Live From Her Majesty's

Live From Her Majesty's

Live from Her Majesty's was a Sunday night live variety show which was produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network and ran from 1982 to 1988. It was broadcast live from Her Majesty's Theatre in London and was very much in the tradition of earlier variety spectacles such as Sunday Night at the London Palladium. The series was presented by Jimmy Tarbuck, produced by the then Head of Light Entertainment at LWT David Bell and directed by Alasdair Macmillan. In its day, the programme attracted a large audience and regularly featured in the TV top ten. A further series of six shows followed in 1986 from London's Piccadilly Theatre, airing simply as Live From the Piccadilly. 1987 witnessed yet another change of venue with a further three series airing as Live From the Palladium until the programme's eventual cancellation in 1988. During the 15 April 1984 show, comedian Tommy Cooper died after suffering a massive heart attack with the audience thinking that it was a joke.

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Seasons

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1983-01-16

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1983-01-23

With impressionists Aiden J. Harvey and Faith Brown (singing), pianist Richard Clayderman and dancers Sophisticated Ladies. With specials guests Des O'Connor and Dionne Warwick.

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1983-01-30

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1983-02-06

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1983-02-13

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1983-02-20

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1983-02-27

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1984-03-11

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1984-03-18

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1984-04-01

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1984-04-08

Special guest star Glen Campbell, with Russ Abbot, Lulu, Barbara Dickson, Jeff Stevenson, Les Dennis and Dustin Gee, Bella Emberg and The Pipes and Drums of the Scots Guards.

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1984-04-15

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1984-04-22

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 1984-04-29

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1985-10-06

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1985-10-13

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1985-10-20

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1985-10-27

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1985-11-03

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1985-11-10

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1986-09-28

Special guests Tavares, with Suzi Quatro, Eric Flynn, the cast of Annie Get Your Gun, Tavares, Stan Boardman, Lena Zavaroni, Tom Pepper, Amazulu and Mike Osman.

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1986-10-05

Special guest, Neil Sedaka and also starring Phyllis Diller, Peters and Lee, Sheila Ferguson, Brian Conley, Dave Evans and Peter Piper.

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1986-10-12

With Bonnie Tyler, Robert Goulet, The Commodores, Roy Walker, Johnny More, Sinitta and Denny Hodge.

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1986-10-19

With Bob Monkhouse, Randy Crawford, Frank Carson, Joe Longthorne, Clarke Peters, Greg Rogers and John Wilson.

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1986-10-26

Starring Shirley Bassey, Alan King, Des O'Connor, Roger Whittaker, Richard Digance, John Logan and Jeff Stevenson.

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1986-11-02

Jimmy Tarbuck introduces Maggie Moone, Aiden J. Harvey, Bucks Fizz, Louie Anderson, Pattie LaBelle and special guest Tony Bennett.

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1987-04-05

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1987-04-12

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1987-04-19

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1987-04-26

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1987-05-03

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1987-05-10

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1987-10-11

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1987-10-18

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1987-10-25

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1987-11-01

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1987-11-08

Elkie Brooks, Val Doonican, Mark Walker, Shahid Malik, Blue Mercedes

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1987-11-15

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 1988-10-09

Dionne Warwick, Rick Astley

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 1988-10-16

Shirley Bassey, Kylie Minogue

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 1988-10-23

Tommy Jones, Eddie Grant, Sinitta

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 1988-10-30

George Benson and Les Dennis

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 1988-11-06

Freddie Star, Five Star, Jimmy Cricket

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 1988-11-27

Barry Manilow, Cliff Richard, Bros

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Rating

5.0/10

Release Date

1983-01-16

Episodes

44 (7 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Jimmy Tarbuck

Jimmy Tarbuck

Self - Host

Production Companies

LWT

LWT