TV listings from the olden days 📺

[Rogg]

Saturday 20th May 1995.

Another FA Cup final. Neverton v Man United, 1995.

ITV has a preview of Wednesday's Champions League final: Ajax v AC Milan.

10.30pm on BBC2: 'Look at the State We're In' starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. I don't know it. Looks like its episodes are only 10 minutes long.

[tungsten tossers]

Eartha Kitt gets a mention at 10pm on Ch 4

[tungsten tossers]

I could never tire of punching Lineker's face

[Rogg]

20 years ago this evening.

Arsenal beat Man United in the first FA Cup final to be decided by penalties. Lauren, Ljungberg, Van Persie, Cole and Vieira - 5 out of 5 penalties, bewm.

Later that evening, the 9th episode of new Doctor Who - 'The Empty Child'. Guest starring Richard Wilson, 5 years on from One Foot in the Grave.

The Doctor and Rose arrive in 1941 during the London Blitz, where they find the city being terrorised by a child in a gas mask asking for its mother...

[Rogg]

An American tv guide cover for Randall.

March 1972. 9 Columbo films had been aired in the US at this point, the most recent being 'Blueprint for Murder' in the previous month.

[Randall]

Most excellent
I miss the columbo quiz

[Rogg]

22nd May 1995.

I'm not sure what happened here. 30 years ago today.

[Randall]

I can't picture that

[Rogg]

I can't picture that

It is a difficult one. I'd never take his responses seriously.

[Rogg]

Hugh Grant had been offered the part when it returned in 2005.

[Randall]

I can't picture that

It is a difficult one. I'd never take his responses seriously.

Couldn't be worse than the current iteration

[Rogg]

I give you a penny to spend on sweets in the past. What are you buying?

[Randall]

Shrimps and bananas

[Rogg]

Saturday 19th July 1997.

Apparently this was the original UK airing of Columbo: 'Strange Bedfellows'. Starring George Wendt, who died this week. ITV at 9pm. Its original US airing was May 1995.

Channel 4 has a queer night from 11.25pm. Graham Norton is involved. He will be in Father Ted in the following year.

[tungsten tossers]

Fallon on Childrens BBC at 7.30 am

[Randall]

The later c9lumbos never aired as much
The 70s 1s the bbc used to repeat forever

[Tommo]

The later c9lumbos never aired as much
The 70s 1s the bbc used to repeat forever

Never seen it.

[Randall]

Oh ffs

[Rogg]

Thursday 24th May 1956.

69 years ago today. The first Eurovision Song Contest is held, in Switzerland. It features 7 countries with 2 songs each.

The UK has no entry but BBC TV does partially air it, with commentary by Wilfrid Thomas. They begin coverage after 45 minutes, in a programme they call 'Grand Prix of the Eurovision Song Competition'.

Barely any footage exists but the audio does, from a radio broadcast.

[ChrisW]

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