Room 101
The titles of the Nick Hancock episodes of Room 101.
Format	Comedy talk show
Starring	Nick Hancock (1994-1997) Paul Merton (1999-2007)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	11
No. of episodes	88
Production
Producer(s)	Hat Trick Productions
Running time	30 Minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC Two
Original run	4 July 1994 – 9 February 2007
Chronology
Related shows	Room 101 (Radio series)
External links
IMDb profile

Room 101 was a BBC comedy television series based on the radio series of the same name, in which celebrities are invited to discuss their hates with the host in order to have them consigned to the eponymous chamber from the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (924x705, 124 KB) The opening titles from Room 101 when hosted by Nick Hancock. ... Nick Hancock (born January 25, 1962, Stoke-on-Trent) is a British actor and television presenter. ... A comedy is a dramatic performance of a light and amusing character, usually with a happy conclusion to its plot. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... Nick Hancock (born January 25, 1962, Stoke-on-Trent) is a British actor and television presenter. ... Paul James Martin (born 9 July 1957), better known by the stage name Paul Merton, is an English actor, comedian and writer. ... Hat Trick Productions is a British independent television production company. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 2. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... A radio comedy series that ran from 1992 to 1994 on BBC Radio 5, before transferring to BBC television. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... A radio comedy series that ran from 1992 to 1994 on BBC Radio 5, before transferring to BBC television. ... Room 101 is a place introduced in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. ... This article is about the Orwell novel. ...

Any item can go in and it is also possible for an item to be nominated more than once. Ben Elton has successfully been cast twice into Room 101 by Anne Robinson and Mark Steel. Football was originally nominated by Spike Milligan but failed to go in, but was later cast into Room 101 by Marcus Brigstocke. Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959) is an English comedian, writer and director. ... This article is about the English television hostess. ... Mark Steel (born 1961) is an English socialist columnist and comedian. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan KBE (16 April 1918–27 February 2002), known as Spike Milligan, was an Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet and playwright. ... Marcus Brigstocke (born 8 May 1973) is an English comedian and satirist who has worked extensively in stand-up comedy, television and radio. ...

The television series has been running since 4 July 1994. It is produced independently for the corporation by Hat Trick Productions, screened on BBC Two and often repeated on Dave. The audience will often take part in deciding what enters the room, although the host makes the final decision. The title refers to the location in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four within which, for each person, is 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.^[1] is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Hat Trick Productions is a British independent television production company. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 2. ... George Orwell is the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903[1][2] – 21 January 1950) who was an English writer and journalist well-noted as a novelist, critic, and commentator on politics and culture. ... This article is about the Orwell novel. ... Broadcasting House is also the name of a BBC Radio 4 programme. ...

The TV programme is one of BBC Two's most successful, and memorable guests have included Peter Cook, Will Self, Stephen Fry, Anne Robinson and Ian Hislop, the only person to appear twice on the show. Fry went as far as to put Room 101 itself into Room 101. For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 2. ... For other persons named Peter Cook, see Peter Cook (disambiguation). ... Will Self William Self (born September 26, 1961) is an English novelist, reviewer and columnist. ... Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, writer, actor, humourist, novelist, columnist, filmmaker and television personality. ... This article is about the English television hostess. ... Ian Hislop (born 13 July 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. ...

Soon after Paul Merton's departure, Hat Trick productions claimed they were still going to make the programme with a new host, however that idea seems to have been shelved.^{[citation needed]}

A Dutch version of Room 101 started on February 6th 2008.^[2]

Host

The radio series was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1992, where it was hosted by Nick Hancock. Hancock was also the first presenter when the series transferred to television two years later. The first ever guest on the TV version was comedian Bob Monkhouse. In 1999, Hancock was replaced as host by Paul Merton. Merton's first guest was none other than Nick Hancock. Usually there are five nominations discussed in each show — represented by several surreal props. The last item invariably goes in, usually for a forfeit. A radio comedy series that ran from 1992 to 1994 on BBC Radio 5, before transferring to BBC television. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Nick Hancock (born January 25, 1962, Stoke-on-Trent) is a British actor and television presenter. ... Bob Monkhouse presenting Celebrity Squares (Image copyright British Film Institute) Robert Allen Monkhouse OBE (June 1, 1928 – December 29, 2003) was an English entertainer in the traditional sense, though primarily known as a comedian and game show host. ... Paul James Martin (born 9 July 1957), better known by the stage name Paul Merton, is an English actor, comedian and writer. ... Forfeiting is the act of voluntarily admitting defeat in a competition or contest, thereby surrendering victory to the opposition. ...

Rules

Under Hancock

The rules were fairly tight. Nick Hancock clearly thought out his argument and could be quite strict. Sometimes nominated items he disliked would go into Room 101 and vice versa. Should the guest succeed in getting three items into the room, they would be allowed to choose one rejected item to go in. Should they get too few items in, then an item previously put into the room would get a reprieve (This only happened to Caroline Quentin, who released Paul Daniels - he was later put back in by Jim Davidson and was eventually a guest). Un-related music (from a fictional Room 101 radio station) would be played as the item went along the conveyor belt into oblivion. Nick Hancock (born January 25, 1962) is a British actor and television presenter. ... In logic, an argument is a set of statements, consisting of a number of premises, a number of inferences, and a conclusion, which is said to have the following property: if the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true or highly likely to be true. ... Caroline Quentin (born June 11, 1961, in Reigate) is an English actress. ... Paul Daniels (born Newton Edward Daniels, 6 April 1938) is a British magician and television performer. ... Jim Davidson can refer to multiple people: Jim Davidson (comedian), a British comedian. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ...

Under Merton

When Merton became keeper in 1999, the rules were very straight-forward, the choosing a bonus item or releasing an item was relaxed, the music removed and the conveyor belt replaced with an elevated trapdoor. The conversation tended to be more relaxed, reflecting Merton's nature. One trend Merton had was being hesitant when asked to put animals into Room 101, normally saying, "You're asking me to get rid of an entire species," but he normally backed down. Merton generally put items into the room even if he initially did not want to. A trapdoor is a door set into a floor or ceiling (depending on what side of the door one is on). ...

Nominated items

Main article: List of Room 101 TV episodes

Paul Merton as host of Room 101, during an episode starring Boris Johnson (not pictured) who tried to get rid of smoking bans. Taken from the Hat Trick Productions website.

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People

• Jeremy Clarkson (Sean Lock)
• The Welsh (Anne Robinson)
• Ben Elton (Anne Robinson and Mark Steel)
• Anne Robinson (Jessica Stevenson)
• Britney Spears (Kirsty Young)
• Eric Cantona (Terry Wogan)
• The Beatles (Ian Hislop)
• Chris Evans (Spike Milligan)
• William Shakespeare (Frank Skinner)
• Jeffrey Archer (Kathy Burke)
• Adults who read Harry Potter books (Linda Smith)
• the Archbishop of Canterbury (at the time, George Carey) (Sir Patrick Moore)
• 19 year old girls (Sara Cox)
• Gillian McKeith (Dara Ó Briain)
• Men with beards (John Peel)
• Maths teachers (Richard E. Grant)
• Children using the telephone (Jimmy Tarbuck)
• Herself (Sheila Hancock)
• The Gallagher Brothers (Phil Collins)
• Men who wear wigs (Sir Alan Sugar)
• Politicians who claim to know about current popular music culture. (Mark Steel)
• Craig David (Ross Noble)
• Bono (Mark Steel)
• Piers Morgan - who was rejected by the room (Ian Hislop)
• Paul Merton - (Ian Hislop, on condition that he himself also went in.)
• Chris de Burgh (Bill Bailey and Tony Slattery)

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For other uses, see Girl (disambiguation). ... Sara Cox (born 13 December 1974), affectionately known as Coxy, is an English TV Presenter and Radio DJ. Her most prestigious role was that of presenting the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 from 2000 to 2003. ... Gillian McKeith (born 1959) is a Scottish nutritionist, television presenter, and writer. ... Dara Ó Briain (IPA: , February 4, 1972- ) is an Irish comedian and television presenter. ... This article concerns how a man differs from women. ... For other uses, see Beard (disambiguation). ... For other persons named John Peel, see John Peel (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of mathematics or uses of math and maths, see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). ... For university teachers, see professor. ... Richard E. Grant depicted as the unofficial Ninth Doctor. ... A male Caucasian toddler child A child (plural: children) is a young human. ... For other uses, see Telephone (disambiguation). ... 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Television and Culture

• Room 101 (Stephen Fry)
• QVC (Danny Baker)
• Postman Pat (Ian Hislop)
• Disney (Rich Hall)
• Last Of The Summer Wine (Jeremy Clarkson)
• Snoopy (Tony Slattery)
• Journalists (Terry Venables)
• Casualty (John Sergeant)
• Blue Peter (Terry Christian)
• Rap (Desmond Lynam)
• Sooty (Chris Tarrant)
• Cirque du Soleil (Alexei Sayle)
• YMCA (Mark Lamarr)
• The Royal Variety Performance (Gyles Brandreth)
• Televangelism (Phil Collins)
• Songs of Praise (Richard Wilson)
• Cockney culture (Janet Street-Porter)
• Have I Got News for You (Terry Wogan)
• Presenting The Big Breakfast (Bob Monkhouse)
• Children in Need (Ricky Gervais)
• The songs of Frank Sinatra (Davina McCall)
• Doctor Who (Michael Grade)

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Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster and writer who specialises in motoring. ... Snoopy is a fictional character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. ... Anthony Declan James Slattery (born 9 November 1959) is an English actor and comedian. ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism. ... Terence Frederick Terry Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London) is an English football manager and former player. ... Casualty is a long-running BBC television drama serial, first broadcast in 1986 and transmitted on BBC One. ... John Sergeant (born 14 April 1944, Oxford) is a journalist and broadcaster. ... For other uses, see Blue Peter (disambiguation). ... Terry Christian (born 8 May 1963) is a British radio and former TV presenter. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... 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Janet Street-Porter née Bull[1] (born 27 December 1946) is a BAFTA award-winning British editor, journalist, media personality, television presenter and producer. ... Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show; produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been running since 1990. ... Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3rd 1938, in Limerick, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland), more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a radio and television broadcaster who has worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom (UK) for most of his career. ... Lockkeepers Cottages, in Old Ford Lock, used as the studio for The Big Breakfast The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002. ... 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Animals

• Jellyfish (Jenny Eclair)
• Rooks (Phillip Schofield)
• Yorkshire terriers (Ulrika Jonsson)
• Flies (Jeremy Clarkson)
• Dogs' testicles (Germaine Greer)
• Rats (Caroline Quentin)
• Cockroaches (Meera Syal)
• Rabbits (Peter Cook)
• Dogs' lips (Jonathan Ross)
• Slugs (Liza Tarbuck)

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Places

• Airports (Will Self)
• Austria (Meera Syal)
• Leighton Buzzard (Sue Perkins & Mel Giedroyc as Mel and Sue)
• Germany (Neil Morrissey)
• Spike Milligan's house (Spike Milligan)
• The British countryside (Peter Cook)
• France (Desmond Lynam)
• Chiswick post office (Sheila Hancock)
• Gentlemen-only clubs (Esther Rantzen)
• Places without air conditioning (Omid Djalili)
• Portsmouth (Spike Milligan)
• Yugoslavia (Bruce Forsyth)
• Southend (Philip Schofield)
• Riverside Caravan Park, Bognor Regis (Ricky Gervais)

Will Self William Self (born September 26, 1961) is an English novelist, reviewer and columnist. ... Meera Syal MBE (born Feroza Syal 27 June 1961 in Essington, near Wolverhampton, England) is a British comedienne, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress. ... , Leedon redirects here. ... Sue Perkins 2006 Tour Photo. ... Melanie Clare Sophie Giedroyc [IPA: mÉ›l gidrɔʏtʃ or gjÉ›drɔʏtʃ] (born June 5, 1968) is an English television presenter, actor, and writer. ... Mel (left) and Sue Mel and Sue are a comedy duo, consisting of Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins. ... Neil Morrissey (born in Stafford, July 4, 1962) is a British actor. ... Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan KBE (16 April 1918–27 February 2002), known as Spike Milligan, was an Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet and playwright. ... Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan KBE (16 April 1918–27 February 2002), known as Spike Milligan, was an Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet and playwright. ... Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... For other persons named Peter Cook, see Peter Cook (disambiguation). ... Desmond Lynam (born September 17, 1942 in Ennis, Ireland) is a sports presenter on British television and radio. ... For other uses, see Chiswick (disambiguation). ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... Sheila Hancock OBE (born 22 February 1933) is an English actress and comedian. ... Gentlemen is the plural of the word gentleman. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Esther Louise Rantzen CBE (born on 22 June 1940 ) (age 66)) is a British journalist and television presenter who is best known for her long stint in Thats Life! and her anti paedophile activism activities as founder of the charity ChildLine. ... Note: in the broadest sense, air conditioning can refer to any form of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. ... Omid Djalili (pronounced Omeed Jaleelee, Persian: ‎ ​, born September 30, 1965 in Chelsea, London) is a British born Iranian stand-up comedian, born to Iranian Baháí parents. ... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ... Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan KBE (16 April 1918–27 February 2002), known as Spike Milligan, was an Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet and playwright. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia, or literary The Land of South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... Bruce Forsyth, CBE (born Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson on 22 February 1928) is a British showman and entertainer who achieved celebrity on the show Sunday Night at the London Palladium, and became a household name in the UK, going on to present the television shows The Generation Game, Play Your... Southend is the name of a number of locations: Southend-on-Sea is the name of a town in Essex, UK Southend, Kintyre is the name of a village in Kintyre, Scotland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... Phillip Schofield (born 1 April 1962 in Oldham, England) first appeared on UK television presenting Childrens BBC on weekdays in the 80s and then Going Live! on Saturday mornings for many years. ... , Bognor Regis is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. ... Ricky Dene Gervais (born 25 June 1961) is a triple Golden Globe-, double Emmy- and seven-time BAFTA award-winning English comedian, writer, actor and former New Romantic musician from Reading, Berkshire. ...

Sport

• Cricket (Angus Deayton)
• The rules of golf (Bruce Forsyth)
• The golf club mentality (Jeremy Clarkson)
• Football (Nick Hancock, Spike Milligan and Marcus Brigstocke)
• American Football (Neil Morrissey)
• Wigan Rugby League Club (Johnny Vegas)

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Food, Fashion and Style

• Cheese (Paul Daniels)
• Okra (Gordon Ramsay)
• Massage (Shane Richie)
• Jacket and jeans combination (Alan Davies)
• Bras (Bill Bailey)
• Novelty underpants (Johnny Vegas)
• His own dress sense (Jonathan Ross)
• Brazilian waxing (Kirsty Young)
• The skin on rice pudding (Meera Syal)
• Rude or incompetent restaurant staff (Michael Winner)
• Speedos (Phil Collins)
• Unwrapped food (Cilla Black)
• Strawberries (Ian Hislop)

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Other

• Smoking bans (Boris Johnson)
• Education (Michael Gambon)
• Clipboards (Ross Noble)
• Flowers from a petrol station (Fern Britton)
• Spitting (Julian Clary)
• Litter (Liza Tarbuck)
• Bob Beamon's world record in the long jump being broken (Arthur Smith)
• Cocaine (Tracey Emin)
• 1975 (Jo Brand)
• The small piece of cotton which holds a new pair of socks together (Michael Parkinson)
• A photograph of himself taken in the 1970s (David Baddiel)
• American English (Sir Alan Sugar)
• Commemorative plates (Stephen Fry)
• Clowns (Chris Tarrant & Tracey Emin)
• Birthdays (Sir Michael Gambon)
• Mobile phones (Kathy Burke)
• Australian Questioning Intonation (Stephen Fry)
• Compact discs (Liza Tarbuck)
• Scottish stereotyping (Lorraine Kelly)
• Lateness (Ricky Gervais)
• Annoying Noises (Ricky Gervais)
• New age beliefs (Stephen Fry)

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Memorable moments & controversy

• When Anne Robinson went on the programme she consented to put the Welsh into Room 101. Some Welsh people complained about this accusing her of racism. However, Robinson said she was putting them into Room 101 out of jealousy, as they always seemed to succeed well in everything they did.

• The first item ever put into Room 101 was the French, as suggested by Bob Monkhouse, Monkhouse said of France: "I would like to tilt the Channel Tunnel downwards and turn it into a sewer."

• Nick Hancock (a big Cricket fan) did initially not put Cricket into Room 101, as suggested by Angus Deayton. When Deayton was told he could put another item into the Room, he chose Cricket which Nick, reluctantly, put into the room.

• Hancock and Neil Morrisey going into a big humorous rant about American Football. Particularly Nick's humorous observation: "They blow a whistle and then they just go everywhere. I think its based on Runaround."

• Jonathan Ross wanted to put his dress sense into the Room. However, he was presented with a hat he said he liked but never brought. He was given the choice if he could put his dress sense in but the hat would have to go in also. After a brief think, Ross told Paul, "I'm keeping my clothes."

• Stephen Fry attempted to put Room 101 into Room 101 (mainly because it was about people talking about things they hate). Merton found it hard to decide what to do because if he did put Room 101 into Room 101 he said it would be like committing "Professional Suicide" and if he didn't put it into Room 101 he would have to give it to Stephen and it would then become his. Merton did put it into the room, which made the picture go blank followed by Merton saying "I wish I hadn't done that". In the run up to Room 101 going into Room 101, Room Lovely involved Stephen nominating things he liked.

• To show the unflinchingly bad content of Children in Need telethons during Ricky Gervais's episode, Paul and Ricky were subjected to Lesley Joseph dancing and what looked liked her being "kicked up the arse by the Invisible Man" or being attracted to someone in the audience "who had a very powerful vagina magnet."

• Harry Hill wanted to put Ice Cream Vans into Room 101, saying the tune it always plays is Greensleeves and "it ruins tea". Paul suggested a savory version made of Mashed Potato, Ketchup (instead of Raspberry sauce) and a Sausage (instead of a Flake).

• At the end of the 11th series, to mark his departure from the show, Merton cast himself into Room 101, having been nominated by Ian Hislop, his rival on TV show Have I Got News for You, but with a slight twist. Just before pulling the lever to put himself into Room 101, Merton flipped round the image of himself to reveal Hislop, hence putting himself and Hislop in together, as the final people to go into Room 101 with Paul Merton as host. Another item chosen by Hislop, Piers Morgan, was put it into Room 101, but the room rejected him because he was "too toxic", so he was not allowed in.

• In the 6th series (2001) Mel and Sue put the town of Leighton Buzzard into Room 101 because of a particularly disastrous gig they once did there. This caused controversy in the local papers of the Bedfordshire town, with the council claiming that they did not have permission to use the Arms of the town in the programme.

• Sir Michael Parkinson had always lamented the fact that, despite all the star guests he had interviewed on Television over the years, he would probably be remembered for "that bloody bird" (The glove puppet Emu, which had attacked him during and interview with "owner" Rod Hull). However, Paul Merton unexpectedly brought Emu locked in a guillotine on stage and Parkinson took his chance for revenge by beheading the puppet, saying, "Goodbye, you foul beast."

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See also

• Room 101 (radio series)

A radio comedy series that ran from 1992 to 1994 on BBC Radio 5, before transferring to BBC television. ...

References

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External links

• Room 101 at the Internet Movie Database
• www.hattrick.co.uk Room 101.
• Room 101 on the BBC website