Room 101 (radio series)
 Logo for the 2023 revival | |
| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 5 (1992–94) BBC Radio 4 (2023–) |
| Syndicates | BBC Radio 1 |
| TV adaptations | Room 101 |
| Hosted by | Nick Hancock (1992–94) Paul Merton (2023–) |
| Original release | 9 January 1992 – present |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
Room 101 is a radio comedy series on BBC Radio 4 hosted by Paul Merton. Celebrities are invited to discuss their "least favourite people, places and pop songs" in order to have them consigned to Room 101.
History
[edit]It originally ran from 1992 to 1994, hosted by Nick Hancock. on BBC Radio 5, before transferring to BBC television in 1994 after Radio 5 was discontinued and replaced by its current format, BBC Radio 5 Live. Hancock was also the first presenter when the series transferred to television.
In January 2023, it was announced that the series would return to radio, this time on BBC Radio 4 and hosted by Paul Merton, who was the first guest on the original radio version and hosted the TV version of the series from 1999 to 2007.[1]
Episode guide
[edit]Room 101
[edit]Series One (1992)
[edit]- Paul Merton (9 January)
- Jenny Eclair (16 January)
- Danny Baker (23 January)
- Arthur Smith (30 January)
- Steve Punt (6 February)
- Annie Nightingale (13 February)
Series Two (1992)
[edit]- Ian Hislop (14 August)
- Jo Brand (21 August)
- Tony Slattery (28 August)
- John Walters (4 September)
- Helen Lederer (11 September)
- David Baddiel (18 September)
- Stephen Frost (25 September)
- Donna McPhail (2 October)
Christmas Special (1992)
[edit]- Nick Hancock (22 December) – Guest host for this episode was Danny Baker
Series Three (1993)
[edit]- Frank Skinner (27 August)
- Trevor and Simon (3 September)
- Caroline Quentin (10 September)
- Tony Hawks (17 September)
- Rory McGrath (8 October)
- Kevin Day (15 October)
- Maria McErlane (22 October)
- Mark Lamarr (29 October)
Series Four (1994)
[edit]- Nick Revell (4 March 1994)
- Simon Delaney (11 March 1994)
- Chris England (18 March 1994)
- Andy Hamilton (25 March 1994)
Room 101 with Paul Merton
[edit]Series One (2023)
[edit]- Claudia Winkleman (24 May 2023)
- Desiree Burch (31 May 2023)
- Steph McGovern (7 June 2023)
- Mark Steel (14 June 2023)
- Phil Wang (21 June 2023)
- Julian Clary (28 June 2023)
Series Two (2024)
[edit]- Chris McCausland (3 April 2024)
- Hannah Fry (10 April 2024)
- Daliso Chaponda (17 April 2024)
- Naga Munchetty (24 April 2024)
- Victoria Coren Mitchell (1 May 2024)
- Gyles Brandreth (8 May 2024)
Title
[edit]The title refers to the room in George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four which, for each person, represents the worst fear they can imagine. Appropriately, this is supposedly named after a conference room at BBC Broadcasting House where Orwell used to sit through tedious meetings.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Room 101 with Paul Merton at BBC online.
- Room 101 (1992–94) at British Comedy Guide
- Room 101 (2023–) at British Comedy Guide
- Room 101 at epguides.com
| Characters | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | |||||||
| Groups | |||||||
| Concepts | |||||||
| Adaptations |
| ||||||
| Related | |||||||
