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Ian Hislop, newly installed editor of Private Eye and TW3 producer Ned Sherrin discuss satire with Joan Bakewell. This was from a special week of editions of the sixties discussion show Late Night Line Up, revived in 1986 to celebrate fifty years of television in the United Kingdom.

Short clip of the auction at the 1983 Longleat Doctor Who event.

So Swap Shop was for swotty kids and Tiswas for the oinks? Well have a look at one of the prizes handed out here. I never saw Noel Tidybeard swapping the likes of that. Short but fantastic clip.

Charlie Brooker on the BBC3 atrocity Torchwood.

Garry Shandling is not impressed by Gervais's defence of his second sitcom, then doesn't make him a cup of coffee. This interview was not staged, as some here have suggested, it's for real. Here's confirmation by Gervais himself ruclips.net/video/q7IEvfd1oXo/видео.html (6min 34 secs in)

Brief, selected highlights of Ricky Gervais's interview with Garry Shandling. This interview was not staged, as some here have suggested, it's for real. Here's confirmation by Gervais himself ruclips.net/video/q7IEvfd1oXo/видео.html (6min 34 secs in)

A specially shot trailer starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse for their new BBC1 series starting in 2007.

Susie Blake as the right-wing continuity announcer in 'Victoria Wood As Seen on TV' from 1986. In this clip she gives "a rundown of what we can expect from sunday's viewing"

The last minute and a bit of 'Frost Over England', a compilation of the best bits from the 13 editions of 'The Frost Report', which went on to win The Golden Rose of Montreaux in 1967. Starring David Frost, John Cleese, Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett and Sheila Steafel. This is the end of 'Timmy Williams Coffee Time' for real. Though Frostie only mentions himself a mere three times in the end cr...

The first minute and a bit of 'Frost Over England', a compilation of the best bits from the 13 editions of 'The Frost Report', which went on to win The Golden Rose of Montreaux in 1967. Starring David Frost, John Cleese, Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett and Sheila Steafel.

Spoof documentary of public school girls from 'Victoria Wood As Seen on TV' from 1985. Stars Felicity Montague (later to become Lynn in 'I'm Alan Partridge' (and sharing the same headmistress with 'Mind Your Language')

John Cleese does a party political broadcast on the subject of extremism for the British centre-ist party (or parties), the SDP/Liberal Alliance. A very convincing and funny piece of propaganda it is, makes you want to vote for them. Just a shame you'll never get the chance, The Alliance got annihalated in the '87 election and had split up and disbanded within a year. Still, it's not all tears,...

Interviewed on Jonathan Ross's eighties Channel 4 chat show. To understand some references, first guest Dawn French said she was "moist" at the thought of final guest Tom Jones appearing, and also that Dr Ruth had just been on talking about condoms.

Comedian Jeremy Hardy doing a stand up spot on 'The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross' in the early-ish days of Channel 4

The Goons on This Is Your Life 1958

News at 545 with Leonard Parkin (1979) Part 2

News at 545 with Leonard Parkin (1979) Part 1

Beechgrove Garden - Doctor Who trailer

Graham Chapman interviewed on Grampian TV 1987

Spike Milligan - There's A Lot It About titles

Spike Milligan - Sandwich

Spike Milligan - Detective