Greatest moment on tv

[moanthebairns]

Me and the bloke from work were talking. I asked what the exact date the moonlanding was? i thought was 19th july 1969, I was wrong.
however we got thinking, what is the biggest thing youve ever seen on tele? kennedy getting shot, twin towers or even Petric's goal against England.

Mines probally was the twin towers.

reason i ask, is for cool things to look up on youtube.

[Tony*T3]

"Greatest" as in most memorable events. not as in 'best':


Twin towers coverage was pretty awsome.

Tsunami coverage. Hard to beleive the sacle of the thing, yet being almost compeltely unaffected and getting on with boxing day.....

Tommy Cooper dying live on tele. got one of the best laughs ever. Sad.
(Appologies to Henry Cooper for Tommy Cooper like cock up..)

Gulf war coverage

Queen mothers funeral (massed pipes band) done with class.

Althropes speach at Diana funeral.

Liverpool coming back from 3-0 down to win Champions league final (I'm an Everton fan so it was a nightmare)

Edited by Tony*T3 on Thursday 24th April 12:02

[RDM]

The bit on Comic Relief or Cash for Kids, whatever it's called,
when Joanna Lumley got her kit off. Fantastic Television, don't
think it's on YouTube though!

[bob1179]

New Years Eve/New Years Day 1984/85, BBC 1.

Biggest TV cock up ever, I believe.

[Mikey G]

Tony*T3 said:

Henry Cooper dying live on tele. got one of the best laughs ever. Sad.

Did he??

Just like that??

Edited by Mikey G on Thursday 24th April 11:48

[Tony*T3]

Mikey G said:

Tony*T3 said:

Henry Cooper dying live on tele. got one of the best laughs ever. Sad.

Did he??

Just like that??

Edited by Mikey G on Thursday 24th April 11:48

Yep. "Just like that". Never seen it repeated, live stage performance. Went quiet and leaned back onto the curtain, slipped down onto the stage. Everyone thought it was part of the act, lots of laughter. Still had his fez on I think. 2 minutes of someone dying on live television.

[Meeja]

moanthebairns said:

Mines probally was the twin towers.

I'd agree that this is possibly one of the most memorable.

I was working in a TV broadcast control room on that day - we had feeds from all UK channels (terrestrial and satellite) and many european feeds as well.

Usually, the vast banks of monitors are all showing different feeds - within a few minutes the majority of the monitors were showing the same (or similar) pictures - a bit like the scene in Independance Day with the President's address if you like!

It was a very strange feeling, and awe inspiring once the gravity of the situation began to sink in.

Edited by Meeja on Thursday 24th April 11:55

[thebluebus]

Tony*T3 said:

Mikey G said:

Tony*T3 said:

Henry Cooper dying live on tele. got one of the best laughs ever. Sad.

Did he??

Just like that??

Edited by Mikey G on Thursday 24th April 11:48

Yep. "Just like that". Never seen it repeated, live stage performance. Went quiet and leaned back onto the curtain, slipped down onto the stage. Everyone thought it was part of the act, lots of laughter. Still had his fez on I think. 2 minutes of someone dying on live television.

Woooooooooooooooooooooosh!

[bigandclever]

Tony*T3 said:

Mikey G said:

Tony*T3 said:

Henry Cooper dying live on tele. got one of the best laughs ever. Sad.

Did he??

Just like that??

Edited by Mikey G on Thursday 24th April 11:48

Yep. "Just like that". Never seen it repeated, live stage performance. Went quiet and leaned back onto the curtain, slipped down onto the stage. Everyone thought it was part of the act, lots of laughter. Still had his fez on I think. 2 minutes of someone dying on live television.

He gave that Mahatma Ali a good smack to the ground though didn't he

[paulmurr]

Tony*T3 said:

Mikey G said:

Tony*T3 said:

Henry Cooper dying live on tele. got one of the best laughs ever. Sad.

Did he??

Just like that??

Edited by Mikey G on Thursday 24th April 11:48

Yep. "Just like that". Never seen it repeated, live stage performance. Went quiet and leaned back onto the curtain, slipped down onto the stage. Everyone thought it was part of the act, lots of laughter. Still had his fez on I think. 2 minutes of someone dying on live television.

It'd be pretty hard to box with a fez on!?!

I think perhaps you mean Tommy Cooper

Edited by paulmurr on Thursday 24th April 11:54

[moanthebairns]

coolest motorsport thing i could think of was the spa f1 crash in the rain at the first corner!
that was amazing

[Racefan_uk]

bob1179 said:

New Years Eve/New Years Day 1984/85, BBC 1.

Biggest TV cock up ever, I believe.

??? Explain please.

[Legend83]

Meeja said:

moanthebairns said:

Mines probally was the twin towers.

I'd agree that this is possibly one of the most memorable.

I was working in a TV broadcast control room on that day - we had feeds from all UK channels (terrestrial and satellite) and many european feeds as well.

Usually, the vast banks of monitors are all showing different feeds - within a few minutes the majority of the monitors were showing the same (or similar) pictures.

It was a very strange feeling, and awe inspiring once the gravity of the situation began to sink in.

It was one of those 'you will never forget where you were that day' moments. I was with my girlfriend in her lounge and we just sat and watched in silence for about 2 hours. I could not move or speak, my brain kept on whispering to me that this can't be real!

England World Cup Rugby win was pretty awesome too!

[Mikey G]

Tony*T3 said:

Mikey G said:

Tony*T3 said:

Henry Cooper dying live on tele. got one of the best laughs ever. Sad.

Did he??

Just like that??

Edited by Mikey G on Thursday 24th April 11:48

Yep. "Just like that". Never seen it repeated, live stage performance. Went quiet and leaned back onto the curtain, slipped down onto the stage. Everyone thought it was part of the act, lots of laughter. Still had his fez on I think. 2 minutes of someone dying on live television.

You may have to re check your Coopers...

[miniman]

Henry Cooper:



Tommy Cooper:

[TonyHetherington]

Tony*T3 said:

Henry Cooper dying live on tele. got one of the best laughs ever. Sad.

RDM said:

The bit on Comic Relief or Cash for Kids, whatever it's called,
when Joanna Lumley got her kit off. Fantastic Television, don't
think it's on YouTube though!

Don't recall anything about those two ?!

edit; dam you lot post quick!

Edited by TonyHetherington on Thursday 24th April 11:58

[Tony*T3]

Duh. yes, thanks for the gentle, subtle hints.

Poor old Tommy.

[trooperiziz]

Holly Willoughby nip slip.

[bob1179]

Racefan_uk said:

bob1179 said:

New Years Eve/New Years Day 1984/85, BBC 1.

Biggest TV cock up ever, I believe.

??? Explain please.

The infamous 'Live into '85' was a big TV extravaganza meant to see in the new year. Big names, big acts, it was the flagship programme that night.

It all went horribly wrong due to number of reasons, one of them being bad weather and a complete technical breakdown which ended up in the presenters not being able to read cues, hear directions and staring totally speachless into the cameras for long periods.

[juice]

Agreed on the above - but for sheer slap you in the face, "this can't be real" emotions...Probably the Challenger Space Shuttle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_10T4UYpzV8