BBC-3 (TV series)
| BBC-3 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Presented by | Robert Robinson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ned Sherrin |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 1965 – 1966 |
BBC-3 is a BBC television programme, devised and produced by Ned Sherrin and hosted by Robert Robinson,[1] which aired for twenty-four hour-long editions during the winter of 1965–1966.
It was the third in a line of weekend satire-and-chat shows, successor to That Was The Week That Was and Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life, though David Frost did not participate in this series.
Regular performers included John Bird, Lynda Baron, David Battley, Roy Dotrice, Bill Oddie, and Leonard Rossiter.[1][2][3] Guests included Millicent Martin and Alan Bennett.[2] The musical director was Dave Lee.[1] With its white sets, BBC-3 retained the look of its predecessor, Not So Much a Programme. Its name was a reference to the BBC's second channel, BBC2, which had started the previous year.
Swearing
In the edition of 13 November 1965, during a discussion on theatre censorship in which Robert Robinson and Mary McCarthy also participated, Kenneth Tynan became the first person ever to say "fuck" on British television; he claimed, perhaps disingenuously, that the word no longer shocked anyone.[4] The storm which resulted forced the BBC to make a public apology for Tynan's comments. No recording of the incident is known to exist.
References
- ^ a b c Radio Times entry for BBC-3. 1965-10-16. BBC Television. BBC One.
- ^ a b Radio Times entry for BBC-3. 1965-11-27. BBC Television. BBC1.
- ^ Radio Times entry for BBC-3. 1965-12-11. BBC Television. BBC1.
- ^ "My TV 4-letter word by Tynan". Daily Mirror. 1965-11-15. p. 1.
