Les Dawson’s Christmas Box
Les Dawson's Christmas Box - 1974
Les Dawson's Christmas Box was a seasonal offering from one of Britain's most missed comics first seen in 1974.
Summary
A Christmas comedy special featuring sketches, so...
Sounds Like Les Dawson
Sounds Like Les Dawson, 1974
"Sounds Like Les Dawson" was a one off TV Special starring Les Dawson that aired in 1974.
Summary
Les Dawson invites some familiar friends to join him in this one off special...
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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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...
Jokers Wild
Jokers Wild, 1969
From the golden age of TV (the 1970's) we look back at this classic panel game.
Produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV Jokers Wild ran for 8 series between 1969 and 1974. The show was h...
Les Dawson Is Watching Out For You In – The Dawson Watch
The Dawson Watch, 1979
It 's hard to believe this show is The Dawson Watch was a BBC sketch show starring the much missed Les Dawson. It ran for nineteen episodes between 1979 and 1980.
Despite the popul...
The Les Dawson Show
The Les Dawson Show 1978 - 1989
Another classic show from the much missed Les Dawson, of which our research turned up very little information. This was the second of four shows he did for the BBC (five, if yo...
Dawson’s Weekly, 1975
In Tribute To Ray Galton Who Passed Away Last Week
Galton And Simpson And Les Dawson Present:Dawson's Weekly, 1975
Dawson's Weekly sees Les Dason try his hand at sitcom with a little help from legendary comed...
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...
Les Dawson In Profile
Les Dawson, 1931 - 1993
Thirty years ago today we lost one of the all time greats: Les Dawson.
Les was one of Britain's best loved comics, master of the monologue, nobody could tell a Mother In Law joke qui...