Happy Birthday Mr Bean
Happy Birthday Mr Bean, 2021
Happy Birthday Mr Bean is a one off documentary made to mark 30 years since the first episode was broadcast in January 1990.Has it really been 30 years? and on the back of the ...
Today With Des And Mel
Today With Des And Mel, 2002
Just after his Des O'Connor Tonight show ended Des was back. This time on daytime TV with a glamorous co-host in the form of Melanie Sykes.The chemistry between the two hosts ...
An Audience With Des O’Connor
An Audience With Des O'Connor, 2001
The long running ITV entertainment show An Audience With.. reaches show number 31 with al round entertainer Des O'Connor.The show was first shown back in 2001 whilst Des...
The Last Laugh ….
The Last Laugh... A Tribute To Les Dawson, 1993
It's hard to believe it's almost 27 years since we lost this great comic talent.The Last Laugh was a one off special first screened just one month after his ...
Omnibus – Tony Hancock
Omnibus - Tony Hancock, From East Cheam To Earls Court, 1985
Omnibus was an award winning BBC documentary TV series. When we started this site the aim was to feature the best of British comic talent and nosta...
Last Of The Summer Wine, Where Are They Now? Part Two
Last Of The Summer Wine, Where Are They Now? Part Two
Since we did the first post last year, it has become one of our most viewed posts, so as promised here are some more.It's ten years since the very last...
Mrs Thatcher Resigns
30 Years Ago Today, Mrs Thatcher Resigned
And if you are saying what's funny about that, remember Mrs Thatcher was not just Prime-Minister, she was one of the stars of satirical puppet show Spitting Image....
Bruce Forsyth’s Big Night
Bruce Forsyth's Big Night, 1978
By 1977 Bruce Forsyth was a household name and King of Saturday night TV with his Generation Game.Watching the success of The Generation Game was London Weekend Television. ...
The Des O’Connor Show
The Des O'Connor Show, 1963
In Tribute To Des O'Connor 1932 - 2020By 1963 Des O'Connor was a successful singer, but his fame was about to rocket as he was given his own chat show.Beginning in 1963, whe...
Spitting Image: A Legend In Rubber, Part 2
Spitting Image At 30, 2014
Arena: Whatever Happened To Spitting Image?
We are looking back at the most famous puppet show of all: Spitting Image. In part 1 we looked at the original series, in this post we l...