Not the Nine O'Clock News - Specials

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Unbroadcast Pilot

1 - Unbroadcast Pilot

As every comedy schoolboy should know by now, the Not The Nine O'Clock News "pilot" is something of a misnomer. It was in fact originally intended as the first show of what would have been their first series, recorded on the 31st of March 1979 and scheduled for broadcast on BBC2 on the 2nd of April 1979, but pulled at the eleventh hour due to elections.

Not The Least Of Not The Nine O'Clock News

2 - Not The Least Of Not The Nine O'Clock News

Air Date: December 28, 1979

Highlights from the first series.

The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News

3 - The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News

Air Date: September 9, 1980

Twenty-Five Years of Not the Nine O'clock News

4 - Twenty-Five Years of Not the Nine O'clock News

Air Date: September 16, 1980

Not the Lot of Not the Nine O'Clock News

5 - Not the Lot of Not the Nine O'Clock News

Air Date: September 23, 1980

Not the Nine O'Clock News Christmas

6 - Not the Nine O'Clock News Christmas

Air Date: December 30, 1980

Not Another Not the Nine O'Clock News

7 - Not Another Not the Nine O'Clock News

Air Date: October 9, 1981

An Eighth Chance to See Not the Nine O'Clock News

8 - An Eighth Chance to See Not the Nine O'Clock News

Air Date: October 16, 1981

Last of the Summer Repeats

9 - Last of the Summer Repeats

Air Date: October 23, 1981

Not the World Cup

10 - Not the World Cup

Air Date: June 19, 1983

Not the Nine O'Clock News (1)

11 - Not the Nine O'Clock News (1)

Air Date: September 7, 1983

The first of three programmes re-edited, reorganised, once more as re-edits and now repeated as compilations; entitled ... Not the Nine O'Clock News, providing another opportunity to savour the delights offered by that award-winning team

Not the Nine O'Clock News (2)

12 - Not the Nine O'Clock News (2)

Air Date: September 14, 1983

The second of three programmes re-edited, reorganised once more as re-edits and now repeated as compilations entitled ... Not the Nine O'Clock News. Providing another opportunity to savour the delights offered by that award-winning team.

Not the Nine O'Clock News (3)

13 - Not the Nine O'Clock News (3)

Air Date: September 28, 1983

The third of three programmes re-edited, re-organised once more as re-edits and now repeated as compilations; entitled.... Not the Nine O'Clock News. Providing another opportunity to savour the delights offered by that award-winning team.

NOT 1

14 - NOT 1

Air Date: October 27, 1995

Episode 1 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: The Dart Players Question Time The Gorilla News Interview And the cast sing Bouncing

NOT 2

15 - NOT 2

Air Date: November 3, 1995

Episode 2 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Game For a Laugh Because I'm Wet And Lonley A Come In Rawlinson Hand built By Roberts This week's song is Baronet Oswald Ernold Moseley

NOT 3

16 - NOT 3

Air Date: November 10, 1995

Episode 3 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Riot Police The Devil: Is He All Bad? Public Toilet

NOT 4

17 - NOT 4

Air Date: November 17, 1995

Episode 4 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Lead Poisoning Sexism Discussion Hi-Fi Shop Soccer Violence General Synod's Life Of Python Preacher Unemployment

NOT 5

18 - NOT 5

Air Date: November 24, 1995

Episode 5 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Job Creation Scheme / Late Abortion / Not The Parrot Sketch

NOT 6

19 - NOT 6

Air Date: December 1, 1995

Episode 6 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Sex Shop / I Like Trucking

NOT 7

20 - NOT 7

Air Date: December 8, 1995

Episode 7 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include: Silly trousers / Licence fee

NOT 8

21 - NOT 8

Air Date: December 15, 1995

Episode 8 of the best-of collection of Not the 9 O'Clock News. Sketches include:

The Not the Nine O'Clock News Story

22 - The Not the Nine O'Clock News Story

Air Date: July 17, 1999

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

23 - Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

Air Date: December 28, 2009

The inside story of the anarchic comedy sketch show, which ran on BBC Two from 1979 to 1982, and launched the careers of Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith and Pamela Stephenson, as well as writers including Richard Curtis, Andy Hamilton and Clive Anderson. This documentary reveals how the series first came about, looks at the casting of the four main players and the dynamic of the team, as well as recalling the show's key moments, its impact at the time and its legacy. Featuring interviews with Smith, Jones, Stephenson and Curtis, as well as celebrity fans including Billy Connolly and Dara O Briain