Chris Tarrant is very excited about Sally James’ trick, 1980 What makes a great TV moment? It’s something that leaves you open-mouthed...
The lottery machine breaks down, 30th November 1996 Look at all the rigmarole that surrounded the lottery in those days, even going...
The new presenter of World of Sport, 24th December 1977 On Christmas Day 1977, Morecambe and Wise appeared in their final BBC...
The Day Today report on bombdogs, 9th February 1994 The highest placed scripted moment in our chart (if you want another clue...
That interview, 1st December 1976 Well, we all know what this one is, though kudos to the person who’s put the video...
Julian Clary goes back to basics, 12th December 1993 They’re still going now but the British Comedy Awards are nowhere near as...
The most terrifying programme ever made, 23rd September 1984 Forever scorched on the psyche of a generation for whom the prospect of...
Brucie gets the network together, 7th October 1978 In the history of ITV, four words strike terror through the heart – Bruce...
Larry Grayson meets ABBA, kind of, 25th December 1978 Christmas 1978 was always destined to be a difficult one for the Beeb....
A song about a Honda, 23rd February 1992 Ooh look, Victor’s radio is tuned into Radio 1 on 1089 medium wave. Probably...
The greatest prize ever given away on TV, 23rd April 1994 For much of this countdown we’ve reflected on television’s past, but...
Some unusual Missing Words, 4th June 1993 Amazing to think that Have I Got News For You has been running now for...
Eric and Ern plus special guests, 25th December 1977 As we all know, The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show in 1977 wasn’t...
Cuddly Ken outdoes Uri Geller, 20th December 1979 Terry Wogan always said that his favourite moments on Blankety Blank were always the...
Welcome home to ITV, 24th October 1979 These days we just get slightly more ragged news bulletins and maybe an unscheduled episode...
The best thing Parky ever did, 31st October 1992 Is there a programme from the nineties quite as mythical as Ghostwatch? Now...
Jeremy Irvine’s grand departure, 24th January 1984 Just pipping the death of Danny Kendall, we’re nominating this as the most memorable Grange...
Jackanory suddenly becomes exciting, 6th January 1986 Yes, we know it played a vital role in encouraging the joys of literature, and...
Gary Davies tries his best to keep order, 13th February 1989 Frankly we could have filled this entire Top 100 with moments...
Frank Spencer goes rollerskating, 20th December 1973 We think only Up Pompeii can rival Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em as a sitcom...
David Icke’s second coming, 29th April 1991 Does this qualify as a “great” TV moment, then, given that Wogan has later said...
Cuddly Ken “interviews” Rod Stewart, 1st January 1979 There’s a famous moment from Kenny Everett’s show involving Rod Stewart, but great though...
A song about a lovely horse, 5th April 1996 Apparently when Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews wrote this episode, when it came...
Graham Taylor appears not to like it, 27th January 1994 The most amazing thing about An Impossible Job is that the FA...
Jon P’twee sets the coordinates for Crinkley Bottom, 26 November 1993 What force for good could bring the Doctor back to TV...
Chrissie swims the Channel, January 1985 “Dark” comedy was something that seemed to be invented at some point in the last decade,...
It’s No-No-No-Noel’s Addicts, 28th September 1993 Before you watch that, watch this, because this is a great example of a parody that’s...
Band Aid’s one and only TV appearance, 25th December 1984 It’s been suggested that this is the ultimate Top of the Pops...
Smashie and Nicey’s final appearance, 4th April 1994 It’s been suggested that Smashie and Nicey was the only bit of satire that...
Si, Saz and Pete have some trouble with dogs, 20th January 1983 Val, John and Pete have always been cited as the...
The Generation Game pantomime, 25th December 1973 Was there ever a finer example of family entertainment than The Generation Game? It’s no...
Parkinson welcomes a very special guest, 6th March 1982 This sequence is really quite something. Parky may be a crashing bore these...
Gregorio’s very rude song, 22nd October 1992 We’re not going to offer any justification for including in this countdown an extremely vulgar...
Alison Standfast is the grand inquisitor, 10th January 1987 Sadly we don’t have the full version of this, but the nearest we...
An interview with Michael Jackson, 9th March 1990 The reason given for why so many sketch shows these days rely so heavily...
Alice Cooper shocks the nation’s parents, 13th July 1972 As we’ve mentioned before, we think the early eighties is Top of the...
Nicholas Witchell single-handedly runs the BBC, 15th October 1987 This whole programme, such as it was, became something of a holy grail...
David Frost and the Yippies, 7th November 1970 This clip is perhaps a longer version of this memorable encounter than you’d normally...
Spike Milligan heads to the Tower, 11th December 1994 The Brit Awards always likes to hype itself up as the awards show...
Robin Day almost interviews John Nott, October 1982 We’re never very fond of interviews going awry, hence the non-appearance of Five Star...
Slade In Residence, 21st September 1993 Paul Whitehouse again, though this time only in an acting role. Before we go any further,...
A transmission from Chanel 9, 4th October 1994 In the summer of 1994, TV Cream was on holiday at a hotel where...
The band of the year take their bow, 5th January 1984 Much earlier in this countdown we featured Frankie’s sensational performance of...
Vivienne Westwood’s new collection, 1988 Another Morris connection here, too, as this moment was famously parodied on Knowing Me Knowing You…, and...
The Yogs are Within These Walls, September 1975 A Chris Morris connection with this moment as well, as the main man is...
A transmission from Rok TV, 26th January 1994 This definitely won’t be the last appearance of The Day Today in this countdown,...
The Worm That Turned, 1st November 1980 We’ve remarked before on the incredible variety and production values of The Two Ronnies and...
Gazza gets a bit over-excited, 14th April 1991 Post-match interviews are considered an important part of televised sports coverage even though they...
Tony McCabe wastes everyone’s time, 1974 Michael Barratt used to say that, yes, they had skateboarding ducks and so on as part...
Chris Evans doesn’t interview Don King, 15th March 1996 Few series went off the boil quite as quickly as TFI Friday but...
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