This evening I am going to blather about the BBC
A meme (kinda?) based on Mitch Benn's 'I'm Proud of the BBC' song, which if you haven't seen/downloaded you really should. The BBC is my first and strongest love (I was listening to Radio 4 practically in the womb) so this was inevitable, really:
Below is a list of all the shows mentioned in Mitch Benn's I'm Proud of the BBC. Bold = love (or have loved) it, Plain text = neutral, Strike through = never seen / listened to.
Newsround - I used to hate this when I was little but it was news for kids, frankly that's an admirable undertaking.
Newsnight
iPlayer - single most useful thing ever.
Website - I'm on this basically every day to check the schedules/browse for Who news.
Toni Arthur
Brian Cant
Spooks - I only really watched for Richard Armitage, but I watched it religiously for Richard Armitage.
Adam Adamant
Postman Pat
Blackadder- YESSSS
Hancock -
Yes Minister - Still very funny even years and years later.
Later with Jools Holland
Pride and Prejudice - *obligatory Colin Farrell wet shirt mention*
Hitchhikers Guide - Referring to the radio version, I assume- the original & the best.
Stewart Lee
Mr Benn
Casualty
6 Music- The beginning of my love affair with podcasts
Glastonbury
Horrible Histories - if you haven't watched this GO AND WATCH IT, it is pretty much the best sketch show on the BBC right now.
Dennis Potter
C-Beebies - I owe them for the ridiculously cute Timmy Time
Quatermass -
Two Ronnies
The Thick of It - So sweary and yet so funny. Watched series 3 religiously and formed a tiny fandom with my family as no irl fandom existed for me.
Radio 3
Open University
Mark Kermode & Simon Mayo
Round the Horne -
Goon Show- One of the radio shows that has made me laugh 'til I cried.
Blakes 7 -
Dick and Dom- Don't judge me for watching! I was young and misguided!
Last Night of the Proms
Gardeners' Question Time
Last of the Summer Wine
Steptoe and Son
Clangers - Always kind of freaked me out.
The Young Ones
Edge of Darkness -
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Letter from America
The Mighty Boosh
QI - Primary source of anecdotes.
Panorama
Bagpuss
I Claudius - I want to watch this but never get round to it.
Absolutely Fabulous
John Motson
Red Dwarf
Our Friends in the North
Culture Show
Woman's Hour- One of my very favourite radio 4 programmes- interesting, entertaining and informative, it exemplifies everything that is good about that channel.
Charlie and Lola- DON'T JUDGE ME.
Alan Partridge -
Sherlock
News at 6 o'clock
Live Aid
Likely Lads
Michael Palin- Dude's a Python and he's been all over the globe. Worth love in anybody's book.
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This Life
That's Life
Life on Earth
The Good Life -
Captain Pugwash
Tony Hart
Til Death do us Part
Ken Bruce
News Quiz
Keeping Up Appearances
Outnumbered
Miranda
Who Do You Think You Are?
Kirsty Wark
Jeremy Paxman
Parkinson
Wogan
Tripods
Fireman Sam
The Ascent of Man
One Foot in the Grave
Ben (Miller) and Alexander (Armstrong)
Rob (Webb) and Dave (Mitchell)
Antiques Roadshow
David Attenborough
Bruce Forsyth
The League of Gentlemen
Have I Got News for You
Hairy Bikers
Being Human - Until its Epic Journey Into Mitchell's Vampire Manpain.
In the Night Garden
You & Me (Me & You)
Monty Python
Doctor Who - I would happily pay the license fee for just this.
Top Gear
Merlin
Ivor the Engine
Watchdog
Wimbledon- I've watched it but damn do I ever hate it.
Springwatch
Formula 1
Blue Peter - Although I just watched some the other day and it's all changed and horrible. DAMN KIDS, GET OFF MY LAWN &etc.
Swap Shop -
Five Live
Top of the Pops
Trumpton
The Archers- The best soap in the world.
That Was The Week That Was
The Goodies
Songs of Praise
World at One
The Day Today
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue- Hell YES, again, I have laughed at this until I cried. Hasn't really been the same since Humphrey Lyttleton died.
Not the Nine O'Clock News
Nationwide
Mr Men
Eastenders - Everyone in the UK goes through and Eastenders watching phase. It's the law.
Bottom
Gary Lineker
Radio 1
Radio 2
Ripping Yarns
Johnny Ball
Test Match Special- The sound of summer for me (my mum's a cricket fanatic)
Bergerac
Perfect Day
Radio Active
Howard's Way -
Jeremy Hardy
Final Score
(everything on) Radio 4- Words cannot describe how much I love BBC Radio 4. It has been there all my life. I wake up to it, I have in on in the background more or less constantly throughout the day, and thanks to podcasts I often fall asleep to it too. It is ingrained in my vocabulary and my brain. The Goons, Round the Horne, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and The Now Show have built my sense of humour from the ground up. It's very fair to say i wouldn't be the person I am today without Radio 4.
Only Fools (and Horses)
Sky at Night
Shooting Stars
Pete(r Cooke) and Dud(ley Moore) - Two of the funniest guys who ever lived.
Teletubbies
Life on Mars
Radcliffe and Maconie
Jackanory
A Bit of Fry and Laurie
Children in Need Appeal
Douglas Adams
John Peel- To end, an anecdote: once in a record shop in Brighton I stood next to John Peel for fully ten minutes and utterly failed to recognise one of the most famous DJs in Britain because I'd only ever heard his voice and I was engrossed in a comic. Good going, self.
Below is a list of all the shows mentioned in Mitch Benn's I'm Proud of the BBC. Bold = love (or have loved) it, Plain text = neutral, Strike through = never seen / listened to.
Newsround - I used to hate this when I was little but it was news for kids, frankly that's an admirable undertaking.
Newsnight
iPlayer - single most useful thing ever.
Website - I'm on this basically every day to check the schedules/browse for Who news.
Toni Arthur
Brian Cant
Spooks - I only really watched for Richard Armitage, but I watched it religiously for Richard Armitage.
Adam Adamant
Postman Pat
Blackadder- YESSSS
Hancock -
Yes Minister - Still very funny even years and years later.
Later with Jools Holland
Pride and Prejudice - *obligatory Colin Farrell wet shirt mention*
Hitchhikers Guide - Referring to the radio version, I assume- the original & the best.
Stewart Lee
Mr Benn
Casualty
6 Music- The beginning of my love affair with podcasts
Glastonbury
Horrible Histories - if you haven't watched this GO AND WATCH IT, it is pretty much the best sketch show on the BBC right now.
Dennis Potter
C-Beebies - I owe them for the ridiculously cute Timmy Time
Quatermass -
Two Ronnies
The Thick of It - So sweary and yet so funny. Watched series 3 religiously and formed a tiny fandom with my family as no irl fandom existed for me.
Radio 3
Open University
Mark Kermode & Simon Mayo
Round the Horne -
Goon Show- One of the radio shows that has made me laugh 'til I cried.
Blakes 7 -
Dick and Dom- Don't judge me for watching! I was young and misguided!
Last Night of the Proms
Gardeners' Question Time
Last of the Summer Wine
Steptoe and Son
Clangers - Always kind of freaked me out.
The Young Ones
Edge of Darkness -
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Letter from America
The Mighty Boosh
QI - Primary source of anecdotes.
Panorama
Bagpuss
I Claudius - I want to watch this but never get round to it.
Absolutely Fabulous
John Motson
Red Dwarf
Our Friends in the North
Culture Show
Woman's Hour- One of my very favourite radio 4 programmes- interesting, entertaining and informative, it exemplifies everything that is good about that channel.
Charlie and Lola- DON'T JUDGE ME.
Alan Partridge -
Sherlock
News at 6 o'clock
Live Aid
Likely Lads
Michael Palin- Dude's a Python and he's been all over the globe. Worth love in anybody's book.
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This Life
That's Life
Life on Earth
The Good Life -
Captain Pugwash
Tony Hart
Til Death do us Part
Ken Bruce
News Quiz
Keeping Up Appearances
Outnumbered
Miranda
Who Do You Think You Are?
Kirsty Wark
Jeremy Paxman
Parkinson
Wogan
Tripods
Fireman Sam
The Ascent of Man
One Foot in the Grave
Ben (Miller) and Alexander (Armstrong)
Rob (Webb) and Dave (Mitchell)
Antiques Roadshow
David Attenborough
Bruce Forsyth
The League of Gentlemen
Have I Got News for You
Hairy Bikers
Being Human - Until its Epic Journey Into Mitchell's Vampire Manpain.
In the Night Garden
You & Me (Me & You)
Monty Python
Doctor Who - I would happily pay the license fee for just this.
Top Gear
Merlin
Ivor the Engine
Watchdog
Wimbledon- I've watched it but damn do I ever hate it.
Springwatch
Formula 1
Blue Peter - Although I just watched some the other day and it's all changed and horrible. DAMN KIDS, GET OFF MY LAWN &etc.
Swap Shop -
Five Live
Top of the Pops
Trumpton
The Archers- The best soap in the world.
That Was The Week That Was
The Goodies
Songs of Praise
World at One
The Day Today
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue- Hell YES, again, I have laughed at this until I cried. Hasn't really been the same since Humphrey Lyttleton died.
Not the Nine O'Clock News
Nationwide
Mr Men
Eastenders - Everyone in the UK goes through and Eastenders watching phase. It's the law.
Bottom
Gary Lineker
Radio 1
Radio 2
Ripping Yarns
Johnny Ball
Test Match Special- The sound of summer for me (my mum's a cricket fanatic)
Bergerac
Perfect Day
Radio Active
Howard's Way -
Jeremy Hardy
Final Score
(everything on) Radio 4- Words cannot describe how much I love BBC Radio 4. It has been there all my life. I wake up to it, I have in on in the background more or less constantly throughout the day, and thanks to podcasts I often fall asleep to it too. It is ingrained in my vocabulary and my brain. The Goons, Round the Horne, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and The Now Show have built my sense of humour from the ground up. It's very fair to say i wouldn't be the person I am today without Radio 4.
Only Fools (and Horses)
Sky at Night
Shooting Stars
Pete(r Cooke) and Dud(ley Moore) - Two of the funniest guys who ever lived.
Teletubbies
Life on Mars
Radcliffe and Maconie
Jackanory
A Bit of Fry and Laurie
Children in Need Appeal
Douglas Adams
John Peel- To end, an anecdote: once in a record shop in Brighton I stood next to John Peel for fully ten minutes and utterly failed to recognise one of the most famous DJs in Britain because I'd only ever heard his voice and I was engrossed in a comic. Good going, self.