It all started going downhill with television. No, forget that. It was the printing press that ruined everything. The only entertainment people need is looking out of the window.
Big breakfast in the 90s was like a late night rather than an early morning, esp in the early days, everyone seemed half cut and shambolic! Sad that these days everything is so serious!
The 90s were closer to the mid to late 60s in spirit than they were to today. So The Big Breakfast always felt on borrowed time to me, as if running for more than five years would break the space time continuum. We will never have that Carry On-style Loaded kind of postmodernist yet innocently childlike, Southern-centric but with Northern tinges, inventiveness again in the same sincere kind of way. The likes of September 11 and, later, the credit crunch, seemed to pop that poptastic era to some extent.
That thing about the 60's and 90's, so true, I feel the same about the 90's, as my Mum does about the 60's. My 90's was all about college (when I wasn't in the pub next to it) best time ever!, mum's 60's was about being a Mod going around on the scooters, listening to Motown and Northern soul, things like that. Just can't beat those two decades.
I agree! I always loved Russell Brand on Big Brother's Big Mouth, in part I think because it was a throwback to the sort of spirited, creative, slightly shambolic atmosphere that characterised The Big Breakfast. These were people genuinely enjoying themselves, flowing and in the moment. You felt like anything could happen.
When I was on nights, a few of us would pile back to mine in the morning, have a few beers and watch BB. It was a really good substitute for having a laugh down the pub after work.
A short period of time in British history where society wasn't too bad at all. Wasn't perfect, but pretty bloody good. A bit of unity and playful, silly harmless joy sandwitched in between the tyranny of Thatcher and the hopeless mess of Johnson. A lovely period to look back on and just hope to return one day, maybe.
I agree. I think I'm going to watch old Big Breakfast shows each morning this summer to try to recreate that feeling of things being hopeful and optimistic.
....and then you brought politics into it. Bet you watch Good Morning Britain now for the left right arguments. Big breakfast rocked... "Woman in a tabard"
@@leighburton1658 Hi. No "left/right" arguments here. Just noticing the period of time the show was on found itself existing in a period between the two mentioned above, where there was particular social unrest, striking and high inflation, IMO having an influence on collective mood
I can remember getting ready for school watching this show i can remember my mum and dad playing the game where you could win a identical big breakfast house or along those lines me and my siblings used to buzz thinking we had a chance of winning the house and we'd get to move there
+bensons999 Not only is it hardwired into my brain, it's hardwired into my life. It's physically staring at me right now on one of the original address boards from the show, which takes pride of place in my home. *E3 2NN* always in my eyeline, every time I glance around this room.
Good old days. Now days you can’t say anything that could possibly upset someone who lives anywhere on the planet. Now we have all sorts of weirdos walking around demanding special treatment which they get so they don’t feel excluded. In them days you told the truth. Sorry worlds gone mad.
Richard Kyle listen to Radio X London Johnny Vaughan "4-7 Thing" just download the app or the podcast. I love his show and Chris Moyles is on in the morning.
@birdy100 I was going to upload the pun of the week in the next day or two, funnily enough, which will tag along after (yet another) a newspaper review! I wish I'd got the Friday song too but I don't think I have, unfortunately :o(
Damn Sara Cox was a proper babe in her prime . The breakfast show was so good when she started it . Sadly she seemed too develop a speech impediment towards the end and lost the plot humour wise and left the breakfast show as a complete utter train wreck.
She was a bit of a ligger & proper turps nudger in that era. Time's caught up with her, as no doubt having kids too, but I'd say even as a milf, she'd still be grateful for a bit 😂
Someone should get on Twitch or RU-vid Live (or other appropriate platform) and do a proper Saturday morning show. Hopefully someone will see this and take the risk
@Aron Maddocks You're right, the facts don't lie, but you haven't been reading facts you've been reading what you want to read and believing in nonsense.
@@krashd Believing an airborne pathogen with an infection fatality rate of ~0.15% constitutes an existential threat to humanity, is a choice. I hope you 👀 the error of your ways, Rob.
@@krashd Now humanity has exited the dark Covid-19 tunnel and enters the 🌞 uplands of: •cost-of-🔐down crisis. •7 million NHS waiting list. •mental health issues impacting millions. •C19 💉 adverse reactions & events aplenty. How does your 📫 stand now, Rob?
