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The 100 Greatest TV Moments

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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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