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'Our purpose is to amuse, simply to amuse. Nothing serious, nothing political.'
I've been posting the same sort of nonsense over at Bluesky for a while, if you'd fancy following me there.
Rummaging through today's (24th July 1966) Sunday Mirror television postbag, there's bouquets for Doris Speed ("an excellent actress") and brickbats for Till Death Us Do Part ("the nastiest, most rude serial BBC has televised").
Dennis Potter and Ena Sharples. Daily Herald (24th July 1962).
OTD in 1974. Star Trek, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Sutherland's Law are on BBC1. Over on ITV a new sitcom - How's Your Father - debuts at 9.30 pm.
Smith & Jones (24th July 1997). Mel has an important announcement to make.
The Ken Dodd Show (24th July 1966). Steptoe and Son at the seaside.
Seaside Special (24th July 1976). Cannon & Ball are having their usual relationship issues.
Coronation Street - written by John Stevenson (24th July 1985). To sell or not to sell? Mike and Kevin do their best to advise Hilda.
Coronation Street - written by John Stevenson (24th July 1985). Hilda and Vera have a contretemps in the street. Then Alf makes Hilda an unexpected offer.
Doddy and Cliff Michelmore profiled. Daily Mirror (23rd July 1966).
Today's Televiewpoint postbag (23rd July 1966) leads with Weavers Green yay, Batman nay.
OTD in 1973. The Two Ronnies have the Show of the Week on BBC2. Over on ITV there's Whodunnt?, Spring and Autumn and Hunter's Walk.
Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game (2nd December 1972). Beryl Reid and Harry H. Corbett put the contestants through their paces.
Top of the Pops (23rd July 1981). The Specials are at No. 1 with 'Ghost Town'.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - The Second Stain (22nd July 1986). Holmes and Watson at the breakfast table.
Coronation Street - written by Tony Perrin (23rd July 1980). Eddie moves into Number 13 as a paying guest and immediately makes himself at home.