Friday, 30th May 1969 PICK OF THE DAY 10.30pm BIG BREADWINNER HOG, ITV The final episode of Granada’s flashy-yet-gritty bit of the...
Recorded on the evening of Monday 22 May, here’s our unintentional, but nonetheless fulsome, tribute to the mighty Sir Roger Moore. We’ve added a...
This week’s categories: And Mr Griffiths was shit too, Cassandrat!, The ex-almost Mr Priscilla Presley, Record Broken, Potty mouth ruins it for everyone
Friday, 17th May 1991 PICK OF THE DAY 6.30pm TONIGHT WITH JONATHAN ROSS, CHANNEL 4 It seems so long ago now, but...
JAUNDICED JUGGERNAUT of "It's The Arts" franchise-fulfilling, regulator-appeasing slurry
"ALL STYLES of music" allegedly catered for in this dance-arse variety bumstead
This week’s categories: Rosser and Stableford, Show meh! Tell meh!, Ballsy, Comedy + rap = crap?, Diddley-dee…boom!
By the finest scissors in all of Aragon, the Creamguide (Films) Commentary team go Bakshi insane with a detailed (and we do...
Friday, 12th May 1972 PICK OF THE DAY 8.10pm THE BROTHERS, BBC1 This road haulage power struggle family saga was a huge...
THROUGH-THE-MOTIONS SPIN-OFF from THE GENTLE TOUCH.
In that blessed era that we're forced to refer to as The LateSeventiesToTheEarlyEighties, there was one disease that met all your tabloid...
This week’s categories: In the corridors of power, Vision-mixing live, Managing the beverage order, Not afraid to industry reference, And he’s off again
SCOTTISH COMEDY export leavened with two southerners when transferring from radio to TV.
Friday, 9th May 1986 PICK OF THE DAY 7.40pm I’VE GOT A SECRET, BBC1 A long-running yet little-remembered transfer of the Allen...
"TICKLE ON THE WHAT?"
This week’s categories: Talking about deep shit, Pre up your hacienda Jimmy, Fingering Portillo, Great Railway Journeys credit squeeze, “It’s Buzby, he says...
Here they are, born to be kings – it’s Chris, Craig and – to a fuller extent – Jack, to discuss what...
Friday, 24th April 1987 PICK OF THE DAY 5.30pm THE TUBE, CHANNEL 4 It’s perhaps not surprising, but discussions about The Tube...
This week’s categories: Catchy hook, Tough crowd, Beat the 1979 sound men strike, Ba-DOO!, Let the piano be your punchline
Oh, great! It’s an ‘Ian and Graham’ episode! The two pals meet to discuss two shows, both of which aired on Tuesday nights....
Friday, 17th April 1981 PICK OF THE DAY 4.40pm SWAP SHOP STAR AWARDS, BBC1 On BBC4 recently we’ve seen the debut of...
This week’s categories: The Sweeney, Per-font-ory, Send for Jeff Banks, …And cut two prats on bikes, When geometric shapes attack
Flash, Flash we love you, but we only have 1 hour 45 minutes and eight seconds to wax lyrical about this stupendous...
Friday, 10th April 1992 PICK OF THE DAY 8.00pm BRUCE’S GUEST NIGHT, BBC1 Drown your sorrows the day after the election with...
This week’s categories: A tremendous stalk, Castrovulgar, Rumpo of the Baker, The Sound of Bums, A moment of charm
Friday, 5th April 1985 PICK OF THE DAY 8.00pm TREASURE HUNT, CHANNEL 4 It’s Good Friday, and here’s something suitably festive –...
This week’s categories: Obligate nasal breather, Popular with the hoi polloi, …and cut!, Provokes an instant reaction, Will entendre x 2 for money
Chris, Craig and Jack hove into 2017 with a sideways look at an early 1980s classic. Yet to be honoured with a...
Friday, 31st March 1978 PICK OF THE DAY 7.30pm A SONG FOR EUROPE, BBC1 Two hours of primetime Friday evening telly is...
This week’s categories: Ginger wig, bracket, kilt – that’s it, Just two noises is enough, It’s the knee bend that sells it, Say...
A particularly lusty instalment, featuring two great friends, who arrive at a location and show each other a TV show – with no...
Friday, 23rd March 1984 PICK OF THE DAY 9.25pm WHICKER!, BBC2 The eighth episode of 10 of Alan Whicker’s sedate (belying the...
This week’s categories: A bit handy, Miriam Margo-glees, Gets things off her chest, She’s got the look, Kindergarten Plop
Friday, 15th March 1985 PICK OF THE DAY 7.00pm WOGAN, BBC1 And it’s our last visit of the week to the verdant...
10) Bucks Fizz – My Camera Never Lies A pleasant surprise given it was once at risk of being the great forgotten...
This week’s categories: Don’t say knit, say donkey do, Feeling a little sheepish, So furry so goody, Fall & Rose of Reginald’s peeling,...
Friday, 11th March 1977 PICK OF THE DAY 11.40pm UFO, ITV This episode scoops the coveted POTD badge, along with regulated enhanced...
The non-stop hits continue as we count towards the top 10! 20) The Associates – Party Fears Two Subsequently the classic sound...
This week’s categories: Prince Albert?, …but the tune’s all wrong, Ban this filth!, Not a joke about pumps, Bad jumper, but a sticky...
Friday, 6th March 1981 PICK OF THE DAY 7.00pm A QUESTION OF SPORT, BBC1 If not at the peak of its powers...
Welcome as we enter our dynamic top 30! 30) Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime Mid-life crisis existentialism you can groove...
This week’s categories: Jacket sleeve style compliant, Brummie equals funny, Arse-wiggling by the stairs, Yeah? Get that one? Clever…, Gag courtesy of Quantel
Friday, 27th February 1987 PICK OF THE DAY 7.30pm FIRST AIDS, ITV The centrepiece of this week’s momentous all-channel crusade to prevent the nation from...
Welcome to our BIG chart countdown, and if you’ve been wondering, “Where’s Paul?”, well, wonder no more… 40) Saint Etienne – You’re...
It’s 40 years since Tharg the Mighty, a gentleman alien from Betelgeuse with a penchant for eccentric phraseology, first shared with us Earthlets...
This week’s categories: Expected him to sound like that, Selina Nonscrot, Bad Drake, Municipal law enforcement, We probably wouldn’t think
Friday, 18th February 1977 PICK OF THE DAY 7.05pm INDOORS OUTDOORS, BBC2 It seems a long time since you got presenters called Val...
Halfway there, as our Thursday night countdown continues. And at number 50, it’s… 50) Grace Jones – Slave To The Rhythm It...
SNOW-SKIMMING flag-slaloming Alpine ITC misfire landing on Saturday afternoons like Eddie The Eagle Edwards after a particularly clip show come-hithering jump. Steve ‘Son...
THE SECOND, and undoubtedly the greatest, instalment of PAUL DANIELS's great Beeb game show trilogy (alongside ODD ONE OUT and WIPEOUT), this...
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