Should Broadcasters Be Removing British Comedy History? And More Listener Questions!

TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville answer listener questions on Channel 4 and Netflix removing classic sitcom episodes, the secret scheduling battle between the BBC and ITV and why some revived formats soar while others flop.

Correction: It was actually Matt Berry's character of Douglas who dates April, not Chris O'Dowd's character Roy. You'll forgive us for getting this mistaken – we obviously couldn't watch the episode to check!

In this episode:

• Why Channel 4 removed “The Speech” episode of The IT Crowd
• Why Netflix removed episodes of Little Britain, Come Fly with Me & The Mighty Boosh
• The Fawlty Towers, Father Ted and Peep Show scenes that got cut or pulled entirely
• Whether broadcasters should be editing TV history
• How the BBC and ITV secretly traded schedules ahead of the Radio Times deadline and why the ITV's Christmas strategy was always to "lose with honour"
• Forgotten TV creatives, like Brian Clemens, who never get mentioned today
• Why revivals like Gladiators and Blankety Blank succeeded as revivals when Challenge Anneka and Blind Date didn't
• The real story behind Have I Got News for You's rotating host, and how QI almost had a very different presenter
• How actors fake smoking, drinking and eating on screen

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