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Veteran TV presenter and entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth died on Friday 18 August. In a statement BBC Director General Tony Hall called him: "one of the greatest entertainers our country has ever known".
He went on to say:
"He has delighted millions of people and defined Saturday night television for decades with shows like the Generation Game and, most recently, Strictly. His warmth and his wit were legendary."
We've selected some pictures from the archive to remember Brucey.
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Presenting game show Didn't They Do Well in 2004.
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Fronting the Generation Game with flourish in 1971.
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Larking about as Santa with Eric and Ernie as reindeers on the Morecambe and Wise Show, Christmas 1972.
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"Nice to see you, to see you..." on How I Got News For You in 2004.
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Introducing the Generation Game in 1975.
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With Tess Daley and the rest of the Strictly team for the first season of Strictly Come Dancing, 2004.
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Cutting a rug in Room 101, watched by Paul Merton, 2003.
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A publicity shot from 1959, the original (archive) caption reads: "Bruce Forsyth, popular comedian who has taken over the task of 'Educating Archie' in the new series which started on 7 October, 1959, in the BBC Light Programme."
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"What's on the board Miss Ford?" with co-host Rosemary Ford on the Generation Game, Christmas, 1991.
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With Cilla on the Cilla Black Show in 1973.
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