Ever Been On Tv?

[smurfchops]

In a quiz, reality show, etc. What is it like? How do the Celebrities react to us mere mortals??

[barry1010]

I know someone who was on Countdown and was very disappointed to see Richard and Carol only onset. No chitchat outside of filming

[Bobbisox1]

No, I'm a armchair answerer , wouldn't have the nerve to

[Buenchico]

Does Crimewatch count? ;-)

[Bobbisox1]

Pmsl@ Chris

[jim360]

A couple of times. I also know a fair few who've been on, eg one of the players in Lightning this week.

Paxman's persona in particular is clearly one for the screen, he isn't like that off-set. Toksvig seemed more or less the same off-screen as on, though.

[mushroom25]

in 1968, my school featured in the BBC Schools programme "Making Music", with Jack Langstaff. as a "reward" we were invited to a recording of the Friday afternoon show "Whistle Stop" with Roger Whittaker. A small team took part in the "Baddlewat" quiz, but we all got to meet the personalities backstage. Music was provided by a band called The Herd, whose lead singer, Peter Frampton, went on to rather greater things. (he was only 17 at the time). everyone was really good to us, it was a long but fun afternoon.

[Barsel]

One of my daughters went on Supermarket Sweep with her friend when Dale Winton was the host, and they won the prize at the end. One of the things they had to do was say 'Dale' when they gave an answer, so when my daughter answered a question about an Eastenders character, she said with a lovely smile, 'Ian Beale, Dale'. Always makes me smile when I think of her doing that.

[Buenchico]

^^^ It was lucky that the question wasn't about a Derbyshire town. "Darley Dale, Dale" sounds just plain silly to me ;-)

[brainiac]

Been on many music shows in UK and Europe, 15-to-1 several times - you get used to it after a while. I see so many on quiz shows who just freeze and blurt anything out.

[Caran]

Many years ago they were filming Keeping up Appearances in L'Spa. We were there and went to watch.
I got a front line place watching it. When I watched the actual show I was amazed to see me in a very prominent position. I have kept the recording and do look at it occasionally.

[JimF]

"One of the things they had to do was say 'Dale' when they gave an answer"

I never understood that! It's not like the presenter doesn't know what their name is, or the public doesn't know who the presenter is!

[campbellking]

Been on a few. The only presenter who went to the auditions was William G Stewart, and he was very much what you see on camera, and very kindly told me he thought my questions were really hard. Gordon Burns was also helpful when I went on the Krypton Factor , as I didn't quite understand what the pilot had told me before doing the flight simulator bit. The only presenter who seemed to be roundly disliked by his crew was Bruno Brookes

[Musictv2019]

When I was a child I was on school around the corner it was one of the Christmas specials with Frank Mitchell.

[dannyk13]

I appeared on Winner Take All with Jimmy Tarbuck.He was very friendly with none of the airs some celebrities possess.

[drmorgans]

15-to-1 with William G, Brainteaser (Ch5) with Alex Lovell, Countdown - twice Richard / Carol, Nick / Rachel, Eggheads - Jeremy Vine - haven't won anything! The friendliest were the Eggheads, particularly "Tremendous Knowledge" Dave Rainford and Judith Keppel

A friend was on The Chase and won £5k then got to the final of Mastermind and went to Boston, Mass to make a piece about his topic

[barry1010]

I would be like a started rabbit in car headlights in front of a tv camera. Which is a shame because I know 90% of the answers in University Challenge and Only Connect. :D

[puzzled54]

Eggheads over 20 years ago, they were all really nice, especially cj and daphne

[puzzled54]

Sorry, 10 years ago! Not sure if it’s been on for 20

[tiggerblue10]

I appeared on Market Kitchen, Good Food channel, with my mum. Along with Matt Tebbutt there was a guest chef/cook who came across as being up herself. Can't remember her name though.

[Well-Stuck]

I was once part of little remembered early channel 5 show called 5’ company starring 5 hosts each day Nick Knowles & Esther Mcvey being two of them they did a spoof radio show using audience members as the cast members and gave us back stories lol was quite funny especially when my friends were picked out too one was actually given his actual name of mick the pick and old safecracker , and another time Esther Mcvey (yes the now Conservative Politician) she joined me & another member of the audience to introduce the phone in quiz where I got to say the immortal words for these it could be you ,had I not recorded it myself no one I know would have seen it as it started while not everyone had had their VHS players retuned lol , Nick Knowles who has a reputation for the ladies lived up too that as soon as the credits went up if there was an attractive lady I the audience he shot up and started to chat them up , one other memory was comedian Kevin Day came on and had a routine all about Fat people well I was and am very big and was literally 3 feet from him and the fear on his eyes as he bounded on saw me realised his routine but he had to carry on, but lucky for him I did and still do find fat jokes funny so long as not nasty or personally targeted but the whole cast were lovely on the short lived show think the 5’s company was the audience numbers probably more in the studio than at home lol , but there are clips on YouTube not sure if mine are though