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Denis Norden has died aged 96

(September 2018)

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JB
JexedBack
You mean you’ve forgotten “Steve Penk’s TV Nightmares” ?!
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A former member
More like TV naughtiest blunders 1- 40..
DA
dafydd
Given YouTube's rubbish automated copyright system, and the recent passing of Article 13 by the EU that aims to implement that system into the entirety of the internet, I don't like the idea some people have that outtake programmes are being made redundant by YouTube. 95% of the outtakes put on YouTube shouldn't be on there in the first place, if we're being technical here..

The irony is that outtake shows have been replaced by shows using clips from YouTube. I haven't watched it for a long time but I'm surprised that Rude Tube is still going (although last series was in 2017).
SP
Steve in Pudsey
IBAOTN had a lot more than just production values going for it. A good script, shiny floor and studio audience is all well and good, but Denis Norden brought a bit of class to proceedings.

A host who you knew was not just time served - been doing telly for long enough to have made his fair share of cock ups - and who was respected by the broadcasting industry. So you could see that most of the time he was sympathetic to the poor presenter fluffing their lines for the 8th time - but if he wanted to gently take the pee a bit he was probably entitled to. Certainly more than Steve Penk.

No surprise that the BBC choose Terry Wogan to present Auntie's Bloomers.
DE88, Night Thoughts and UKnews gave kudos
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A former member
I always found aunties bloomer meh. It was like everything was thrown in.
IS
Inspector Sands
I always found aunties bloomer meh. It was like everything was thrown in.

Well it had a much limited pool of clips to dip into. So once they'd got through their backlog of clips from the BBCs past* they were limited to what had happened since the last episode. So it ended up as 5 minutes of people mildly fluffing their lines on Holby


*remember that you never saw a BBC outtake on Alright in the Night until fairly recently
Last edited by Inspector Sands on 21 September 2018 8:36am
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A former member
BBC pushed out loads off then compared to alright. So the bbc didnt make it special. Very Happy
MA
Markymark
I remember the first IBAOTN, in 1977. It was on a Sunday night, and everyone next morning at school was talking about it. If water coolers and social media had existed back then, it would have been a major water cooler and social media event Cool
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
I'm sure water coolers existed in 1977. Not as we know them today admittedly but they did exist. Social Media? Well office meetings have existed forever and a day and besides the usual briefing topics of who's meeting who, who's making the tea when and can whoever's eating all the biscuits please stop dropping crumbs everywhere, there's usually a chance to discuss last night's TV. I highly doubt the lack of a water cooler in an office block meant nobody talked to anybody else ever. Wink
MA
Markymark
I'm sure water coolers existed in 1977. Not as we know them today admittedly but they did exist. Social Media? Well office meetings have existed forever and a day and besides the usual briefing topics of who's meeting who, who's making the tea when and can whoever's eating all the biscuits please stop dropping crumbs everywhere, there's usually a chance to discuss last night's TV. I highly doubt the lack of a water cooler in an office block meant nobody talked to anybody else ever. Wink


Oh, some things never change. I attended a reasonably formal meeting a couple of years ago, and almost all of the first hour was spent discussing last night's Line of Duty !
RD
RDJ
It was an interview with Andrew Marriott, who later claimed that the bit about the satellite time running out was invented to make for a better story. It dropped out for a moment but eventually they sorted the technical problems and the interview took place.


Quite a few bloopers seemed to be edited or changed significantly to appeal to the audience better.

ITV News in their obit package showed the blooper with Pam Royle on LWT News which cut back a bit too early with the reporter saying "this cow will be put down...". Pam didn't look particularly shocked so it makes me wonder if it did actually happen or if it was just invented?

Either way I'm sure Pam would've appreciated being featured on the national news for once, though not all for the right reasons!
WH
Whataday Founding member
I wouldn't be surprised if some came from Christmas Tapes, and therefore would likely have been "tweaked" to make them funny.

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