Much More Than A Dead Parrot……
Monty Python's Flying Circus, 1969 - 1974
Monty Python's Flying Circus became a television phenomenon that would change the face of British Television Comedy forever.
First airing on BBC1 in October of 1969...
Dave Allen’s At Large…..
Dave Allen At Large - 1971
The original sit down comedian from his early shows.
Dressed in a suit, sat on his stool with his trademark glass of whiskey ( it was actuallly Ginger Ale) and a cigarette the mas...
Steptoe And Son Ride Again – 1973
They're Back for a second Feature Film - Steptoe And Son Ride Again - 1973
It's hard to believe that more than 40 years after it's final TV broadcast Steptoe and Son is as popular as it ever was..
Harold’s ...
The Ken Dodd On TV
The Ken Dodd Laughter Show, 1979
Ken Dodd. A showbusiness legend who made us laugh for over 60 years, that's an achievement worth remembering, how many of today's comics will reach this milestone? Of course ...
Further Up Pompeii
Further Up Pompeii, 1975 and again in 1991
Further Up Pompeii was originally a one off Television Special made by the BBC and following on from the two highly successful TV series of the same name.
In 1991 ...
The Dick Emery Show
The Dick Emery Show, 1963
From a time when Saturday night television was the highlight of the week.
The Dick Emery show kept millions of us entertained with his hilarious sketches and vast array of eccen...
Look, Mike Yarwood
Mike Yarwood's BBC shows were part of the Saturday night legends genre (those Saturday night shows everyone remembers: Generation Game, Dads Army, The Two Ronnies, Doctor Who etc).
Look, Mike Yarwood was his...
Frankie Howerd’s First Vist To Pompeii
Up Pompeii - The BBC TV Series, 1970
Innuendos and titters a plenty as Frankie Howerd takes us back to Ancient Rome.
After a pilot episode in 1969, as part of BBC's Comedy Playhouse, a full series was commi...
Forgotten Saturday Night Vintage From Syd and Eddie
The Little and Large Show, 1977
Well perhaps not a classic in everybody’s mind, but Little and Large were a huge hit with TV audiences during their 14 year run.
The comedy double act comprising straight man...
Should This Consumer Classic Come Back?
That's Life ! - 1973
That’s Life was the consumer magazine show that ran for a marathon 442 episodes over 21 series between 1973 and 1994.
It's success was undoubtably due to the way it tackled consumer aff...