| Highway | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Harry Secombe |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Bill Ward |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 23 October 1983 – 1 August 1993 |
Highway was a religious British television series, broadcast from 1983 until 1993.[1] Presented by Harry Secombe, the show was a mixture of hymns and chat from various locations across Britain,[2] produced by their respective regional ITV franchise holders. The programme was administered by Tyne Tees Television in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Guests sang religious songs, gave readings or talked about their lifestyles and spiritual feelings.
The series was broadcast on Sunday evenings. The final series was moved to Sunday afternoons. Highway was replaced by Sunday Morning with Secombe in which he would broadcast from the venue of the following Morning Worship service.[3][4]
In the late 1990s, Secombe often presented the BBC programme Songs of Praise, which until 1992 competed directly against Highway in the Sunday evening slot.
References
- ↑ "Harry Secombe; Comedian on Radio's 'Goon Show' - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 13 April 2001. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ Raymond Fitzwalter (2008). The Dream That Died: The Rise and Fall of ITV. p. 146. ISBN 9781906221836. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ William Phillips (3 February 1993). "Media: A flying start, but will they crash?: The new ITV companies have their rivals struggling for peak-time viewers, but William Phillips warns that soaps and old stars might not have lasting appeal - Media - News". The Independent. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ Meg Carter (21 November 1995). "Making every day a Sunday - Media - News". The Independent. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
External links
- Evans, Jeff (1995). The Guinness Television Encyclopedia. Guinness. p. 249. ISBN 0-85112-744-4.
- Highway at IMDb