The success of Doctor Who – with another two series already commissioned before the end of the run – and the failure...
For a man so associated with Saturday night television, it’s surprising to realise that Bruce Forsyth actually didn’t appear regularly on a...
In 1990, the BBC managed to trade in one master game show host for another. Bob Monkhouse had been presiding over...
Another familiar, some would say iconic, figure also found his way back to his rightful place in 1988. Unbelievably it had...
Wednesday, 8th October 1986 PICK OF THE DAY 7.35pm THE LIVES AND LOVES OF A SHE-DEVIL, BBC2 Dennis Waterman trades the leather...
Friday, 15th October 1993 PICK OF THE DAY 7.15pm THE LIVING SOAP, BBC2 Billed as following on Sylvania Waters, but really an...
A weekend television audience differs from a weekday one in both composition and expectation, so that the principles and practice of programming...
Friday, 24th September 1993 PICK OF THE DAY 8pm BRUCE FORSYTH’S GENERATION GAME, BBC1 Everyone forgets it now, but the ultimate Saturday...
By the late 1960s, Bruce Forsyth had been a big star for a long time. Since coming to prominence in 1958 as compere...
Friday, 7th September 1984 PICK OF THE DAY 7pm BLANKETY BLANK, BBC1 “Please don’t fiddle with the controls on your set. Just...
Not just Mr Saturday Night. Not just Mr Entertainment. Bruce Forsyth was Mr Television… SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM (ATV 1959)...
“Sorry. Hold on will you?” It’s – what? – 10 years ago and here’s Bruce Forsyth. In one of our other guises,...
Friday, 10th April 1992 PICK OF THE DAY 8.00pm BRUCE’S GUEST NIGHT, BBC1 Drown your sorrows the day after the election with...
A brand new series of Strictly Come Dancing means a brand new battery of celebrities for Sir Brucie to fashion brand new...
Arise, Sir Brucie! It’s the one bonus we’ve all been waiting for.
Welcome, friends, to TV Cream 4.0 or 5.0... maybe 3.0. We're not sure! Anyway, as you can see, we've had a bit...
We know how many blueberries he has for breakfast, but will you be able to unlock The Da Brucie Code? It's today's...
Look out chaps, it's one of those portmanteau comedy jobbies.
DAPPER, ARCHIVE-DIPPING return to BBC1 for a rejuvenated BRUCIE
THE PLOT: Er… can we get back to you on that one? We’ve always been fascinated by this film. Well, the idea...
Brucie follows Morecambe and Wise to ITV
THE ONE stain on Brucie's CV.
IT'S 5.15PM, work's over, Thames have fucked off, "and dealing the first hand of the weekend, right on time, Bruce Forsyth."
QUITE SIMPLY, one of the finest programmes ever ever made. The jewel in small screen's light entertainment crown, this was absolutely essential...
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