The cover of Look-in from the day I was born. Mike and Bernie Winters molested by an ape!

Christopher Booker, J Campbell Murdoch, Richard Ingrams, William Rushton – Private Eye Sings Private Eye

Time to melt your mind. First contemplate the front of this Chas & Dave record...

Freddie Starr – From Me to You...

A 1969 reissue of Joan Littlewood's satirical musical Oh, What A Lovely War, rebranded with the rather odd title of 'The World Of World War One'

“We will be taking retrospective action against all those celebrities on Blankety Blank who clearly changed their answer and then wrote it on the back of their card because they felt sorry for a contestant.”

After conquering London in 1974, the Grumbleweeds return to Leeds in triumph. No idea who the big international company was. ICI perhaps?

Billy Connolly branches out into comedy '80s synth-pop – You Take My Photograph (I Break Your Face)

From the short-lived Granada TV label, Bernard Manning – Life Is Only What You Make It / True Love

Are you local? Roy Wood preparing for Top Of The Pops, 1968.

Rock On Tommy! The 1980 debut single from Cannon and Ball

Not Only But Also – Dudley Moore as Johnny Jupiter in Superthunderstingcar

Tom O'Connor – Ace Of Clubs

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise alongside their producer John Ammonds and writer Eddie Braben.

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise received the 1970 BAFTA award for Best Television/Light Entertainment Personality (Ronnie Barker, John Cleese and Spike Milligan were the runners up).

Lets Join Ray Alan and lord Charles on Channel 4 for Cartoon Carnival, this edition is from 1987 but they had a few series.

The 1981 Radio 4 adaptation of Lord of the Rings. Michael Hordern as Gandalf, John Le Mesurier as Bilbo and Ian Holm as Frodo.

Janet Ellis and a cucumber, 1986

Wishing a very happy Dance Like a Chicken Day to those who celebrate!

Paul O'Grady as Ray Temple in Angela Clarke's bingo comedy Eyes Down.

Tom Courtney and Julie Christie in a break from filming “ Billy Liar” at my local dance hall “The Palais” in Ashton under Lyne. One of my friends danced with Tom. #Films #Dancing

Eric Morecambe – solo and with guests

Happy birthday to Eric Morecambe - with a little help from Maltesers, Treets and Revels!

The always wonderful comic genius that was Eric Morecambe – born 100 years ago today

The McGann boys (Joe, Mark, Paul and Stephen) unite for their 1983 single – Shame About The Boy

In 1979, to celebrate the 3000th episode of Jackanory the BBC gathered an all-star cast to read Tolkien's The Hobbit. Bernard Cribbins took the lead as Bilbo, alongside Maurice Denham, Jan Francis and David Wood.

New! OOH, YOU ARE AWFUL (1972) pod.link/1569929507 After conman Charlie Tully's partner is killed he discovers a Swiss bank account number has been tattooed on four women's bums. Can he find them before a gang bumps him off? Cinema gold with guests @jlimb.bsky.social and @paullitchfield.bsky.social

Frankie Howerd's long suffering syrup realised its greatest moment in the 1969 Comedy Playhouse pilot of Up Pompeii

Rowan Atkinson as Inspector Raymond Fowler and Ben Elton as the Homeless Man in 'The Thin Blue Line' 1995 Christmas episode Yuletide Spirit

Frankie Howerd on Desert Island Discs 1982. His opening choice was a rendition of 'Knees Up, Mother Brown' from this recording of classic music hall sings.

The 30th anniversary of Points Of View saw a Dr Who style reunion of former presenters. Barry Took remained trapped in the time vortex.

George Jones & Tommy Thomas – Up Ulster

Not only did Noakes and Purves scale Nelson's Column and the Forth Bridge with minimal safety equipment, they also did it while wearing MASSIVE flares.

And now, live from Westminster, The King's Speech

The 1960 Eurovision Song Contest. Held at London's Royal Festival Hall it was won by French singer Jacqueline Boyer, pictured with the UK's Bryan Johnson who came second.

The News At Ten is currently being delayed because of dancing kangaroos. IT'S A GOOD JOB THERE'S NOTHING ELSE GOING ON IN THE UK RIGHT NOW!!! #Eurovision

And now, from Agneta Munther & Berndt Öst, the vocal version of the Emmerdale theme. In Swedish. Hem Till Gården! www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIva...

Brian Fahey And His Orchestra – The Plank The theme to Eric Sykes' 1967 floorboard-themed feature film.

Wilfrid Hyde-White, one of The Men from the Ministry – born this day 1903

Clinton Ford – Let Me Sing A Jolson Song

Maximus Decimus Bygravius

Max Bygraves being surprised by a giant goose on This Is Your Life, 1961

You Must Be Joking A "must for visitors to Geordieland" apparently. It comes to something when Roy Chubby Brown is one of the least offensive artists on an album. This is that album.

Roger Daltrey during his Rod Hull lookalike phase.

This is going to sound like a backhanded compliment, but Paul McCartney's new song with Ringo is nice, but with the wistful lyrics, I'm instantly reminded of Doubleback Alley by The Rutles. youtu.be/kO4UX2i0xvA?...

Now that's what I call an 'all star cast' Ronco presents... The Encyclopaedia Of Children's Stories & Nursery Rhymes

Tony Hancock talking to ABC Film Review, November 1960

Tony Hancock – born this day 1924 A BBC Records Hancock's Half Hour album from 1980 and the shot from Sid In Love that inspired the artwork by illustrator Michael Lye.

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