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Schedule Wednesday 17th September 1980

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 7:50pm
40 min
Mike Yarwood In Persons. Mike Yarwood

Mike Yarwood In Persons

1980 Specials, Highlights Special - The Best Of Mike Yarwood

Popular, ratings-winning BBC sketch and impressions series with Mike Yarwood.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8pm
30 min
The Morecambe & Wise Show. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: Thames Television

The Morecambe & Wise Show

Series 1, Episode 3

Towards the end of their career together, Morecambe & Wise took their beloved mix of sketch, song and dance to Thames Television for this series.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:20pm
30 min
Terry & June. Image shows from L to R: Terry Medford (Terry Scott), June Medford (June Whitfield). Copyright: BBC

Terry & June

Series 2, Episode 2 - Words Of Love

Terry manages to remember June's birthday for once, and then wishes he hadn't - getting her present turns out to be so complicated it almost ruins their marriage.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm
30 min
Oh Happy Band!. Image shows left to right: Mr Giles (Tony Sympson), Mr Sowerby (Billy Burden), Mr Herbert (Jonathan Cecil), Harry Bennington (Harry Worth), Mr Pilgrim (Tom Mennard), Mr Braithwaite (John Horsley). Credit: BBC

Oh Happy Band!

Episode 3 - A Record To Be Proud Of

Searching for publicity-generating ideas, the BBC invites Nettlebridge Town Band to record a song suitable for the radio.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8:30pm
23 min
Cowboys. Image shows from L to R: Eric (James Wardroper), Wobbly Ron (David Kelly), Richard Geyser (Colin Welland), Joe Jones (Roy Kinnear). Copyright: Thames Television

Cowboys

Series 1, Episode 3 - Remember Honky Stubbs

What are the Cowboys doing in the basement of a block of flats that is about to be demolished? And, when the building comes down, how are they going to get out?

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9pm
60 min
Flickers. Image shows left to right: Bob Hoskins, Frances de la Tour

Flickers

Episode 1

The Arnold Cole Travelling Bioscope Theatre is a shoestring affair. Through it the frustrated Arnie taps the Edwardian public's growing moving pictures. But Arnie wants more the fag end of the business.

Radio 2 logo 10:02pm
28 min
Peter Jones. Copyright: BBC

Funny You Should Ask

Series 5, Episode 4

Tonight's panel: Betty Driver, Eddie Braben and Barry Cryer.

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