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It must have been a great job to work on as a young person just starting out, although I bet all programmes they worked on in their career thereafter were never as fun. I’m not sure what role each of those two dozen crew members had who were crammed into that front room every morning, but I’m guessing some work was involved at some point and it wasn’t just bringing in the ‘Pun of the Week’ or being sent to the ‘Steps of Woe’. I wonder what they are up to now and if any hold high up jobs in major productions.
Andrew
Founding member
This quote from Rick Edwards shows the influence it had on a generation of presenters too:
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/oct/13/rick-edwards-i-was-offered-the-role-of-an-unhappy-peruvian-husband#comment-144517164
I think the quote "you felt as if you were part of something" probably sums up why many of us still remember it quite fondly - even the bad times are kind of owned by the fans.
Quote:
The Big Breakfast: it made me want to be a presenter. I watched Johnny Vaughan and knew I wanted to be as good as him. It was such a fun, lively, intimate show. You felt as if you were part of something. My first ever gig in TV was working on [Channel 4’s] RI:SE – an extremely pale imitation. My excitement to be there quickly wore off when I realised everyone hated it and it wasn’t very good. RI:SE was not worth getting up that early for, but the Big Breakfast would have been.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/oct/13/rick-edwards-i-was-offered-the-role-of-an-unhappy-peruvian-husband#comment-144517164
I think the quote "you felt as if you were part of something" probably sums up why many of us still remember it quite fondly - even the bad times are kind of owned by the fans.
It must have been a great job to work on as a young person just starting out, although I bet all programmes they worked on in their career thereafter were never as fun. I’m not sure what role each of those two dozen crew members had who were crammed into that front room every morning, but I’m guessing some work was involved at some point and it wasn’t just bringing in the ‘Pun of the Week’ or being sent to the ‘Steps of Woe’. I wonder what they are up to now and if any hold high up jobs in major productions.