The 100 Greatest TV Moments
(Also see
The 100 Greatest TV Adverts and
The 100 Greatest TV Moments from Hell )
As broadcast on Channel 4 on September 11th 1999 and hosted by Graham Norton ,
here is a roundup of the 100 greatest TV moments of all time :
100: Richard Wilson on the 'phone' in One Foot in the Grave (1993)
99: Euro 96 - Gareth Southgate misses a penalty and the Germans win
98: Absolutely Fabulous - Edina and Patsy come back home from a night out
97: 1970's Green Cross Code advert with Dave Prowse (1975)
96: Torvill and Dean win the skating to Bolero (1983)
95: Cracker: "To Be A Somebody". Robert Carlyle and Robbie Coltrane (1994)
94: Doctor Who: The Daleks (1964)
93: Rising Damp: Rigsby flirts with Miss Jones (1974)
92: Gulf War: Brent Sadler: Incoming cruise missiles (1991)
91: All Blacks vs. The Barbarians: Gareth Edwards' try (1973)
90: Aspel: Oliver Reed's appearance
89: World in Action: Mick Jagger interview (1967)
88: The Miners' strike (1984)
87: Father Ted: Cows in perspective (1996)
86: Death On The Rock (1988)
85: Clive Anderson Talks Back: Peter Cook (1993)
84: Roger Bannister runs the first 4-minute mile
83: Abigail's Party (1977): Demis Roussos
82: Panorama: Spaghetti grows on trees
81: Michael Fish's Weather Report: - "no chance of a hurricane" (1987)
80: The release of the Guildford Four (1989)
79: The death of John Lennon (1980)
78: Red Rum wins the Grand National for the third time (1977)
77: Comic Strip: The Strike (1988)
76: Celtic vs. Inter Milan: European Cup (1967)
75: The Avengers' opening titles (not the film)
74: Graham Taylor documentary: swearing 44 times
73: Queer As Folk
72: Six O'Clock News: "Clause 28" protest (1988)
71: Richard Nixon apologises for the Watergate scandal
70: The Naked Civil Servant (The dream scene) (1975)
69: 7 Up: The Beginning (1964)
68: Some Mothers Do Ave Em - The Roller-skate stunt (1975)
67: Spitting Image: The Vegetable sketch (1985)
66: John Nott walks out on Robin Day
65: The Prisoner
64: Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream (1963)
63: Steptoe and Son: House divided in two
62: Brideshead Revisited: gay feelings arise just in time for No.61
61: The Word: Shabba Ranks says it's right to shoot gays
60: Liverpool vs. Arsenal championship decider (1989)
59: Brookside: Lesbian snog (1994)
58: Brass Eye: The drug "Cake"
57: Jacob Burlowski: The Ascent of Man philosophy
56: Gibbs SR: 1955 first TV ad
55: Bill Clinton's Lewinsky denial (1998)
54: Donald Campbell: Bluebird (1967)
53: Russell Harty attacked by Grace Jones (1985)
52: Bjorn Borg's 5th Wimbledon title (1980)
51: The World At War: Liberation of Belsen (1974)
50: Evacuation of Saigon (1975)
49: Dennis Taylor wins the Embassy Snooker World Championship in 1985
48: The Best of Tommy Cooper
47: Boys from the Black Stuff: Gissa Job
46: Bloody Sunday (1972)
45: Tianamen Square (1989)
44: Panorama: Martin Bashir interviews Princess Diana (1995)
43: David Frost engages in trial by television
42: Gazza's Tears: England vs. West Germany (1990)
41: Ethiopia: Michael Buerk (1984)
40: Black Power Salute: Mexico Olympics (1968)
39: Coronation Street: Stan Ogden dies (1984)
38: Panorama: Report blackout for Richard Dimbleby
37: This Life: The punch (1997)
36: The Two Ronnies: The Hardware Store "Fork handles"
35: Winston Churchill's funeral (1965)
34: Dad's Army: Don't tell him, Pike (1975)
33: Sex Pistols and Bill Grundy (1976)
32: England vs. Australia: Cricket at Headingley (1981)
31: England vs. Argentina: Michael Owen's goal (1998)
30: Charles and Diana's wedding (26.7.1981)
29: Dallas: Who Shot JR ? (1980)
28: Cathy Come Home (1967)
27: Dennis Potter's last interview (Melvyn Bragg - 1994)
26: BBC's Pride and Prejudice: Colin Firth
25: Iranian Embassy Siege (1980)
24: Eastenders: Den and Angie divorce (1986)
23: Manchester United win Championship League (1999)
22: Newsnight: Jeremy Paxman grills Michael Howard
21: Monty Python: Dead parrot sketch
20: The Challenger explodes (1986)
19: Nationwide: Sinking of the Belgrano: Margaret Thatcher (1983)
18: Blue Peter: The Elephant (1969)
17: Hancock: The Blood Donor (1956)
16: Margaret Thatcher leaves Downing Street (1990)
15: Morecambe and Wise: Angela Rippon (1977)
14: The Coronation (1953)
13: Parkinson: Rod Hull and Emu (1971)
12: David Attenborough in the jungle with a gorilla
11: Fawlty Towers: The Germans (1975)
10: The death of JFK (1963)
9: Blackadder Goes Forth: Over the Top (1989)
8: Live Aid (1985)
7: Only Fools and Horses: Del Boy falls through the bar (1989)
6: England vs. Germany: "They Think It's All Over" (1966)
5: The Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
4: The death of Diana (1997)
3: Michael Portillo loses his seat (1997)
2: The release of Nelson Mandela (1990)
1: NASA moon landing (1969)
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