Sunday Night at the London Palladium

Sunday Night at the London Palladium was a British television variety show made by ATV for the ITV network, originally running from 1955 to 1967, with a brief revival in 1973-1974. The Palladium is an actual theatre in London's West End. The programme was one of ITV's most watched shows, reaching its biggest audience in January 1960 whilst entertainer Bruce Forsyth was the host, in an edition featuring Cliff Richard and The Shadows, watched by over 20 million people.

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British - Television - Variety - ATV - ITV - 1955 - 1967 - 1973 - 1974 - West End - 1960 - Bruce Forsyth - Cliff Richard - The Shadows

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Other hosts of the Palladium show included Tommy Trinder, Norman Vaughan and Jimmy Tarbuck. The format was revived in the 1980s as Live From Her Majesty's and Live From the Palladium with comedian Jimmy Tarbuck once again doing the hosting duties. Live From Her Majesty's is however mainly remembered as being the programme on which comedian Tommy Cooper suffered a fatal heart attack while performing live on air.

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Tommy Trinder - Jimmy Tarbuck - 1980s - Comedian - Tommy Cooper

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