A radio comedy series that ran from 1992 to 1994 on BBC Radio 5, before transferring to BBC television. An antidote to Desert Island Discs hosted by Nick Hancock. Celebrities were invited to discuss their "least favourite people, places and pop songs" in order to have them consigned to Room 101. BBC Radio Five Live is the radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... Desert Island Discs is a long running BBC Radio 4 programme. ... Nick Hancock (born January 25, 1962) is a British actor and television presenter. ... Room 101 comes from the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. ...

Episode guide

Series One 1992 (six programmes)

• Paul Merton (9th January 1992)
• Jenny Eclair (16th January 1992)
• Danny Baker (23rd January 1992)
• Arthur Smith (30th January 1992)
• Steve Punt (6th February 1992)
• Annie Nightingale (13th February 1992)

Paul Merton on the Room 101 set Paul Merton (born January 17, 1957) is a British actor, deadpan comedian and writer, who is best known as a panellist on Have I Got News For You and Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4 and as the host of Room 101. ... Jenny Eclair (born 16 March 1960 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), born Jenny Hargreaves, is a comedienne, actress and novelist, working in the United Kingdom. ... Danny Baker (born June 22, 1957, Deptford, London, England) is a British comedy writer, radio presenter and former television presenter. ... This article is about the British comedian. ... Steve Punt is a British writer, comedian and actor, most famous for his long-time partnership with Hugh Dennis. ... Annie Nightingale MBE (born in London on April 1, 1942) is a radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom. ...

Series Two 1992 (eight programmes)

• Ian Hislop (14th August 1992)
• Jo Brand (21 August 1992)
• Tony Slattery (28th August 1992)
• John Walters (4th September 1992)
• Helen Lederer (11th September 1992)
• David Baddiel (18th September 1992)
• Stephen Frost (25th September 1992)
• Donna McPhail (2nd October 1992)

Ian Hislop (born July 13, 1960) is the editor of British satirical magazine Private Eye; a team captain on the popular satirical current affairs quiz Have I Got News For You and a comedy scriptwriter. ... Joanne Jo Brand (born May 3, 1957) is a British feminist comedian. ... Anthony Declan James Slattery (born 9 November 1959) is a British actor and comedian. ... John Walters (May 16, 1938 - July 30, 2001) was a British radio producer and presenter and musician. ... Helen Lederer (born Llandovery, Wales, 21st September 1954) is a British comedienne, writer and actress who emerged as part of the alternative comedy boom at the beginning of the 1980s. ... David Baddiel (born May 28, 1964, Troy, New York, USA) is an English comedian, novelist and television presenter. ... Stephen Frost (born December 28, 1955) is a British comedian perhaps most famous for his work in the 1980s with Mark Arden as part of the double act The Oblivion Boys on Saturday Live. ... Donna McPhail is a British television presenter and comedian. ...

Christmas Special 1992

• Nick Hancock (22nd December 1992) - Guest host Danny Baker

Nick Hancock (born January 25, 1962) is a British actor and television presenter. ...

Series Three 1993 (eight programmes)

• Frank Skinner (27th August 1993)
• Trevor and Simon (3rd September 1993)
• Caroline Quentin (10th September 1993)
• Tony Hawks (17th September 1993)
• Rory McGrath (8th October 1993)
• Kevin Day (15th October 1993)
• Maria McErlane (22nd October 1993)
• Mark Lamarr (29th October 1993)

For the composer of the same name, see Frank Skinner (composer) Frank Skinner Frank Skinner (b. ... Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson were a British comedy duo best known for their contributions to the BBC One childrens shows Going Live and Live And Kicking. ... Caroline Quentin (born June 11, 1961, in Reigate) is a British actress. ... Tony Hawks is a British comedian and author. ... Rory McGrath (born March 3, 1956 in Cornwall) is a British comedian. ... Mark Lamarr on Never Mind The Buzzcocks Mark Edmund Jones (b. ...

Series Four 1994 (four programmes)

• Nick Revell (4th March 1994)
• Simon Delaney (11th March 1994)
• Chris England (18th March 1994)
• Andy Hamilton (25th March 1994)

Run apparently curtailed by axing of Radio 5 on the 27th March 1994. Nick Revell is a British stand-up comedian turned writer for radio and television. ... Andy Hamilton is a British comedian, game show panelist, director and comedy scriptwriter for television and radio. ...

Title

The title refers to the room in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four which, for each person, represents the worst fear they can imagine. Appropriately, this is supposedly named after a conference room at BBC Broadcasting House where Orwell used to sit through tedious meetings. George Orwell on Time Magazine cover from 1983. ... Nineteen Eighty-Four is a satirical political novel by George Orwell. ... Broadcasting House is also the name of a BBC Radio 4 programme. ...

External links

• Radio Ha Ha entry for Room 101