Highway is a
British televisionBritish television broadcasting started in 1936, and now has a collection of free and subscription services over a variety of distribution media, through which there are up to 600 channels for consumers as well as on-demand content. There are six main channel owners who are responsible for most...
series broadcast from 1983 until 1993. Presented by
Harry SecombeSir Harry Donald Secombe, CBE was a Welsh entertainer with a noted fine tenor singing voice and a talent for comedy. He is best known for playing Neddie Seagoon, the central character in The Goon Show , a BBC radio comedy series...
, the show was a mixture of
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s and chat from various locations across the
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, produced by their respective ITV franchise holders. The programme was administered by
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in
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, who had a track-record for organising cross-franchise series for the ITV network.
Guests sang religious songs, gave readings or talked about their lifestyles and spiritual feelings.
The series was broadcast on Sunday evenings.
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Highway is a
British televisionBritish television broadcasting started in 1936, and now has a collection of free and subscription services over a variety of distribution media, through which there are up to 600 channels for consumers as well as on-demand content. There are six main channel owners who are responsible for most...
series broadcast from 1983 until 1993. Presented by
Harry SecombeSir Harry Donald Secombe, CBE was a Welsh entertainer with a noted fine tenor singing voice and a talent for comedy. He is best known for playing Neddie Seagoon, the central character in The Goon Show , a BBC radio comedy series...
, the show was a mixture of
hymnA hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word hymn derives from Greek , "a song of praise"...
s and chat from various locations across the
British IslesThe British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include Great Britain, Ireland and numerous smaller islands. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Ireland...
, produced by their respective ITV franchise holders. The programme was administered by
Tyne Tees TelevisionTyne Tees Television is the ITV television franchise for North East England and some of North Yorkshire...
in
Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England...
, who had a track-record for organising cross-franchise series for the ITV network.
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.