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...
The Legend Of Saturday Night TV
The Very Best Of Saturday Night Classics
How many do you remember?Perhaps one of the most remembered Saturday night shows?https://youtu.be/UohOuNNVSDATed Rogers and Dusty Binhttps://youtu.be/wz...
Terry Wogan Tribute
Sir Terry Wogan - Much Missed
There can be few people who have ever listened to the radio that have not raised a smile or broken into uncontrolable laughter at Terry Wogan's witty banter and wry observations o...
The Bruce Forsyth Show
The Bruce Forsyth Show, 1965
An often forgotten gem from the master entertainer that was Bruce Forsyth.After a pilot show in 1965 The Bruce Forsyth Show ran for three series of six episodes each between 19...
Parkinson
Parkinson - 1971
Over the years the chat show has been the main stay of television and their can be no chat show host more highly regarded than Michael Parkinson.Beginning his career as a journalist and mo...
Argos, End Of an Era?
The End Of An Era, But What Was Making us Laugh 48 Years Ago?
This week catalogue retailer Argos announced the end of their famous catalogue, after 48 years. we thought it might be interesting to turn the clo...
Thinking About Holidays?
Our Guide To Holidays
This post is for entertainment purposes only and we are not recommending foreign travel!
It's that time of year when many of us would normally be thinking of our annual holidays. Sadly ...