The programme reveals how, as young performers, Eric and Ernie really did share a bed, and reveals the BBC's rather lofty response when they first auditioned for television in 1948.

You gave to me,” he wrote, before singing off, “Your fan, Robert x.” Morecambe was best known for his work with comedy partner Ernie Wise, who he met in 1940 aged 14, and became one of the most ...

Robbie Williams has achieved a childhood dream by buying beloved British comedian Eric Morecambe's glasses and pipe at ...

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The late comic, who died in 1984, aged 58, was part of an iconic and hilarious duo with his comedy partner Ernie Wise, who died in 1999. Morecambe and Wise ruled the airways in Britain from the ...

Elsewhere bidders picked up a letter from Wise to Morecambe which revealed he wished to end their partnership for £3,200, his tailcoat and trousers from the Morecambe and Wise Show for £4,500 ...

Legendary comedians Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Credit: TV Times Once he won the bidding war, Williams said he cried “happy, childlike tears”. “You see, I guess we all need friends-we ...

Hansons Auctioneers auctioned the Morecambe and Wise star's belongings in 700 lots on 10 and 11 January, in a sale held almost 10 months after the death of his widow, Joan, aged 97. Morecambe died ...

"That sunshine you asked for, you gave to me." Morecambe met comedy partner Ernie Wise in 1940, aged 14, and despite a wartime separation formed an enduring double-act. They had many lean years ...

Her memorable high-kick routine behind the news desk and her dance with Ernie in the iconic 1976 Morecambe And Wise Show Christmas special are unforgettable moments in TV history. Fast forward to ...