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The Story of Light Entertainment BBC2

  • 05-08-2006 11:14PM
    #1
    mickd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 602 ✭✭✭


    Good show tonight about how radio a most effective proving ground for a move into television.Covered everybody from Jimmy Saville, Blackburn, Wogan, Kenny Everett, Noel Edmonds, Chris Evans.


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  • #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Its been a good series and shows why UK light entertainment telly at its best can't be touched by anyone.

    Trouble is Ant 'n Dec are now considered the best of our age! :(

    Mike.


  • #3
    mickd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 602 ✭✭✭mickd


    Thats so true they are pretty rubbish when compared to whats gone before. That was some stinging comments by Terry Christain on Chris Evans


  • #4
    spanner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 620 ✭✭✭spanner


    great show really enjoyed, the terestrial tv is still putting on the best programmes have the sky and I cant remember actually watching a good programme on it just muck to pass the time


  • #5
    mickd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 602 ✭✭✭mickd


    So true fortunately I don't have sky . The one thing that bugs me would be contributing to Rupert the Bear's empire so its FTA all the way


  • #6
    lostexpectation
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,082 ✭✭✭lostexpectation


    I always hated evans and his laughing yesmen


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  • #7
    mickd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 602 ✭✭✭mickd


    Good show on comedians. Have to say I never found Ben Elton funny


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