This 3 hour special narrated by Richard Bacon features epic fails from some of the nation’s best-loved TV hosts.
Slips of the tongue, live gaffes, technical meltdowns, bust-ups and even fisticuffs are just some of the things that have left TV hosts high and dry through the years. The show features the less-than-perfect moments from heavyweights Phillip Scofield, Anne Diamond, Denis Tuohy, Ross King and reality hosts Charlotte Crosby & Stephen Bear as well as some Horribly Wrong hosts from around the world.
There are rib-tickling and sometimes jaw-dropping, first-hand accounts from the hosts who were there including Esther Rantzen who relives the shocking moment when she was arrested whilst camera filmed her embarrassment on That’s Life.
Regional reporter Richard Wyatt recalls how he diced with death when filming a location segment involving a low-flying plane. And Gail Porter exclusively opens up about her battles with alopecia and depression which saw her TV jobs drying up.
Highlights include the opening night of BBC2 which was beset by technical problems from the start, shopping TV’s most accomplished hosts reveal their own colossal cockups and presenting royalty Nick Owen & Anne Diamond lift the lid on the moment a semi-naked lady of a certain age unwittingly shows more than she bargained for during a life drawing segment on daytime TV.
Other highlights include stars from back in the day reminiscing about the long-forgotten host Simon Dee who disappeared from our screens without a trace after bust-ups with telly bosses, Australian anchor Tim Arvier recounts the moment that he came face to face with a crazed convict whilst covering what should have been a straightforward story for a Current Affairs show, plus a Brazilian TV host who gets a little too close to the action during a live Mule Race.
Interviewees include Vanessa Feltz, Lowri Turner, Janet Street-Porter, Ross Kelly, Lynne Faulds Wood and comedian Hal Cruttenden.
Rating 570,000 3.7% share.
Consolidated rating 811,000 and a 4.74% share. 19th Highest Rating Programme of the Week on Channel 5.