Site updates
New Year Update: 7th January 2012
Welcome to a new year and the first mini-backfilling update. In preperation for a site overhaul, which is going to be a mamoth task in its self, we found a couple of things we didn't cover and have now rectified this. You can now find features on The Ernie Wise letter asking Eric to break up the act and a quick run down of the audition songs Eric and Ernie used to sing when they were teenagers.
We have also added The Unforgettable Ernie Wise to the On TV section.
We wish all site visitors a fruitful new year.
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Mini Update: 8th October 2011
With a flurry of activity we have added a few new reviews to the site. First we have reviewed the new book, Little Ern which can be found in our Book ssection. Next we have a review of the new DVD, Two Of A Kind Series 1 which is in our DVD section.
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Sullivan Show Update: 18th August 2011
We have added four new appearence guides for the Ed Sullivan shows. The dates covered are; 24th May 1964 (x2 appearences), 26th July 1964 and 2nd May 1965.
You can view the appearences we have documented to date by visiting our Ed Sullivan Show section.
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Eric's Back: 13th June 2011
Back from a heart attack, and with his partner Ernie, Eric chats about his future and the future of Morecambe and Wise. A new article for our archives from 1969. Read the article.
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Goaldiggers Single: 11th April 2011
After finally getting hold of this rare single we can at last put together a little feature with the information we have found. Only 500 copies were made for charity with Elton on the A side and Jimmy Hill, Brian Moore, Elton and Eric on the B side having a chat and laugh together. We have also added an audio clip.View the feature here.
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Big Eric Tour 99: 29th March 2011
The 23rd July 1999 was a very important date in the calendar for all comedy fans. The statue of Eric was unveiled in Morecambe and the place was packed with fans. One fan tells us how she organised her very own Big Eric Tour, hired a mini bus and headed off to Morecambe with a few friends. Read the feature here.
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Eric's Last Performance: 18th March 2011
Shortly before his death in 2005, when he was too ill to write, Alan Randall dictated the following article to the Rev. Guy Bennett. The article was published in Call boy, the magazine for Music Hall in 2011 and covers the events at the Roses theatre as seen by a fellow performer who was on stage with Eric. This wonderful and sad article is reproduced here by kind permission. Read the article here.
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Mini Update: 5th March 2011
We have a collection of items just added to the site and all of them are linked in some way. First we have a new feature about the mystery surrounding the quoted date that Eric and Ernie first met. Initially this was thought to be 1939 in Manchester during auditions held by Jack Hylton. This may now be wrong; read the feature and see what you think. You may even be able to help us sort out the missing links!
We have included an article from Melody Maker that covers the contest that was run to get four people the chance to audition for Hylton which includes an interview with a very young Eric Bartholomew.
In connection with this we have published articles from 1938 covering what was probably Ernie's final telent contest before he went on to bigger things with Hylton. The articles, taken from the Morely Observer covers the week long contest at the Morley Pavilion, which is just a few yards from where his statue now stands.
So, one feature and several articles - happy reading.
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A Bit Of Bully: 5th February 2011
Jim Bowen tells us of his meeting with Eric and how it helped him in his own career. Bullseye had just been shown and the press had slated it. He needed some good advice and that would come from a surprising source. Read the feature by clicking here.
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