Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Mr Ben.. I was in the audience for 1 show. Do not have a parting. Do not wear anoraks.


Loz.


You have to apply to be a contestant. Then you wait 2-3 years.

Then you go for audition. If you are lucky.


Then if they think you are 'suitable' you get to play.


Then you stand as a contestant till it's you turn.

They record 3-4 shows each day.. 6 months in advance.


When you go as a member of the audience you are searched in case you have cameras

or recording equipment or any weapons.


You have to sign a declaration of 'secrecy' and could face prosecution .


It is quite interesting in the studio. (And you get free tea and biscuits.. Whooooo.)


Not really expecting to be called up...


Foxy.

Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/38852-foxy-on-tv/#findComment-699873
Share on other sites

I've been to a few telly shows and to be honest didnt really enjoy them. One was a sitcom written by a girl I was dating at the time. The other was Jools Holland. The studios were stuffy, we were given 1 warm bottles of Becks each and lots of hanging around/retakes gets tediuous. As was the warm up clown they always bring on. It put me off for life.
Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/38852-foxy-on-tv/#findComment-699880
Share on other sites

I've been to two TV recordings. The first, years ago when Angus Deayton was still at the helm, was HIGNIFY, which was pretty much done in one take except for a requested 'slight wording change' by the show's lawyer retake.


The second was a recording of the new series of "Yes, Prime Minister" last year. The warm up man (though he popped back for set changes) for that was John Sargent, who was absolutely hilarious. Arguably better than the actual show.

Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/38852-foxy-on-tv/#findComment-699905
Share on other sites

I was on ATV Junior Club somewhere around 1955 or 1956, when I was six.


I "won" a competition - in fact, my father had told me the answers and then rushed down the road to post off the entry postcard so it would get there first. Don't blame me, I was only six and had a very competitive father :(


They gave me some sort of needlework box as a prize, and it was so large I dropped it. It was all live in those days, so that was probably rather embarrassing for my mother watching proudly at home.


They asked me to sing a song, so I sang Away in a Manger (hopefully it was near Christmas). They said I was the first child who had ever actually agreed to sing :)) :)) :))


Shame they didn't record TV in those days (so far as I know), I could have embarrassed my family for ever :))


The second time I was on t'telly was around 1966 when Lambeth had a school exchange programme with Moskvoretsky (sp?) a suburb of Moscow, and I got to go. It was the first ever exchange with Russia and quite a big deal given the year.


Don't remember much about the telly programme but I do remember the Streatham News making up and printing a whole load of stuff I never said, since when I have never trusted the press.


Celebrity, eh :)

Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/38852-foxy-on-tv/#findComment-699973
Share on other sites

El Pibe Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Makes sense, was he presented with gifts of

> gratitude (corrupt capitalist baubles) he could

> fence on the black market?


Proletariat code for Beatles albums, a pair of Levi's, and 6 bottles of Coca Cola...busted!

Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/38852-foxy-on-tv/#findComment-700047
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Discussions

    • I can't answer your question. But on them generally: it's changed hands in the last year or so, I think. I paid £35 for interior and exterior and they did a crap job. I'll go to the one on Herne Hill (or just do it myself if health allows) next time.
    • You'd need to get a proper quote (or three) for instance removing a cast iron bath is a very different job from removing an acrylic one. Again what pipe work will be being joined into - matching old imperial pipes with modern metric ones is different from like to like, as is dealing with a copper or an iron distribution system. The amount (area) of retiling required is an issue, as will be the state of the wall behind the tiles. It may of course all be very plain sailing, or not. Have a first look at plumber recommendations on the relevant pages on this site. If it's all easy then 3 days work may be sufficient. But it could be a week if there are snags. 
    • Hi. Can anyone suggest a plumber for the job below? Replace bath tub with a shower enclosure, putting pipes to showerhead behind wall, re-titling damaged/removed tiles Also any idea of the costs involved for the labour as we will buy the items required?
    • Aria came round to fix my tub drain when I'd messed up the seal. Came within hours, fixed the tub, and ran a bath to make sure it was okay. Here's where the fun starts. While he was over, I asked him questions about the rest of the plumbing round the house. I had just moved into a Victorian home that was previously being rented. Unsurprisingly, we found another leak in the tub and a drip in the kitchen tap.  He came back the next day to put a better pipe in my bathtub and replace the kitchen sink. Painstakingly figured out how to replace the hard-to-access kitchen sink without cutting through the wood panel with the help of his builder friend, Mark. Answered all my questions and clearly knew his stuff. All this right before Christmas holidays! 
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...