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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 ...
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 visted seaside piers.
The show ran until 1988 when it was felt t...
ITV at 60
It can't have failed to catch your attention that ITV is 60 this year. In a world of reality TV, dramas and sport the good old sitcom seems largely forgotten on ITV, despite some real gems produced over the ye...
Parkinson Interviews
Michael Parkinson Interviews The Legends Of Comedy, Part 1
Looking back through the original late Saturday Night run of the famous chat show, as Michael Parkinson interviews some of the all time great comics w...
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, 1982
Another entertainment legend passes away, there are now few big name ventriloquists still entertaining audiences and it makes you think how much entertainment has changed over the years, but is it changing for ...
Top Gear, 1977
It seemed topical so we thought this post might be interesting. It's future at this point is not clear, but Top Gear is British television institute about motor vehicles, primarily cars, and is the most widely...
What A Performance – 1997
What A Performance was a short series of 8 shows, looking at different genres of comedy. It began as a one off in 1997, coming back for three shows in 1999 and four in 2000.
Summary
Presented by Bob Monk...
Sunday Night At The London Palladium, 1955 – Present
Perhaps one of Television's most appealing variety shows, Sunday Night at the Palladium is a British television variety show that was hosted from the London Palladium theatre in London's West End. Originally pr...