Room 101

Revision as of 11:23, 4 November 2011

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 Two, 4 July 1994 to 1997

Hat Trick Productions for BBC Two, 1999 to 2007

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.

Room 101 is the name of the torture room in George's Orwell's 1984.

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 == Host ==
-[[Frank Skinner]]
+[[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 Two, 4 July 1994 to 1997<!--There's enough of a gap between the 1997 and 1999 series to list the Hancock and Merton eras as two separate runs-->
+Hat Trick Productions for BBC Two, 1999 to 2007
 Hat Trick Productions for BBC One, January 2012 to present
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 == Synopsis ==
-Revamped version of the talk show turned into a panel game where 3 celebrity guest battle it out to put forward their personal pet hates and convincing new host Frank Skinner why their pet hates should be put into Room 101.
+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.
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+{{notaired}}
 == Trivia ==
-''Room 101'' originally aired on Radio 5 from 1992 to 1994 and then to BBC2 from 1994 to 2007 originally hosted by Nick Hancock and then by Paul Merton. But that wasn't even in a game show format.
+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''.
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 [[Category:Comedy]]
 [[Category:Panel Game]]
 [[Category:Comedy Panel Game]]
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+[[Category:Radio]]
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+[[Category:Awaiting Review]]