Room 101 (radio series)

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Room 101
Logo for the 2023 revival
GenreComedy
Running time30 mins
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 5 (1992–94)
BBC Radio 4 (2023–)
SyndicatesBBC Radio 1
TV adaptationsRoom 101
Hosted byNick Hancock (1992–94)
Paul Merton (2023–)
Original release9 January 1992 (1992-01-09) –
present
No. of series5
No. of episodes31

Room 101 is a radio comedy series on BBC Radio 4 hosted by Paul Merton. Celebrities are invited to discuss their "least favourite people, places and pop songs" in order to have them consigned to Room 101.

History[edit]

It originally ran from 1992 to 1994, hosted by Nick Hancock. on BBC Radio 5, before transferring to BBC television in 1994 after Radio 5 was discontinued and replaced by its current format, BBC Radio 5 Live. Hancock was also the first presenter when the series transferred to television.

In January 2023, it was announced that the series would return to radio, this time on BBC Radio 4 and hosted by Paul Merton, who was the first guest on the original radio version and hosted the TV version of the series from 1999 to 2007.[1]

Episode guide[edit]

Room 101[edit]

Series One (1992)[edit]

Series Two (1992)[edit]

Christmas Special (1992)[edit]

Series Three (1993)[edit]

Series Four (1994)[edit]

Room 101 with Paul Merton[edit]

Series One (2023)[edit]

Series Two (2024)[edit]

Title[edit]

The title refers to the room in George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four which, for each person, represents the worst fear they can imagine. Appropriately, this is supposedly named after a conference room at BBC Broadcasting House where Orwell used to sit through tedious meetings.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Room 101 to return to Radio 4 as part of 2023 comedy offerings". British Comedy Guide. 16 January 2023.

External links[edit]

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