Televised from the stage of the London Palladium in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

Artists taking part include:
Carol Channing, Los Diablos del Bombo, Ken Dodd, Dickie Henderson, Rod Hull and Emu, Jackson 5, Elton John, Jack Jones, Danny La Rue, Liberace
'Till Death Us Do Part'
Written by Johnny Speight
with Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols, Anthony Booth, Una Stubbs
Trio Hoganas, Mike Yarwood
The London Palladium Orchestra
Scene described by Tom Fleming

'The first one I did,' says Ken Dodd 'most of the artists backstage seemed to frighten each other. Once it's under way everybody relaxes a little bit, but as it gets nearer their turn you see them tensing up...'

Presented by Bernard Delfont in association with Louis Benjamin and Reg Swinson, MBE, Secretary of the Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund
'Variety will never die': pages 6 and 7
(Colour)