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In Bed With Medinner (series 1)
{{Italic title This is a list of episodes of ''In Bed with Medinner'' episodes in broadcast order, from broadcast series 1. Programme one * Production code: 9C24116 * First aired: 1992-11-20 * Running time: 29:42 Summary Offbeat London comic Bob Mills presents the first of two pilot programmes. He has gathered together music, moments from films and television series, stories, and observations on life, and discusses them with a live studio audience who – together with viewers – have been invited round to his pad for the night. In the first programme Bob looks at the black hole that is afternoon television; unearths the moment when a contestant in '' Family Fortunes'' answered with the word "turkey" to all the questions (an incident also referred to in episode one, series one of the sitcom ''15 Storeys High''); and takes a look at life on a London council estate. Along the way he reflects on what has happened to such old friends as the "Watney's Party Seven", "Azt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Bed With Medinner
''In Bed with Medinner'' is a late-night British TV programme starring Bob Mills (comedian), Bob Mills and originally broadcast in the 1990s. It is a precursor to the contemporary ''Harry Hill's TV Burp'', Russell Brand's ''Ponderland'' and Paddy McGuinness's ''Paddy's TV Guide''. ''In Bed with Medinner'' was a London Weekend Television production for ITV (TV network), ITV. Stand-up comic Bob Mills (comedian), Bob Mills specialised in a cynical view of life and its everyday objects, and in pastiches of popular culture icons. The show was set in Mills' home, which was dressed to resemble the home of Number Six (The Prisoner), Number Six from ''The Prisoner'' and, in the final series, John Steed, Steed's flat from ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers''. The first three series opened with a parody of ''The Prisoner'' while the fourth and final series was re-titled ''Still In Bed With Medinner'', and the opening sequence changed to be a parody of the classic ''Avengers'' Series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Mills (comedian)
Robert Edward Mills (born 30 June 1957) is an English comedian and broadcaster, who has appeared in the television series ''In Bed with Medinner'' and ''The Show (British TV series), The Show''. Early life Mills was born in Chester and attended Queens Park High School, Chester City Grammar School. After a very short spell of training for the Merchant Navy (United Kingdom), Merchant Navy, he quit and worked as a valet in King's Cross, London and as a Hoffman dry cleaning presser operator, driver and delivery man. After seeing Kevin Day and Eddie Zibbin (Pat Condell) at the Market Tavern in Islington in 1983, he decided to become a comedian and was a mainstay for the British 'stand-up' circuit for several years. TV career In 1983 Mills played a villain as Lon's Bodyguard in ''Doctor Who'' opposite Peter Davison as The Doctor and Martin Clunes as Lon. In the 1990s Mills hosted the daytime quiz show ''Win, Lose or Draw (British game show), Win, Lose or Draw'' on ITV (TV network), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Fortunes
''Family Fortunes'' is a British television game show based on the American game show ''Family Feud''. The programme ran on ITV from 6 January 1980 to 30 December 2002. A celebrity version, ''All Star Family Fortunes'', followed from 2006 to 2015. In 2020, the original version of the show returned after 18 years with Gino D'Acampo as host. The game involves two families providing answers to 'everyday questions' that were surveyed by 100 members of the British public before the show (e.g., 'Name something usually done in the dark.') to win cash prizes (and sometimes mystery prizes for giving a correct answer). The top answers to the surveys are displayed on a large electronic board, christened by Bob Monkhouse as "Mr. Babbage". Monkhouse was responsible for changing the name of the show to ''Family Fortunes'' as he felt that "feud" sounded too aggressive. Hosts and presentation ''Family Fortunes'' was first hosted by comedian Bob Monkhouse (1980–83), followed by singer and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15 Storeys High
''15 Storeys High'' is a British sitcom, set in a tower block. It originated as two radio series broadcast in 1998–2000, transferring to television in 2002–2004. The main characters in the television series are Vince Clark, a depressed, sardonic recluse played by Sean Lock, and Errol Spears, Vince's optimistic whipping boy, played by Benedict Wong. Radio series Both radio series (''Sean Lock's 15 Minutes of Misery'' and ''Sean Lock: 15 Storeys High'') were recorded in front of a studio audience. The theme tune used for both series is the 1960s song "England Swings" by Roger Miller. ''Sean Lock's 15 Minutes of Misery'' The show's original incarnation was a radio series entitled ''Sean Lock's 15 Minutes of Misery''. It was broadcast weekly on BBC Radio 4 in the "Late Night on 4" comedy slot at 11.00pm. It ran for six episodes between 30 December 1998 and 3 February 1999. The show was written by Sean Lock and produced by Dan Freedman, and starred Lock, Kevin Eldon and Hatti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton, England in 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto. They are regarded as a seminal influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, and pop punk. They achieved commercial success with singles that fused pop craftsmanship with rapid-fire punk energy. These singles were collected on ''Singles Going Steady'', an acclaimed compilation album described by music journalist and critic, Ned Raggett, as a "punk masterpiece". Devoto and Shelley chose the name "Buzzcocks" after reading the headline, "It's the Buzz, Cock!", in a review of the TV series '' Rock Follies'' in ''Time Out'' magazine. The "buzz" is the excitement of playing on stage; "cock" is northern English slang meaning "friend". They thought it captured the excitement of the nascent punk scene, as well as having humorous sexual connotations following Pete Shelley's time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Do I Get?
"What Do I Get?'" is a single by punk rock band Buzzcocks and its B-side is "Oh Shit". It provided Buzzcocks with their UK chart début, peaking at No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart. It has been covered by a number of artists, such as Steve Lieberman Steven Paul Lieberman (born June 21, 1958), also known as the Gangsta Rabbi and The King of Jewish Punk, (Hebrew name ליב פרץ בין אליאזר ה־בדלן ה־נזדי or Lev Ava'ran bar-Eli'ezar ha-Bad'lan ha-Naz'ari) is a Jewish-Amer .... It makes an appearance in the video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and the movie '' Ghost World''. Track listing #"What Do I Get?" (Shelley) :50 #"Oh Shit" (Shelley) :32 References {{Authority control 1978 singles Buzzcocks songs Songs written by Pete Shelley 1978 songs Song recordings produced by Martin Rushent United Artists Records singles British power pop songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ever Fallen In Love
"Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" is a 1978 song written by Pete Shelley and performed by his group Buzzcocks. It was a number 12 hit on the UK Singles Chart and was included on the album ''Love Bites''. Background and writing In November 1977, the Buzzcocks were on a headline tour of the UK. Before a gig at the Clouds (also known as the Cavendish Ballroom) in Edinburgh, they stayed the night. Pete Shelley later recalled: "We were in the Blenheim Guest House with pints of beer, sitting in the TV room half-watching '' Guys and Dolls''. One of the characters, Adelaide, is saying to Marlon Brando's character, 'Wait till you fall in love with someone you shouldn't have.' "I thought, 'fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have?' Hmm, that's good." The following day Shelley wrote the lyrics of the song, in a van outside the main post office on nearby Waterloo Place. The music followed soon after. In an interview, Shelley said that the song was about a man na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heatwave (band)
Heatwave is a Dayton, Ohio based funk/disco band formed in 1975. Its most popular line-up featured Americans Johnnie Wilder Jr. and Keith Wilder (vocals) of Dayton, Ohio; Englishmen Rod Temperton (keyboards) and Roy Carter (guitar); Swiss Mario Mantese (bass); Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger (drums); and Jamaican Eric Johns (guitar). They are known for their singles "Boogie Nights", "The Groove Line", and " Always and Forever". Biography Heatwave's mainstream years 1976-1982 Founding member Johnnie Wilder was an American serviceman based in West Germany when he first began performing; upon his discharge from the US Army, he stayed in Germany. He sang in nightclubs and taverns with an assortment of bands while still enlisted. By mid-year, he decided to relocate to the United Kingdom and through an ad placed in a local paper he linked up with songwriter/keyboardist Rod Temperton. Touring the London nightclub circuit billed as ''Chicago's Heatwave'' during the mid-1970s allow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
