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Until its 2012 revival, ''Room 101'' was not a game show, and was rather more of a talk show, in which each programme would see a single guest attempt to convince the host to let them add their pet hates to Room 101. | Until its 2012 revival, ''Room 101'' was not a game show, and was rather more of a talk show, in which each programme would see a single guest attempt to convince the host to let them add their pet hates to Room 101. | ||
| - | Room 101 is the name of the torture room in George's Orwell's ''1984''. | + | That said, the radio version did have a vague nod towards game shows: the reward for convincing Nick Hancock to allow something into Room 101 was a song from ''Radio Room 101'', and each show's tunes would have a thematic link. The guest would be gently nagged until they spotted the connection. |
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| + | Room 101 is the name of the torture room in George's Orwell's ''1984'', where Winston Smith encounters the worst thing in the world. | ||
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Revision as of 10:26, 5 November 2011
Contents |
Host
Nick Hancock (1992-4) (Radio version)
Nick Hancock (1994-7) (TV version)
Paul Merton (1999-2007)
Frank Skinner (2012-)
Broadcast
BBC Radio 5, 9 January 1992 to 25 March 1994 (27 episodes in 4 series)
Hat Trick Productions for BBC 2, 4 July 1994 to 26 September 1997 (24 episodes in 3 series)
Hat Trick Productions for BBC Two, 22 July 1999 to 9 February 2007 (56 episodes in 8 series)
Hat Trick Productions for BBC One, January 2012 to present
Synopsis
A revamped version of the programme sees three celebrity guests battle it out across various rounds in an attempt to convince new host Frank Skinner to consign their pet hates to oblivion.
This programme has not yet aired. A full review will appear here after broadcast.
Trivia
Until its 2012 revival, Room 101 was not a game show, and was rather more of a talk show, in which each programme would see a single guest attempt to convince the host to let them add their pet hates to Room 101.
That said, the radio version did have a vague nod towards game shows: the reward for convincing Nick Hancock to allow something into Room 101 was a song from Radio Room 101, and each show's tunes would have a thematic link. The guest would be gently nagged until they spotted the connection.
Room 101 is the name of the torture room in George's Orwell's 1984, where Winston Smith encounters the worst thing in the world.
