This is a look back at some of the televisual lowlights of the 1980s, from Mick Fleetwod and Samantha Fox's disastrous attempt at hosting an awards ceremony to the birth of 'yoof' TV. Other cringeworthy classics include 'The Minipops', 'The Hitman and Her', perhaps the world's worst sitcom and the cranky presenting style of TV chef Keith Floyd.
The 1990s featured many opportunities for shocking television errors and a a few bad ideas including fledgling BSkyBʼs first attempt at a sitcom called ʻHeil Honey, Iʼm Homeʼ.
Talent shows, reality television and people famous for being famous were the huge trends during the early 21st century.
Soapy escapes from real life and the horrors of Eurovision.
This episode explores the incident that led to cooking legend Fanny Craddock losing her job, a microphone fail during Fame Academy, the sun-drenched disaster that was Eldorado, and windswept lovelies taking part in the Miss Yorkshire Television beauty pageant. Features interviews with Eamoon Holmes, Anne Diamond, Nick Ferrari and more.
The Best of Bad TV celebrates those moments when events on the small screen went wrong – in the most spectacular way imaginable. Because, while great television is all well and good, it’s much more fun to watch things start to unravel in fist-biting close-up. From drunken chat show guests and dismal on-screen talent, to jaw-dropping technical cock-ups and stand-up fights, right through to the worst excesses of reality TV – not to mention entire formats, sitcoms and dramas that should never have seen the light of day in the first place. A collection of the most awkward and amusing TV interviews, including Grace Jones on Russell Harty's chat show, Oliver Reed disrupting a high-brow conversation on 'After Dark' to Quentin Tarantino refusing to answer questions from Krishnan Guru-Murthy.
A collection of classic TV clangers from Topless Darts to George Galloway pretending to be a cat. With personal recollections from Katy Puckrick, Sarah Cawood, Christine Hamilton, Paul Morley, Mark Dolan, David Quantick, Nina Myskow and Zoe Lyons.
Clip show featuring a collection of the biggest TV howlers. A fire on the Blue Peter set, famous faces who think they can sing, wardrobe malfunctions and disastrous award shows. Celebs including Peter Purves, Eamonn Holmes, Lionel Blair and more remember their favourite failures.