Looks Familiar

Denis Norden's time was hardly stretched by LWT's It'll Be Alright On The Night, so Thames created this chat show to occupy his weekday afternoons, looking back to the entertainment of the 1930s and 40s with a panel and a mystery guest. Veteran variety stars would answer his trivia questions, prompted by nostalgic clips, while a studio audience of comatose pensioners would clap whenever the "applause" sign lit up. Following an initial one-off broadcast in 1970, there were fifteen series running from 1972 to 1986; on Channel 4 from 1984.