Sheila Ferguson

A celebrity audience pays tribute to the inimitable Freddie Starr, one of Britain's zaniest comedians.

The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.

A BBC light entertainment show broadcast from 1975 to 1979, filmed in a big top at various British seaside resorts. Originally the big top belonged to various circuses, but in later seasons, the BBC bought its own to be the venue. The programme was developed by producer Michael Hurll.

The original BBC TV series that ran for six series from 1971 until 1976, when later that year he returned with a new series Mike Yarwood In Persons. He performed sketches impersonating famous faces of the day. At its height the show regularly drew audiences of up to 18 million viewers.

Popular and ratings-winning BBC sketch and impressions series with Mike Yarwood.