Christmas 1995
Grace Dent embarks on a televisual trip back in time to December 1995, serving up an irreverent look back at the festive viewing options that faced the nation in the past.
Grace Dent embarks on a televisual trip back in time by setting the remote control for December 1995 and serving up an irreverent look back at the festive viewing options that faced the nation in the past.
Exploring how much what is shown on our screens has changed involves some deep diving into EastEnders’ annual festival of gloom to find that Arthur Fowler is behind bars and Pat Butcher is being lusted after by Roy and Frank. Grace also discovers that TV schedulers of the time appeared to have sex on the brain, with a surprisingly high number of seasonal shows featuring subjects and scenes that would make a family audience in 2020 blush with embarrassment.
There is also an in-depth look at infidelity in the morally questionable sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart, we join Hetty Wainthropp on her very first ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ investigation and go trapezing on a hot-air balloon with a truly spectacular Record Breakers challenge. And we remind ourselves of the genius of the late, great Rik Mayall – here reading Jack and the Beanstalk on Jackanory for an audience of real Young Ones as only he could.
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Etta James
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PJ & Duncan
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Michael Jackson
Earth Song
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Pulp
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Vangelis
Chung Kuo
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Whigfield
Last Christmas
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Grace Dent |
Producer | Simon Goretzki |
Producer | Simon Catt |
Broadcasts
- Sat 19 Dec 2020 20:20
- Boxing Day 2020 02:20
- Wed 8 Dec 2021 23:00
- Sat 10 Dec 2022 22:25
- Christmas Eve 2023 01:15
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