Memories of mad stuff that happened on live TV.

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Yes, not screened live but I vividly remember Ceasceu and his wife's execution by firing squad being shown on the news.

I think they just showed the aftermath- the bodies, but the execution wasn't shown. There was no planning, all very spur of the moment I don't think they even made it out of the palace.

Not sure if Linda Martin's version of Get Lucky has been mentioned. That was a national tragedy.

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkSRKUg0puc

why can't winning streak be like this???

GoatBoy74 wrote: »

The Bee Gees walking off Clive Anderson show cause he joked about band name being tossers or something to that effect.

i remember that, but it wasn't live it was a pre-recorded show

very odd behaviour by them all the same, can't believe they took offence to that off the cuff harmless remark...i reckon something else was said to them that was probably edited out of the final broadcast

fryup wrote: »

i remember that, but it wasn't live it was a pre-recorded show

very odd behaviour by them all the same, can't believe they took offence to that off the cuff harmless remark...i reckon something else was said to them that was probably edited out of the final broadcast

Le Tosseurs thay were called before Bee Gees. Anderson was calling them 'the tossers' the whole way throughout the interview and you could see them getting madder every time. I think it was Robin Gibb who walked off first and said 'you're the tosser mate'. Unfortunately as happens a lot with walk-offs his mic wire got caught on the seat and he ended up looking a bit daft

They should have known that's the kind of interview you get with Anderson, he always takes the piss.

In a similar vein I remember The Osmonds minus Marie were on Johnathan Ross once and he made a remark about wanting to screw her. they are mormons I think, and quite religious, you could see on Donny's face he was really angry. he came very close to walking off I'd say.

razorblunt wrote: »

I think the last brother sat there awkwardly and said something along the lines of "I better go too".

Ha! yes. Clive said 'would you like to stay and have a chat?' and he answered 'sorry, I don't do impressions of my brothers'.

Nirvana on TOTP. They were told that there would be a backing track playing and Kurt was to sing over it live, so they decided to give a big screw you to the show instead. Krist didn't have any strings on his bass guitar

Newuser2 wrote: »

JR is an amazing musician

Probably a bit of a twat too

Jonny is a very underrated musician, pil are incredible and always on the go.
Full time carer for the wife at the minute suffering from dementia.

The IRA funeral in 1988 where two british corporals took a wrong turn and drove into the path of the funeral cortege. I remember seeing them being surrounded , getting out of the car and firing a weapon and that was their last act. Brutal end . I was 11 at the time it was a bit of an eye opener.

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Noel Edmunds was the ant and dec of my youth and I recall the main event each week was a stunt by a viewer along with trained professionals, but I distinctly remember a death putting a stop to it.

On 13 November 1986, volunteer Michael Lush was killed during his first rehearsal for another live stunt. The stunt, called "Hang 'em High", involved bungee jumping from an exploding box suspended from a 120 ft-high crane. The carabiner clip attaching his bungee rope to the crane sprang loose from its eyebolt during the jump. He died instantly of multiple injuries, and the show was cancelled on 15 November after Edmonds resigned, saying he did not "have the heart to carry on".[12]

His House Party was huge in the 90s to be fair.

razorblunt wrote: »

His House Party was huge in the 90s to be fair.

That was his comeback I think after the accident