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BBC announces the return of 'nostalgic classic shows' including The Generation Game and Blankety Blank that will air during the Olympics - and fans can't wait

To the joy of nostalgic TV lovers, from the end of July, Saturday nights are about to become filled with a catalogue of classics that span across the last five decades.

The hit Latin and ballroom show first aired on 15 May 2004 and in honour of the anniversary, the broadcaster has commissioned a one-off special (Judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse) However, the anniversary has been overshadowed by the news that star Graziano Di Prima was been sacked from the BBC show over reports he verbally and physically abused his dance partner on the 2023 series - Zara McDermott Bruce Forsyth’s Generation Game (1970s and 1990s) Sir Terry Wogans’s Blankety Blank (1970s) Les Dawson’s Blankety Blank (1980s) Lily Savage’s Blankety Blank (1990s) Bob’s Full House (1980s) Noel’s House Party (1990s) Larry Grayson's Generation Game (1970s) Strictly Come Dancing (The first episode of Strictly first broadcast on 15th May 2004) Mark Lawson Talks to… Terry Wogan (2012 One on One: Terry Wogan (2002) What We Were Watching: Summer TV Classics (Grace Dent goes on a televisual trip back in time, 2020) Parkinson: The Les Dawson Interviews (1996) Les Dawson: Talking Comedy (2015) The Many Faces of Les Dawson (2011) The Fight for Saturday Night (Michael Grade tells a tale of skullduggery and dirty dealings in the battle to win the Saturday night ratings crown, 2014) Parkinson meets Bruce Forsyth, Boris Becker & The Corrs (His final BBC show, 2004) When Miranda met Bruce (Miranda Hart interviews Sir Bruce Forsyth about his 70-year career, 2013)

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