Billy Connolly’s World Tour Of Australia
Billy Connolly's World Tour Of Australia, 1996
Following the success of his "World Tour Of Scotland series comedian Billy Connolly returned for a second world tour this time taking in Australia.Broadcast o...
Football Laughs with the Satirists
As a nation looks forward to England v Ukraine we look back at previous football antics courtesy of Satire and Comedy! Sven's Men Action from Rooney ...
When Terry Wogan Met The Stars Of Dallas
Terry Wogan, The Dallas Years
Terry Wogan will always be best remembered for his two stints as host of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show.It was during his first run that the BBC began showing an American drama se...
Summertime Special
Summertime Special, 1981
After the success of Seaside Special in the 1970's, the BBC decided to revive the idea in the 1980's.This time instead of a Big Top the BBC visited seaside piers. Very little info...
Seaside Special
Seaside Special - 1975
It's Summertime and we could all do with some cheering up after the last 12 months so today it's time to sit back, cringe, laugh and enjoy some good old fashioned entertainment in the co...
It’s A Royal Knockout!
The Grand Knockout Tournament, 1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament, also known as It's A royal Knockout was a one off charity event following the format seen on It's A Knockout.It was devised by HRH Prince ...
It’s That Time Of Year
No it's not the Chicken Song, although some of the tunes are nausiating, it's...........
Eurovision
Now to a casual viewer or listner to BBC you might be forgiven for thinking that Eurovsion is a serious busi...
The Keith Harris Show
The Keith Harris Show, 1982
Keith Harris, another entertainment legend passes away, there are now few big name ventriloquists still entertaining audiences and it makes you think how much entertainment has chan...
Last Laugh In Vegas
Last Laugh In Vegas, 2018
A five part series shown in 2018 that took a group of showbiz legends from across the decades to perform a one off show in the variety capital of the world: Las Vegas.The series f...
Ronnie Corbett’s Off To Australia
The Ronnie Corbett Show (Australia), 1987
We're off to foreign parts for this post featuring the legendary Ronnie Corbett in his own show. It's very difficult to pin down the exact date for this show as very ...