Not really a 'Will Hay film'. In Radio Parade of 1935 he's more a compère for yet another one of those many 1930s features, found on both sides of the pond, that are just an excuse to show the music hall / vaudeville variety acts of the day. Historically interesting, and the acts can still be entertaining, but at feature length with the thin replica plot used to string such films together, I find them somewhat a chore to get through. Before TV variety shows came on the scene, this is what you had if you didn't see the acts live. One of Network's other Will Hay releases, Those Were the Days DVD, is another one - at least in the second half IIRC.
Still, it's a milestone for this thread that we will finally have a 2nd BD HD film with Will Hay in it.
I still have the DVD of Radio Parade from the box set Studio Canal released some years ago. I don't have much interest in watching it again at the moment, even in HD. Mixed feelings on whether to buy and support this new BD release in the hopes it might mean more chance of future Will Hay Blu-rays. Just can't get that enthusiastic. I would be a lot more, if they released on BD the other two films from that DVD set: Black Sheep of Whitehall and Ghost of St. Michael's! Along with My Learned Friend these are the three unreleased on Blu-ray Ealing Will Hay titles Studio Canal hold. Maybe Studio Canal are charging too much for these, or want to hold on to them and release themselves with similar packaging to Goose Steps Out in the future. On the other hand, even though Radio Parade is not an Ealing (it's BIP) am I correct in saying this is the first time Studio Canal have handed over a Will Hay to Network that they have previously released themselves on DVD. It could be a hopeful sign of more to come, but I suppose restoration costs could also be an issue. I can't imagine Radio Parade film elements were worn out so much on release: a transfer possibly being more straightforward?
To keep up the fairly new tradition on this thread, it's also great to see Network releasing another George Formby BD (or is there a 'George Formby on Blu-ray' thread now?) :