G&TV: Hidden Talents of the Rich and Famous

Posted by Ian Symes on 23rd August 2018, 15:17

So far on G&TV, the archival treats have included old projects from Chris Barrie, Craig Charles and Robert Llewellyn, so we thought we ought to complete the set. And it's ultra-topical too, as news of Danny's forthcoming stint on Strictly has resulted in several tedious tabloid articles pretending that his background as a dancer is some sort of newly-unearthed secret.

Celebrities doing things you wouldn't necessarily expect them to do is a constant source of fascination for the British public, and it was in this spirit that LWT produced the Ian Wright-fronted Hidden Talents of the Rich and Famous at around the turn of the century. A spin-off from the former footballer's chat show, Friday Night's All Wright, it gave television personalities the chance to showcase skills they don't get to display in their day jobs, and one such participant was Danny John-Jules. We can't find the full episode - or indeed much information about the show in general - but Danny's five minute performance is preserved on Youtube:

G&TV: Super Mario All-Stars Video

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Posted by Ian Symes on 22nd July 2018, 13:50

This month on G&TV, we're taking you back to the early-to-mid-1990s, a time when Sonic and Mario were competing for console supremacy, bespoke promotional home videos were an effective means of advertising, and a skin-headed Craig Charles was the go-to presenter for edgy, youth-oriented, low-budget productions. Combine all three and you get 1993's Super Mario All-Stars video, given away by Nintendo in the UK to promote its namesake SNES game, and indeed the console in general. The nearly twenty minute tape has been uploaded in full by games journalist Chris Scullion, as part of a VHS preservation project.

G&TV: Azzek Op Vakantie Gon

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Posted by Ian Symes on 20th June 2018, 20:23

Hello and welcome once again to G&TV. It's a shorter than usual video this month, but an incredibly interesting, and ever so slightly surreal, one. Full credit must go to our very own Darrell, who recently discovered the existence of a cover version of The Chicken Song - the parody novelty single, with lyrics by Rob and Doug, which originated in Spitting Image and later reached number one in the UK charts - recorded by a Belgian band called De Strangers. After Darrell tweeted about this, Ben Baker then went and dug out the video...

G&TV: BiteBack (23/05/93)

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Posted by John Hoare on 23rd May 2018, 00:46

For this month's G&TV, we take a look at an old favourite: Rob and Doug appearing on BiteBack, also known as "Points of View but with a budget". This was broadcast on the 23rd May 1993 - precisely 25 years ago today.

I should warn you: at 41 seconds in, they do a "Beam me down, Scotty" gag. I'm warning you now so your expensive phone or computer doesn't end up through the nearest window.

G&TV: The Reconstructed Heart

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Posted by Ian Symes on 22nd April 2018, 15:03

Previously on G&TV, we brought you an archival treat starring Chris Barrie. This month, we bring you the results of a YouTube search for a different member of the Red Dwarf cast; from September 1992, it's The Reconstructed Heart, an illustrated lecture by Robert Llewellyn. It was broadcast on Channel 4 in the same month that it became Robert's first published book.

G&TV: Saturday Live (15/02/1986)

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Posted by Ian Symes on 17th March 2018, 20:22

Ooh look, a new regular feature. Let's see how long we keep this one up. Once a month or so, we'll be providing some interesting or obscure Red Dwarf-related viewing, usually something involving the cast and/or crew that we've found buried somewhere on YouTube. First up, in authentic slightly-glitchy-VHS quality, an edition of Saturday Live from 15th February 1986 - precisely two years before The End aired - co-produced by Paul Jackson and guest-hosted by Chris Barrie.