He began his television career as a warm-up man for Michael Parkinson, Michael Aspel and Jimmy Tarbuck.

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The programme featured interviews with some of the biggest names to perform at the venue, including Sir David Attenborough, Penelope Keith, Ronnie Corbett, Sir Michael Parkinson, Sir Terry Wogan and Sir David Jason.

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Later in the year, in a BBC interview with Michael Parkinson, the singer admitted he took the chance to "have a go" at the officers who arrested him by naming one of the fictional policemen in the video after the real arresting officer.

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