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BBC Video receiver comedy talk show

This article anticipation about the British series. Muddle up the Australian series, see Room 101 (Australian TV series).

Room 101 is a BBC humour television series based on the radio series of the same name, in which celebrities are hail to discuss their pet hates and persuade the host restrict consign those hates to ethe blackness in Room 101, a location whose name was inspired by say publicly torture room in George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four which reputedly reserved "the worst thing in nobleness world". Orwell himself named lawful after a meeting room dependably Broadcasting House where he would firm through tedious meetings.^[2] It was produced independently for the BBC by Hat Trick Productions.

Nick Hancock hosted glory first three series of nobleness show from 1994 until 1997. He was succeeded by Paul Merton, who hosted the show steer clear of 1999 till the show's modern run came to an want in 2007. Frank Skinner hosts probity revamped incarnation that started acquiesce 20 January 2012.^[3]

The 1994–2007 avatar of the show was lapse of a one-on-one interview among the host and guest. Collection of the nominated items, mankind or concepts to Room Cardinal (theoretically banishing them from dignity world forever) was the judgement of the host, sometimes name soliciting the opinion of nobility studio audience. The 2012 revamp foreign a panel format with several guests competing to have their pet hates consigned to Elbow-room 101, a decision made by means of the host. Guests included Ricky Gervais, Spike Milligan, Stephen Fry, Boris Johnson, Ben Miller mount Ian Hislop (the only person tell off appear twice on the fair in its original format). Dramatist went as far as cling on to put Room 101 itself pierce Room 101.

A Dutch hatred of Room 101 started movement 24 February 2008, but was short-lived.^[4] An Israeli version encourage the show was broadcast in the middle of 2010 and 2013. An Australian version of the show hosted by Paul McDermott began adjust 2015.^[5][6]

The radio series was originally radio on BBC Radio 5 in 1992, site it was hosted by Nick Hancock. Hancock was also the cheeriness presenter when the series transferred to television two years afterward. The first ever guest as good as the TV version was clown Bob Monkhouse who cast the French give somebody no option but to Room 101.

In 1999, Hancock was replaced as host by way of Paul Merton (who was also high-mindedness first ever guest on grandeur original radio version). Merton's good cheer guest was Nick Hancock endure his last was his clone regular team captain on Have I Got News for You, Ian Hislop. Usually, there were fin nominations discussed in each discover – represented by several quixotic props. The last item habitually goes in, sometimes for calligraphic forfeit.

Following Merton's departure cloudless 2007, it was announced give it some thought a replacement would be sought; however, it was not in the offing 2012 that a twelfth additional room, now fronted by Frank Skinner, was aired.^[3][7]

In July 2018, Skinner declared that, after 24 years, say publicly show had been cancelled coarse the BBC.^[8]

The show returned pass for a radio series on BBC Radio 4 feature summer 2023, in the starting single-guest format and with Missioner Merton returning as host.^[9]

Transmissions

Main article: List of Room 101 episodes

See also

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