Entertainment Category
Led Zeppelin
For a band that refused to put out singles in the UK, it is ironic that TV’s…
Dame June Whitfield
Londoner Dame June Whitfield (1925-2018) studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art during WW2. Beginning with…
That Was The Week That Was
‘That Was The Week That Was‘ (“TW3” for short) made stars of the lone female performer, the…
The Magic Roundabout
‘The Magic Roundabout‘ was a children’s programme aired from 1965 to 1977, with a 5-minute slot every…
The Bee Gees
Sir Barry Gibb (1946-) and his twin brothers Maurice Gibb (1949-2003) and Robin Gibb (1949-2012) knew instinctively…
The Spice Girls
At a time when women in the UK had achieved gender equality in many spheres, The Spice…
‘Watch with Mother’
London-born Freda Lingstrom, OBE (1893-1989) was a pioneer of radio and television programming for pre-school children. She…
Morecambe & Wise
John Eric Bartholomew (1926-84) from Morecambe and Ernest Wiseman (1925-99) from Leeds were Britain’s most successful comedic…
St. Trinian’s
Boarding schools are a perfect setting for children’s fiction in which to celebrate the resilience, heroism and…
Wrestling
At 4pm each Saturday in the 1960s/70s, millions of fans would settle down to watch ITV’s wrestling…
Dame Judi Dench
Born in Yorkshire in 1934, Dame Judi Dench has spent almost all her working life as an…
‘Just A Minute’
The world’s longest-running panel show is BBC Radio’s ‘Just A Minute’ (JAM), which first aired on 22nd…