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TV programmes you can't believe were ever made

delta79 said:
It happened on radio too. Orson Welles radio play of H.G wells war of the worlds in 1938 had a massive effect on the CBS listeners
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It did! Radiolab has a fantastic podcast on how that evolved into confusion and concern:

War of the Worlds

For the 80th anniversary of Orson Welles' 1938 radio play "The War of the Worlds," we take a deep dive into one of the most controversial moments in broadcasting history.
radiolab.org radiolab.org
Very much worth a listen!
 
Slugjc said:
It was that programme that changed the way TV was listed.
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The programme was listed as drama, in a current drama series, on Halloween, with the continuity announcer making it clear that it was a drama.
It didn't change the way tv was listed, because the actual listing, at the time, was accurate.
 
rob666 said:
The programme was listed as drama, in a current drama series, on Halloween, with the continuity announcer making it clear that it was a drama.
It didn't change the way tv was listed, because the actual listing, at the time, was accurate.
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It did however have a massive impact when Ofcom came to create their broadcast code. Any "fake" news, or spoof documentary, for narrative purposes has to be presented in such a context that an audience could reasonably deduce that it's not real.

Ghostwatch did push it incredibly close though, once the continuity announcement was over, by roping in Michael Parkinson.
 
The other day I heard someone say "celebrity juice was brilliant."

Speaking of programmes that wouldn't get made today. Thank god this is one of them. How that lasted so long, is beyond me. Considering the back lash something like dapper laughs got at the time. Which, wasn't too different to what Keith Lemon is saying and doing. Even on This Morning. Which as we know, the bastion of decent taste!

Just to complete the circle. little Britain. Calls for it to be returned but the "snowflake kids can't handle it." Think you will find they can. They also know that deep down, it was terrible.
 
Slugjc said:
Just to complete the circle. little Britain. Calls for it to be returned but the "snowflake kids can't handle it." Think you will find they can. They also know that deep down, it was terrible.
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It’s funny, but I feel horrible for laughing
 
Slugjc said:
Just to complete the circle. little Britain. Calls for it to be returned but the "snowflake kids can't handle it." Think you will find they can. They also know that deep down, it was terrible.
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Include Come Fly with Me in that too (it’s just Little Britain: Stansted Airport and has all the same jokes and problems)
 
Slugjc said:
Just to complete the circle. little Britain. Calls for it to be returned but the "snowflake kids can't handle it." Think you will find they can. They also know that deep down, it was terrible.
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I'll go to bat for the first series of Little Britain and the preceding two radio series, in which there is much wittier dialogue, the characters appear slightly less cartoonish, and the overall tone is more so celebratory of its oddball creations. Almost everything from S2 onwards is absolutely foul, and completely witless compared to what Lucas and Walliams had previously been capable of.
 
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