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Three shows missing from the archives

Monday 1st April 2024

A look back at three lost shows: Morecambe & Wise's Running Wild; Tony Hancock performing H.G. Wells; and Hugh Lloyd and Terry Scott in Jimmy Perry's sitcom The Gnomes Of Dulwich.

Morecambe & Wise: Two Of A Kind

Tuesday 26th December 2023

We look back at early Morecambe & Wise show Two Of A Kind. This was the series in which the duo found their feet and allowed them to grow and develop on screen.

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Gary Morecambe's Forever in the Sunshine

Thursday 7th December 2023

With his latest - and apparently final - book about his father's career, Forever In The Sunshine: The Story Of Morecambe And Wise As Only Family Can Tell It, now published, we talk to author Gary Morecambe.

Morecambe and Wise at Thames

Wednesday 18th October 2023

Marking 45 years since their first post-BBC television show aired, we reassess the work of legendary comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise with ITV broadcaster Thames Television.

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Comedy Chronicles: The ITV Job - The day when the BBC almost lost British comedy

Sunday 26th June 2022

Graham McCann's column charts a fascinating 'what if' moment in British television comedy history: a fork in the road that had consequences of epic proportions in either direction.