Editing Up Pompeii! (section)

==Audio revival==
In 2019, British production company [[Spiteful Puppet]] celebrated the 50th anniversary of the broadcast of the "Comedy Playhouse" pilot by releasing an audio adaptation based on the stage play by Miles Tredinnick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/shop/news/5482/up_pompeii_audio_show/|title=New audio version of Up Pompeii! stage show|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|date=9 September 2019|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref> The script was adapted by Barnaby Eaton-Jones, Daniel McGachey and Iain McLaughlin, with Eaton-Jones serving as producer and director of the live recording sessions at London's Shaw Theatre on 12 October. The two staged performances starred [[Madeline Smith]] as Ammonia, [[Frazer Hines]] as Ludicrus, Rosa Coduri as Erotica, Jack Lane as Nausius, Jilly Breeze as Senna, Ben Perkins as Corneus and Barnaby Eaton-Jones as Kretinus, with guest stars [[Cleo Rocos]] as Suspenda, [[Camille Coduri]] as Voluptua, and [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]] as Trecherus. The lead role of Lurcio was played in the manner of Frankie Howerd by [[David Benson]], who had previously played Howerd on stage and radio. A double CD was released on 29 November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre1.com/reviews/up-pompeii-an-audio-revival-at-the-shaw-theatre-review/|title=Up Pompeii - An Audio Revival at the Shaw Theatre &#124; Review|date=13 October 2019}}</ref>