The Observer 100 Greatest (UK) TV Moments

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    This is old but I found it interesting.

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    The Observer 100 Greatest (UK) TV Moments

    (thing) by amnesiac (2.4 hr) (print) ? 1 C!Fri Apr 06 2001 at 17:35:49
    Also broadcast on the UK's Channel 4 here is The Observer 's 100 greatest TV moments of all time :

    100 Richard Wilson on the 'phone' in One Foot in the Grave (1993)
    99 Euro 96 - Gareth Southgate misses a penalty and the Germans win
    98 Absolutely Fabulous - Edina and Patsy come back home from a night out
    97 1970's Green Cross Code advert with Dave Prowse (1975)
    96 Torvill and Dean win the skating to Bolero (1983)
    95 Cracker: "To Be A Somebody". Robert Carlyle and Robbie Coltrane (1994)
    94 Doctor Who : The Daleks (1964)
    93 Rising Damp : Rigsby flirts with Miss Jones (1974)
    92 Gulf War : Brent Sadler: Incoming cruise missiles (1991)
    91 All Blacks vs. The Barbarians: Gareth Edwards' try (1973)
    90 Aspel: Oliver Reed 's appearance
    89 World in Action : Mick Jagger interview (1967)
    88 The Miners' strike (1984)
    87 Father Ted : Cows in perspective (1996)
    86 Death On The Rock (1988)
    85 Clive Anderson Talks Back: Peter Cook (1993)
    84 Roger Bannister runs the first 4-minute mile
    83 Abigail's Party (1977): Demis Roussos
    82 Panorama: Spaghetti grows on trees
    81 Michael Fish 's Weather Report: - "no chance of a hurricane" (1987)
    80 The release of the Guildford Four (1989)
    79 The death of John Lennon (1980)
    78 Red Rum wins the Grand National for the third time (1977)
    77 Comic Strip : The Strike (1988)
    76 Celtic vs. Inter Milan : European Cup (1967)
    75 The Avengers ' opening titles (not the film)
    74 Graham Taylor documentary: swearing 44 times
    73 Queer As Folk
    72 Six O'Clock News: "Clause 28" protest (1988)
    71 Richard Nixon apologises for the Watergate scandal
    70 The Naked Civil Servant (The dream scene) (1975)
    69 7 Up: The Beginning (1964)
    68 Some Mothers Do Ave Em - The Roller-skate stunt (1975)
    67 Spitting Image : The Vegetable sketch (1985)
    66 John Nott walks out on Robin Day
    65 The Prisoner
    64 Martin Luther King : I Have a Dream (1963)
    63 Steptoe and Son : House divided in two
    62 Brideshead Revisited : gay feelings arise just in time for No.61
    61 The Word : Shabba Ranks says it's right to shoot gays
    60 Liverpool vs. Arsenal championship decider (1989)
    59 Brookside: Lesbian snog (1994)
    58 Brass Eye : The drug "Cake"
    57 Jacob Burlowski : The Ascent of Man philosophy
    56 Gibbs SR: 1955 first TV ad
    55 Bill Clinton 's Lewinsky denial (1998)
    54 Donald Campbell : Bluebird (1967)
    53 Russell Harty attacked by Grace Jones (1985)
    52 Bjorn Borg 's 5th Wimbledon title (1980)
    51 The World At War : Liberation of Belsen (1974)
    50 Evacuation of Saigon (1975)
    49 Dennis Taylor wins the Embassy Snooker World Championship in 1985
    48 The Best of Tommy Cooper
    47 Boys from the Black Stuff : Gissa Job
    46 Bloody Sunday (1972)
    45 Tianamen Square (1989)
    44 Panorama: Martin Bashir interviews Princess Diana (1995)
    43 David Frost engages in trial by television
    42 Gazza's Tears: England vs. West Germany (1990)
    41 Ethiopia : Michael Buerk (1984)
    40 Black Power Salute: Mexico Olympics (1968)
    39 Coronation Street : Stan Ogden dies (1984)
    38 Panorama: Report blackout for Richard Dimbleby
    37 This Life : The punch (1997)
    36 The Two Ronnies : The Hardware Store "Fork handles"
    35 Winston Churchill 's funeral (1965)
    34 Dad's Army : Don't tell him, Pike (1975)
    33 The Sex Pistols and Bill Grundy (1976)
    32 England vs. Australia: Cricket at Headingley (1981)
    31 England vs. Argentina: Michael Owen 's goal (1998)
    30 Charles and Diana's wedding (26.7.1981)
    29 Dallas: Who Shot JR ? (1980)
    28 Cathy Come Home (1967)
    27 Dennis Potter 's last interview ( Melvyn Bragg - 1994)
    26 BBC's Pride and Prejudice : Colin Firth
    25 Iranian Embassy Siege (1980)
    24 Eastenders: Den and Angie divorce (1986)
    23 Manchester United win Championship League (1999)
    22 Newsnight: Jeremy Paxman grills Michael Howard
    21 Monty Python : Dead parrot sketch
    20 The Challenger explodes (1986)
    19 Nationwide: Sinking of the Belgrano: Margaret Thatcher (1983)
    18 Blue Peter : The Elephant (1969)
    17 Hancock: The Blood Donor (1956)
    16 Margaret Thatcher leaves Downing Street (1990)
    15 Morecambe and Wise : Angela Rippon (1977)
    14 The Coronation (1953)
    13 Parkinson: Rod Hull and Emu (1971)
    12 David Attenborough in the jungle with a gorilla
    11 Fawlty Towers : The Germans (1975)
    10 The death of JFK (1963)
    9 Blackadder Goes Forth: Over the Top (1989)
    8 Live Aid (1985)
    7 Only Fools and Horses : Del Boy falls through the bar (1989)
    6 England vs. Germany: " They Think It's All Over " (1966)
    5 The Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
    4 The death of Diana (1997)
    3 Michael Portillo loses his seat (1997)
    2 The release of Nelson Mandela (1990)
    1 NASA moon landing (1969)

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