I was delighted to find a complete episode of "Tea with Grandma" on youtube ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Tq...

Just started reading Richard Marson's Box of Delights, after flicking through it to find the passage on "one of the most disastrous children's TV programmes ever made", Tea with Grandma

I would like to associate myself with that Mitchell and Webb-related opinion

Brand new on Dirty Feed: I absolutely guarantee that you have not read this fact about The Peter Serafinowicz Show and The Butterfield Detective Agency sketch ANYWHERE else. www.dirtyfeed.org/2026/01/ever...

Don't turn on at 1.32, you're too early

You don't have to have the television on

A happy new year to you and of course to Trevor Brooking

Great show this, loads of brilliant tracks that were the soundtracks to numerous school plays and discos www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Used to enjoy reading my mum's women's magazines, I had never heard of the word "dossier" until I read Best whose centre spread was called "the Best dossier"

This is probably the only book that provides contact details for both CBGBs and Bridlington Royal Spa

Fascinating charity shop purchase

BLOG UPDATE! I've gone and made a full rundown of the fifty TV programmes that have been broadcast most frequently throughout 2025. With the bonus added prize of revealing which FOUR television programmes appeared on all four BBC channels in 2025. brokentv.uk/2025/12/28/t...

New blog post coming up later, where I detail the fifty TV shows broadcast most often in 2025. But also details of which films and TV shows have been shown on the most channels this year. QUIZ TIME: In 2025, NINE films have been shown on four different main channels - can you work out what they are?

Reminder that E4's premiere of Season 36 begins at 8pm tomorrow night -- the first season to premiere on free-to-air TV and not Sky. (That sentence probably needs caveating more, but fuck it)

It's TV Cream's Christmas Log 2025! open.substack.com/pub/creamgui...

40 YEARS AGO TODAY: Junior Kick Start ran for nine series but there's only one moment most people remember. Some say that one man in the background is still laughing to this day.

The pearl clutching about this illustrates that despite droning on about tradition, most rentagob columnists don't give a toss about the lower leagues

"They should do a unique slot for the lower leagues so they can have their moment in the spotlight... no, not like that"

The UK TV Christmas Day 2025 overnights are in... The King - 4.6m The Scarecrows' Wedding - 4.4m Strictly Come Dancing- 4.3m Michael McIntyre's The Wheel - 3.7m Call The Midwife - 3.4m Gladiators - 3.2m Amandaland - 3.1m EastEnders (Part 1) - 2.8m The 1% Club - 2.7m The Weakest Link - 2.6m

The latest archive newsletter covers the 26th to 30th December and is packed to the gills, including Vincent Price's leftovers, Alf Garnett meeting Jesus, The Roman Invasion Of Ramsbottom, Roy Castle on the Television Centre fountain and Bullseye Sings! whydontyoutube.substack.com/p/the-why-do...

The best of my writing in 2025. Ben Elton on The Oxford Road Show, tracing the history of an old joke in Porridge, how the Daily Mirror slagging off Love Thy Neighbour ended up in the show itself, and Fawlty Towers recording schedules. What more could you ask for? www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/12/dirt...

The George Harrison doc never happened in the end, it was suggested they would change some bits because of his family's wishes, but it was never finished

Got this from my nieces

Merry Christmas! Here's our Christmas Day Newsletter... whydontyoutube.substack.com/p/the-why-do...

Merry Christmas to all my pals, and don't forget to watch all the big shows on iPlayer with top copy from the Word Nerds. This is one of my favourites from Claire

Twas the night before Christmas, and throughout the land The sleeping arrangements were carefully planned Down in the kitchen, a picturesque scene A mattress, a pillow, a washing machine

Here's a question. Gladiators tomorrow is the latest entry to a list that also includes Morecambe and Wise, Billy Smart's Circus, The King and The Queen. What do they all have in common?

Nothing will ever top Christmas Eve 1996 when Granada showed a bog-standard unfestive Cross Wits at 5.10

This year on Bluesky I wrote 543 posts and 792 replies. I received 5,444 likes, whereas 1,483 was from my most popular post, and apparently I love saying "one"! www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...

Reading Yes to Europe by @robertsaunders.bsky.social on the 1975 referendum, and the name of Renee Short's pamphlet really tickled me

On this day in 1978 industrial action forces the BBC national radio stations to combine into an All Network Service aka Radio 10 from 4pm to 2am

In May 2004, Legs & Co announced that it would acquire fourteen shops, thirteen Safeway shops and one Morrisons outlet, located primarily in the Midlands and the North of England #TOTP

Incidentally that #totp was recorded before the big Beeb strike, so it was so bad purely for editorial reasons

This is my favourite Christmas Radio Times, such a fascinating Christmas with the last knockings of some 70s staples (Mike Yarwood, Gen Game) and the start of 80s juggernauts like Only Fools

She says in Richard Marson's book that she was absolutely desperate not to have to do this as she was so ill but Biddy demanded it because otherwise the audience would be upset

We really have reached peak Pres Cafe

Mittens the Cat was unconvinced by Percy Edwards on the Gen Game

Currently in the one time of the year ITV1 shows something in monochrome

40 YEARS AGO TODAY: Saturday Superstore features Cliff Richard, Russ Abbot, Paul Daniels being enthusiastic about fast skipping, Ian McCaskill, a Donald Duck impersonator, Cantabile, Cheggers in Oldham with Slade and Sarah Greene in fairy costume. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VrC...

Last six years of winners. Bill, Rose, Hamza, Ellie, Chris, and now Karen. Sometimes the loveliest people do actually get what they deserve. #Strictly

This is great fun www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

this has been a wonderful series, perfectly wrapped up with that win #Strictly

YEEEEEESS

Well, that was lots of lovely people having a great time. #strictly

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This could have been posted every week etc etc

Tonight at 2000 on BBC Four... www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...