MORECAMBE AND WISE

About the Author

Ernie Wise: real name Lloyd Buttocks. Educated at Milverton Street School where he learned to read French and many other words. It was there he first showed his propensity and had to stand behind the blackboard for two hours. In 1945 he went to Hollywood and starred in many jungle films playing the part of Tarzan's left leg.

Eric Morecambe: took his stage name from his home town of Eric in Lancashire. With the outbreak of World War Two he served with great distinction behind the bacon counter at the co-op disguised as a middle-aged spinster. Married with 14 children and a habit of leaning heavily against the side-board and gasping for breath.

RADIO -

Youth Must Have Its Swing:
Home Service May 4 to June 15 1943

You're Only Young Once:
Series 1: North of England Home Service Nov 9 1953 to January 14 1954
Series 2: North of England Home Service May 6 to June 24 1954
Series 3: North of England Home Service October 1 to December 17 1954
NB: Five episodes were rebroadcast nationally on the Light Programme from July 20 to August 17 1954
With: Pearl Carr, Kenneth Connor

The Show Goes On:
Light Programme, Thursdays 7-30pm March 31 to June 9 1955

The Morecambe And Wise Show:
North of England Home Service, October 19 to November 2 1955

Laughter Incorporated:
Light Programme, Mondays 8-00pm July 21 to September 22 1958

The Morecambe And Wise Show:
Light Programme, July 24 to August 28 1966

Morecambe And Wise Sing Flanagan And Allen:
R2, Saturday 2-00pm December 25 1971 (40 min)

Eric And Ernie Play Morecambe And Wise:
R4, Monday noon April 3 1972 (25 min)

Eric And Ernie's Hall Of Fame:
R4, Thursday 1-45pm December 26 1974 (75 min)
R4, Friday 1-30pm December 25 1975 (75 min) (Second Hall of Fame)

The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show:
Series 1: R2, Sundays 2-00pm January 26 to March 2 1975
Series 2: R2, Sundays 2-00pm September 5 to October 10 1976
Series 3: R2, Sundays 2-00pm December 4 to 25 1977
Specials: R2, Saturday 1-00pm March 25 1978, Monday 1-00pm May 1 1978
NB: A one hour compilation programme was aired on R2 at 10-00pm
on December 25 1979

Wise On The Wireless (Ernie only, after Eric's death):
Series 1: R2, Thursdays 10-00pm July 9 to August 13 1987
Series 2: R2, Thursdays 10-00pm July 28 to September 15 1988
with Janet Brown, Hugh Paddick, Jon Glover

[Source: http://www.laughterlog.com/Personalities/per-morewise.HTM]

CASSETTES -

Morecambe And Wise 2 - What Do You Think Of It So Far?
B.B.C. double-cassette ZBBC 1734
Broadcasts of February 2 1975, February 9 1975, September 5 1976 and September 12 1976

Morecambe and Wise 2 - What Do You Think of It So Far?
First broadcast on Radio 2 in 1975 and 1976, these four episodes
of the comedy series starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise feature
guest appearances by Gayle Hunnicutt, Percy Edwards, Anita Harris
and Selena Jones

Morecambe And Wise 3 - You Can't See The Join
B.B.C. double-cassette ZBBC 2134
Broadcasts of September 26 1976, October 10 1976, December 11 1977
and March 25 1978

Morecambe And Wise 3 - You Can't See The Join
These four Radio 4 episodes of "The Morecambe and Wise Show" from the mid-1970s include the "speaking-at-the-same-time" sketch and little Ern's ambitions as a playwright. Among the guests are Penelope Keith and Des O'Connor, and there is music from Syd Lawrence (of Arabia) and his orchestra