Rik Mayall dies aged 56

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VMPhil 11 June 2014 10:57pm

I'm assuming tonight's continuity was similar to the one used on Monday. A still Gold logo with calmer music played with a generic "you're watching Gold" played over it, and then what seemed to be a separately recorded announcement:

"Gold is very sad to hear of the passing of Rik Mayall. Here he is in one of his most fondly remembered and iconic roles as the timeless Lord Flashheart in Blackadder Goes Forth".

I recorded Monday's showings and that was also how the announcements went out then.

LL

London Lite Founding member 13 June 2014 2:44pm

BBC Two are showing an episode of Bottom followed by The Young Ones from 10.30pm on Sunday in tribute to Rik.

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Charlie Wells Moderator 13 June 2014 4:16pm

Bic Basher posted:

BBC Two are showing an episode of Bottom followed by The Young Ones from 10.30pm on Sunday in tribute to Rik.

The Young Ones appears to be Comedy Connection's episode on the programme, rather than an episode from the series. I wondered how long it would take BBC to have a Rik Mayall tribute/themed night.

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Square Eyes Founding member 13 June 2014 7:43pm

ITV to screen the first episode of The New Statesman at 10.30pm on Sunday 22nd June, followed by an episode of Rik Mayall Presents at 11pm.

:-(

A former member 27 June 2014 11:34pm

Gold has a Rik Mayall weekend, All this weekend. There is also a promo for it.

:-(

A former member 13 August 2014 1:37pm

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Whataday Founding member 13 August 2014 10:20pm

Has there been a documentary tribute to Rik yet?

Not really telly presentation related but it's strange as I always considered Rik the British version of Robin Williams, and now we've lost them both in such a short space of time.

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Larry the Loafer 13 August 2014 11:56pm

Whataday posted:

Has there been a documentary tribute to Rik yet?

Not really telly presentation related but it's strange as I always considered Rik the British version of Robin Williams, and now we've lost them both in such a short space of time.

I heard something about a tribute in September, but I don't know if that's a memorial thing or something on television. Then again, I remember BBC Two marking Mel Smith's passing with a repeat of Alas Smith and Jones, and stating there'd be a special tribute to him later in the year, and that never showed up until Christmas after he died in July.

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Inspector Sands 14 August 2014 8:40am

Dave are to show his last programme in September:

http://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2014/aug/12/rik-mayall-final-show-air-dave-weatherman

(June 2014)