Should Broadcasters Be Removing British Comedy History? And More Listener Questions!
About this episode
Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville discuss the implications of broadcasters removing classic British comedy episodes and answer listener questions.
TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville answer listener questions on Channel 4 and Netflix removing classic sitcom episodes, the secret scheduling battle between the BBC and ITV and why some revived formats soar while others flop. Correction: It was actually Matt Berry's character of Douglas who dates April, not Chris O'Dowd's character Roy. You'll forgive us for getting this mistaken – we obviously couldn't watch the episode to check! In this episode: Why Channel 4 removed “The Speech” episode of The IT Crowd Why Netflix removed episodes of Little Britain, Come Fly with Me & The Mighty Boosh The Fawlty Towers, Father Ted and Peep Show scenes that got cut or pulled entirely Whether broadcasters should be editing TV history How the BBC and ITV secretly traded schedules ahead of the Radio Times deadline and why the ITV's Christmas strategy was always to "lose with honour" Forgotten TV creatives, like Brian Clemens, who never get mentioned today Why revivals like Gladiators and Blankety Blank succeeded as revivals when Challenge Anneka and Blind Date didn't The real story behind Have I Got News for You's rotating host, and how QI almost had a very different presenter…
More episodes of Insiders: The TV Podcast
- Our Top 10 Best British Sitcoms Ever (and the 'Rules' of Comedy)
- Steph McGovern chats to TV Insiders Jimmy & Peter
- Ofcom vs Satire, Eurovision's Rule Changes, Subtitles vs Dubbing, Roku's A.I. Channel
- Can A Self-Funded-To-TV Model Work? BBC's Live At The Apollo Axed
- Ash Atalla on Unearthing The Office, His Worst Ever TV Show & Why He Left the BBC
- The BBC’S Controversial New Ad, Luke Littler’s Netflix Show & Have UK TV's Diversity Pledges Failed?
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Insiders: The TV Podcast podcast page.