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21 replies

Bathnet · 21/03/2025 22:25

Oh my god what utter shit the fundraising programme has been. I can’t believe what I’ve watched. Embarrassing

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HighburyLass · 21/03/2025 22:30

Agree. I gave it an hour, then popped back but it was even more cringeworthy. Really bad

mum2jakie · 21/03/2025 22:30

It's always been shite

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 21/03/2025 22:49

What's new? It's always been utterly awful.

WillimNot · 21/03/2025 22:56

It used to have some amazing comedians and comedy on it. Now it's just turkey teeth and reality shite like that annoying Hammond woman.

Endofyear · 21/03/2025 23:28

I think this type of fundraising tv marathon has had it's day really. It's been crap for years!

Chasingaces · 21/03/2025 23:37

We gave it about 3 minutes before turning it over - cringe…

AlanShore · 21/03/2025 23:38

mum2jakie · 21/03/2025 22:30

It's always been shite

Exactly

DrummingMousWife · 21/03/2025 23:39

It’s been awful for years and just needs to stop frankly.

Maverick66 · 22/03/2025 10:01

Things I'd put in room 101
Jonathan Ross ....past his sell by date
Comic relief etc
Britains got Talent
X Factor
Dancing on ice
The Masked Singer
The Masked Dancer
Strictly
Absolute drivel

MonickerMonica · 22/03/2025 10:33

Ayesha Dixon mustn't have liked what they wanted her to wear as she just came on stage wrapped in her bath towel.
And Limahl looked tired and desperate.
🫤

Bathnet · 22/03/2025 11:30

Maverick66 · 22/03/2025 10:01

Things I'd put in room 101
Jonathan Ross ....past his sell by date
Comic relief etc
Britains got Talent
X Factor
Dancing on ice
The Masked Singer
The Masked Dancer
Strictly
Absolute drivel

Agree with all other than strictly!

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Bathnet · 22/03/2025 11:31

MonickerMonica · 22/03/2025 10:33

Ayesha Dixon mustn't have liked what they wanted her to wear as she just came on stage wrapped in her bath towel.
And Limahl looked tired and desperate.
🫤

Edited

I was embarrassed for her

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autisticbookworm · 22/03/2025 11:35

They have taken to showing a lot of the old stuff. Have they ran out of ideas? I liked the strictly gag tho and the oasis one. The rest was pretty poor but it raised a lot of money. Didn’t like any of the presenters tho.

JitterbugFairy · 22/03/2025 11:37

It was great in the 80s but it's definitely had its day now 🤔

TwistedWonder · 22/03/2025 11:38

These telethons have definitely had their day. They’re so dated and cringey now.

Its just embarrassing - surely in 2025 there’s better ways of engaging the public to raise money for good causes

BeholdOurButterStinketh · 22/03/2025 11:39

MonickerMonica · 22/03/2025 10:33

Ayesha Dixon mustn't have liked what they wanted her to wear as she just came on stage wrapped in her bath towel.
And Limahl looked tired and desperate.
🫤

Edited

She was notable for being the only one in the long line of presenters who hadn't got the 'red and/or black' memo - with her white shower-puff inspired number!

BeholdOurButterStinketh · 22/03/2025 11:46

TwistedWonder · 22/03/2025 11:38

These telethons have definitely had their day. They’re so dated and cringey now.

Its just embarrassing - surely in 2025 there’s better ways of engaging the public to raise money for good causes

I think it's interesting how they now only go on until 10 o'clock or so. Granted, this year they had the extra 40-year compilation; but they always used to go on until about 2am, with the family bit before the news, then something a bit different on BBC2 whilst the news was on, then the more 'adult' stuff back on BBC1 after that.

I quite enjoyed a number of elements of it last night, but I think you have to have a realistically low bar: if you're expecting to split your sides from mirth from beginning to end, you're going to be extremely disappointed.

Turmerictolly · 22/03/2025 11:58

The Oasis sketch was really funny - I can’t seem to see it on Iplayer though to show dh. The equality St song with Ricky Gervais was funny too and I liked Chappudy G/Asim Chowdry as a presenter.

YesThatsATurdOnTheRug · 22/03/2025 12:00

Jamie Laing's five ultras in five days was really great. Haven't watched the Friday night TV bit in years though!

AnyoneWhoHasAHeart · 22/03/2025 12:14

The oasis gag was spectacularly awful. It would have been ok if it was a 3/4 minute sketch but it went on, and on, and on, and there seemed no end to it. Embarrassing.

MonickerMonica · 22/03/2025 12:44

AnyoneWhoHasAHeart · 22/03/2025 12:14

The oasis gag was spectacularly awful. It would have been ok if it was a 3/4 minute sketch but it went on, and on, and on, and there seemed no end to it. Embarrassing.

Yes the Oasis part was far too long. Initial Manc/eyebrows/swagger is amusing but that's all.

I didn't watch the whole event but on seeing Carol Decker I just felt sorry for her. Never been a fan.

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