▁for ▁Bow ker ▁Andrew s ▁and ▁was ▁initially ▁mistaken ▁as ▁the ▁tun er ▁for ▁the ▁studio ▁Be ch stein ▁piano . ▁He ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁ 1 3 - week ▁job ▁writing ▁continu ity ▁for ▁G rac ie ▁Field s . ▁Field s ▁introduced ▁Taylor ▁to ▁her ▁prot ég é ▁variety ▁perform er ▁Norman ▁Evans ▁and ▁Taylor ▁was ▁contract ed ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁radio ▁series ▁Over ▁the ▁Garden ▁Wall , ▁for ▁which ▁Evans ▁is ▁best ▁remembered . ▁He ▁wrote ▁radio ▁series ▁for ▁' Old ▁Mother ▁R iley ' ▁( Ar thur ▁Luc an ▁and ▁K itt y ▁Mc Sh ane ) ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁com ed ians ▁Jimmy ▁James , ▁Rob b ▁Wil ton , ▁Dave ▁Morris ▁and ▁Albert ▁Mod ley . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁long ▁association ▁with ▁Al ▁Read ▁and ▁the ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁series ▁Vari ety ▁F an fare ▁recorded ▁at ▁H ul me ▁Hi pp od rome ▁which ▁show c ased ▁new ▁comedy ▁talent ▁including ▁Ken ▁Pl att , ▁More cam be ▁and ▁W ise ▁and ▁Ken ▁D odd . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Taylor ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁BBC ▁Produ cer ▁with ▁North ▁Region ▁Vari ety . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁he ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁television ▁director ▁at ▁BBC ' s ▁L ime ▁Gro ve ▁Studios ▁and ▁brought ▁Home ▁James ▁with ▁Jimmy ▁James ▁and ▁Club ▁Night ▁with ▁Dave ▁Morris / Vari ety ▁Northern ▁Show ground ▁to ▁TV . ▁ ▁Fre el ance ▁and ▁ABC ▁TV ▁▁