Highway was a religious British television series, broadcast from 23 October 1983 until 1 August 1993.[1] Presented by Harry Secombe, the show was a mixture of hymns and chat from various locations across Britain,[2] produced by their respective regional ITV franchise holders. The programme was administered by Tyne Tees Television in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Highway
Presented byHarry Secombe
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series12
Production
Executive producerBill Ward
Running time30 mins
Original release
NetworkITV
Release23 October 1983 (1983-10-23) 
1 August 1993 (1993-08-01)
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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.[3][4]

In the late 1990s, Secombe often presented the BBC programme Songs of Praise, which until 1992 competed directly against Highway in the Sunday evening slot.

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