Bruce Forsyth opens the 1974 FA Cup final between Newcastle and Liverpool in athletic comedic style.Doubt any of our crop of zillionaire Beeb 'stars' could gallop around a football pitch, score a goal and then talk the crowd in such style if at all.An era where talent trumped nepotism. | I'm voting UKIP in the next election

474K views · 5.7K reactions | Bruce Forsyth showed us in 1974 the perfect way to set the stage for the FA Cup final. Didn't he do well? | BBC Archive | Facebook

#OTD 1974 Bruce Forsyth entertains the crowd before the 1974 FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Newcastle United. Back when the FA Cup meant something. #FACup #LFC #LiverpoolFC #Liverpool #NUFC #NewcastleUnited #BruceForsyth | Football in the 70s and 80s

#OnThisDay 1973: An FA Cup final shock, as Sunderland defeat Leeds - the first win by a club outside the top division since 1931. Before the game, coach Arthur Cox gave the lowdown on the Black Cats team. Relive the game with Replay, on @BBCSounds - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p074mlsr | BBC Archive