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On Sunday 7 July 2024, Channel 5 broadcasts Greatest Ever Wind Ups!

Season 1 Episode 7 Episode Summary

In this episode of “Greatest Ever Wind Ups” on Channel 5, viewers are in for a hilarious ride with a compilation of classic TV pranks that promise to entertain. The episode features iconic moments such as prankster Jeremy Beadle orchestrating builders winding up an unsuspecting homeowner, showcasing the art of practical jokes at its finest.

Additionally, viewers can expect a memorable segment where a security guard experiences a bizarre alien encounter during an eventful night. These laugh-out-loud segments highlight the creativity and unexpected twists that made these pranks legendary in the world of television comedy.

Don’t miss out on the laughter and surprises in “Greatest Ever Wind Ups” on Channel 5, as the episode delivers a dose of nostalgia and entertainment with its collection of unforgettable TV japes. Whether you’re a fan of comedy or simply enjoy a good laugh,...

In the desert days before Charlie bit anyone’s finger and that baby panda sneezed its way into our hearts, there was scant opportunity to see funny home videos. Video recording equipment was strictly a luxury item. Even if your town had a Rumbelows, it would set you back roughly the price of an Austin Allegro Estate to buy a camcorder only slightly smaller than an Austin Allegro Estate.

All of which meant that back then, the only way to see a toddler accidentally tip their nan into a pond, or a drunken man fall foul of an attempt to ride his son’s BMX up an improvised garden ramp was to be there in person.

You’d hear tales. Playground talk about the pantomime horse that skidded off the school stage, or the wildlife park monkey who stole some auntie’s sunglasses. A schoolmate might come back from the...

You’ve Been Framed has reportedly been axed after 33 years on air.

The long-running ITV show, which compiled home videos of accidents and funny moments, was launched in 1990. Jeremy Beadle was the original narrator.

Most recently, comedian Harry Hill was serving as presenter, fronting 341 of 701 episodes.

As reported by The Sun, the series – which once attracted 15 million people in its prime – is coming to an end.

An insider told the publication: “The fact that You’ve Been Framed has been shelved is a sad sign of the times.”

They continued: “It’s a different world to Jeremy Beadle’s heyday. Why would viewers tune in to a show featuring funny videos when they could see the same sort of thing on the internet?

“Silly clips are hugely popular on social media and the right video can go viral. There’s a thrill in achieving that – even though you don’t...

Louisa Mellor Dec 7, 2017

UK kids wouldn’t have survived the 90s without The Crystal Maze, Knightmare, Gladiators and more…

Remember boredom? Boredom was to a nineties childhood what stress is to modern adulthood – a constant and inescapable presence, relieved only by television.

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The difference is, even television could be boring in the nineties. Grown-ups exclusively watched One Man And His Dog, The Budget and Ballykissangel, the sort of programmes that gave you Sunday-night-dread any day of the week. Try as you might to escape border collies, Kenneth Clarke and priests having harvest festival scrapes in picturesque Irish villages, it simply wasn’t possible. There were no streaming services to come to your rescue. Video rental was a birthdays-only treat. What else were you supposed to do? Read?

Every so often, a bright light would shine through, illuminating the murk of Ground Force and Oh,...

Andrew Moir Oct 26, 2017

Andrew takes a nerdy dive into the pop culture real and fictional that's made its way into the world of Red Dwarf...

Creating culture within science-fiction can be tricky. It’s potentially alienating, with the audience required to understand allusions without a reference point. Then again, if you throw in too many contemporary references, the future starts to look dated pretty quickly. Red Dwarf has walked that fine line, building its own stars and entertainment but chucking in the familiar, just to keep the world grounded. We take a look at humanity’s future culture as seen through the eyes of Lister, Rimmer, Cat, Kryten and Holly.

See related Gunpowder episode 1 review Amazon Prime UK: what’s new in October 2017? New on Netflix UK: what's added in October 2017? Music

Red Dwarf set out its fictional musical world early on with the opening scenes of the first episode...

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Home video clip show You’ve Been Framed is currently airing its 29th series. We celebrate its many joys…

In the desert days before Charlie bit anyone’s finger and that baby panda sneezed its way into our hearts, there was scant opportunity to see funny home videos. Video recording equipment was strictly a luxury item. Even if your town had a Rumbelows, it would set you back roughly the price of an Austin Allegro Estate to buy a camcorder only slightly larger than an Austin Allegro Estate.

Which meant that back then, the only way you could see a toddler accidentally tip their nan into a pond, or a drunken man fall foul of a hubristic attempt to ride his son’s BMX up an improvised garden ramp was to be there in person.

You’d hear tales of course. Oh the stories. Playground talk about...

Digital Spy recommends the very best in television – these are the seven most exciting shows airing this week, from the debut of two hit Us shows to the return of Who Do You Think You Are?

Monday - The Last Man on Earth, Dave at 9pm

The UK premiere of the post-apocalyptic comedy starring Will Forte.

When most of humanity is wiped out by a deadly virus, Phil Miller searches across North America for other survivors. He eventually finds Carol Pilbasian (Kristen Schaal) and realises that he's not as alone as he thought.

Tuesday - Aquarius, Sky Atlantic at 9pm

The crime drama set in 1960s California hits UK shores in a double-bill premiere.

When 16-year-old Emma Karn disappears from her Beverly Hills home, her mother calls in La homicide detective and old flame Sam Hodiak (David Duchovny) to investigate. Sam is soon on the trail of elusive cult leader Charles Manson,...

1999 seems so far away now. At the fag end of the millennium, it was the year that gave us Stanley Kubrick's posthumous final opus, Britney Spears's first album and Hugh Grant playing the iconic Time Lord in a Doctor Who Comic Relief special. That wretched song 'Blue' by Eiffel 65 was violating our ears. It also saw a micro-budget (reportedly $35k) film creep into UK cinemas on October 22 and change the horror genre forever. The debate rages on whether that was for better or worse.

The Blair Witch Project's financial rewards were huge, with the film grossing $10,931 for every $1 spent according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Yet its cultural impact was arguably more staggering. In an age when the Internet was in its mass-market infancy and mobile phones were a luxury bearing the game Snake, it was felt that the horror genre had nothing new...

The opening episode of Britain's Got Talent was delayed this evening (April 12) by ITV's coverage of Fa Cup football.

The semi-final tie between Wigan Athletic and Arsenal went to extra time and penalties, resulting in Britain's Got Talent starting 45 minutes later than scheduled at 8pm. Arsenal emerged victorious.

The news was met with anger from some enthusiastic fans of Simon Cowell's talent show, while others hoped that the episode would be delayed indefinitely. However, most took the opportunity to joke about the situation.

Take a look at some of the best reactions to the delay below:

Shouldn't Wenger bring on Ant and Dec?

#Bgt #FACup

— Tim Lóvejøy (@timlovejoy) April 12, 2014

listening to @AleshaOfficial 'Breathe Slow' on repeat to calm myself after the Bgt delays. I can't wait much longer! *counts from 1 to 10*

— Jon Hornbuckle (@JonHornbuckle) April 12, 2014

These lads in blue and white must get 4 yesses #Bgt

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) April...

From The Blair Witch Project to Apollo 18, found-footage horror films provide sure-fire scares. But what other spooky footage might be out there waiting to be found?

There's nothing scarier than a found-footage film. Look at The Blair Witch Project, which spooked a generation raggedy even though it was essentially about a bunch of trees. Or Paranormal Activity, which is undoubtedly the most frightening film ever made about a woman standing up for a really long time. And now there's Apollo 18, out next week, which asks the question, "Why did Nasa abort the moon landings?" and answers it with: "Probably because the exact same plot as The Blair Witch Project happened or something."

In fact, the only thing scarier than a found-footage film is the thudding realisation that film-makers are going to ride this gimmick out until it snaps. There's no end in sight, which is why we should...

In Part One of this most excellent of moviegoing adventures we dug deep into the dense celluloid strata of the past ten years in order to uncover a quintet of quirky gems from the years 2001 to 2005.

Thus far we’ve sung along to transsexuals, bravely fought in the battle of the sexes, had an audience with angels, travelled backwards through time and entered a young girl’s twisted dreamscape but, with half the journey still laid out before us, we have little time to tarry.

And so, without further ado, let us continue our journey with the remaining five films on the list …

I’M A Cyborg, But That’S Okay! (2006)

Already a huge fan of Korean director Park Chan Wook thanks to the awesome triple whammy of “Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance”, “Lady Vengeance” and, of course, the jaw-dropping brilliance of “Oldboy” I was altogether delighted to discover “I’m A Cyborg,...

As the makers of Synth, Metal and Folk Britannia turn their cameras on the audience, the days of battling jazzers, hippy free-for-alls, or huge convoys of crusties may be over, but outdoor rock is booming

Last year, roughly one in 10 British adults attended a festival. The Performing Rights Society estimated that around 150 festivals generated some £450m for the British economy, with just 10 events accounting for half that total. Whether you fancied dressing up at Bestival, slam-dancing at Sonisphere or waving at a BBC camera at Glastonbury, there was something for everyone. The festival circuit is now a fully enshrined, middle-class version of the aristocratic Season, making this the perfect time for BBC4's Festivals Britannia film. "My suspicion is that it wouldn't have been made even 10 years ago," admits writer and director Sam Bridger. "And it's slightly different to the other films in the series [Pop, Synth, Folk and Metal Britannia] in that it's not about one genre of music.

"Give us a twirl love, give us a twirl!" For a generation of young boys and dirty old dads, Rosemarie Ford's saucy antics on Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game were as close to excitement Saturday night TV ever got. During an era when Jeremy Beadle and Matthew Kelly were considered big primetime presenters, a good 20 years before the likes of Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue sporting low-cut dresses was allowed on ITV1, the sight of Brucie introducing the glamourous Miss Ford as part of the evening's entertainment was a real spectacle to behold. An actress and (more)...

The BBC's new Secret Britain factual series debuted to nearly 6m viewers on Sunday evening, according to overnight audience data. The programme, which features Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury exploring hidden corners of the UK, was watched by 5.99m (24.9%) on BBC One from 9pm. Secret Britain completely outperformed The Unforgettable Jeremy Beadle in the 9pm hour, after the programme pulled in just 2.35m (9.8%) on ITV1. New comedy drama Vexed brought in an impressive 2.26m (9.4%) for BBC Two in the 9pm hour, with a further 138k (0.6%) watching on BBC HD. Earlier on BBC One, Countryfile appealed to 3.98m (23.2%) between 6.30pm and 7.30pm, with 101k (0.6%) watching in HD. Last of the Summer Wine then pulled in 4.13m (21.1%) and 117k (0.6%) on BBC HD. The Antiques Roadshow appealed to 3.85m (16.5%) in the 8pm hour, but it was (more)...

With Scott Pilgrim Vs the World, Edgar Wright is taking another step up from the success of homegrown flick Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Now feted by everyone from Tarantino to Spielberg, the British director talks about his unlikely La life – and how a film-obsessed nerd from Somerset came to be living it

Edgar Wright is a fanboy. Hidden under his standard film director's get-up – black trousers, black cardigan, black jacket – beats the throbbing heart of geekdom. Unfocus your eyes, listen to his excited tone as he talks about Gremlins and The Evil Dead, Hitchcock and Landis, title fonts and running gags, and it's not too hard to reimagine him in a sci-fi T-shirt, clutching a raft of graphic novels.

As a teenager obsessed with films, his current life – living in Hollywood, hanging out with Quentin Tarantino, collaborating with Steven Spielberg and dating an Oscar nominee (Anna Kendrick...

Forgotten Films [1] is a semi-regular feature on Film Junk where we explore interesting movies that have fallen off the radar or slipped through the cracks over the years. You probably know Edgar Wright as the man behind the camera for most of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's collaborations including Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, and even before that, the TV show Spaced. However, with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World coming out this weekend, I thought it would be a good time to look back at his very first feature film, a hard-to-find low budget comedy made without Pegg and Frost called A Fistful of Fingers. Edgar Wright got his start making movies in England at a very young age, and by the time he was 18, he was already generating some fairly high quality stuff. If you have the Hot Fuzz special edition DVD or Blu-ray, you may have...

Not many men can make a career out of playing pranks on members of the public and laughing at everyday misfortune. But then again, not many men can match up to the legendary Jeremy Beadle - arguably the greatest prankster of his or any other generation. With Game For A Laugh, Beadle's About and You've Been Framed, the Beadlester brought a new dimension to light entertainment TV, which has been mimicked by many (Noel Edmonds, Ant & Dec) but has never been bettered. Cruelly mocked in his latter years (thanks in the main to a gag in Ricky Gervais's The Office (more)...