TV Cream
The 1980s Christmas Logs
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34811989
“We both knew immediately Oswestry was just right. I mean there are times when Kilburn can fit the bill and others when...
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2481
1988
“Cilla Black introduces another selection of lonely young men to similarly placed young ladies.” Behind a traditional Christmas cover, Radio Times revealed...
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246
1987
“Will the Liverpool canniness of Sheila and Billy Grant be enough to counter Lancashire bluntness from Jack and Vera Duckworth or Yorkshire...
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277
1986
“Anything can happen in Last of the Summer Wine and Christmas is no exception – especially when Compo is persuaded to clamber on...
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3606
1985
“I’ve never known a year like it. Talk about hectic … To be honest, the fuss that is sometimes made when we’re...
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306
1984
“Eric Morecambe has gone, but the laughter he left behind is still ringing in our ears.” Christmas 1984 saw the end of...
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3351
1983
“And no royal Christmas party would be complete with charades, popular with the Royal Family through five generations. As in television’s Give Us...
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2731
1982
“Every year for the last seven years we’ve had the wife’s family up for Christmas dinner. This year, for a change, we’re...
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2961
1981
“He pulls the rabbit of verbal spontaneity from the hat of immediate circumstance.” After last year’s great showing, Christmas ‘81 was a...
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2721
1980
“For whom the jingle bells toll” Mike Yarwood can be found wearing a red cardigan, reclining on a rug in front of...