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...e attended the Finiston School and Technical College. He enlisted in the [[British Army]] during [[World War II]] and managed a military canteen, but was disc ...peared on the long-running BBC [[music hall]] show, ''[[The Good Old Days (British TV series)|The Good Old Days]]''.

...|date=30 April 1993 |accessdate=22 April 2013}}</ref> They started out as singers working the pubs and clubs of [[Greater Manchester]] and switched to comedy ...st TV appearance was as contestants in talent show ''[[Opportunity Knocks (British TV series)|Opportunity Knocks]]''. In 1974 they appeared in variety series

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...t; La Rue later adopted the song as his theme tune.<ref>{{cite book |title=British Hit Singles |last=Rice |first=Tim |author2=Jo Rice |author3=Paul Gambaccini He was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in the 2002 [[Elizabeth II|Queen]]'s [[Orders, decorations, an

...comedian on the radio programme ''[[Billy Cotton Band Show]]'', alongside singers such as [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]], [[Cliff Richard]] and [[Alma Coga ...' in January 1993, and in April 1994 he appeared on ''[[Surprise Surprise (British TV series)|Surprise Surprise]]''.

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...ans Revival" style jazz were very popular in Britain. In January 1963, the British music magazine ''[[NME]]'' reported that the biggest trad jazz event to be ...of the [[National Secular Society]] and a Distinguished Supporter of the [[British Humanist Association]]. Melly was President of the BHA 1972–4, and was al

Although Harris chiefly appeared on the BBC, he was also on the British [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network, and when commercial television started in ...in 1967, lasting until 1974, on [[BBC1]], he had gained a high profile on British television.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dugan|first=Emily|title=Rolf Harris: He is

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...ared on various [[BBC Radio]] shows, and made a successful transition into British films. He appeared in ''[[Private's Progress]]'' (1956), ''[[The Green Man ...a temporary position at Smithfield Market, where he earned 15 [[Shilling (British coin)|shillings]] a week as a junior transport clerk for the Union Cold Sto