There it was high on my Christmas list in case anyone asked me what I wanted: a boxed set of Round The Horne CDs would be nice, thank you very much.

This was after I had re-discovered the delights of that brilliant radio programme from 50 years ago after buying a single CD for £1 from the Kirkwood Hospice shop.

I put it on my MP3 player and listened to it while out walking and laughed my head off. The BBC don’t broadcast wireless programmes like that any more, I said.

Oh yes they do, said several readers (well, it is the panto season).

Ronnie Walton, of Newsome, was one of them and he told me that Round The Horne and a host of other classics are still being run on what I discovered is Radio Four Extra.

“They’re all there,” Ronnie said. “The Navy Lark, The Goon Show, Hancock’s Half Hour, Clitheroe Kid, Take It From Here.”

The memories flooded back.

Bob Vant said: “How did they get away with it? Did the censors, as I’ve heard rumoured, just not understand the double and triple-entendres?”

And he went on to reminisce about the period.

“I used to get my Football League tables up-to-date (remember the card boards, with cut-out team-names to slot in?) while listening to Round The Horne while my dad checked his Pools. I used to try to head them into the fire after he’d screwed them up in disgust and chucked them roughly at the fireplace.

“And Marty Feldman (one of the scriptwriters) is our greatest unsung comedy giant. What work would he have done if he’d not died too young?”

Examiner editor Roy Wright is also a fan of these timeless comedies, even though most were made before he was born.

“You should get a DAB radio,” he said. “That’s where they’re available.”

DAB stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting. It provides better reception and allows the BBC to use more channels. As it happens, I have a DAB radio in the kitchen but it is permanently tuned to Talk Sport in case Manchester United finally buy a creative midfield player.

Now I shall retune it. Particularly as I have discovered how much a boxed set of Round The Horne CDs costs. Wait for it: £550 from Amazon. Plus £2.80 postage.

I don’t think I’ll be getting one of those for Christmas.