At this stage TV ratings were published with only the Network Top 20, meaning programmes on the minority channel of BBC2 were extremely unlikely to feature. The release of Top 10s per channel began in 1981.
There's an unusual moment where Larry Grayson talks about his sister being underwhelmed by his being booked to appear on a Royal Variety Performance, instead being more interested in talking about a coal order. Throughout the rest of his interview Larry has the audience in constant laughter, but this particular anecdote gets laughs from only a few people in the audience.
It's unclear why this particular story doesn't get more of a strong response, though Larry plays off it by accusing a man in the audience of "staring". Oddly, the same muted reaction occurs to an anecdote about his sister's indifference in Episode #3.4 (1980). Possibly it's that the audience are so warm towards Larry that they're not taken with a tale about someone dismissing him, even if said in jest.
It's unclear why this particular story doesn't get more of a strong response, though Larry plays off it by accusing a man in the audience of "staring". Oddly, the same muted reaction occurs to an anecdote about his sister's indifference in Episode #3.4 (1980). Possibly it's that the audience are so warm towards Larry that they're not taken with a tale about someone dismissing him, even if said in jest.