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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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.. what are they Fabsters?
From the moon landings, to a young Les Ferdinand helping to vandalise the Blue Peter garden.
Or maybe it’s Danny Kendall being found dead in Grange Hill, or that time that kiddie rang up Saturday Superstore to ask Five Star why they were “so fucking crap”?
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Not sure its iconic, but Tommy Cooper dying on stage, on a live broadcast is fucking surreal!
I remember watching the start of his act, being called to go and get my tea and coming back utterly confused as to why he wasn't still on 3 minutes later |
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"Not sure its iconic, but Tommy Cooper dying on stage, on a live broadcast is fucking surreal!
I remember watching the start of his act, being called to go and get my tea and coming back utterly confused as to why he wasn't still on 3 minutes later "
Yep, first time I remember being properly shocked by television. Live from Her Majesty’s I think the programme was, quickly closed the curtains and went to a commercial break.
At first people thought it was part of the act and were laughing (such was his talent, anything he hid was funny!) then later that evening on the news (I think!) they confirmed he had died. |
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"The wine cellar episode of only fools and horses with trotter
If you’re picking Only Fools and Horses, what about the chandelier episode? "
There are a few episodes that could be mentioned but the cellar is still my fav |
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Changing Rooms Disasters
Linda Barker placed a beloved teapot collection on a wobbly shelf, and smashed the lot.
Or any room done by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen |
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"Not sure its iconic, but Tommy Cooper dying on stage, on a live broadcast is fucking surreal!
I remember watching the start of his act, being called to go and get my tea and coming back utterly confused as to why he wasn't still on 3 minutes later
Yep, first time I remember being properly shocked by television. Live from Her Majesty’s I think the programme was, quickly closed the curtains and went to a commercial break.
At first people thought it was part of the act and were laughing (such was his talent, anything he hid was funny!) then later that evening on the news (I think!) they confirmed he had died. "
The curtains just added to the strange hilarity as he was sat, slumped in front of them and these hands just appeared from behind them and slowly dragged him through in silence, apart from a few confused laughs...then i think it cut to a commercial break at that point?
I'm sure he'd have enjoyed the whole spectacle immensely if he could have watched it somehow |
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Steve redgraves 5th gold medal won by less than a metre..
England winning the world cup.. "some of the fans are in the pitch"
Jonny Wilkinsons drop goal to win the rugby world Cup.
Pat cash winning at wimbledon and climbing through the crowd.
Derek redmond completing the 400m with his dads help... Watch it i dare you not to blub
Devon loch in the national
Torville and deans bolero performance... I hate ice dance but that was awesome
Nadia comeneci scoring a perfect 10 at the olympics
There were a few good ali g moments |
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"On a sombre note, the Twin Towers collapsing.
For sheer joy, anything with John Noakes in..."get down, Shep!""
Yeah twin towers... Everyone remembers where they were..as with lady di dying in the tunnel |
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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago
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Falklands war,Para's yomping across the island.News reporter on RAF aircraft "I've counted them out,I've counted them all back".
First gulf war opening air strikes.
Twin Towers.Called at a mates house when it was developing"what's this,some crap disaster movie"?at the same time my father had put the TV on for something when my mother asked "what's this crap film?
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"Morecambe and Wise with André Previn.
He played all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order."
Exactly what I was about to say! And I knew one of the musicians in the orchestra! Legendary comedy! |
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THE greatest shot in all television, however, has to be James Burke explaining the physics of a rocket launch! Perfect explanation: perfect timing! If you’ve never seen it, it’s easily found on YouTube!
TV Gold!!! |
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You may notice a theme and as there are some iconic moments I am going to pick some smaller ones in the scale of things
Babylon 5 - the episode Severed Dreams (if you know, you know...) but it was 2.5 years of story arc leading to an epic story turning point.
Battlestar Galactica - the battle of New Caprice and "the Adama manoeuvre" "99000 and falling like a rock..." |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Live Aid esp Phil Collins playing both
Victor Meldrew picking up the dog instead of the phone
Not sure why that sticks in my head!"
That dog phone was probably the first and last time I actually ever lol |
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I also remember as a kid, coming in to see both the launch of the space shuttle go wrong and also the fire starting and just going mental at Bradfords football stadium- kind of stood open mouthed at both happening- less than a year apart too |
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