Show Notes
We are joined in this episode by Director & Producer David G Croft, who has many a tale to tell from his long and illustrious career in television; from co-creating The Crystal Maze to directing LIVE AID! He also tells us about his time working with Vic & Bob on Shooting Stars and the Viz Top Tips videos. Find out what foodstuff David was asked to procure for Vic & Bob’s football viewing snack, and how inaccurate headgear caused tension on the set of the Lance Corporal Boiled Egg sketch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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For this episode we chat with the legendary actor Tim Healy, who tells us of his time working with Vic & Bob on Catterick and Monkey Trousers, and of his iconic roles in Auf Wiedersehen Pet and Benidorm. Tim has some great anecdotes, from on-set corpsing with Matt Lucas & Mark Benton in Catterick, talking himself into a dress whilst under the influence for Benidorm and headlining New York's Madison Square Garden with his son's band, The 1975. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our guest for this episode is radio & TV producer Mark Robson, who regales us with stories from his long and varied career working alongside comedy greats such as Roy Hudd, Hale & Pace and Bremner, Bird & Fortune. He also oversaw fan favourite 'The Weekenders' and the 'Vic Reeves, Cock of The Wood' radio special. Hear of Bob’s unfortunate reaction to Paul Whitehouse’s one-take performance in 'The Weekenders', and of Jim’s unexpected reaction to Mark’s guitar tuning. Mark also tells us about Brian Conley’s secret button..
We are honoured to once again bring you our very special returning guest, Jim Moir! The man otherwise known as Vic Reeves. Jim takes us on a trip through the 1990s, from The Weekenders to The Smell of R&M, to Shooting Stars and beyond. Hear tales of filming in the vicinity of a shit farm, exploring the catacombs under Hammersmith Apollo, dropping Charlie Higson from trees, arm wrestling Britpop bad boys and the agonising pain of entering the Cubiscus in Families At War. Plus discover the origins of the games and catchphrases from everyone’s favourite celebrity quiz show. Eranu!
Our guests for this episode are 3 musicians; Steve McGuire, David McLeod & Mark Narayn, who provided the accompaniment for Vic Reeves Big Night Out from the Albany Empire to earliest Channel 4 shows. They provided backing for not only Vic, but also for acts as diverse as Glen Tilbrook and the pyrotechnic talents of Chris Lynam. There are also tales of surviving the great storm of ’87 with Vic and Doctor & the Medics, a gusset alteration exclusive, and ‘how I wrote Oh! Mr Songwriter’ by the songwriter who wrote it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode we chat with presenter, Alice Beer about her time as umpire on Families At War.. from witnessing Vic & Bob’s warm up routines to being present for the infamous ‘Leo Sayer Treadmill incident’. She tells us how a gift of a £100 bottle of wine from Jim Moir lead to the single most significant event in her life, and we also find out which R&M cohort spent their pre-school years with Alice’s mum. Plus Alice revisits the Shooting Stars impressions round.