This tape opens with the end of Video Nation Review of the Year, what YouTube looked like before Google bought it.
There’s a trailer for Thelma and Louise.
Then, it’s Christmas on BBC2.
And we have Fry and Laurie Present a Christmas Night with the Stars. Stephen and Hugh revive a tradition that has been ignored since the 70s. This is a combination of archive clips and specially created material. The Suits You tailors appear.
There’s archive clips featuring, among others, David Nixon.
And Tony Hancock
Some impressive visual effects for 1958
The first special sketch is from Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer as Les Petomaines
The Real McCoy
Alexei Sayle
Bob Fleming talks to Stephen
A Christmas Message from Rab C Nesbitt
Ted and Ralph
Sandie Shaw sings The Little Drummer Boy, accompanied by Fry and Laurie
And Vic and Bob
There’s a lovely Dad’s Army sketch, including a classic “they don’t like it up ’em” ending.
The lovely and much missed Felix Dexter
Alan Partridge goes rambling near Swaffham.
Ronnie Corbett does a monologue
I didn’t notice before, but Simon Brint is the musical director.
There’s a lovely medley to close the show, including several of the guests. And I have to confess that, after having laughed through most of it, when Ronnie Corbett comes down the stairs singing ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ I got a little teary. I do love Christmas.
Oops. Someone’s misspelled both Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews’ names.
BBC Genome: BBC Two – 27th December 1994 – 21:00
After this, there’s a trailer for Three Fights, Two Weddings and a Funeral and JFK
Then, Thelma and Louise. I’ve already looked at this on a previous tape, so I won’t be covering it here.
BBC Genome: BBC Two – 27th December 1994 – 22:15
After this there’s trailers for In Bed With Madonna and The Blue Boy (featuring Emma Thompson).
Then, the tape ends near the start of The House on Haunted Hill.
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