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Muir was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in the 1980 Birthday Honours. [13] In 1992, for Channel 4, he was the host of TV Heaven, a season of evenings dedicated to television programmes from individual years. In 1997, Muir published an autobiography, A Kentish Lad. [14]
After the war, Norden wrote material for comedian Dick Bentley, before meeting Frank Muir (who wrote for comic actor Jimmy Edwards) in 1947; they were brought together by producer Ted Kavanagh. Muir and Norden's first joint venture was a radio show for both performers, Take it from Here! , which they scripted from 1948 to 1959.
Frank Muir (1997). A Kentish Lad. London: Bantam Press. ISBN 0-593-03452-X. Frank Muir's autobiography. Frank Muir and Denis Norden (1979). The Glums. London: Robson Books. ISBN 0-86051-080-8. Radio scripts published at the time of the television revival of The Glums. Take It from Here, BBC Audio Cassettes, ZBBC 1113 (no longer available)
It was a favourite of Frank Muir, who sang it many times on BBC Radio 4. Denis Norden also sang the song in the final series of radio panel show My Music (1994). A version of the song was also recorded by Oscar Brand, on his album Bawdy Songs Goes to College recorded in 1955, under the title "Father's Grave".
My Word! is a British radio quiz panel game broadcast by the BBC on the Home Service (1956–67) and Radio 4 (1967–88). It was created by Edward J. Mason and Tony Shryane, and featured the humorous writers Frank Muir and Denis Norden, known in Britain for the series Take It From Here.
Frank Muir (1920–1998) – comedy writer and TV presenter Michael Bentine (1922–1996) – comedian and member of the Goons Tony Hart (1925–2009) – artist and children's TV presenter
Notts County manager Stuart Maynard has called Kameron Muir a "special talent" after he became the youngest player to make an appearance for the club.
"Balham, Gateway to the South" is a comedy sketch that parodies cinema travelogues by presenting the South London suburb of Balham as an exotic locale. It was written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden for the short-lived BBC radio series Third Division and featured in the second edition broadcast on the BBC Third Programme on 2 February 1949.