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As is well documented on other pages of this section, West Ham and Liverpool helped revive some of the venerable traditions of the FA Cup final on Saturday, notably that of the participants actually giving a stuff who wins it. The BBC, meanwhile, did its own bit for tradition, augmenting the artsy fartsy build-up we have come to expect on big-match days with an appearance in the studio by the celebrated vaudevillian Sir James Tarbuck, whose last Cup final day guest spot was in 1977.