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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.
Arthur English is this week's Look-In pin up (w/e 22nd July 1972)
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.
Coronation Street - written by Leslie Duxbury (23rd July 1973). Joanna Lumley debuts as Elaine Perkins (she would appear in eight episodes between July and August 1973).
'George', the first episode of Villains, originally aired on this day in 1972. An anthology serial, David Daker, Tom Adams, Martin Shaw, Michael Culver, Alun Armstrong, Sharon Duce, Bob Hoskins, William Marlowe and Paul Eddington were amongst the featured players.
Now that's seventies entertainment - Bob Blackman, a tin tray and 'Mule Train'.
OTD in 1972. BBC1 has Gunsmoke, with Lulu (not to mention Dudley Moore) at 8.35 pm. Over on ITV there's Saturday Variety and a new series - Villains - at 9.30 pm.
Seaside Special (22nd July 1978). Roy Castle entertains the good folk of Torbay.
Top of the Pops (22nd July 1982). The Stranglers are currently at number 35 in the hit parade with Strange Little Girl.
Coronation Street - written by Tony Perrin (22nd July 1981). It's hen night/stag night for Deirdre and Ken.
