Remembering The Much Missed Les Dawson
Les Dawson Forever, 2016
It's twenty five years at the time of writing (2018) that we lost a truly great comic genius: Les Dawson.
Les Dawson Forever was a documentary, first broadcast by ITV3 in 2016 in tw...
Des O’Connor Talks
Des O'Connor Tonight, 1977
Des O'Connor will probably be best remembered as the butt of Eric Morecambe's jokes and a singer. However Des started out as a comedian. This perhaps made him the perfect host for ...
David Nixon Presents…
The David Nixon Magic Box, 1970
David Nixon, one of the first TV magicians was a huge hit with TV audiences in the 1960's and 70's.
His Magic Box show ran three series between 1970 and 1971 running to thir...
Tonight Mathew I’m Going To Be…..
Stars In Their Eyes, 1990
Stars In Their Eyes, originally intended as a vehicle for Leslie Crowther who hosted the the show from 1990 - 1992. Crowther took a break in 1992 following a tragic car accident, reg...
Before There Was Britain’s Got Talent There were…….
New Faces - 1973
New Faces was the popular talent show that originally ran in the 1970's on a Saturday night for six series. Screened on ITV the show is probably best remembered for discovering Jim Davidson a...
The Good Old Days
The Good Old Days, 1953 - 1983
Ken Dodd was a huge fan of old fashioned variety and that's exactly what The Good Old Days was. A recreation of the days of Music Hall that would feature top acts of the day.
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The All Time Greats
Are These Among Britain's All Time Greatest Entertainers?
Today, 22nd February 2018, Sir Bruce Forsyth would have been 90, had we not lost him last year. Bruce was among a now dwindling group of entertainers ...
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
The Paul Daniels Magic Show, 1979 - 1994
It was tragic to hear of Paul Daniels health problems, a great entertainer who brought magic to millions alongside his own unique brand of humour. Today we look back a...
Summer’s Here !
Seaside Special - 1975
Remember when the BBC thought people didn't watch TV in the summer, so we had filler shows. Seaside Special is one such example.
Seaside Special was a BBC light entertainment show th...
Wogan, 1982
Way back whilst he was still King of the airwaves, Terry Wogan got a primetime BBC TV chat show in 1982. It was not his first TV chat show his fist had been an ITV show Lunchtime with Wogan in 1972. This was ...