A plug for an album by Adam and Joe, which is available on iTunes from Monday. It’s a collection of their ace...
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Ahead of the nation’s largest simultaneous ejaculation, when Billie Piper returns to Dr Who tonight, the TV Cream Matrix Databank has been...
Surely the most stirring title sequence ever:
That holy trinity of pop anecdotage, Paul Gambaccini, Tim Rice and Jonathan Rice, have this to say about 1986 in their book...
It’s pretty clear we’re heading into another period of belt-tightening, sock-pulling, sleeve-rolling, penny-counting austerity. Already the news bulletins are full of talk...
Next Tuesday at 8pm on BBC4 there’s a repeat of Michael Cockerell’s documentary on Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power, and if you...
There’s already a thread about this on NotBBC, but it’s just too good a subject to pass over by way of a...
It’s always fun seeing dramatisations of life at the BBC, and last week’s Mary Whitehouse knockabout was no exception. But they’re all...
Here’s a fantastic clip from the fantastic RDA, a show that deserved so much more of everything (acclaim, audience, recommissions…). It’s John...
I know this isn’t strictly to do with normal TV Cream matters, but this blog has been flying the flag for Macca...
One final set of questions. Who uttered the last words to be broadcast on:1) TV-am2) Thames Television3) The Big Breakfast4) Mark Radcliffe’s...
Which of these is not a song by Paul McCartney? a) Oo Youb) Bogey Musicc) Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reggaed) Bip Bope) Electricity...
Three quick questions today: Who was the first voice to be heard ona) Radio 1b) Radio 5c) Radio 5 Live?
Here’s Mary Whitehouse in 1967 talking about her favourite programme. But what is it? “Already there are some programmes serving a very...
What’s the odd one out in this list – and why? Window cleanerMillinerBillstickerCostermongerPost Office engineer
One last batch of Radio Times billings to identify, this time from May 1988: 1) Tonight’s contest is between Sandbach School from...
Whose nose do you suppose? And the answer is…
Which of these are not episode titles from This Life? a) Milly Liarb) You Can’t Make An Omelette Without Breaking Eggc) Apocalypse...
The production team for This Is Your Life used to have a code-name system in operation, to help disguise the identity of...
Match up the Eurovision winning song with the correct country: 1) Diggy-Loo Diggy-Ley2) Ding-Dinge-Dong3) A Ba Ni Bi4) La, La, La5) Insieme:...
More sequel-itis: What was Margaret Thatcher’s favourite pop song?
Another literary effort today. Who penned these memoirs? 1) Let’s Get Through Wednesday2) It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time3)...
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A theme scene today. Which programmes boasted (or in some cases, still boast) these pieces of music as their signature tune? 1)...
More Radio Times billings to identify, this time from March 1989: 1) Consumer advice, misprints, mishaps and real-life humour drawn from your...
Re-arrange this list of artistes into the order they appeared on stage at Live Aid (earliest first): U2Paul McCartneyElvis CostelloQueenSadeNoel Edmonds
Halfway through these now; to everyone who’s contributed so far, many thanks. Today: what’s happening here?
Match the household junk to the Blue Peter Appeal: 1) Used stamps2) Pre-decimal coins3) Silver paper4) Buttons, buckles and badges5) Scrap metal...
Which of these albums had the most number of tracks also released as singles? Madonna LIKE A PRAYERPet Shop Boys INTROSPECTIVEMichael Jackson...
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More morbid stuff today. Which BBC programme was interrupted to announce the death of: 1) The Queen Mother2) Pope John Paul II3)...
Last lines of autobiographies, this one. Can you match up the five sign-offs with the correct author? a) Cue Frank FRANK BOUGH...
Suggestions, please, as to what’s occurring here:
Another mix’n’match today. Can you correctly pair up the song with the album on which it appears (in position Track 1, Side...
Simple one today: When did New Doctor Who jump the shark?1) The first time David Tennant went “Hoh yessss!”2) The first time...
What perpetually ill-advised thing is about to happen here?
True or false? 1) LL Cool J’s real name is Archibald Foster-Ffitzsimmons and he is heir to the Foster-Ffitzsimmons biscuity dynasty. 2)...
Here’s fun. Can you identify the programmes hiding behind these Radio Times billings, all hailing from July 1986: 1) “Time for another...
Everyone can remember what Mrs Thatcher’s favourite bands were*, but today’s questions invites you to cast your mind even further back: What...
Straightforward one, this: What has just happened here?
Slightly more tricky, perhaps: what was unusual about the closing titles from the final ever episodes of: a) Seaviewb) Jossy’s Giantsc) That’s...
A quick one today. Here, in alphabetical order, are the guests on an edition of Blankety Blank broadcast in September 1983. Who,...
OK, so it’s not strictly the first of the month, but there’ll still be 31 days in May come what, er, may....
…this one is in Technicolour. In the unlikely event of anyone not having been able to see the images that made up...
Election night approaches, and David indicates the number of viewers likely to tune into his brother on the other side.
Devastatingly sad news.
Just discovered you can watch the whole of that Macca TV special here. Highlights include the man’s piano being blown up at...
It’s been confirmed that Morrissey is to play a leading role in this year’s Christmas episode of Dr Who. The curmudgeonly racialist...
It ran and ran, it got binned off, it was brought back for want of anything else to write about. Here’s Paul...
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