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Articles about Arthur Askey
Ready-for-Anything Muriel
Published 13 November 2023
“I’ve sung with Freddie Sales, gagged with Norman Wisdom, been pinched by Arthur English and kissed by Arthur Askey”
Presenting BILL WARD in his sensational production JUGGLING with the STARS
Published 20 March 2023
Meet the man behind the BBC Television Service’s most memorable live shows
The BBC Television Centre
Published 17 June 2022
A look around the BBC Television Centre as the first studio programme goes out and a party is thrown
Who invents the jokes for ‘BAND WAGGON’?
Published 19 May 2022
The BBC’s most popular comedy show, around the world as well as at home, requires a team of writers
How I grew up with ITV
Published 3 September 2018
Vic Gardiner of LWT remembers the first 25 years of ITV in 1980 – and his part in the network’s development
That was the decade that was
Published 28 August 2018
James Green of the London Evening News looks back at a decade (and slightly more) of Rediffusion and ITV in 1967
Welcome to Tyne Tees!
Published 15 January 2016
Local luminaries and famous stars send Tyne Tees and The Viewer their best wishes