Des and Doddy ....it doesn't get any better...Pure class..God rest them both 🙏

Fantastic to see an original BBC edition of Des O Connor tonight and with Kelly Monteith too. Terrific 👍👍

Brilliant entertainment, sadly its type unlikely to appear on our screens again as we've lost so many real personalities. I was very fortunate to meet Des O'Connor and Jack Jones at concerts - thoroughly nice gentlemen. Jack serenaded to my mom when he appeared at Birmingham Symphony Hall and she was absolutely enthralled by him

Thanks Neil. I really enjoyed this piece of traditional television light entertainment from the glory days of BBC Television.

There was a stage where this 8.10 Monday slot was among BBC2's biggest, with Panorama on 1 and World In Action starting at either 8 or 8.30 on ITV. Also note the very non-standard lettering on the Lucky Jim slide!

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Yes it was too from around 1980 or so onwards-not too sure on that one though.

Thank you for this-very nice too. Well done!!

I remember Kelly Monteith was often on the BBC in the early 80s.

Fascinating to see a BBC edition of the Con O'Desmond show, as none have resurfaced, until now. Note how the layout of the studio is remarkably familiar to the one he used when he went back to ITV.

Hiding this away on BBC 2 then letting it/him slip away to ITV 🤦

Year later defected to ITV and Bob Monkhouse joined BBC

Peter Brook announcing

Def O’Connor. You’ll be a gonna if you buy an album by Des O’Connor.