- 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

 

[123]

1984 - it's the copyright at the end of the credits

 

[chris murphy]

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

George Best at 16:15

Hello Adam W,

Thanks for the link to the episode on YouTube.

Member 123 has found from the program credits that it was in 1984 - 34 years ago !

As other Members have written in the `Old Days` of only 4 TV channels Bullseye was the highlight of Sunday afternoon TV - I am sure watched by Millions - even people who were not really interested in Darts because there was nothing better on.

Regards,

Chris

P.S. Thanks also to Member 123 for finding the Year of broadcast for the episode.

 

[Adam W]

Bullseye is on all day today on Challenge:
Freeview 46
Sky 145
Freesat 146
Virgin 139

Watching it now, the prize board is totally different to how it was at the end of the series.