The Best Of Morecambe & Wise
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The Best of Morecambe & Wise was a compilation programme broadcast on BBC1
on Christmas Night in 1978 in direct competition to the duo's brand new show which was being shown at the same time on Thames Television
.
Prior to its broadcast the BBC
had publicised the programme heavily as "the very best of" and "at their peak" in an effort to win viewers from the commercial station. Their departure from the BBC had been greatly publicised and allegiances were tested to their limits with the general public feeling very much in "ownership" of the partnership who had entertained them every Christmas Night since 1969. The programme was made up from highlights of their 1976 and record-breaking 1977 shows and has since been repeated under the title of Morecambe & Wise At The BBC for subsequent broadcasts.
BBC One
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on Christmas Night in 1978 in direct competition to the duo's brand new show which was being shown at the same time on Thames Television
Thames Television
Thames Television was a licensee of the British ITV television network, covering London and parts of the surrounding counties on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992....
.
Prior to its broadcast the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
had publicised the programme heavily as "the very best of" and "at their peak" in an effort to win viewers from the commercial station. Their departure from the BBC had been greatly publicised and allegiances were tested to their limits with the general public feeling very much in "ownership" of the partnership who had entertained them every Christmas Night since 1969. The programme was made up from highlights of their 1976 and record-breaking 1977 shows and has since been repeated under the title of Morecambe & Wise At The BBC for subsequent broadcasts.
See also
- List of Morecambe and Wise joint appearances