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- ...ame Allan's School, Newcastle|Dame Allan's Boys School]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] ...ly [[List of satirical television news programs|satirical programme]] on [[Tyne Tees Television]] and then moved to London where he worked for a [[market r10 KB (1,590 words) - 19:46, 10 September 2024
- ...embers. It was produced by Roger Redfarn, who shared the same agent as the writers. The show ran in the West End from 4 October to 21 February 1976, where it was disrupted twice by bomb scares,7 KB (955 words) - 18:29, 2 September 2024
- ...Tuchner]], starring [[James Bolam]] and [[Rodney Bewes]]. It is a spin-off from ''[[Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]]'', although it shares its title ...nce the plot unfolds: Terry receives his final divorce decree, freeing him from his wife in [[West Germany]], and is looking forward to a bright future; Bo13 KB (2,041 words) - 14:12, 20 February 2023
- ...ted in 1975 for a BBC radio adaptation of series 1, transmitted on Radio 4 from July to October that year. A feature film spin-off was made in 1976. Around Set in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] in [[north-east England]], the show follows the friendship, resumed after32 KB (5,147 words) - 20:32, 15 February 2023
- ...created by [[Franc Roddam]] after an idea from Mick Connell, a bricklayer from [[Stockton-on-Tees]], and mostly written by [[Dick Clement]] and [[Ian La F ...lthough its initial emphasis is on three bricklayers from [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] making the journey to Germany, with the others being introduced along the43 KB (6,877 words) - 22:55, 24 August 2024
- ...''''Brilliant''''' in the US, is a [[BBC]] comedy [[sketch show]] that ran from 1994 to 1997, with specials in 2000 and 2014. The show's central performers ...chphrase]]s, its fast-paced "[[blackout gag|blackout]]" style set it apart from traditional sketch series because of the number and relative brevity of its54 KB (8,257 words) - 13:46, 25 August 2024
- Hacker was awarded an [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorate]] of Law from Baillie College, Oxford (a possible reference to [[Balliol College]]), in r ...er still in office as Prime Minister; however, both before and after this, writers [[Antony Jay]] and [[Jonathan Lynn]] made references to Hacker's career in30 KB (4,577 words) - 20:01, 15 February 2023
- ...Tabernacle, Tottenham Court Road|Whitefield's Tabernacle]] from 1903 and, from 1910, chairman of the [[Congregational Union of England and Wales]]. Betwee ...8–9}}<ref name="LP: Silvester death" /><ref name="D Tel: jolly old eek" /> From September that year Horne attended [[St George's School, Harpenden]] as a [53 KB (7,695 words) - 10:49, 29 September 2024
- ...s centre in a command bunker in London, where he connected telephone calls from war leaders to the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|prime minister]]. ...[[NAAFI]] entertainment night, during a dance routine, Wisdom stepped down from his position in the [[orchestra pit]], and started shadow boxing. Hearing h50 KB (7,368 words) - 22:33, 24 August 2024
- ...nd [[Current affairs (news format)|current affairs programmes]], broadcast from 19 January to 23 February 1994 on [[BBC2]].<ref name="MulveySexton2015">{{c ...y briefly referred to. In addition, the programme dips into other channels from time to time, presents clips of fictitious upcoming [[BBC Television|BBC]]31 KB (4,508 words) - 20:22, 19 September 2024
- | birth_name = Josephine Edwina Jaques <!-- only use if different from name --> ...m)|Green for Danger]]'' (1946), in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 ''Carry On'' films, playing various roles i69 KB (10,597 words) - 19:20, 16 March 2023
- | writers = {{Plainlist| ...the time of its release, drawing accusations of [[blasphemy]] and protests from some religious groups. Thirty-nine local authorities in the United Kingdom85 KB (13,100 words) - 11:21, 14 March 2023