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Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • July 16, 1983
    • BBC One

    A new sparkle comes to Saturday with the first in a new series of seven programmes presenting the very best in entertainment. This week starring Warren Mitchell and Roger Whittaker Sarah Brightman David Copperfield The Rios, Wall Street Crash Denny Willis & Co with special guest appearance by Andrew Lloyd Webber and featuring The Super Troupers

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • July 23, 1983
    • BBC One

    starring Tommy Cooper The legendary comedy star brings his own special magic to television's sparkling new Saturday night entertainment. Also starring Chas & Dave The Kessler Twins, Pam Ayres and the French puppet sensation Ionl Special guest star Frankie Vaughan featuring The Super Troupers

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • July 30, 1983
    • BBC One

    starring Larry Grayson One of television's favourite entertainers opens his own special door on television's sparkling Saturday night entertainment. Also starring Roy Jay , Modern Romance Elaine Paige , Shakin' Stevens and from America the sensational young comedy mime team Shields and Yarnell Featuring The Comedy Classic starring Charlie Drake as The Little Picture Hanger' Special guest appearances by Anna Dawson , John Junkin featuring The Super Troupers

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    • August 6, 1983
    • BBC One

    Television's sparkling new Saturday night entertainment this week stars Roy Castle and Bernard Manning with Bonnie Langford, The Belle Stars and from Las Vegas the talkabout Juggling sensation, Kris Kremo Featuring The Comedy Classic in which Roy, James Casey and Eli Woods pay a new tribute to the late Jimmy James. Special guests: the legendary tap dancing Clark Brothers and top trumpeter Kenny Baker featuring The Super Troupers

  • S01E05 Episode 5

    • August 13, 1983
    • BBC One

    The legendary song writer and vaudeville star Sammy Cahn joins Gemma Craven and Dickie Hen derson to star in this week's sparkling Saturday night entertainment, which also features America's most original comedy magic star Ricky Jay , Mr Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band, and special guest star Janet Brown. With The Comedy Classic in which DICKIE HENDERSON emulates Sinatra with ' One for my baby' featuring The Super Troupers

  • S01E06 Episode 6

    • August 20, 1983
    • BBC One

    The legendary singing star Eartha Kitt and top comedian Ted Rogers star in this week's sparkling Saturday night show alongside Jimmy Cricket The Koziaks Richard Stilgoe Stutz Bear Cats and special guest stars Leslie Crowther and Bernie Winters who re-create the magic of Flanagan and Allen in The Comedy Classic. featuring The Super Troupers

  • S01E07 Episode 7

    • August 27, 1983
    • BBC One

    eading entertainer Paul Daniels brings his own magic sparkle to this week's Saturday night entertainment which also stars Tessle O'Shea The Shadows Kajagoogoo Les Dennis Dustin Gee and from the USA the sensational Tom Noddy , giving a new dimension to bubble-blowing Special guest star Max Wall attempts to sing 'The birth of the blues ' in The Comedy Classic featuring The Super Troupers

Season 2

  • S02E01 Episode 1

    • July 28, 1984
    • BBC One

    The very best in sparkling Saturday-night entertainment featuring non-stop comedy, dance and song. Tonight from the world of laughter, the unique comedy of Norman Collier Star of Three of a Kind, David Copperfield The outrageous humour of 'Chase me, chase me' Duncan Norvelle and the brilliant young comedy star Gary Wilmot From the world of music, chart-toppers

  • S02E02 Episode 2

    • August 4, 1984
    • BBC One

    The very best in sparkling Saturday-night entertainment. Tonight, from the world of laughter, special guest stars Tom O'Connor and Keith Harris Young comedy star Brian Conley The stylish humour of Roy Walker From the world of music, Cockney favourites Chas & Dave West End and Broadway star Liz Robertson From America, singing star Patti Austin and the vocal talents of Stutz Bear Cats

  • S02E03 Episode 3

    • August 11, 1984
    • BBC One

    Saturday-night entertainment brings you the very best in comedy and song with special guest star Marti Caine Star of Song and Dance Sarah Brightman The delightful musical duo The Cambridge Buskers Singing their current hit Shakatak The very best in comedy, from Bolton, Lancashire Dave Wolfe A touch of the blarney Mike Newman Clubland's award-winner Lew Lewis and the many voices of Aiden J.

  • S02E04 Episode 4

    • August 18, 1984
    • BBC One

    Sparkling entertainment from the very best in comedy and song, starring Cockney comedian Mike Reid The Irish humour of Charlie Daze The Spook, Spook, Slither Hither Man Roy Jay The scintillating humour of Adrian Walsh Singer-songwriter Gerard Kenny Chart-toppers Bucks Fizz Stars of 42nd Street Georgia Brown and Clare Leach

  • S02E05 Episode 5

    • August 25, 1984
    • BBC One

    The last of the present series brings sizzling summer entertainment with special guest star Les Dawson The titanic terpsichore of The Roly Polys Chart-topper Shakin' Stevens One of Yorkshire's funniest men Bobby Knutt Comedy impressionist Bobby Davro The unusual magic of Wayne Dobson The amazing puppets of Philippe Genty From America, star singer Randy Crawford