Bbc Choice TV Series
Shooting Stars
1993
star 7.4Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them.Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
2001
star 6.8Sitcom about the lives and loves of five twenty-somethings in Runcorn.Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001
star 7Fun at the Funeral Parlour was a comedy series broadcast on BBC Choice for two series in 2001 and 2002. It was set in a Welsh funeral directors called "Thomas, Thomas, Thomas and Thomas". The series was written by Rhys Thomas, who also starred alongside William Thomas, Alex Lowe and Tony Way. Thomas created the show at the age of 20, after contributing to The Fast Show.The Dave Gorman Collection
2001
star 8Dave Gorman, a British Comedian, undertakes a challenge set by his flat mate Danny Wallace, to find 54 of his namesakes (1 for every card in the deck, including jokers). The show is presented over a series of six episodes by Dave Gorman himself in what can only be described as a lecture format. The series charts the trials and tribulations that greet Dave as he attempts to complete his task.Life with the Lyons
1955
Life with the Lyons
1955
Life with the Lyons is a British radio and television domestic sitcom dating from the 1950s.Japan TV
2000
Japan TV
2000
A series of short documentaries exploring Japanese culture for for BBC Choice's Japan TV WeekendHaving It Off
2002
Having It Off
2002
Having it Off is a one-off TV comedy series for BBC Choice made by Red Production Company in 2002. It was set at a cheap hairdressing salon in Eccles, Greater Manchester. It was shown only once and is not available yet on DVD. Out gay bitchy stereotype Guy La Trousse, desperately tries to escape the drudge of daily wash and crop and change the fortunes of the salon - and his career. This is all thwarted by April, nymphomanic loud-mouthed wife of the hairdressers owner. The BBC website describes it as "rude, crude, strongly working-class sitcom on the lesser-seen BBC Choice, Having It Off promised much yet fell curiously short of the mark, lacking the key that would have propelled it to a higher level". However, tapes have been known to change hands on eBay for high prices.Ed Stone Is Dead
2002
Ed Stone Is Dead
2002
Ed Stone Is Dead was a 2002 BBC sitcom starring Richard Blackwood, Daniel Brocklebank, Bill Paterson and Claudie Blakley. It centers around Ed Stone who accidentally is killed by the grim reaper Nigel and becomes half-dead. The show ran for a single season with 13 episodes, each 30 minutes long. It was later repeated on Trouble.Tinsel Town
2000
star 4Drama set in Glasgow's high-octane club scene about the lifestyles of the people who go to Tinsel Town nightclub.Patrick Kielty Almost Live
1999
Patrick Kielty presents a series of comedy, chat and music with celebrity guests.Clive Anderson's Conspiracies
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Conspiracies is a documentary television programme produced by the BBC and broadcast on both BBC Choice and TechTV. The series was hosted by Clive Anderson. Though a small number of episodes were produced, they focused on a variety of well known conspiracy theories.Starlight
1936
star 4Starlight was an early British television programme, one of the first regular series to be broadcast by the BBC Television Service during the 1930s. Its first edition was broadcast on 3 November 1936 – the day after the service had officially begun – and it continued to be broadcast until the suspension of television for the duration of the Second World War during 1939. After the resumption of BBC television during 1946, Starlight was one of the few pre-war programmes to be reinstated, and it was broadcast for a further three years until 1949. A variety show, the programmes would feature comedians, singers, dancers and various other entertainment acts. One notable edition of the 1930s gave popular singer Gracie Fields her first ever television appearance. As with all other BBC programmes of the time, Starlight was transmitted live from the studios at Alexandra Palace. The shows were not recorded, and no material other than still photographs exists for the series now.Lum the Invader Girl
2000
Lum the Invader Girl
2000
Lum the Invader Girl is a dub based on the classic 1981 anime “Urusei Yatsura” produced by the BBC in the year 2000. While the animation from the original anime has gone unchanged the jokes have largely been changed, bringing it more in line with the British comedies of the time
