1968
|
| ? |
Appearance on Opportunity Knocks |
1975
|
| Summer |
Summer Season - Bournemouth |
| December - January 1976 |
Panto - Bradford Alhambra Theatre |
1976
|
| Summer |
Summer Season - Jersey |
| December - January 1977 |
Panto - Leeds Grand Theatre |
1977
|
| Summer |
Summer Season - Cleethorpes |
| December - January 1978 |
Panto - Stockport Davenport Theatre |
1978
|
| Summer |
Summer Season - Great Yarmouth |
| November |
Stage Show - Support for Gene Pitney |
| ? |
TV Show - Bruce Forsyths Big Night |
| 22nd December - 4th February 1979 |
Panto - Dick Whittington, Liverpool Empire Theatre |
1979
|
| June |
Appearance on Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club |
| Summer |
Summer Season - Bridlington |
| 28th July, 4th August, 26th October, 2nd, 9th and 16th November |
TV Show - Series 1 |
| N/A |
'Rock on Tommy' album released |
1980
|
| 11th, 18th, and 25th April, 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd May |
TV Show - Series 2 |
| June - October |
Summer Season - Blackpool |
| ? |
Stage Show - Cambridge Supertent |
| 20th December |
TV Show - Cannon and Ball for Christmas |
| 23rd Dec - February 1981 |
Panto - Jack and the Beanstalk, Bradford Alhambra Theatre |
| N/A |
'Rock on Tommy' single released |
1981
|
| 25th April, 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th May |
TV Show - Series 3 |
| June - September |
Summer Season - Great Yarmouth |
| September - October |
Stage Show - Autumn Tour |
| 11th November |
Appeared on This Is Your Life |
| December - January 1981 |
Christmas Stage Show, Coventry Apollo Theatre |
| N/A |
'Let Your Braces Dangle' single released |
1982
|
| 2nd January |
TV Show - Cannon and Ball at Drury Lane |
| 10th April |
Article in Eagle magazine |
| 8th May |
Appear on front cover of TV Times |
| 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th May, 5th, 12th June |
TV Show - Series 4 |
| 13th June |
Childrens Royal Variety Performance, London Dominion Theatre |
| June - September |
Summer Season - Bournemouth |
| 23rd October |
Appear on front cover of Titbits magazine |
| December - January 1983 |
Christmas Stage Show, London Dominion Theatre |
| N/A |
'Together' album released |
| N/A |
'Everybody's Making It Big But Me' single released |
1983
|
| March - June |
Stage Show - Spring Tour |
| April |
Appear on front cover of TV Times |
| 2nd April |
TV Show - The Cannon and Ball Easter Show |
| April |
The Boys in Blue released on video |
| N/A |
'The Boys in Blue' single released |
| July - September |
Summer Season - Scarborough |
| N/A |
'A Night Out In London' released on video |
| N/A |
'The Cannon and Ball Annual' published |
| Autumn |
The Boys in Blue released |
| 3rd December |
Appear on front cover of TV Times |
| 3rd, 10th, 17th December 1983, 7th, 14th, 21st January 1984 |
TV Show - Series 5 |
| December - January 1984 |
Christmas Stage Show, Manchester Apollo |
1984
|
| February - May |
Stage Show - Spring Tour |
| July - September |
Summer Season - Torquay |
| 13th, 20th, 27th October, 3rd, 10th, 17th November |
TV Show - Series 6 |
| December - January 1985 |
Christmas Stage Show, Birmingham Hippodrome |
| 21st December |
Christmas Cannon and Ball |
| N/A |
'It's All In The Game' single released |
| N/A |
'Hold Me In Your Arms' single released |
1985
|
| April - June |
Stage Show - Spring Tour |
| July - September |
Summer Season - Blackpool |
| December |
Appear on front cover of Christmas TV Times |
| December - February 1986 |
Panto - Babes in the Wood, Bristol Hippodrome |
1986
|
| 26th April |
Appear on front cover of TV Times |
| 26th April, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st May |
TV Show - Series 7 |
| July - September |
Summer Season - Bournemouth |
| 18th December - 28th February 1987 |
Panto - Babes in the Wood, Bradford Alhambra |
| 27th December |
TV Show - Cannon and Ball Special |
1987
|
| 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st January, 7th, 14th February |
TV Show - Series 8 |
| 24th January |
Article in TV Times |
| February |
Tommy guest stars in two episodes of Matlock |
| April - June |
Stage Show - Spring Tour |
| Summer |
Summer Season - Blackpool |
| ? |
Appear in Mr H Is Late |
| 23rd November |
Royal Variety Performance |
| 16th December - 27th February 1988 |
Panto - Babes in the Wood, London Palladium |
| N/A |
'The Greatest Love' album released |
1988
|
| 28th May, 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th June, 2nd July |
TV Show - Series 9 |
| Summer |
Summer Season - Paignton |
| 16th December - 26th February 1989 |
Panto - Babes in the Wood, Manchester Palace Theatre |
| 24th December |
TV Show - The Cannon and Ball Show |
| N/A |
'Wind Beneath My Wings' single released |
1989
|
| ? |
Theatre Tour - You'll Do For Me |
| Summer |
Summer Season - Blackpool |
| 15th December - 24th February 1990 |
Panto - Babes in the Wood, Birmingham Hippodrome |
1990
|
| 19th May |
Article in TV Times |
| 19th May - 25th August, Saturday nights |
TV Show - Cannon and Balls Casino |
| Summer |
Bobby appears on front cover of Share It! magazine |
| Summer |
Summer Season - Scarborough, Great Yarmouth, Skegness |
| 21st December - 16th February 1991 |
Panto - Babes in the Wood, Southampton Mayflower Theatre |
1991
|
| Spring |
TV Show - Cannon and Balls Playhouse |
| July - October |
Summer Season - Blackpool |
| 15th, 22nd, 29th July, 5th, 12th, 19th August |
TV Show - Plaza Patrol |
| 15th December - 2nd February 1992 |
Panto - Dick Whittington, Hull New Theatre |
| N/A |
'Cannon and Ball celebrate 25 years of comedy' released on video |
| N/A |
'Comedy Classics of the 70s' released on video |
1992
|
| ?? |
Appeared in TV Show 'Funny Business' episode 3 |
| Summer |
Summer Season - Great Yarmouth |
| N/A |
'Don't Forget My Christmas Present' album released. Single originally planned for release. |
| December - February 1993 |
Panto - Babes in the Wood, Darlington Civic Theatre |
1993
|
| 8th - 20th February |
Panto - Babes in the Wood, Leeds Grand Theatre |
| April - July |
Summer Season - Butlins Minehead, Bognor, Skegness, Pwllheli |
| 22nd December - 30th January 1994 |
Panto - Cinderella, Sheffield Lyceum Theatre |
1994
|
| Summer |
Summer Season - Scarborough |
| December - January 1995 |
Panto - Babes in the Wood, Glasgow Kings Theatre |
1995
|
| Summer |
Summer Season - Branson, Missouri |
| N/A |
'My Life', Bobby's autobiography published |
| N/A |
'Pam Rhodes in conversation with Cannon and Ball' audio book released |
| 10th September |
Stage Show - Gala Tribute to Lord Delfont |
| December - January 1996 |
Panto - Babes in the Wood, Edinburgh Kings Theatre |
1996
|
| ?? |
Guest appearance on TV Show 'Shooting Stars' |
| N/A |
'Christianity For Beginners' published |
| July - October |
Summer Season - Blackpool, Skegness |
| December - January 1997 |
Panto - Aladdin, Newcastle Theatre Royal |
1997
|
| April - October |
Summer Season - Butlins Skegness, Minehead, Pwllheli, Ayr |
| April - October |
Summer Season - Scarborough, Skegness, Llandudno |
| 13th December - 8th February 1998 |
Panto - Aladdin, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre |
1998
|
| July - September |
Summer Season - Torquay |
| December - January 1999 |
Panto - Cinderalla, Belfast Grand Opera House |
1999
|
| April, May |
Stage Show - A Night At The Music Hall, Wolverhampton and Llandudno |
| July - October |
Summer Season - Blackpool |
| December - January 2000 |
Panto - Cinderalla, Stoke Regent Theatre |
2000
|
| N/A |
'Rock on Tommy' joint biography published |
| July - September |
Summer Season - Bournemouth |
| December - January 2001 |
Panto - Aladdin, Bradford Alhambra Theatre |
2001
|
| June - September |
Summer Shows - Haven Holiday Parks |
| July - September |
Summer Season - Torquay, Skegness |
| 6th - 10th November |
Stage Show - A Night At The Music Hall, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre |
| 6th December - 20th January 2002 |
Panto - Aladdin, Nottingham Theatre Royal |
| N/A |
'An evening with Bobby Ball' released on video |
2002
|
| July |
Bobby appears on front cover of Joy magazine |
| July - October |
Summer Season - Blackpool |
| N/A |
'Live in Blackpool' released on video |
| December - January 2003 |
Panto - Dick Whittington, Cardiff New Theatre |
2003
|
| July - Aug |
Summer Shows - Haven Holiday Parks |
| July - Aug |
Summer Season - Great Yarmouth, Weymouth |
| Autumn |
Stage Show - Rock Around the Church |
| 13th December - 10th January 2004 |
Panto - Peter Pan, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre |
2004
|
| Spring |
Stage Show - Rock Around the Church |
| 12th March |
Appeared in TV Show 'Last of the Summer Wine' |
| July - Sept |
Summer Season - Blackpool, Great Yarmouth, Scarborough, Skegness |
| 4th October |
The Boys In Blue released on DVD |
| 4th December - 23rd January 2005 |
Panto - Peter Pan, Darlington Civic Theatre |
2005
|
| 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th January, 3rd, 10th, 24th February, 4th March |
Appeared in TV Show 'The Way We Were' |
| March - May |
Stage Show - Funny Guys tour |
| 12th March |
Appeared in TV Show 'Last of the Summer Wine' |
| 25th - 30th April |
Stage Show - A Night At The Music Hall, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre |
| July - Sept |
Summer Season - Blackpool, Great Yarmouth, Scarborough, Weymouth |
| 4th Sep |
Appearance on Songs of Praise |
| 7th Nov |
DVD - Cannon and Ball Live released |
| November |
TV - I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here |
| 20th Nov |
TV - Bobby appears in Heartbeat |
| 5th Dec |
Video - It's a Boy released |
| December |
Pantomime - Dick Whittington, Hull New Theatre |
2006
|
| March - May |
Stage Show - Funny Guys tour |
| 2nd July |
TV - Bobby appears in Heartbeat |
| 29th July |
TV - Appearance on Richard and Judy |
| July - Oct |
Summer Season - Blackpool, Llandudno, Scarborough, Skegness |
| 22nd July |
TV - The Story of Light Entertainment |
| December |
Pantomime - Dick Whittington, Cliffs Pavilion Theatre, Southend |
2007
|
| 4th - 12th May |
Stage - Big Bad Mouse, Lincoln |
| July - Oct |
Summer Season - Blackpool, Great Yarmouth |
| All year |
Stage - Numerous Locations |
| 13th Dec 2007 - 12th Jan 2008 |
Pantomime - Jack and the Beanstalk, Hull New Theatre |
2008
|
| May - July |
Stage - Big Bad Mouse |
| Aug - Sept |
Stage - Best of British Variety tour |
| 21st September |
TV - Tommy appears in Heartbeat |
| 11th Dec 2008 - 4th Jan 2009 |
Pantomime - Jack and the Beanstalk, St. Albans |
2009
|
| Aug - Oct |
Stage - Best of British Variety tour |
| September |
DVD - The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club Series 1 |
| December |
TV - the Fattest Man in Britain with accompanying DVD release |
| Dec - Jan 2010 |
Pantomime - Jack and the Beanstalk, Lincoln Theatre Royal |
2010
|
| 15th Feb |
TV - The Alan Titchmarsh Show |
| 27th Feb |
TV - All Star Mr and Mrs |
| 23rd Feb |
Radio 4 comedy Act Your Age |
| 24th Feb |
TV Chat Show - Loose Women |
| July - Sept |
Summer Season - Rock With Laughter |
| 3rd Aug |
TV Chat Show - Loose Women |
| 23rd Aug |
DVD release of Cannon and Ball - The Complete First Series |
| December - January 2011 |
Pantomime - Aladdin, Lincoln Theatre Royal |
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