Department was based during World War II after an initial brief relocation to Bristol.

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ITMA (disambiguation)

ITMA may stand for:

  • Irish Traditional Music Archive—national reference archive and resource centre for the traditional song, instrumental music and dance of Ireland, located in Dublin
  • It's That Man Again—a 1940s BBC radio comedy programme
  • It's That Man Again (film)—a 1943 film version of the radio show
  • Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys—a UK professional body of trade mark attorneys
  • International exhibition of Textile MAchinery—an exhibition on textile machines, held in a 4-year intervall since 1951.
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