- Room 101 (radio series)
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show_name = Room 101
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format = Comedy
runtime = 30 mins
country =United Kingdom
language = English
home_station =BBC Radio 5
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television = "Room 101 (TV series) "
starring = Nick Hancock
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first_aired =9 January 1992
last_aired =25 March 1994
num_series = 4
num_episodes = 27
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podcast = :"This page is about the radio series Room 101; for information about the TV series of the same name, seeRoom 101 (TV series) . For the room fromNineteen Eighty-Four , seeRoom 101 ."Room 101" is a
radio comedy series that ran from 1992 to 1994 onBBC Radio 5 , before transferring toBBC television . Hosted by Nick Hancock, it was an alternative to the more established and formal "Desert Island Discs ". Celebrities were invited to discuss their "least favourite people, places and pop songs" in order to have them consigned toRoom 101 .Episode guide
eries One 1992 (six programmes)
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Paul Merton (9th January 1992)
*Jenny Eclair (16th January 1992)
*Danny Baker (23rd January 1992)
*Arthur Smith (30th January 1992)
*Steve Punt (6th February 1992)
*Annie Nightingale (13th February 1992)eries Two 1992 (eight programmes)
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Ian Hislop (14th August 1992)
*Jo Brand (21 August 1992)
*Tony Slattery (28th August 1992)
*John Walters (4th September 1992)
*Helen Lederer (11th September 1992)
*David Baddiel (18th September 1992)
*Stephen Frost (25th September 1992)
*Donna McPhail (2nd October 1992)Christmas Special 1992
*Nick Hancock (22nd December 1992) - Guest host Danny Baker
eries Three 1993 (eight programmes)
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Frank Skinner (27th August 1993)
*Trevor and Simon (3rd September 1993)
*Caroline Quentin (10th September 1993)
*Tony Hawks (17th September 1993)
*Rory McGrath (8th October 1993)
*Kevin Day (15th October 1993)
*Maria McErlane (22nd October 1993)
*Mark Lamarr (29th October 1993)eries Four 1994 (four programmes)
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Nick Revell (4th March 1994)
*Simon Delaney (11th March 1994)
*Chris England (18th March 1994)
*Andy Hamilton (25th March 1994)Run apparently curtailed by axing of Radio 5 on the 27th March 1994.
Title
The title refers to the room in
George Orwell 's "Nineteen Eighty-Four " which, for each person, represents the worst fear they can imagine. Appropriately, this is supposedly named after a conference room atBBC Broadcasting House where Orwell used to sit through tedious meetings.See also
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Room 101 (TV series) External links
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030816130745/http://www.angelfire.com/pq/radiohaha/ROOM101.html Radio Ha Ha entry for Room 101]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/room101/ Room 101] on the BBC website
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