When I saw this documentary programme advertised, I recognised a good number of the clips being shown that would be included, and I had my guesses of what else may be included, so I was really looking forward to watching. Basically the show was a three hour collection of live and pre-recorded television fails, mistakes, technical errors, meltdowns and unexpected (mostly involving presenters), all caught on camera, and many broadcast to millions of viewers in Britain and/or around the world.
The first television blunder was: This Morning with Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby hosting, despite being hungover following the celebration of their award at the National Television Awards, they were still drunk and tired. Other television going wrong included: MTV reality show Just Tattoo of Us, with people choosing tattoos for each other, good or bad, only seen in the reveal, host Stephen Bear gave co-host Charlotte Crosby a representative half-bear-half-cheetah tattoo, she rages at him; Changing Rooms host Linda Barker creating a floating shelving unit to display a woman's collection of teapots, but the shelves dropped, and all the pots were smashed; GMTV presenter Ross King being knocked into his swimming pool by Vinnie Jones, his Hugo Boss suit was soaked and ruined; and Robert Kilroy-Silk was denounced Arab states in an article in the Sunday Express, he was hauled for racism and his talk show Kilroy was cancelled, despite some TV appearances (including I'm a Celeb), he has not regained the same fame. News and current affairs shows failing included: Sky News with journalist Joe Tidy reporting at Notting Hill Carnival, he ends up covered in paint on his clean shirt, and on his face by the crowd; reporter Thiago Zogbi at Brazil's Tropeada Festival during the annual mule race, he and the cameraman are knocked over from the back by a running mule; Newsnight with Jeremy Paxman reporting at the celebrations of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the reunification of Germany, the Brandenburg Gate interviews with Charles Wheeler and others are unheard because of a noisy fireworks display; and That's Life with Esther Rantzen handing out the French delicacy bat soup for people to try, she was arrested by a local police officer for "obstruction" and went to court. More news television calamities included: A Current Affair (Channel 9 in Australia) with a landlord who was owed money by a tenant, a pastor, reporter Tim Arvier joined the landlord to inspect the property, the tenant reacted violently towards the camera crew, hitting and kicking them, the man was jailed; and HTV West with Richard Wyatt at Weston-Super-Mare Airfield, the day before the air show, a spotter plane dropping flour bombs whacks the reporter in the back of the head with the wing, he was unconscious and rushed to hospital, it could have been fatal, the pilot never flew again. More news and current affairs shows going awry included: KTVU News reporting Asiana Flight 214 crashing in San Francisco, the crew wanted to be the first on the scene, four pilots' names were confirmed by NTSB, "Captain Sum Ting Wong", "Wi Tu Lo", "Ho Lee Fuk" and "Bang Ding Ow", but these are spoof names and they didn't notice; Ecuador TV station Ecuavisa current affairs show Contacto Directo saw Alfredo Pinoargote and Fidel Araujo had a discussion, Alfredo slid off his chair out of frame, the other man did not notice and kept talking, he reappeared as if nothing happened; Good Morning with Anne and Nick saw Anne Diamond and Nick Owen interviewing life model Yvonne Vinnall, they had three artists to sketch her, the model was scantily dressed, she was unaware that her vagina was visible; and Loose Women with Jamelia making controversial comments about dresses made for certain body sizes, she did not think before she spoke, she has not appeared much since. Entertainment and news shows with chaos included: The Old Grey Whistle Test with Annie Nightingale interviewing singer Paul Simon during his rehearsals, but she was unaware that it was only him that wrote the songs of Simon & Garfunkel, Art Garfunkel only sang, this was an awkward moment; The Birthday Show with comedian Frankie Howerd appearing as a guest, but it was not his birthday, they tried to keep going; The National Lottery draw with Bob Monkhouse choosing audience member Pat Lewis to press the button, but the machine was broken, they were forced to schedule Casualty, and came back an hour later; a female Brazilian reporter was at the scene at a carpentry workshop which is ablaze following an electrical fire, the reporter was shocked and ran away when an explosion occurred; and Sky News with Francis Wilson reporting the weather, one report sees a panel on the screen falls off, another sees the graphics freeze and it goes black; and a female reporter in the eye of an extreme hail storm in Istanbul, Turkey, the hail stones were big, and the winds were high, the reporter continued despite being hit by stones. Television hosts having problems included: a horse race in Monmouth, New Jersey being commentated by Larry Collmus, the racers disappear in a fog cloud, the commentary continues, he made it up, unable to see anything; on the launch of new channel BBC Two, there was a power cut in Battersea, the channel were forced to show Gerald Priestland in a studio, first he is unheard, then the telephone rings but there is nobody there, then it rang again to explain the situation, the launch was fouled up, the following day the first official programme broadcast was Play School; Simon Dee rose to fame, going from radio to host his own primetime television show on the BBC, Dee Time, but his ego grew, and he wanted more money, he moved to London Weekend Television for more money, to a late-night graveyard slot, hosting The Simon Dee Show, it flopped and he was dropped, he disappeared from TV, went on the dole, went to prison, trained as a bus driver, and failed at a radio comeback, he only makes occasional TV appearances, but has not achieved the same fame since. Television from overseas having errors included: a Swedish morning show saw an expert demonstrating how to pop a bottle of champagne with a sharp object, the female presenter failed to do the same using an ice skate, then she is given a sword, she smashed half of a bottle and spilled the drink; and American daytime TV host Marc Morrone had a studio full of various animals on cable show Extra Help Pet Show, the animals went all over the place and caused chaos, he kept calm and unconcerned, and continued to give tips to viewers. Shopping television and advertising with mistakes included: a shopping channel host walking into a large plasma TV screen and breaking it; a shopping channel host referred to a woman feeling unappreciated by her husband, he said "blow him"; Crafting Showcase female host Rachel accidentally saying "shafting" instead of "crafting", she could not stop laughing; a shopping channel host having a cooking device blowing a puff of steam into his face, then he started talking about "flaps"; Peter Simon demonstrating a vacuum that was not plugged in, and says innuendo after innuendo; and a live commercial with John Cameron Swayze with a wristwatch attached to a spinning propeller underwater, to prove it is waterproof, but the watch disappeared.
I had my guesses what TV incidents and programmes would be included, the funny ones and the awkward ones, I always enjoy the nostalgia seeing these moments again, but I wasn't expecting to see hard-hitting material as well, it was good to learn about the serious stuff I have only heard about, overall it was a most interesting and highly watchable documentary.
Narrated by Richard Bacon, with contributions from Linda Barker, Marcus Bentley, Jessie Cave, Leah Charles-King, Paul Coia, Hal Cruttenden, Sharron Davies, Anne Diamond, Vanessa Feltz, Annabel Giles, Angie Greaves, Debbie Greenwood, Howard Griffiths, Zoe Hardman, Nathan Henry, Sarah Jane Honeywell, Sophie Kasaei, Ross Kelly, Ross King, Aggie MacKenzie, Lisa Maffia, Adrian Mills, Nick Owen, Gail Porter, Dame Esther Rantzen, Adam Rickitt, Celia Sawyer, Stacey Soloman, Chris Stark, Janet Street-Porter, Ibiza Weekender's Imogen Townley, Michael Underwood, John Virgo, Vogue Williams, Antony Worrall Thompson and Richard Wyatt. Very good!
The first television blunder was: This Morning with Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby hosting, despite being hungover following the celebration of their award at the National Television Awards, they were still drunk and tired. Other television going wrong included: MTV reality show Just Tattoo of Us, with people choosing tattoos for each other, good or bad, only seen in the reveal, host Stephen Bear gave co-host Charlotte Crosby a representative half-bear-half-cheetah tattoo, she rages at him; Changing Rooms host Linda Barker creating a floating shelving unit to display a woman's collection of teapots, but the shelves dropped, and all the pots were smashed; GMTV presenter Ross King being knocked into his swimming pool by Vinnie Jones, his Hugo Boss suit was soaked and ruined; and Robert Kilroy-Silk was denounced Arab states in an article in the Sunday Express, he was hauled for racism and his talk show Kilroy was cancelled, despite some TV appearances (including I'm a Celeb), he has not regained the same fame. News and current affairs shows failing included: Sky News with journalist Joe Tidy reporting at Notting Hill Carnival, he ends up covered in paint on his clean shirt, and on his face by the crowd; reporter Thiago Zogbi at Brazil's Tropeada Festival during the annual mule race, he and the cameraman are knocked over from the back by a running mule; Newsnight with Jeremy Paxman reporting at the celebrations of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the reunification of Germany, the Brandenburg Gate interviews with Charles Wheeler and others are unheard because of a noisy fireworks display; and That's Life with Esther Rantzen handing out the French delicacy bat soup for people to try, she was arrested by a local police officer for "obstruction" and went to court. More news television calamities included: A Current Affair (Channel 9 in Australia) with a landlord who was owed money by a tenant, a pastor, reporter Tim Arvier joined the landlord to inspect the property, the tenant reacted violently towards the camera crew, hitting and kicking them, the man was jailed; and HTV West with Richard Wyatt at Weston-Super-Mare Airfield, the day before the air show, a spotter plane dropping flour bombs whacks the reporter in the back of the head with the wing, he was unconscious and rushed to hospital, it could have been fatal, the pilot never flew again. More news and current affairs shows going awry included: KTVU News reporting Asiana Flight 214 crashing in San Francisco, the crew wanted to be the first on the scene, four pilots' names were confirmed by NTSB, "Captain Sum Ting Wong", "Wi Tu Lo", "Ho Lee Fuk" and "Bang Ding Ow", but these are spoof names and they didn't notice; Ecuador TV station Ecuavisa current affairs show Contacto Directo saw Alfredo Pinoargote and Fidel Araujo had a discussion, Alfredo slid off his chair out of frame, the other man did not notice and kept talking, he reappeared as if nothing happened; Good Morning with Anne and Nick saw Anne Diamond and Nick Owen interviewing life model Yvonne Vinnall, they had three artists to sketch her, the model was scantily dressed, she was unaware that her vagina was visible; and Loose Women with Jamelia making controversial comments about dresses made for certain body sizes, she did not think before she spoke, she has not appeared much since. Entertainment and news shows with chaos included: The Old Grey Whistle Test with Annie Nightingale interviewing singer Paul Simon during his rehearsals, but she was unaware that it was only him that wrote the songs of Simon & Garfunkel, Art Garfunkel only sang, this was an awkward moment; The Birthday Show with comedian Frankie Howerd appearing as a guest, but it was not his birthday, they tried to keep going; The National Lottery draw with Bob Monkhouse choosing audience member Pat Lewis to press the button, but the machine was broken, they were forced to schedule Casualty, and came back an hour later; a female Brazilian reporter was at the scene at a carpentry workshop which is ablaze following an electrical fire, the reporter was shocked and ran away when an explosion occurred; and Sky News with Francis Wilson reporting the weather, one report sees a panel on the screen falls off, another sees the graphics freeze and it goes black; and a female reporter in the eye of an extreme hail storm in Istanbul, Turkey, the hail stones were big, and the winds were high, the reporter continued despite being hit by stones. Television hosts having problems included: a horse race in Monmouth, New Jersey being commentated by Larry Collmus, the racers disappear in a fog cloud, the commentary continues, he made it up, unable to see anything; on the launch of new channel BBC Two, there was a power cut in Battersea, the channel were forced to show Gerald Priestland in a studio, first he is unheard, then the telephone rings but there is nobody there, then it rang again to explain the situation, the launch was fouled up, the following day the first official programme broadcast was Play School; Simon Dee rose to fame, going from radio to host his own primetime television show on the BBC, Dee Time, but his ego grew, and he wanted more money, he moved to London Weekend Television for more money, to a late-night graveyard slot, hosting The Simon Dee Show, it flopped and he was dropped, he disappeared from TV, went on the dole, went to prison, trained as a bus driver, and failed at a radio comeback, he only makes occasional TV appearances, but has not achieved the same fame since. Television from overseas having errors included: a Swedish morning show saw an expert demonstrating how to pop a bottle of champagne with a sharp object, the female presenter failed to do the same using an ice skate, then she is given a sword, she smashed half of a bottle and spilled the drink; and American daytime TV host Marc Morrone had a studio full of various animals on cable show Extra Help Pet Show, the animals went all over the place and caused chaos, he kept calm and unconcerned, and continued to give tips to viewers. Shopping television and advertising with mistakes included: a shopping channel host walking into a large plasma TV screen and breaking it; a shopping channel host referred to a woman feeling unappreciated by her husband, he said "blow him"; Crafting Showcase female host Rachel accidentally saying "shafting" instead of "crafting", she could not stop laughing; a shopping channel host having a cooking device blowing a puff of steam into his face, then he started talking about "flaps"; Peter Simon demonstrating a vacuum that was not plugged in, and says innuendo after innuendo; and a live commercial with John Cameron Swayze with a wristwatch attached to a spinning propeller underwater, to prove it is waterproof, but the watch disappeared.
I had my guesses what TV incidents and programmes would be included, the funny ones and the awkward ones, I always enjoy the nostalgia seeing these moments again, but I wasn't expecting to see hard-hitting material as well, it was good to learn about the serious stuff I have only heard about, overall it was a most interesting and highly watchable documentary.
Narrated by Richard Bacon, with contributions from Linda Barker, Marcus Bentley, Jessie Cave, Leah Charles-King, Paul Coia, Hal Cruttenden, Sharron Davies, Anne Diamond, Vanessa Feltz, Annabel Giles, Angie Greaves, Debbie Greenwood, Howard Griffiths, Zoe Hardman, Nathan Henry, Sarah Jane Honeywell, Sophie Kasaei, Ross Kelly, Ross King, Aggie MacKenzie, Lisa Maffia, Adrian Mills, Nick Owen, Gail Porter, Dame Esther Rantzen, Adam Rickitt, Celia Sawyer, Stacey Soloman, Chris Stark, Janet Street-Porter, Ibiza Weekender's Imogen Townley, Michael Underwood, John Virgo, Vogue Williams, Antony Worrall Thompson and Richard Wyatt. Very good!
