The A-Z of TV Hell Part 1

Broadcast on 31 August 1992 as part of TV Hell night on BBC2. This part features Churchill's People, The Minipops, "Dead Time" on Panorama, London Plus, 60 Minutes and a man trying to jump on eggs on Nationwide. Detailed running list below

00:00 - 02:40 - Part B - Churchills's People (BBC 1975-1976)

02:40 - 06:28 - Part C - Children - The Minipops, Channel 4 1983. Features contributions from Mike Bolland (Channel 4, Commissioning Editor 1981-1987), Joanne Wyatt (Participant), Martin Wyatt (Creator), Liz Forgan (Director of Programmes, Channel 4) and clips from Right To Reply.

06:28 - 09:59 - Part D - Dead Time - Features clips from Panorama with David Dimbleby (BBC, 1978), The Late Show (BBC, 1989), London Plus (1988) and 60 Minutes (1988)

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• people
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• egg
• jumper
• late
• show

[MBHD153]

Note I have now added a detailed running order in the description to help people find clips of programmes they want to watch.

[dacrlit]

This evening was hosted by Paul Merton and Angus Deaton. I was wondering do you have the last bit of the bit of the evening when Paul Merton is knocked down and returned back to TV Hell?

[MBHD153]

Sorry. I'm afraid I don't.

[canonalberic]

I can't hear it!

[icemachine79]

Of course all of these programs still exist in the archives while footage of the first moon landing and a big chunk of 60's Doctor Who got junked. Thanks BBC.

[KapStuf]

Ah, Nationwide. The programme that brought you the skateboarding duck, and the beer drinking slug. It was the prototype of today's 'viral' junk. Youtube before it's time.

[jaytee414]

Have you go a version with decent sound so people can actually hear the clips?

[GusF]

What does John say at 8:27ish?

[MsBkirk]

The film 'Little Miss Sunshine' showed some absolute horrors competing in the pageant the family went to - how come the beauty pageants featuring little girls didn't get all the hullaballoo Mini-Pops got?

[MrPozzoz]

@DoojeenDoonican couldnt put it better myself

[DoojeenDoonican]

I wish they'd make more programmes like that and run a few themed evenings nowadays...TV was so much better in the 80s and 90s when I received only 5 channels...where has it all gone so terribly wrong?

[TheGmcFilms]

Correct me if I'm wrong here but did the late John Peel do the voice continuity on this programme...Thanks...G...

[Shesnoin]

@mintyspace Couldn't believe seeing that one - and the makers trying to justify themselves saying they didn't see how it could be percieved wrongly. When I clicked this to see programmes that shouldn't have been made - didn't expect to see this and I think even this video should be removed as it is now showing what was taken off - even if small sections.

[filmnet]

@mintyspace Funnily enough, Minipops was one of Channel 4's biggest early successes, apart from Brookside. It got 2 million viewers in the days when hardly anyone watched C4. Whenever a clip is shown, they always show the girl dressed in a nighty singing about "making love", but most of the programme wasn't like that.

[MrSyrett]

oh yes, its definately been jumped on that egg.......