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Podcast: Today In History with The Retrospectors
Episode: Morcambe, Wise and Mr Preview
Description: Rerun: Oscar-winning conductor André Previn was an unlikely choice of celebrity guest for the Christmas special of ‘The Morcambe and Wise Show’ recorded on 7th December, 1971 - but the 13-minute sketch they taped together remains one of Britain’s all-time favourites.The music hall-style caper - which revolves around a comically catastrophic interpretation of Grieg’s Piano Concerto - was actually a reversion of a sketch Eric and Ernie had performed at least twice before, but never with a guest performer.In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Mia Farrow helped Previn nail his role...