Great to see this old footage of Patrick Campbell, very funny and witty man. As a child growing up with a stammer in the 70's I found him completely inspiring and still do. I can't think of anyone else with a significant stammer who ever appeared on prime time TV either before or since. RIP Patrick.

As a family, we never missed an episode in the 70s - extraordinarily nostalgic, thank you for uploading!

used to love this as a teenager better than the crap you get now on tv

How to go back 50yrs in 2min 35sec lovely to see again watched these many times in childhood 1970s

The saddest thing the way this fades out, with Patrick struggling to find words as the light dims and that time fades away from us, another time of better men and we are thrown back to ours.

Frank Muir.what a gent!!.." everyone's a fruit and nut case...."...and "watch out there's a humphrey about.." brilliant stuff! irreplaceable!

A host who doesn't sound like he's introducing acts at a festival, no screaming audience, no "Ooh, look at me, look at me" reality show celebrity contestants that you've never heard of and a set that isn't a lurid neon nightmare. Bliss.

I just watched the Fry and Laurie sketch. Very funny, and in a way it ads to the affection we now express for the real Robert Robinson. Ting! and RIP.

Its Noel Edmonds' ambition to appear in every TV programme ever made.

Ah, would that it were, Mr Charteris, would that it were...

Thank you for this. I loved watching this as a child.

As a kid, the youngest in family, I used to love watching Call My Bluff on the still relatively new-fangled BBC 2. It was wonderfully genteel and entertainingly enlightening.

Robert was a great presenter with a very distinctive voice God Bless. My sympathy to the family on his passing 12/08/11.

Patrick Campbell & Frank Muir. They turned their speech impediments to their advantage.

Robert Robinson died on August 12th 2011. He was 83.

Surprised to learn that Patrick Campbell had a peerage title, the 3rd Baron Glenavy. The title became extinct with the death of his brother the 4th baron.

"And the next word Frank, is 'rancour'"

I miss this show, many laughs.

Joan Bakewell was such a hottie back in the day - in her seventies now. Probably still would.

Back when tv was worth watching

there was real competition between Muir and campbell it made it such fun

Dah, indeed, yes, tish, tosh, gussock and fripple. Would that it were, would that it were.

He was an author of several books, both fiction and non-fiction, he had a 25 year partnership with Denis Nordern as writers of comedy, starting in the 1950's, he had his own show on Radio 4. He was also a family man with one single marriage which lasted until his death in 1998 and not a hint of scandal has ever been attached to him. As for "I bet he was a puff", don't mistake a slightly affected foppishness for gayness. Remember, Google is your friend and will stop you looking like an arse.

Outrageously and unapologetically middle class. You can’t get more Reithian and patrician than this.

Bloody hell they had fit birds in the 70s too! That blonde one

Loved this when I was a teenager in the early seventies. Originally shown on BBC 2 I think. As someone else said Joan Bakewell was gorgeous and I fancied her like mad all those yrear ago.

Watched this as a child: more entertaining too in the 70s. RIP

I'm trying to imagine Robinson wearing Edward woodwards toupe and Woodward wearing robinsons combover .

I love Patrick Campbell. His books are well worth reading, very funny, if you can find them.

A great game show! Game shows RULE! And this is the best game show theme tune ever!

When tv was worth watching.

Ahh, that's the first time I have heard the title tune (by Norrie Paramor) for many years. As a kid I would cancel engagements in order to be in front of the telly for Call My Bluff. One of my all time favourite shows.

These days the guests would be Katie price Gillian taylforth and the other two from Towie

Back then, it seemed to be the same small group of (Generally ex public school kids) that had all the tv jobs.

Edward Woodward, Judy Geeson and Noel Edmonds! Not a bad lineup for a seminal 70s gameshow!

This is the ultimate in brown and beige television, something the BBC were so good at

Paddy used to trot out the same explanation time after time. Something along the lines of its a Herefordshire ironmongers tool, or something equally un- believable. He started as best he could, but as soon as he reached Herefordshire, Frank Muir interrupted............"Next !" It was half an hour of schoolboy fun between old chums. Brilliant.

I agree with Idnarmadur ... I actually searched for this clip after seeing the Fry and Laurie clip ... SOOOOOO awesme!

This was one of BBC2's best series at the time and why not indeed so then too of course?!

Ah, Patrick Campbell aka Baron Glenavy. I just listened to his episode of "The Avengers" from 1961, "The Yellow Needle", an absolutely enthralling teleplay. He was an extremely good writer.

Noel Edmonds must have got his shirts from the same supplier as Harry Hill!

Actually , I was amazed at what Frank Muir had done, when I read Wikipedia. I actually like how erudite he is,with a great command of the English Language. It's true, there were many Upper-class accents on BBC in the 50's 60's and early 70's and some of the personalities, such as Bamber Gascoigne and John Julius Norwich were very knowledgeable.

God bless You Robert RIP x

@scrumper10 Joan Bakewell was indeed gorgeous, the original 'thinking man's crumpet' and remains quite a beautiful woman still, even in her late 70's... and best of all, she's still very bright, witty and a breath of fresh air!!

AAAAh. I have nostalgia overload!

I would love to watch full episodes, any chance of full episodes?

Legendary .

And the other side, we have the man with 3 wooden heads, Edward Woodward

Early 70's? Edmonds still looks almost the same - almost 50 years later - wtf. And where did the video come from with a time code embedded?

Frank Muir = Legend

The British TV was world leading.

Old footage of Noel where he looks *slightly different*

“I’d like a delicious drink” Arthur Marshall was once a guest star in his favourite TV Soap “Crossroads”

Ah yes, hush, tish and pibble

If Patrick Campbell`s eyes were any closer together he be a cyclops.

The fry and laurie clip is funny it won't play on my iPod though after searching for it!!!! Great send up!

Real celebs in them days, not the muppets and fakes you get now!

Thanks to the dripping that plastered down Robert Robinson`s sweep over. Never saw it move once,unlike Bobby Charlton`s flying about all over.

Patrick Campbell - an Irish aristocrat (Baron of Glenavy), what a character.

The next word is “combover”

Very beige, the 1970s...Pollywoggle was my favourite CMB word.

“I’d like a delicious drink” Arthur Marshall was a guest star in the TV Soap “Crossroads”

There's nothing like a clock to completely fucking RUIN a video clip

Wonderful to see this again after so many years. The original show was so much better than it's modern day reincarnations. Mainly I think because the team captains Frank and Patrick (and later Arthur Marshall) we even then a dying breed of 'gifted amateurs'. That is, people who seemd to regard appearing on television as a sort of amusing diversion from their proper jobs, as opposed to so many of today's celeb wannabies.

BTW- a Zobo is a sort of sophisticated Kazoo.

I used to listen to Frank Muir in the radio show "My Word" or was it "My Music"...? Great see what he looks like, at long last. Thanks!!

@Idnarmadur haha i only found this video because of just watching the Fry + Laurie sketch + wanting to see what the real Robert Robinson sounded like.

Joan Bakewell looked so hot. Hubba hubba hubba

The spelling of Frank Muir's first name is "Frank." If you pronounce his first name "Fwank," you're now Donald Duck on the Loony Tunes cartoon series. Or you have been all along, due to mysterious childbirth. Do tell.

Bakewell was a bit of a sort!

Very cool remember it well

Didn’t know Gyles Brandreth was that old.

Jeez! It was all looking pretty classy until Edmonds' over-sized head loomed into shot.

imagine the stutterer talking to joe pesci in goodfellas

It was actually Frank Muir who called Joan Bakewell "the thinking man's crumpet". Whether before or after this, I don't know.

Wow.. Noel Edmonds shirts by Harry Hill!

Noel Edmonds is wearing Harry Hill's shirt!

The show of speech impediments! And Edward Woodward the man with the impossible name. Good stuff!

The rules are that an obscure word is taken from the dictionary. There are two teams of three people. When a word is introduced, the three members of one team explain the meaning of the word. One person is telling the truth and the other two are lying. The opposing team have to guess which is the correct definition.

Why is the Time Code displayed on this footage? Do you have an archive of this amazingly brilliant show? If so - I would dearly love a copy.

I thought show was OK ,but counted the minutes till Blake 7 was on after it on Scottish TV.

Are any of these people still alive? Does the BBC still do these EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT shows? I have been denied access to the BBC for 36 years so I thought this program was still on! What do you watch NOW????

And another point for being so clevaaaaa!

Judy Geestring!

i loved frank Muuuuuuuuuuuer.... class

....oh and Zobo is a Nigerian beverage.

Edward Woodward a gentleman

Ahhhh hush pish and tibble. Would that it were, Robert, would that it were.

I want to see complete episodes of the muir campbell period. Where are they?

Broadcast March 1975

@nekidspaceman Apparently Edmonds had some Formula 2 racing titles under his belt. I recall this being mentioned on a Saturday programme in the 80s or 90s. No idea what, where or how though.

Oh my god, Noel Edmunds

A little harsh in your description, but love Campbell saying Bosch, Hun and Jerry. Well, nearly......

Edward 2planks

Would you believe this was created by Mark Goodson?

ah yes would that it were, would that it were

@selinor578.....there's no mention chum of ''julie giessen'' on any website because .... her name's judy geeson'' ! Why don't you put your head in one of those brown paper bags you seem to have at the ready....

Ah, would that it were, would that it were. . .

@Idnarmadur I loved this show but as you said after Fry & Laurie did their sketch it just makes me laugh harder.

not trying to put them down, but I left Basshunter for this as a homework project?