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The 100 Greatest TV Moments was a Channel 4 programme broadcast on September 11th 1999 and hosted by Graham Norton. The number 1 moment is held by the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, the first human spaceflight to land on the Moon.

Unlike the BFI's list, the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, this list includes news and sporting events as well as one non-UK programme, Dallas. Aside from the news, the most featured programme is Panorama, with entries at positions 38, 44 and 82. The year with the most moments is 1989, with entries at positions 5, 7, 9, 45, 60 and 80.

Contents

List of 100 Greatest TV Moments

# Programme Channel[nb 1] Year Moment
1 (Various)[1] BBC One / BBC Two / ITV 1969 The Apollo 11 moon landing
2 News 1990 The release of Nelson Mandela
3 News 1997 Michael Portillo loses his seat in the general election, which became to symbolise the end of the period of Conservative government which had begun in 1979 with Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister
4 News 1997 The Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
5 News 1989 The fall of the Berlin Wall
6 1966 FIFA World Cup BBC One / ITV 1966 Final: England beats West Germany 4-2; commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme's quotation "They think it's all over"
7 Only Fools and Horses BBC One 1989 Yuppy Love: Del Boy falls through a bar flap
8 Live Aid BBC One 1985 The multi-venue rock concert to raise funds for the famine of Ethiopia
9 Blackadder Goes Forth BBC One 1989 Goodbyeee...: The protagonists go over the top
10 News 1963 John F. Kennedy assassination
11 Fawlty Towers BBC One 1975 The Germans: 'Don't mention the war'
12 Life on Earth BBC Two 1979 David Attenborough encounters a mountain gorilla
13 Parkinson BBC One 1976 Michael Parkinson interviews entertainer Rod Hull with his glove puppet Emu, which appears to uncontrollably attack Parkinson
14 News BBC Television Service 1953 The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
15 Morecambe and Wise BBC One 1977 Newsreader Angela Rippon's dance routine
16 News 1990 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher leaving Downing Street following her resignation during the Conservative leadership election
17 Hancock's Half Hour BBC Television Service 1956 The Blood Donor: "A pint? That's very nearly an armful!"
18 Blue Peter BBC One 1969 Lulu the elephant misbehaves in the studio
19 Nationwide BBC One 1983 A geography teacher challenges Margaret Thatcher about her ordering the sinking of the ARA Belgrano as it sailed away from the Falklands
20 News 1986 The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
21 Monty Python's Flying Circus BBC One 1969 The Dead Parrot sketch
22 Newsnight BBC Two 1997 Jeremy Paxman presses Michael Howard for an answer
23 1998–99 UEFA Champions League ? 1999 Final: Manchester United beat Bayern Munich 2-1, having already won the FA Premier League and FA Cup that season
24 EastEnders BBC One 1986 Den serves divorce papers to Angie on Christmas Day
25 News 1980 The Iranian Embassy Siege
26 Pride and Prejudice BBC One 1995 Colin Firth plays Mr Darcy
27 An Interview with Dennis Potter Channel 4 1994 Melvyn Bragg interviews terminally ill playwright Dennis Potter, three months before Potter's death
28 The Wednesday Play BBC One 1967 Cathy Come Home, a drama documentary tackling homelessness, unemployment, and parental rights
29 Dallas BBC One 1980 Who Done It: Who shot J.R.?
30 News 1981 The Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer
31 1998 FIFA World Cup ? 1998 Argentina vs England: Michael Owen's goal
32 51st Ashes series of Test matches ? 1981 3rd Test at Headingley
33 Today Thames Television 1976 The Sex Pistols swear on daytime TV during at interview with Bill Grundy
34 Dad's Army BBC One 1973 The Deadly Attachment: "Don't tell him, Pike!"
35 News 1965 Winston Churchill's funeral
36 The Two Ronnies BBC One 1976 The Four Candles sketch
37 This Life BBC Two 1997 Apocalypse Wow!: Milly punches Rachel
38 Panorama BBC One ? Richard Dimbleby runs out of material due to technical problems: 'I suppose we just sit in silence'
39 Coronation Street ITV 1984 Stan Ogden dies
40 1968 Summer Olympics ? 1968 In the 200m medal award ceremony, athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their black-gloved fists as a symbol of 'Black Power'
41 News BBC One 1984 Michael Buerk reports on the Ethiopian famine
42 1990 FIFA World Cup ? 1990 England vs West Germany: In the 99th minute, Paul Gascoigne receives his second yellow card, and weeps at the realisation that he would not be allowed to play in the final if England were to advance
43 The Frost Programme ITV ? David Frost engages in 'trial by television'
44 Panorama BBC One 1995 Martin Bashir interviews Diana, Princess of Wales about her private life and affair with James Hewitt
45 News 1989 The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
46 News 1972 27 civil rights protesters are shot by members of the British Parachute Regiment, an event now known as Bloody Sunday
47 Boys from the Blackstuff BBC Two Yosser's catchphrase 'Gissa job'
48 (Various) ITV 1968 Magician and comedian Tommy Cooper's performances
49 World Snooker Championship 1985 BBC Two 1985 Final: Dennis Taylor beats Steve Davis
50 News 1975 The evacuation of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War
51 The World At War ITV 1974 The liberation of Belsen concentration camp
52 1980 Wimbledon Championships BBC One 1980 Björn Borg defeats John McEnroe for his fifth consecutive Wimbledon singles title, culminating with a 34-point tiebreaker
53 Russell Harty BBC One 1985 Grace Jones smacks presenter Russell Harty in the face
54 News 1967 Motorboat racer Donald Campbell is killed when his boat Bluebird K7 flips at over 300mph
55 News 1998 Bill Clinton denies having had a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky
56 Advertising Associated-Rediffusion 1955 The first television advert airs, for 'Gibbs SR' toothpaste, on the newly-launched London franchise of ITV
57 The Ascent of Man BBC Two 1973 Jacob Bronowski traces the development of human society through its understanding of science
58 Brass Eye Channel 4 1997 Drugs: Celebrities and David Amess MP are fooled into filming a video warning against the dangers of a fictional drug, 'Cake'
59 Brookside Channel 4 1993 The soap-opera portrays a pre-watershed lesbian kiss
60 1988–89 Football League 1st division ITV 1989 Final: underdogs Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-0
61 The Word Channel 4 1992 Shabba Ranks advocates homosexual crucifixion
62 Brideshead Revisited ITV 1981 The portrayal of Charles and Sebastian's relationship
63 Steptoe and Son BBC One 1972 Divided We Stand: Harold divides the house in two to avoid sharing with his father
64 News 1963 Martin Luther King's speech, I Have a Dream
65 The Prisoner ITV 1967 A series combining spy fiction with elements of science fiction, allegory, and psychological drama; the show's combination of 1960s countercultural themes and surreal setting had a far-reaching effect on popular culture
66 ? ? 1982 Politician John Nott walks out on interviewer Robin Day
67 Spitting Image ITV 1985 The vegetable sketch
68 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em BBC One 1975 Fathers' Clinic: Frank, who is roller skating at a rink, bursts through the fire exit on to streets dodging buses and cars, ducking under a lorry and crashing into a baby shop
69 World in Action ITV 1964 Seven Up!: Examines the lives of fourteen children aged 7, representing the range of socio-economic backgrounds in Britain at the time, with the explicit assumption that each child's social class will predetermine their future
70 The Naked Civil Servant ITV 1975 The dream sequence
71 News 1977 Richard Nixon's departure after the Watergate scandal
72 Six O'Clock News BBC One 1988 Lesbians protesting against Section 28 invade the studio and grapple with presenter Nicholas Witchell
73 Queer as Folk Channel 4 1999 The portrayal of the lives of three gay men living in Manchester
74 Cutting Edge Channel 4 1994 The Impossible Job: Featuring England manager Graham Taylor swearing 44 times
75 The Avengers ITV 1961 The opening titles
76 1966–67 European Cup ? 1967 Final: Celtic beat Inter Milan 2-1, Celtic being the first British club to win the trophy
77 The Comic Strip Channel 4 1988 The Strike: A film-within-a-film; an aspiring screenwriter's experiences of the miners' strike are turned into a sensationalist action film by a Hollywood production company
78 Grandstand BBC One 1977 Racehorse Red Rum wins the Grand National for the third time
79 News 1980 The Death of John Lennon
80 News 1989 Release of the Guilford Ford, having been originally convicted for the 1974 Guildford pub bombings, of which the verdict was later quashed
81 BBC Weather BBC One 1987 Presenter Michael Fish informs viewers that there is no hurricane on the way, shortly before the Great Storm of 1987 hits South-East English which kills 18 people
82 Panorama BBC Television Service 1957 An April Fools' Day report on the spaghetti harvest in Switzerland
83 Play for Today BBC One 1977 Abigail's Party, featuring Demis Roussos
84 News BBC Television Service 1954 Roger Bannister runs the first sub 4-minute mile
85 Clive Anderson Talks Back Channel 4 1993 Peter Cook's appearance
86 This Week ITV 1988 Death On The Rock: The documentary examines the shooting of three IRA members in Gibraltar as part of a military operation
87 Father Ted Channel 4 1996 Hell: Ted explains to Dougal that a toy cow isn't the same size as one standing far away
88 News 1984 The Miners' strike
89 World in Action ITV 1967 Rock star Mick Jagger discusses youth culture and his recent drug conviction
90 Aspel and Company ITV ? Actor Oliver Reed's drunk appearance
91 ? ? 1973 All Blacks vs Barbarians: Gareth Edwards' try for the Barbarians, refererred to as 'That Try'
92 News ITV 1991 American Tomahawk missiles fly overhead as Brent Sadler reports on the Persian Gulf War
93 Rising Damp ITV 1964 Rigsby flirts with Miss Jones
94 Doctor Who BBC tv 1963 The Daleks: The debut episodes featuring the Doctor's extraterrestrial enemies, the Daleks
95 Cracker ITV 1994 To Be a Somebody: Robert Carlyle's performance
96 1984 Winter Olympics ? 1984 Jayne Torvill and Christoher Dean win gold for ice skating with their routine set to Ravel's Boléro
97 Green Cross Code ITV 1975 A public information film featuring David Prowse as the Green Cross Code Man
98 Absolutely Fabulous BBC One ? Eddy and Patsy come back home from a night out
99 UEFA Euro 1996 ? 1996 Semi-final: Germany vs England: Gareth Southgate misses a penalty, and Germany win 1-1, with 6-5 on penalties
100 One Foot in the Grave BBC One 1993 The Pit and the Pendulum: Victor is shocked when he answers the phone, which turns out to be a small dog

Notes

  1. ^ The channel name at the time of broadcasting is used. News events are generally assumed to be on any channel carrying the news. The channel name for national 'Channel 3' programmes is listed as ITV; for regional programmes, the regional franchise name is used.

References

  1. ^ "Apollo 11 Moon Landing Broadcasts". Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. http://www.webcitation.org/5kLgSg2ql. Retrieved 2009-10-05.  

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See also



The List
  • 100 Victor Meldrew mistakes a dog for the phone on One Foot In The Grave (1993)
  • 99 Gareth Southgate misses a penalty for England in the Euro 96 Semi-Final against Germany (1996)
  • 98 Edina & Patsy's drunken return from a night out on Absolutely Fabulous
  • 97 Dave Prowse in the Green Cross Code advert
  • 96 Torvill & Dean win Olympic gold in Sarajevo (1984)
  • 95 Robert Carlyle's sinister appearance in Cracker (1993)
  • 94 Dr Who & The Daleks
  • 93 Rigsby flirts with Miss Jones in Rising Dam
  • 92 Reporter Brent Sadler observes incoming cruise missiles flying overhead during the first Gulf War (1990)
  • 91 Gareth Edwards' amazing try for the Barbarians
  • 90 Oliver Reed drunk on Aspel & Company
  • 89 Mick Jagger's appearance on World In Action (1967)
  • 88 Coverage of the 1984 Miner's Strike (1984)
  • 87 Crazy cows in Father Ted
  • 86 Controversial documentary Death On The Rock, which examined the death of three IRA terrorists in Gibraltar at the hands of the SAS (1989)
  • 85 Peter Cook on Clive Anderson Talks Back (1993)
  • 84 Roger Bannister runs the first 4-minute mile (1954)
  • 83 Beverley's love of Demis Roussos in Abigail's Party
  • 82 Panorama's April Fools joke about spaghetti growing on trees
  • 81 Michael Fish's mistaken belief that 'There's no chance of a hurricane' (1987)
  • 80 The release of the Guildford Four
  • 79 The murder of John Lennon (1980)
  • 78 Red Rum's third Grand National win (1977)
  • 77 Comic Strip's The Strike
  • 76 Celtic beat Inter Milan in the European Cup Final (1967)
  • 75 The opening titles of The Avengers
  • 74 Graham Taylor swears 44 times during a Channel 4 documentary (1993)
  • 73 Queer As Folk
  • 72 Lesbian protesters invade the BBC 6 O'Clock News (1988)
  • 71 Richard Nixon apologises for the Watergate Scandal in an interview with David Frost
  • 70 The Naked Civil Servant
  • 69 7 Up and the subsequent programs following the same selected children every seven years
  • 68 Frank Spencer & roller skates on Some Mother Do 'Ave 'Em
  • 67 Spitting Image's cabinet of vegetables sketch
  • 66 John Nott walk out of an interview with Robin Day after he is called 'a here today, gone tomorrow politician'
  • 65 The Prisoner
  • 64 Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech
  • 63 Steptoe & Son divide up the house
  • 62 Brideshead Revisited
  • 61 Shabba Ranks offends gays on The Word and is chatisised by host Mark Lamarr
  • 60 Arsenal's win at Liverpool to clinch the 1989 First Division title (1989)
  • 59 The Brookside lesbian kiss
  • 58 Brass Eye's drug cake episode
  • 57 Jacob Bronowski's The Ascent Of Man
  • 56 The first TV ad on ITV for Gibbs SR
  • 55 Bill Clinton denies having an affair with Monica Lewinsky (1998)
  • 54 Donald Campbell's fatal speed record attempt with Bluebird (1967)
  • 53 Grace Jones attacks TV host Russell Harty
  • 52 Bjorn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon title (1980)
  • 51 The World At War's Genocide episode (1972)
  • 50 The evacuation of Saigon ends US involvement in the Vietnam War (1975)
  • 49 Dennis Taylor wins the 1985 World Snooker Championship (1985)
  • 48 Tommy Cooper's various appearances on television
  • 47 Boys From The Black Stuff
  • 46 Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland captured by news cameras (1972)
  • 45 The Tianamen Square massacre (1989)
  • 44 Martin Bashir interviews Princess Diana for Panorama (1995)
  • 43 David Frost confronts a wrongdoer
  • 42 Gazza cries during the England v West Germany World Cup Semi-Final (1990)
  • 41 Michael Buerk reports from the famine in Ethiopia (1984)
  • 40 The Black Power salute at the 1968 Mexico Olympics (1968)
  • 39 Stan Ogden dies in Coronation Street
  • 38 David Dimbleby struggles with technical faults on Panorama
  • 37 Milly punches Rachel in This Life
  • 36 The Two Ronnies hardware store sketch
  • 35 Winston Churchill's state funeral (1965)
  • 34 The Nazi Invasion episode of Dad's Army
  • 33 The Sex Pistols meet Bill Grundy on Today (1977)
  • 32 The England cricket team beats Australia at Headingley (1981)
  • 31 Michael Owen scores a fantastic goal for England against Argentina in the World Cup Second Round (1998)
  • 30 Prince Charles marries Diana (1981)
  • 29 Who Shot JR? in Dallas
  • 28 Cathy Come Home
  • 27 Dennis Potter's final interview to Melvyn Bragg
  • 26 Colin Firth in Pride & Prejudice
  • 25 The end of the Iranian Embassy Siege (1980)
  • 24 Den serves Angie with divorce papers on Christmas Day in EastEnders (1986)
  • 23 Manchester United's last minute win in the European Cup Final (1999)
  • 22 Jeremy Paxman asks Michael Howard the same question again and again on Newsnight (1997)
  • 21 Monty Python's Dead Parrot sketch
  • 20 The Challenger space shuttle explosion (1986)
  • 19 Margaret Thatcher is confronted by a Nationwide viewer over the sinking of the Belgrano (1982)
  • 18 Elephant Lulu makes a mess of the Blue Peter set
  • 17 Tony Hancock's Blood Donor episode
  • 16 Margaret Thatcher resigns as Prime Minister (1990)
  • 15 Angela Rippon dances on Morecambe & Wise
  • 14 The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (1953)
  • 13 Rod Hull & Emu attack Michael Parkinson
  • 12 David Attenborough meets a gorilla
  • 11 The Fawlty Towers Germans Episode
  • 10 The JFK Assassination (1963)
  • 9 The climax of Blackadder Goes Fourth (1989)
  • 8 Live Aid (1985)
  • 7 Del Boy falls through the bar in Only Fools & Horses
  • 6 Kenneth Wolstenholme's 'They Think It's All Over' as England beat West Germany in the World Cup Final (1966)
  • 5 The fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
  • 4 The death of Princess Diana (1997)
  • 3 Michael Portillo loses his seat in the 1997 General Election (1997)
  • 2 The release of Nelson Mandela (1990)
  • 1 The Moon Landings (1969)










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