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The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show Explained
All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky
Christmas Specials. Released 25 December 2025.
What is Christmas without Eric and Ernie? Of course we’re watching the 1971 Morecambe and Wise Christmas special which includes Shirley Bassey singing Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Ernie’s Robin Hood play starring Glenda Jackson and most famously of all, Andre Previn conducting Grieg’s Piano Concerto.
Next time we’ll be watching The Day Today which is not currently streaming but many episodes and dozens of clips can be found on YouTube. There are only six episodes and we’re going to…
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