I got the reference immediately.

'On the hour' is a great example of how the BBC starts the careers of an enormous array of British talent. In that creative team, there was:
Chris Morris (4 Lions)
Peter Baynham (Ron's gone wrong)
Patrick Marber (Closer)
Stuart Lee (Jerry Springer the opera)
Richard Herring (Rhlstp)
Rebecca Front (The thick of it)
Doon Mackichan (Smack the Pony)
Armando Ianucci (Veep)
David Schneider (Death of Stalin)
Steve Coogan

I mean, I could go on.

Posted By: Dave in France on January 17th 2022 at 19:45:37

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I want originality, quality and excellence. I watch 'Noel's House Party' and I think, (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jan 17, 19:00:45
- Beeb drives me mad at times- but I'd hate to lose it (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jan 17, 21:49:58
- The BBC should stay out of politics. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Jan 17, 20:19:01
  - But all the other commercially funded channels can though? (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Jan 17, 20:24:07
    - Yes, they can. Because they aren't funded by a compulsory tax on the population (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jan 17, 20:34:59
      - Our compulsory taxes were spaffed away on illegal ppe contracts and fraudulent furlough (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Jan 17, 20:37:18
        
        That's not the topic here. BBC license fee. Keep up! (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jan 17, 20:40:15
    - I dont think you even know what the word politics means. (General Chat) - shoddy, Jan 17, 20:26:14
      - Please educate me. PM me so the others don’t have to read it (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Jan 17, 20:27:49
        
        I'm not here to educate you. (General Chat) - shoddy, Jan 17, 20:28:42
        
        You voted for Brexit but live in the EU 😆 don’t think I’m the thicko here (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Jan 17, 20:29:44
        
        I didnt vote for Brexit, so you ARE the thicko here. (General Chat) - shoddy, Jan 17, 20:30:52
        
        You’re a remainer. Well done. Doesn’t come across that way to be honest (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Jan 17, 20:31:36
        
        get studying that politics thing (General Chat) - shoddy, Jan 17, 20:32:45
        
        Ok fellow remainer. Nice to meet you. Study corruption and lies 😉😉 (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Jan 17, 20:33:12
        
        democracy, ethics, politics. (General Chat) - shoddy, Jan 17, 20:41:12
  - Hahahahahaha like in North Korea (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Jan 17, 20:23:01
  - ... (General Chat) - shoddy, Jan 17, 20:20:35
- The week Garth Crooks finally includes two of our players, and they do this (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Jan 17, 20:11:04
- Radio 4. The Today progra (n/m) (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Jan 17, 19:58:37
  - Can’t stand it any more (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 17, 20:01:54
    - Did lose its way for a while, and still missed some of the old heavyweights (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Jan 17, 20:03:16
  - Oops! (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Jan 17, 20:01:01
    - isn't all it just a shameless old "big dawg" deflektor? (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 17, 20:21:04
    - But at least we get a whopping few pounds to pay our thousands extra energy costs 😭 (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Jan 17, 20:04:22
- £13.25 per month, how much Sky / BT / Netflix / Amazon can someone get for that?! (General Chat) - NxNW, Jan 17, 19:28:28
  - And I am pro-BBC in terms of wanting it to survive. (General Chat) - AstroCanary, Jan 17, 19:33:36
    - They also hold the current government to account (of all political parties/colours) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Jan 17, 19:39:10
      - They don't always do a very good job of it, though. (General Chat) - AstroCanary, Jan 17, 19:41:05
        
        True. But far better than Murdoch for example (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Jan 17, 19:42:13
        
        Yes, though that is not too difficult hah. (n/m) (General Chat) - AstroCanary, Jan 17, 19:42:36
        
        😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Jan 17, 19:43:00
  - Netlifx costs me £6.99 per month; Prime is £7.99 per month. (General Chat) - AstroCanary, Jan 17, 19:29:40
    - What do you watch on Prime? (General Chat) - Fleggster, Jan 17, 19:57:38
      - The Marvelous Mrs Maisel is marvellous (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jan 17, 20:21:49
      - To be fair I don't t think there is as much as there is on Netflix... (General Chat) - AstroCanary, Jan 17, 20:02:31
    - Would you notice if all BBC content was cut from your life? (General Chat) - NxNW, Jan 17, 19:34:58
      - noope (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 17, 19:51:12
      - Eastenders is worth the fee on its own (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 17, 19:44:09
      - No I don't think I would. Let's put it this way... (General Chat) - AstroCanary, Jan 17, 19:37:45
        
        No BBC Radio Norfolk, no Radio 5 Live, no TMS? (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jan 17, 19:51:55
        
        RN is the only station I use and then only for the NCFC stuff. (General Chat) - AstroCanary, Jan 17, 19:55:21
        
        Test Match Special? (General Chat) - AstroCanary, Jan 17, 19:57:53
        
        oh yeah tms (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 17, 19:53:22
- Two glasses of s88t wine per month equivalent (General Chat) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jan 17, 19:25:57
- 1992 The last time they produced anything amusing lol (n/m) (General Chat) - matgore, Jan 17, 19:24:11
- 90%+ of everything we watch is BBC... 1, 2, 4 plus radio Norfolk on BBC Sounds (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Jan 17, 19:21:05
  - Does that mean I can listen to games on the Alexa? (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 17, 20:10:23
    - I can’t listen to radio Norfolk during games on Alexa (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Jan 17, 20:19:36
  - Radio Norfolk is probably the thing I use the most to be fair. (General Chat) - AstroCanary, Jan 17, 19:23:44
- My sources tell me (General Chat) - Steve Downes, Jan 17, 19:18:00
  - They could definitely do with reconsidering how they spend their money. (n/m) (General Chat) - AstroCanary, Jan 17, 19:19:56
    - No BBC (General Chat) - Steve Downes, Jan 17, 19:24:31
      - Have a day off will you (n/m) (General Chat) - earlydoors, Jan 17, 19:56:26
      - u ok hun? (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Jan 17, 19:27:04
- I did a quick back of the envelope calculation yesterday. (General Chat) - AstroCanary, Jan 17, 19:12:05
  - It pays Chris Goreham’s wages though and he is a Norfolk treasure (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jan 17, 19:14:35
    - i find him too excitable (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 17, 19:34:39
    - He seems decent enough, though I struggle to watch him! (General Chat) - AstroCanary, Jan 17, 19:16:02
- (I’m just going to slip in here, this is an Alan Partridge quote from one of the many (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jan 17, 19:11:54
  - I got the reference immediately. (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jan 17, 19:45:37
    - 👏🥰 (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jan 17, 20:31:11
  - BBC radio, and their online education stuff is superb (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 17, 19:19:08
- When I go ,I will pull a lying sack of shit with me ,and i (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 17, 19:11:03
  - I've not directed that in the right direction. Wasn't (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 17, 19:15:11
    - Did you mean to type it into Google? (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jan 17, 19:46:28
- Their editorial policy is fantastic (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 17, 19:07:58
- Too balanced. (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Jan 17, 19:02:46
- Lolf (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 17, 19:01:50

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