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Hello today we're celebrating a man who was often called the world's

greatest entertainer Sammy Sammy Davis Jr.

and he's been chosen by his great friend and dancing partner Lionel Blair,

another star of the entertainment world

who's now been in showbiz for over 60 years just like Sammy

Davis Jr was. This autumn viewers on BBC 1 saw Lionel in the young ones in

which six well-loved stars were sent back to 1975 in an extraordinary experiment that

changed how we see ageing forever.

And Lionel is still touring with his one-man show, Tapp and Chat. He came to fame as a dancer and choreographer, but of course became

a household name as one of the team captains on Give Us A Clue.

Joining us here in the studio, we have broadcaster and music historian Paul Gambachini as our expert witness.

Now I want my two studio guests to look at a pretty remarkable bit of film. I'm a

Hello there, Daddy, how are you?

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