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Morecambe /ˈmɔːkəm/ or /ˈmɔːrkəm/ is a town on Morecambe Bay in Lancashire, England.
In 2001, it had a population of 38,917, decreasing to 34,768 at the 2011 Census.
The first use of the name Morecambe in modern times was by Whitaker in his History of Manchester (1771), when he refers to the æstury of Moricambe. It next appears 4 years later in 'Antiquities of Furness' where the bay is described as 'the Bay of Morecambe'.
That name is derived from the Roman name shown on maps prepared for them by Claudius Ptolemœus (Ptolemy) from his original Greek maps. At this distance in time it is impossible to say if the name was originally derived from an earlier language (e.g. Celtic language) or from Greek. The Latin version describes the fourth inlet north from Wales on the west coast of England as Moriancabris Æsturis. Translated this gives a more accurate description than the present name of Morecambe Bay as the Latin refers to multiple estuaries on a curved sea, not a bay, as then the word sinus or gulf would have been used.
John Eric Bartholomew, OBE (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the award-winning double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. Morecambe took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe.
He was the co-star of the television series The Morecambe & Wise Show, which for one their Christmas episode gained UK viewing figures of over twenty-seven million people. In 2002 he was named one of the 100 Greatest Britons in a BBC poll.
Eric Morecambe was born as John Eric Bartholomew to George and Sadie Bartholomew (Sarah Elizabeth née Robinson). Sadie took work as a waitress to raise funds for his dancing lessons. During this period, Eric Bartholomew won numerous talent contests, including one in Hoylake in 1940, the prize for which was an audition in Manchester for Jack Hylton. Three months after the audition, Hylton invited Morecambe to join a revue called Youth Takes a Bow at the Nottingham Empire, where he met the then Ernest Wiseman. The two soon became very close friends, and with Sadie's encouragement started to develop a double act.
Eric Morecambe Pebble Mill
BBC1 Continuity & News (28th May 1984) Eric Morecambe Dies
Eric's paper bag trick
Eric and Ernie: Mastermind
Morecambe & Wise - Bank Robber
Eric & Ernie with Des O'Connor
Eric and Ernie 2 The Morecambe and Wise Show
Des O'Connor joins Eric & Ernie (again)
Eric Morecambe on Ice Cream
Death of Eric Morecambe 1984
Actors: Andy Harries (producer), Helen McCrory (actress), David Threlfall (actor), Simon Nye (writer), Paul Ritter (actor), Gregor Fisher (actor), Jason Manford (actor), Dinah Collin (costume designer), Amanda Redman (actress), Pamela Betsy Cooper (actress), Iain Erskine (editor), Christine Healy (producer), Ben Caron (director), Lucy Dyke (producer), Bob Golding (actor),
Genres: Biography,Actors: Victoria Wood (producer), Vic Reeves (actor), Victoria Wood (actress), Reece Shearsmith (actor), Victoria Wood (writer), Ilan Eshkeri (composer), Julian Wadham (actor), Ted Robbins (actor), Peter Gunn (actor), Joanna Eatwell (costume designer), Angela Curran (actress), Robert Willox (actor), Chris Thompson (producer), Bryan Dick (actor), Lee Oakes (actor),
Plot: In the run-up to World War Two, Ernie Wiseman, a precocious and confident child performer, is signed up by influential impresario Jack Hylton. In Morecambe, pushy stage mum Sadie Bartholomew drags her slightly reluctant son Eric, an eccentric dancer, from one audition to the next until he too becomes a client of Hylton. The boys do not get on at first but Sadie sees a way to exploit their cross-talk and they form a bantering double act as Morecambe and Wise. After war service they become successful on stage and on radio but their attempt to crack the new medium of television is a disaster because they have been forced to accept a script which will make their Northernness acceptable to Southern viewers. They split up. However Sadie knows the formula that once worked and pushes Eric, now married to dancer Joan, into contacting Ernie. They decide to reform, on their own terms, into the act that would become one of the most successful television pairings ever.
Genres: Drama, Drama,Actors: Lysette Anthony (actress), Richard Vernon (actor), Edward Judd (actor), Ernie Wise (writer), Eric Morecambe (writer), Ernie Wise (actor), Eric Morecambe (actor), Ben Aris (actor), Fulton Mackay (actor), Joseph McGrath (producer), Joseph McGrath (writer), Joseph McGrath (director), Roger Brierley (actor), Kenneth Haigh (actor), Kenneth Haigh (actor),
Plot: When Eric's niece Kathy becomes one of the heirs to a considerable fortune, her life (and those of the other heirs) is placed in jeopardy by the actions of a mysterious inter-loper.
Keywords: 1980s, british-comedy, double-act, independent-film, low-budget-film, movie-for-television, murder, pastiche, trainActors: Marianne Stone (actress), Beatrice Dawson (costume designer), Bob Todd (actor), Terence Alexander (actor), Philip Green (composer), Larry Taylor (actor), Richard Vernon (actor), Brian Oulton (actor), Tutte Lemkow (actor), David Lodge (actor), Peter Bull (actor), Johnny Briggs (actor), Warren Mitchell (actor), Gerry Hambling (editor), Francis Matthews (actor),
Plot: A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret world of spies in Swinging London. With the help of his MI5 friend, he poses as the recently dead Major Cavendish who had managed to infiltrate the dreaded organization; he knows that they are intending to assassinate someone - could it be the famous Russian ballerina who has recently arrived for an appearance at Covent Garden?
Keywords: ballet, counter-espionage, crossbow, drag, independent-film, mayhem, slapstickBBC1 continuity from Bank Holiday Monday evening 28th May 1984. The clip begins with slides for The Hospital and the Main News, then after a trailer for the changes on Tuesday evening, the start of the news which features reaction to the death of Eric Morecambe.
Eric Morecambe demonstrates his much loved paper bag trick and explains to David Frost how it's done.
This is a Sketch with Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise entitled Bank Robber.
Taken from the start of the 1975 Morecambe & Wise xmas special, this is where Eric opens his Christmas present and Des joins them on stage
Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise usually referred to as Morecambe and Wise or Eric and Ernie were a British comic double act working in variety radio film and most successfully in television. Their partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambes death in 1984. They have been described as "the most illustrious and the best-loved double-act that Britain has ever produced".[1] In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000 voted for by industry professionals The Morecambe and Wise Show was placed 14th. In September 2006 they were voted by the general public as number 2 in a poll of TVs Greatest Stars.
From the 1979 Christmas Special which had David Frost talking to Eric & Ernie about their lives and careers, this is the section when they were joined by Des O'Connor.
News of the death of Eric Morecambe on 28 May 1984 from a BBC Radio 4 news bulletin read by Bryan Martin.
A short film designed to highlight Morecambe's lively holiday scene.
The Christian Travel Guide - Essential information and handy tips for your spiritual journey
The Christian Travel Guide - Essential information and handy tips for your spiritual journey.
EPISODE TWO - 'RAILWAY CITY' This series explores the lost railways of the Lancaster & Morecambe area of Lancashire. Episode two visits Lancaster's first railway station, traces part of the old Green Ayre Line which connected Lancaster Castle Station with Lancaster Green Ayre Station and looks at Scale Hall Station. As we explore the locations around the city, we look for traces of railway heritage along the way. We would like to thank everyone who helped us in the making of this video, especially the friendly and helpful people we met along the way. Subscribe to this channel to be the first to see future episodes!
A legend in the North of England. Chris Abram spent a whole year following Cedric around recording his life and work. A unique record of this man who has safely guided hundreds of thousands of charity walkers, including HRH the Duke of Edinburgh and many famous personalities, across Morecambe Bay and its treacherous quicksands,raising in excess of £2.5 million for good causes.For more about this remarkable man, who is celebrating fifty one years of guiding and who is now eighty one years of age,go to www.heritagevideoproductions.co.uk or www.vimeo.com/chrisabram where you will find more of my award winning heritage films.Cedric is the longest serving Queen's Guide to the Sands since records began in the16th century. DO NOT CONFUSE ME WITH ANY OTHER CHRIS ABRAM WHO MAY MAKE FILMS
This is a Home Movie style Short Film of two children playing on the beach at Morecambe Bay. There is no ambient sound and the music is by Pete Smith.
A walk along Morecambe Promenade at the north end, with great views across the Bay to the Lake District.