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Only An Excuse to be scrapped after hour-long Hogmanay special

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Hogmanay.The final show on BBC 1 Scotland will feature ­memorable moments from the archive. But there will also be new sketches and contributions from famous faces – including Frank McAvennie – who’ve been tackled by Jonathan Watson down the years.

First broadcast as a one-off on BBC Radio Scotland prior to Scotland v West Germany in the Mexico 86 World Cup, it was a parody of the five-part television documentary Only A Game?

about the history of Scottish football. Producer and writer Phil Differ secured that first radio commission and after further occasional radio specials which also starred Tony Roper, the show switched to TV in 1993.

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