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Larry Grayson (31 August 1923 – 7 January 1995), born William Sulley White, was an English comedian and television presenter.He hosted the BBC's Saturday-night peak-time TV game show The Generation Game in the late 1970s and early 1980s, employing his high-camp, English music hall humour.
The Generation Game returned with original host Forsyth in 2007 under the title Brucie's Generation Game: Now and Then, broadcast on UKTV Gold. This version was a retrospective of earlier editions, similar to the digital channel's Wogan and Jim'll Fix It revivals around the same time. [citation needed]
The Generation Game: 1971 [15] "Didn't he/she/they do well?" Sir Bruce Forsyth: The Generation Game: 1971 [16] "Shut that door!" Larry Grayson: The Generation Game: 1978 [17] [18] "What a gay day!" Larry Grayson: The Generation Game: 1978 [18] "Seems like a nice boy!" Larry Grayson: The Generation Game: 1978 [19] "Look at the muck on 'ere ...
The new game show from, Generation Gap, premiered Thursday night on ABC. Kelly Ripa hosts the show and asks trivia questions about topics decades apart. The premiere was not particularly gripping ...
He also appeared on other TV programmes including several editions of The Generation Game during the time it was presented by Bruce Forsyth and Larry Grayson. Negus also presented the BBC ten-part series The Story Of English Furniture in 1978. Another BBC series Arthur Negus On The Road was broadcast in 1974.
He was replaced on The Generation Game by Larry Grayson. [31] In 1977 he announced that he was leaving television to take the star role in a new musical, The Travelling Music Show, based on the songs of Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. [32]
Davidson became known for Big Break (1991–2002) and as the third host of The Generation Game (1995–2002), as the successor to Bruce Forsyth and Larry Grayson. In September 2007, Davidson appeared in the third series of Hell's Kitchen (2007) in the UK, and in May 2008 he appeared in the BBC's Comedy Map of Britain.
3 January – The final edition of The Generation Game to be presented by Larry Grayson is broadcast on BBC1. It is a compilation of highlights of the previous series. The show will return with Bruce Forsyth presenting again in 1990. [5] 4 January – Peter Davison makes his first full appearance as the Fifth Doctor in the Doctor Who serial ...