BBC2 marks 50 years with Michael Palin, Harry Enfield and Ricky Gervais Golden years … BBC2s 50th birthday celebrations include a special episode of Goodness Gracious Me. BBC2 is marking its 50th anniversary next month with a satirical look at its history through the eyes of Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse, a special episode of the ground-breaking comedy Goodness Gracious Me and a tribute show featuring Ricky Gervais, Michael Palin and The Goodies. Dara OBriain is also fronting a quiz with Richard Osman called All About Two, while the channels music and sports heritage in shows such as Pot Black and The Old Grey Whistle Test will be celebrated in Pop Goes BBC2 and 50 Years of Sport on BBC2, presented by Sue Barker. Meanwhile, BBC2s contribution to new comedy will be covered in Inside the Comedy Vaults, featuring long-unseen or early footage of stars such as Ronnie Barker, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. Harry and Pauls Story of the Twos features Enfield and Whitehouses take on some of the channels most well-known shows and faces such as Men Behaving Likely Ladly to Dennis From Heaven in the guise of characters such as Joan Bakewell Tart, Gerald Manley Paxman and John Cleese-Shop-Sketch. Enfield said: BBC2 gave me my big solo break with Harry Enfields Television Programme almost 25 years ago. They have been loyal to us over decades. We therefore felt it was only right that now we should stab BBC2 in the back. They kindly asked us to do a homage to 50 years of BBC2. Its turned out to be less of a homage and more of a homicide. Whoops. The Goodness Gracious Me special will feature the original cast of Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nina Wadia and Kulvinder Ghi. The show last aired in 2001. BBC2 acting controller Adam Barker, said: From the Likely Lads, the very first comedy the channel showed in 1964, to more recent highlights including Miranda, Rev, the Trip, Twenty Twelve and The Wrong Mans, BBC2 has a long and proud history of growing and supporting new comedy talent and Im delighted to be announcing a range of brilliantly funny new content that celebrates 50 wonderful years of wit on the channel. As well as making us laugh, the channel has had an incredible cultural impact on the music weve listened to and the sport weve watched. From being the first to broadcast snooker in colour to our recent ground-breaking Glastonbury coverage, two new documentaries celebrate how BBC2 has led the way in mind expanding entertainment. This is just the start of our celebrations and well be announcing more content in the weeks to come.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:32:07 +0000
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