The 100 Greatest TV Moments from Hell
(Also see
The 100 Greatest TV Adverts and
The 100 Greatest TV Moments)
As broadcast on Channel 4 on September 9th 2000 and hosted by Zoe Ball,
here is a roundup of the 100 Greatest TV Moments From Hell of all time :
(where years and channel names are missing, C4 didn't display them)
- 100: The Frost Programme: David Frost and the Yippies (ITV, 1970)
- 99: This Morning Stars in their Eyes (ITV, 2000)
- 98: Play Guitar with Ulf Goran (ITV, 1974)
- 97: Robin Askwith in Bottle Boys (ITV, 1984)
- 96: Tony Banks rolling joints on Naked City (C4, 1993)
- 95: Oxford Roadshow (BBC2, 1980)
- 94: Open Door: Albion Free State (BBC2, 1974)
- 93: Boyzone on The Late Late Show (C4, 1993)
- 92: Spike Milligan in Curry and Chips (ITV, 1969)
- 91: Paul Shane ("You've Lost that Loving Feeling") on Pebble Mill (BBC1, 1996)
- 90: Origami (ITV, 1968-72)
- 89: Ottway and Barrett (BBC2, 1977)
- 88: Something Else (BBC2, 1978)
- 87: Friday Night Saturday Morning (BBC2, 1979)
- 86: The Who on Russell Harty Plus (ITV, 1973)
- 85: Mr & Mrs (ITV)
- 84: Fred Trueman on Indoor League (ITV)
- 83: Club X (C4, 1989)
- 82: Animal Kwackers (ITV, 1974-1978)
- 81: Kevin Keegan on The Superstars (BBC1, 1976)
- 80: The Girlie Show (1996-7)
- 79: Out of Town (ITV, 1963-1980)
- 78: Anabella Lwin (Bow Wow Wow) on "B.A. in Music" (ITV, 1982)
- 77: Ask Zena Skinner
- 76: Love Thy Neighbour (ITV, 1972-76)
- 75: Bernard Levin gets punched on TW3 (ITV, 1963)
- 74: Littlejohn Live and Uncut (ITV, 1994)
- 73: The Benny Hill Show (ITV)
- 72: Mo Mowlam on So Graham Norton (C4, 2000)
- 71: ITV Telethons (1988-92)
- 70: "WANKERS" on Countdown (Channel 4)
- 69: Arthur Mullard & Hilda Baker performing "You're the One That I Want" (BBC1, 1978)
- 68: Handcuffed on "One Hour with Jonathan Ross" (C4, 1989)
- 67: Roger DeCourcey on A Christmas Parade (ITV, 1982)
- 66: Mind Your Language (ITV, 1977-79)
- 65: Stan Boardman "Fokkers" on Des O'Connor (ITV, 1986)
- 64: Pam Ayres (ITV)
- 63: James Harries (10-yr-old Welsh antiques expert) on Wogan (BBC1, 1988)
- 62: Lynne Perrie on The Word (C4, 1994)
- 61: Heil Honey I'm Home (BSB, 1990)
- 60: Regionaol Miss World-type shows (ITV)
- 59: Felix (13-yr-old presenter) on The Tube (C4, 1986)
- 58: The Comedians (ITV, 1971-85)
- 57: Swearing Football Managers
- 56: Religious "Pause for Thought" shows
- 55: Glenn Medieros on Jukebox Jury (BBC2, 1990)
- 54: Crossroads (ITV, 1964-88)
- 53: Why Don't You...? (BBC1, 1973-95)
- 52: Public Image Limited on Check it Out (ITV, 1979)
- 51: The Black and White Minstrel Show (BBC1, 1958-78)
- 50: L7 on The Word (C4, 1992)
- 49: Keep Fit with Eileen Fowler
- 48: World of Sport Wrestling (ITV, 1965-88)
- 47: New Faces (ITV)
- 46: The Time The Place studio demo (ITV, 1995)
- 45: OTT (ITV, 1982)
- 44: Pan's People dance routines
- 43: Jeremy Paxman at the Berlin Wall (BBC2, 1990)
- 42: Mini Pops (C4, 1983)
- 41: The Stone Roses power cut on The Late Show (BBC2, 1989)
- 40: Private Dicks (C4, 1999)
- 39: Junior Showtime
- 38: Game for a Laugh (ITV, 1981-85)
- 37: Disco Dancin' Championships (ITV)
- 36: Novelty variety acts ('Bob the Tray')
- 35: Prisoner: Cell Block H (ITV, 1979-86)
- 34: Sale of the Century with Nicholas Parsons (ITV, 1971-83)
- 33: Iggy Pop's trousers on The White Room (C4, 1997)
- 32: DIY TV Shows
- 31: Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest entries
- 30: WACaday (Wide Awake Club) (ITV)
- 29: Johnny Rotten on Jukebox Jury (BBC1, 1979)
- 28: Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle on Top of the Pops (BBC1, 1987)
- 27: Going For Gold (BBC1)
- 26: The Grand Knockout Tournament (It's a Royal Knockout) (BBC1, 1987)
- 25: Wayne Hussey (The Mission) on The James Whale Radio Show (ITV, 1990)
- 24: QVC: The Shopping Channel
- 23: Chris Mayhew on Panorama (BBC1, 1955)
- 22: L!ve TV (June 12th 1995 - November 5th 1999)
- 21: Blue Peter (Janet Ellis on the garden being vandalised) (BBC1, 1983)
- 20: Dexy's Midnight Runners ("Jackie Wilson Said") on Top of the Pops (BBC1, 1982)
- 19: Bullseye (ITV)
- 18: Maureen on Driving School (BBC1)
- 17: Shaun Ryder on TFI Friday (C4, 1999)
- 16: Streaker on This Morning's weather map (1995)
- 15: Dallas: Bobby Ewing in the shower (BBC1, 1983)
- 14: The Hopefuls on The Word (C4, 1993-95)
- 13: Dubbed TV programmes
- 12: John Redwood sings his National Anthem (ITV, 1993)
- 11: Eldorado (BBC1, 1992-93)
- 10: 321 (ITV)
- 9: Changing actors in soap operas
- 8: University Challenge: New Hall, Cambridge scoring 35 points (BBC2, 1997)
- 7: Naked Jungle: Keith Chegwin's penis (C5, 2000)
- 6: British Comedy Awards: Julian Clary's fisting gag (C4, 1993)
- 5: Clive Anderson All Talk: Bee Gees walk off (BBC1, 1997)
- 4: Calendar Goes Pop: Richard Madeley interviews Shakin' Stevens (ITV)
- 3: The Frank Skinner Show: Tara Palmer-Tompkinson off her head (BBC1, 1999)
- 2: The Brits: Mick Fleetwood and Samantha Fox (BBC1, 1989)
- 1: Richard Madeley does Ali G on This Morning (ITV, 2000)
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