Here’s a repeat of Drop The Dead Donkey, which is always useful because they are preceded by a short introduction giving the context of some of the topical news of the time.
This episode is Death, Disaster ‘N’ Damien. Damien’s callousness in a warzone never fails to amuse.
Damian talks to some animal rights protesters, whom he encourages to go on a raid. Gina McKee is one of the protestors.
The next episode is the last episode is series one, The Big Day. The newsroom is abuzz with the arrangements for an interview with Mrs Thatcher. Michael Fenton Stevens appears as the PM’s media advisor.
Next, over to BBC1 for 24 Carrott Gold, Jasper does a stand-up gig at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
BBC Genome: BBC One – 28th December 1990 – 21:30
Next, there’s The Making of Orchestra! in which Dudley Moore and George Solti talk about making their series about classical music.
There’s less music here than in the regular programme, but still some nice snippets.
After this, recording continues. It’s New Year’s Eve on Channel 4.
So we get to enjoy another New Year’s Eve programme, this time it’s Vic Reeves’ New Year’s Eve Big Night Out.
Among the familiar faces on Novelty Island, Wavey Davey.
Charlie Higson makes an appearance as a Stomper
Their on screen clock is slightly better than Julian Clary’s, although the show pays no attention to when it actually turns midnight.
There’s a guest appearance by Kim Wilde.
After this programme, recording continues for a while with Squeeze in concert.
In the ad breaks, there’s a trailer for 1001 nights of TV with Alison Steadman
And a trailer for Sony Discman featuring, rather strangely, Emo Phillips
Adverts:
- Citroen XM
- Tixylix
- trail: 1001 Nights of TV
- Pizza Hut
- Alka-Seltzer
- ELS
- Intercity
- Tennent’s LA
- World of Leather
- Chatback
- Intercity
- Sony Discman – Emo Phillips
- Persil
- Guinness
- trail: The Producers
- Listerine
- Chatback
- Lunn Poly
- Drinking and Driving
- Pond’s
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