I have about half of TV Hell on an old VHS tape, recorded from the original broadcast. It's got stuff like worst ever Eurovision song contest entries, 'Rock Bottom' (worst of Top of the Pops, presented by John Peel), worst TV moments ever, failed programme pilots and other Victor Lewis-Smith material. I'll need to see if I can transfer it across because the stuff in it is too funny not to!
he's also got a compilation called nuisance calls which you can get from itunes. anyone who remembers his early shows from radio 1 will agree that this is well worth a purchase. unfortunately it doesn't include dr dreyfuss britains only one fingered jewish gynaecologist which is a shame.
At last! Someone else who remembers his Radio 1 show. I recall the gynaecologist doing filthy things with keyholes and wondering how if the beeb knew what they were broadcasting. I bought the "tested on humans for irritancy" CD, any suggestions how to obtain the Radio series?
I've got a copy of the privately-released cassette if anyone would like to buy it! Very hard to find (except on iTunes), and nearly everyone in it is dead now. Anyway, I don't think that clip fully appreciated the power of TV idents.
They need to make more like this nowadays
OmegaRFox 11 months ago
It's so great to see this again. I've not seen it since it was broadcast.
wisteela 1 year ago
Now I know where charlie brooker gets his ideas.
toweronepower 1 year ago 4
@toweronepower And he knows it. There was this exchange on a Screenwipe Xmas special:
Brooker: Who's Victor Lewis-Smith?
Faceless 'TV insider': He's a rich man's you.
kisbie 4 months ago
I liked I.T.V. better when we had H.T.V., Tyne-Tees, Grampian, Southern etc., but this is very funny indeed! V L-S. is a genius!
Pusllab1 3 years ago 6
Absolutely brilliant! Makes me laugh out loud every time I see it!
UKSazzy67 3 years ago 2
I laughed the first time at the Westward bit.
RustyNormandale 3 years ago
Ads infinitum - if you've got it,post it, pleasepleaseplease!
canonalberic 3 years ago 3
i second this!
misterlaufeyson 3 years ago
Why the hell did they take them down in the first place? That's what I want to know.
weelin83 3 years ago
There's still one episode.
AndrewJimScott 2 years ago
Rad-ee-ot-im-ez...
RustyNormandale 3 years ago 2
I remember Southern, apart from "How" and "Runaround" it was rubbish!
RevStaplehurst 4 years ago 2
But the Harlech logo/ident can make yours or anyones eyeballs sore, lol. :-p
MicBty79 4 years ago
Watching HTV and ITV1 Wales used to make my brain sore!
BBC Wales isn't that good either.
retroglide2000 3 years ago 2
Ironic that Victor Lewis Smith used the old Rediffusion(clip 2:55) logo/indent for his production company today.
MicBty79 4 years ago
V L-S is the scource of so much modern comedy.
i remember listening to him in the early 90's and laughing until i hurt in the face.
spawnfree 4 years ago 5
I have about half of TV Hell on an old VHS tape, recorded from the original broadcast. It's got stuff like worst ever Eurovision song contest entries, 'Rock Bottom' (worst of Top of the Pops, presented by John Peel), worst TV moments ever, failed programme pilots and other Victor Lewis-Smith material. I'll need to see if I can transfer it across because the stuff in it is too funny not to!
UncleFeedle 4 years ago 3
he's also got a compilation called nuisance calls which you can get from itunes. anyone who remembers his early shows from radio 1 will agree that this is well worth a purchase. unfortunately it doesn't include dr dreyfuss britains only one fingered jewish gynaecologist which is a shame.
mrmoran0077 5 years ago
At last! Someone else who remembers his Radio 1 show. I recall the gynaecologist doing filthy things with keyholes and wondering how if the beeb knew what they were broadcasting. I bought the "tested on humans for irritancy" CD, any suggestions how to obtain the Radio series?
pendoian 5 years ago
i had some of them on cassette but i'm buggered if i know where they are now (actually anyone remember what a cassette tape looks like)
mrmoran0077 5 years ago
I've got a copy of the privately-released cassette if anyone would like to buy it! Very hard to find (except on iTunes), and nearly everyone in it is dead now. Anyway, I don't think that clip fully appreciated the power of TV idents.
pubwebmaster 5 years ago
Or the episode where he phone the production office for That's Life, pretending he was a trumpet-playing quadraplegic. Priceless.
illuminatusds 4 years ago
Jolly good! Cheers, luv!
MsGeek703 5 years ago
Funny stuff. VLS's short programmes are much better than his half-hour efforts IMHO.
PerkinsSimpkins 5 years ago 2
OMG!!! I remember when I saw this clip on that TV nostalgia site, Java-TV. It's long dead now. I thought I'd nevewr see this again!
Lurkerbunny 5 years ago 3
Glad to be of service! I picked it up from uknova.
davidmcn 5 years ago
I'm still trying to join up there, but I rather hate their stupid user limit that's preventing me from getting that good stuff.
ProductionX 5 years ago
@davidmcn is there any TV offal on there?
hooker1uk 1 year ago
@hooker1uk they are on somewhere
OmegaRFox 11 months ago