{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68ad9b9873bf5b6298509d36/692b4cda6c0f737af1802920?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show Explained","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68ad9b9873bf5b6298509d36/1764445287686-b7d0e37f-3dda-490b-8362-ecb6c65f37c3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>All British Comedy Explained… </strong>to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky</p><p>Christmas Specials. Released 25 December 2025.</p><p>What is Christmas without Eric and Ernie? Of course we’re watching the 1971 Morecambe and Wise Christmas special which includes Shirley Bassey singing Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Ernie’s Robin Hood play starring Glenda Jackson and most famously of all, Andre Previn conducting Grieg’s Piano Concerto.</p><p>Next time we’ll be watching <strong>The Day Today</strong> which is not currently streaming but many episodes and dozens of clips can be found on YouTube. There are only six episodes and we’re going to watch the third and the sixth.</p><p>Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us.</p><p><strong>The podcast</strong></p><ul><li>https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedy</li><li>Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56</li><li>allbritishcomedy@gmail.com</li><li>https://allbritishcomedy.com</li><li>https://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplained</li><li>https://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypod</li><li>https://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypod</li><li>https://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.social</li><li>https://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypod</li><li>https://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedy</li></ul><p><strong>Abigoliah Schamaun</strong></p><ul><li>https://abigoliah.com</li><li>https://www.youtube.com/Abigoliah</li><li>https://www.instagram.com/abigoliah</li><li>https://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliah</li></ul><p><strong>Tom Salinsky</strong></p><ul><li>https://tomsalinsky.co.uk</li><li>https://www.facebook.com/tomsalinsky</li><li>https://www.instagram.com/tomsalinsky</li><li>https://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972</li><li>https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.social</li><li>https://www.threads.com/@tomsalinsky</li></ul><p>All British Comedy Explained is produced by The Spontaneity Shop. If you enjoy this podcast, why not check out The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, Tom’s other podcast Best Pick all about movies, or Abigoliah’s other podcast Neurodivergent Moments.</p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>","author_name":"Abigoliah Schamaun and Tom Salinsky"}