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Channel 4 continuity followed by The Morecambe and Wise Show opening titles (27th December 1983)

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FROM THE ARCHIVE OF: Dave Baldwin

The 8.50pm Channel 4 junction.

VIDEO: Channel 4 continuity followed by The Morecambe and Wise Show opening titles. Announcer: TBC. TX DATE: 127th December 1983. COPYRIGHT: Channel 4 Television Corporation.

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[00:00:00] IDENT: the Christmas ident is used to link into ITV Comedy Classics.

[00:00:10] PROGRAMME GRAPHIC: slide for ITV Comedy Classics – featuring a special version of the ‘4’ logo, specifically for this strand of programmes.

The announcer walks us through the shows that will be shown this evening:

  • The Morecambe and Wise Show. From 1966.
  • George and the Dragon. From 1966.
  • Val Parnell’s Sunday Night at the London Palladium. From 1961.
  • At Last the 1948 Show. From 1967.

[00:01:01] PRE-PROGRAMME IDENT: the ATV London pre-programme ident, from 1966.

[00:01:08] PROGRAMME: the opening titles for The Morecambe and Wise Show, from 1966.

Acknowledgements

FEATURE IMAGE:
PICTURED: The Morecambe and Wise Show opening titles. COPYRIGHT: ITV plc.

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