| News: Bargain DVD Offer
If you didn't grab a copy of the Thames series you can now grab yourself a bargain over at the Network DVD site. They are offering 3 shows from the first series at Thames for just £1.94 (plus postage). That must be the best bargain about - espcially if you were holding off the Thames material. Visit the Network Site
Posted:30/12/2008 | |
| News: All Go For Ernie Statue
News has reached us that the campaign to get a statue of Ernie erected in Morely (Leeds) can now go ahead thanks to Doreen Wise. Organised by the Morely Murals Committee and started by a letter to a local newspaper in December 2007, the campaign to get the statue was set back when the Peoples Lottery rejected the proposal. Now, Doreen has very kindly stepped in and offered to fund the new proposal of a stone statue, the design of which is still under discussion. We hope to bring you regular updates and features starting in the new year. Congratulations all round.
Posted:13/12/2008 | |
| News: December Update
Welcome to the December update and what a feast we have for you this month. We have our recent interview with Joan Morecambe plus an update and ongoing article about the proposed Eric Morecambe museum. For full details check out the site updates. Hope you all have a great festive season and all the very best for the new year.
Posted:08/12/2008 | |
| News: Xmas Special
The BBC have not forgotten Morecambe & Wise this festive season and will be bringing us an hour of comedy moments from the boys. Hosted by Paul Merton, the show called Morecambe & Wise – The Show What Paul Merton Did will be broadcast on January 2nd 2009 at 9pm. The show promises to include some very early material as well as some of their best sketches.
Posted:05/12/2008 | |
| News: Ern Statue Update
Despite a setback, the Morley Murals Committee are continuing their campaign to get a statue of Ernie in Leeds. They recently failed to get funding from the Lottery but are going to launch a new campaign in the new year. More details here.
Posted:26/11/2008 | |
| News: Radio Special
Watch out for a 1 hour radio special to be broadcast on Radio7 at 12pm Sunday 23rd November. If you miss it you will be able to catch it again on the BBC iPlayer. The show is called There'll Never Be Another: Morecambe and Wise.
Posted:21/11/2008 | |
| News: November Update
Welcome to our November update. This month we complete our special feature on Edwin Drood including an interview with Martin Wimbush. We have more music hall acts plus updates to the Eric Morecambe statue and more.
Posted:05/11/2008 | |
| News: Eric Museum
There are plans to open a museum to Morecambe's favourite son, Eric. The man behind the recent Morecambe & Wise bus (see our article) is looking to open a museum packed with memorabilia from his family. This is not the first time this kind of venture has been suggested, but we hope that this time it will be successful. For the full story, see The Visitor.
Posted:07/10/2008 | |
| News: October Update
This months update includes the first part of our look at The Mystery of Edwin Drood; the first play Ernie appeared in after Eric's death. We also have an interview with Paul Burton, author of the soon to be released book, The Morecambe and Wise Quiz Book. For full details about other updates this month, check the site updates section.
Posted:04/10/2008 | |
| News: Magazine Feature
The magazine, The Peoples Friend, is currently running a series of two articles on Morecambe and Wise. Taken from the recent book, Untold, the first article (out now) covers their early life. The second article will cover the war years.
Posted:03/10/2008 | |
| News: September Update
After a wet month we can finally bring some sunshine into your lives with our September Update. This month we have some nice goodies for you including a totally re-vamped video clips section and some new clips. Also worth looking at is a new audio clip with Eric and Ern cooking fruit chiffon Pie! Check out the latest updates for full details. We also received an email from a fan who told us about an error in our database, for some reason the email has been deleted so can who ever it was send it again?
Posted:06/09/2008 | |
| News: Statue For Morecambe
It looks like there is a possibility of Morecambe getting another statue next year if Graham Ibbeson has anything to do with it. He is proposing several ideas to get a statue of Ernie in the area, either replacing the existing one with Eric and Ern, or adding Ern to the existing layout, or even a brand new statue of both of them somewhere else in the town. Graham is the man who made the original statue of Eric that was unveiled by the Queen in 1999. You can read the full story in The Visitor newspaper.
Posted:21/08/2008 | |
| News: Sad Day
On 12th August, it was announced, Sir Bill Cotton has died at the age of 80. His leadership at the BBC through the 70s proved to be the golden years of Television. Having recently interviewed him, we found him to be Incredibly nice and our thoughts with his family at this time. Please take a moment of your day to remember the man who brought us so many wonderful programmes and brought laughter into our lives.
Posted:12/08/2008 | |
| News: M&W Bus
All aboard! 4th August sees the Morecambe & Wise bus launched outside the Midland Hotel in Morecambe. Read the full article and marvel at this brilliant form of transport.
Posted:04/08/2008 | |
| News: August Update
Summer is here - well at least for a few days anyway - and with it comes our August update. Our main update is our feature and short film entitled Ernie's Leeds. We have the final part of our interview with Sir Bill Cotton plus a special multi-article on Eric and Ern in our articles section. We also have a review of the cartoon book Bring Me Laughter.
Posted:02/08/2008 | |
| News: Quiz Book
Thanks to Andrew, we were pointed towards a brand new book coming out in October. The Morecambe & Wise Quiz Book. You can read the press release in our books section.
Posted:01/08/2008 | |
| News: New Book
Seven years after his last book on Eric, Life's Not Hollywood It's Cricklewood, Gary Morecambe is releasing a celebratory, highly-illustrated work to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his father's passing. Many names past and present have given Gary interviews for the text, and the book will take a detailed look (with interviews) at Eric's childhood in Lancashire. Publication date is set for late 2009. We will bring you more information as soon as we get it.
Posted:07/07/2008 | |
| News: July Update
Welcome to the July Update. This month we have the first part of our recent interview with Sir Bill Cotton, the second part coming next month. We also have a great article from 1954, just before Running Wild, more additions to the shows database plus the beginning of our new mini-section on Music Hall. Our work on researching Ernie's childhood is now complete and we will be posting a feature and short film next month.
Posted:05/07/2008 | |
| News: June Update
Here already! This update we release the third and final part of our Gail Morecambe interview. A great interview and well worth listening to. We would like to thank Gail for her cooperation and for meeting us. We also have a few small updates to the database and new feature. This past month we have been pretty busy researching Ernie's younger days and have some interesting facts for you. We will be putting together a short film (like the one we did for Eric) which should be ready hopefully in time for the next update. We would also like to thank all the people who have helped us with our research and for their contributions to the site.
Posted:02/06/2008 | |
| News: Competition Closed
Our recent competition has now closed and the winner will be announced soon. A brand new Morecambe and Wise series 4 DVD will be winging its way to the lucky winner very soon. Keep a look out for more great competitions coming soon.
Posted:24/05/2008 | |
| News: Mini Update
Small update to the site to add more detail to our Ernie Timeline based on our recent research. Also fixed a few typos and errors in our database. Fixed a few typos in the beer mat article and added news of a missing episode to the database and DVD review of the BBC series 4 shows. Oh and nearly forgot - made a slight tweak to the episode guides so they now show any notes available.
Posted:12/05/2008 | |
| News: May Update
Another monthly update. We have part two of our recent interview with Gail Morecambe, a three-part feature on beer mats plus a new competition. We also start our project to collect information about Ernie's early life before he met Eric. We have several other people doing research and hope to uncover some new facts. For now, we have created a simple timeline of the things we know already. If you have any information, no matter how small, please contact us. Every little helps!
Posted:02/05/2008 | |
| News: Eric's Morecambe Tour
We have just received details of this years Eric's Morecambe Tour. Those of you familiar with the site will know we went on the tour last year and produced a short video (see features). Now you get a chance to go yourself on 16th August. See the notice on the front page for full details. We might even see you there!
Posted:15/04/2008 | |
| News: Competition Closed
Our competition is now closed and the winner will be announced soon. We would like to thank everyone who entered.
Posted:15/04/2008 | |
| News: Series 4 Review
We managed to get our sticky hands on the new soon to be released series 4 DVD and have given it a jolly good viewing. Eventually we had to pause to write the review. You can find it in the DVD section. In short though, well worth getting and up to the usual standards we have come to love.
Posted:09/04/2008 | |
| News: April Update
April - already! Here is this months update. We have been very busy lately with a lot to research so this update is slightly smaller than usual. We do have though, part one of our three part audio interview with Eric's daughter Gail. The remaining parts will be released in future updates. Talking of which, we may decide to do away with these monthly, mass updates and instead go for updates when material is ready. We would like to hear your thoughts on this.
Posted:05/04/2008 | |
| News: Competition
Your chance to win the new Thames Series 1 DVD from Network in our easy competiton. Just answer one simple question and you could grab yourself a free DVD. Check out our review for the answer and to see just how good this prize is. Follow the link from the front page to get to the competition.
Posted:20/03/2008 | |
| News: Series 4 DVD
We now have details and the cover for the new BBC Series 4 DVD release. Read the full press release on our DVD page. We should be getting a review up very soon so stay tuned.
Posted:19/03/2008 | |
| News: Emails
Can anyone sending us feedback make sure that your email address is correct. We have received quite a few recently that upon us sending a reply, are bounced back with incorrect email addresses. This makes it look like we don’t answer feedback, but rest assured, we answer every single one. So, if you have tried to contact us within the last few months and have not had a reply, please try again with the correct email. Thanks.
Posted:19/03/2008 | |
| News: Episode Guide
We have introduced an easier way to view details of each TV series Eric and Ern did via our new Episode Guide. To coinside with this we have updated the database to include full details of the new Thames DVD. The Episode Guide is a work in progress that will be updated every time the database gets updated - which will be when any new DVD gets released. The Episode Guide can be found on the Shows Database page.
Posted:12/03/2008 | |
| News: DVD Review
Thinking about the new Network DVD due to be released this month? Why not check out our exclusive review to find out just how good it is. The two disc set is due to be released soon and features the complete first Thames series plus 4 specials. For all the details check out the review in our DVD section.
Posted:10/03/2008 | |
| News: March Update
The March update has swooped down and taken us by surprise. We thought we had not prepared enough material ready for a decent update, but after digging about we managed to pop out some nice features. We have a great audio interview from 1972, probably not heard since it was was first broadcast. We have tweaked some areas of the site and added various new articles. Have a look around and we hope you enjoy these additions.
Posted:01/03/2008 | |
| News: BBC Series 4 Release Date
The BBC and other online stores have announced the release date for the BBC Series 4 DVD. We were told it had been put back to April in December, but were not given any specific date. The date has now been confirmed as 28th April. So we have the Network Thames Series 1 in March and the BBC Series 4 in April - what a great few months we fans are going to have.
Posted:25/02/2008 | |
| News: Network Change Cover
Network have finally announced the long awaited Thames DVD and after several changes, have finally chosen a cover. The new cover looks far better, we can't wait for the release. We hope to bring you a review as soon as we can, and from the contents list, it's going to be good one! New cover and details in the DVD section.
Posted:21/02/2008 | |
| News: Thames DVD Cover
Thanks to a sharp eyed fan, we were alerted to the fact that the cover for the long awaited Network DVD is now available. Judging by the cover it seems the DVD will be the complete first Thames series and also includes the four specials. We have added the cover to the DVD section - looks very familiar to me though! (Thanks Simon)
Posted:14/02/2008 | |
| News: February Update
Another month and another update. This month we have some great things for you, the big one being our interview with Eric`s chauffeur, Mike Fountain. We talk about cars, Eric and show business, so don`t miss it. We also have more archive articles and a few minor fixes and updates. A new links section has been added plus we add more to the magazine covers section. Don`t forget, we need your help with this.
Posted:02/02/2008 | |
| News: Statue For Ernie?
Well, to many fans there should have been a statue of Ern many many years ago, but it seems that now it could actually become reality. A local Leeds newspaper is looking into launching a campaign to finally get a statue of ern erected. We hope to be involved in the project and will be bringing you any news as and when it happens. For now you can read the article and send your views to the paper. Click here to read the article.
Posted:16/01/2008 | |
| News: January Update
After the festive season it was back to normal and so here is the January update. Not a big update but we have some great things coming your way very soon.
Posted:10/01/2008 | |
| News: Eric`s Pipe Goes For £155
Of all the items for sale on eBay, personal effects can fetch the highest price. Today (8th Jan) one of Eric Morecambe's pipes was sold for £155.00.
Previously donated to a charity auction in 1980, it also came with a signed photograph and signed letter confirming the authenticity.
Posted:08/01/2008 | |
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