- RIP Jim Bowen - Bullseye

[Adam W]

Somewhat lost in the news of the deaths of Ken Dodd and Stephen Hawking has been the loss of comedian, TV host and all-round-good-egg Jim Bowen who died today at the age of 80.

Anyone old enough to remember the 1980s will have tuned in on a Sunday tea time to see pairs of contestants comprising a dart player and a non dart player get the chance to win typically 80s prizes such as a carriage clock, nest of tables, teasmade or portable TV/VHS combo, then gamble it all for Bully's Star Prize which may have been a holiday, caravan, Talbot Samba or more often than not a speedboat, or lost the lot to go home with BFH (that's your Bus Fare Home).

This Saturday Challenge will be broadcasting 24 hours of Bullseye in tribute.

 

[123]

Look at what you could have won.

RIP.

 

[static zap]

Bye JB , R.I.P. helping OAPs feel empowered.

 

[westward10]

I had a metallic blue Talbot Samba!
More sad news though.

 

[MDJ]

INNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN ONE

 

[Jay Sparks]

Total leg end!!

RIP

 

[telectrix]

and we are still watching the repeats on challenge 11.00pm every weekday.

 

[Adam W]

and we are still watching the repeats on challenge 11.00pm every weekday.

I doubt there are many, if any other TV quiz shows which are made with the expectation of still pulling in the viewers when they are repeated 30 years later.

 

[Bobster]

He used to work at my old high school.

 

[RWJ]

I loved Bullseye and JB, love watching it on Challange. Never bothered to watch one of his messages after he became the Pope.

 

[PEG]

and we are still watching the repeats on challenge 11.00pm every weekday.

....did you ever get out on that speedboat,Tel?

 

[ELECNEWT]

Between 1999 and 2002, Jim Bowen presented a live morning magazine programme on Radio Lancashire. He resigned after making an allegedly racist remark on air.
He said someone was a "nxxnog", a common expression in the day meaning someone who was stupid.
It was was not meant racially but the PC brigade I believe forced his resignation.

 

[chris murphy]

Hello All,

I saw an episode a couple of weeks ago with George Best throwing for the 301 with 9 darts - he was no good at all at Darts but obviously they were overjoyed to be able to get him on the program.

I did not see the episode when it was originally broadcast - nor do I remember any of my Friends mentioning that George had appeared on the program at that time - and a lot of my Friends were both Football and Darts Fans and participants.

George was a young man at the time and he mentioned that he was about to start Training young players in the U.S. - I don`t know if that would be a clue to any Members to roughly what Year that would have been ?

Regards,

Chris

 

[telectrix]

i'll make a stab at c. 1992.

 

[Adam W]

I'm not sure of the year but here is the episode:

George Best at 16:15