Back to the... (TV Mini Series) 90s with Vic Reeves (2020) User Reviews

Back to the 90s with Vic Reeves

[jboothmillard · 7/10 · 26 January 2021]

This programme was part of the Back to the... series of documentary clip show and countdown shows, in a celebration of the four decades Channel 4 has been broadcasting, reminiscing its most memorable and iconic television shows. The second episode, presented by Vic Reeves, celebrated the best TV shows, including drama, comedies, documentaries, children's TV, gameshows, music TV, chat shows, reality TV, sports, soap operas, and lots more broadcast on Channel 4 during the 1990s. This was a countdown of the 20 most popular shows, as voted by the viewing public. These 20 shows were: Graham Taylor: An Impossible Job (1994), Time Team (1994-2014), Escape to River Cottage (1999) / River Cottage Forever (2002) / Hugh's Fish Fight (2011), Scrapheap Challenge (1998-2009), Queer as Folk (1999-2000), Brass Eye (1997 and 2001), The 11 O'Clock Show (1998-2000), Grand Designs (1999-present), The Word (1990-1995), Drop the Dead Donkey (1990-1998), Nigella Bites (1999-2001), Vic Reeves Big Night Out (1990-1991), Hollyoaks (1995-present), Eurotrash (1993-2001), The Big Breakfast (1992-2002), Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (1994-1995), TFI Friday (1996-2000), Father Ted (1995-1998), The Crystal Maze (1990-1995 and 2013-present), and number one was So Graham Norton (1998-2002) / V Graham Norton (2002-2003). Other programmes mentioned during the show were: Northern Exposure, E.R., Sex and the City, The Sopranos, The Camomile Lawn, G.B.H., NBA Raw, Subbuteo The IV Panini Subbuteo World Cup, Trans World Sport (including kabaddi), Football Italia, Frasier, South Park, and Friends. This was a really interesting programme, where I could look back on all the great shows I remember and find out about those I may not have heard of before. With contributions from Stephen K. Amos, Kéllé Bryan (actress and singer), Adrian Chiles, Rob Delaney, Grace Dent, Susie Dent, Susannah Doyle (Drop the Dead Donkey), Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Vanessa Feltz, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Charlie Higson, Jools Holland, Dom Joly, Craig Kelly (Queer as Folk), Jamie Laing, Stephen Lambert (TV producer), Iain Lee, Robert Llewelyn (presenter, Scrapheap Challenge), Will Macdonald (producer, Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, TFI Friday), Kevin McCloud, Vicky McClure, Maria McErlane (voiceover, Eurotrash), Ken McGill (director, An Impossible Job), Arthur Mathews (co-writer and co-creator, Father Ted), Scarlett Moffatt, Andrew Newman (TV producer), Charlie Parsons (TV producer), Nick Pickard (Hollyoaks), Katie Puckrick (presenter, The Word), David Quantick, Gaby Roslin (presenter, The Big Breakfast), Paul Ross, Janet Street-Porter, Claire Sweeney, Stephen Tompkinson, and Joe Wilkinson. Very good!