God, what a blast from the past. Used to watch this before going to school - I live in the Scottish highlands and going to school meant a half hour bus ride through the hills and glens on a double decker bus. Was a pain in the arse and having a giggle at the BB before leaving the house definitely made the mornings a wee bit better.
Chris Evans was both a blessing and a curse to The Big Breakfast. It revolved around him so much that it was basically The Chris Evans Show. Yes, there was other very strong talent involved. But he was at the core of it. When he left, the problem was how to sell a product that had become The Chris Evans Show without its core ingredient. And I do rate most, if not all, his replacements highly. The problem was not so much with who they had in the role, but with the one person they didn't. Which was why a large portion of the audience switched to Radio 1, when they signed up Chris Evans in direct competition with The Big Breakfast. There was really very little that they could do about the situation. The 1996 relaunch, although not initially well received, was ultimately successful in making the show move on from Chris Evans and become all about the new faces on screen. But history repeats itself, and it then fell into the trap of then becoming The Johnny Vaughan Show. Which was fine while it lasted, three golden years with him at the helm. But it ultimately killed the show, as it couldn't quickly enough reinvent itself once again to suit the next generation of hosts. The heavy, perhaps sometimes over reliance on the male host of the day, was both the success and failure of The Big Breakfast.
Yes both Chris Evans and Johnny Vaughan are extremely good at their profession, but in their cases that comes with a need to be in control. I think many people don't realise or remember just how good a tv presenter Chris Evans is/was (plus producer/writer etc). He is an extremely talented media person; the likes of whom barely exist today, sadly. Btw I've seen loads of your BB videos recently and thank you for uploading so many memories (and footage I've never seen). That show was pretty amazing and I grew up with it, like many of the commenters, when I was going to school. They actually came to my village once! I've been particularly enjoying Zig and Zag again recently. Zig is so funny and even though I'm a fully grown adult now, I still find them genuinely hilarious. The constant risky nature of the live BB shows was really something we'll probably never see again. Having worked in media I can see how much of a blast it have been to work on this show, albeit it exhausting.
Genuinely looked fun and entertaining, a perfect way to celebrate a Birthday of a much beloved show. So imagine the shock at the total whiplash I got after finding out this happened on the same time as the sinking of the God damn Estonia.
"The days are long, but the years are short" always come to mind when watching your uploads. Keep up the good work
God, what a blast from the past. Used to watch this before going to school - I live in the Scottish highlands and going to school meant a half hour bus ride through the hills and glens on a double decker bus. Was a pain in the arse and having a giggle at the BB before leaving the house definitely made the mornings a wee bit better.
How'd you get to school when it snowed?
Lucky upbringing.. I'm heading to the Highlands in a cple weeks time.
I was 11 when this aired. Happy days.
Thanks so much for uploading this.
Chris Evans was both a blessing and a curse to The Big Breakfast. It revolved around him so much that it was basically The Chris Evans Show. Yes, there was other very strong talent involved. But he was at the core of it. When he left, the problem was how to sell a product that had become The Chris Evans Show without its core ingredient. And I do rate most, if not all, his replacements highly. The problem was not so much with who they had in the role, but with the one person they didn't. Which was why a large portion of the audience switched to Radio 1, when they signed up Chris Evans in direct competition with The Big Breakfast. There was really very little that they could do about the situation. The 1996 relaunch, although not initially well received, was ultimately successful in making the show move on from Chris Evans and become all about the new faces on screen. But history repeats itself, and it then fell into the trap of then becoming The Johnny Vaughan Show. Which was fine while it lasted, three golden years with him at the helm. But it ultimately killed the show, as it couldn't quickly enough reinvent itself once again to suit the next generation of hosts. The heavy, perhaps sometimes over reliance on the male host of the day, was both the success and failure of The Big Breakfast.
Yes both Chris Evans and Johnny Vaughan are extremely good at their profession, but in their cases that comes with a need to be in control. I think many people don't realise or remember just how good a tv presenter Chris Evans is/was (plus producer/writer etc). He is an extremely talented media person; the likes of whom barely exist today, sadly. Btw I've seen loads of your BB videos recently and thank you for uploading so many memories (and footage I've never seen). That show was pretty amazing and I grew up with it, like many of the commenters, when I was going to school. They actually came to my village once! I've been particularly enjoying Zig and Zag again recently. Zig is so funny and even though I'm a fully grown adult now, I still find them genuinely hilarious. The constant risky nature of the live BB shows was really something we'll probably never see again. Having worked in media I can see how much of a blast it have been to work on this show, albeit it exhausting.
This is exactly 30yrs old today. 😮
thanks for the great cereal adverts here
Oozing 90's nostalgia warm vibes
Gabby ❤❤❤
90s goodness
To hear Chris Evans making fun of Radiohead and saying "the kids love em" was a shock to the system 😆
I used to watch this as a kid
Channel 4 should revive The Big Breakfast
They did a one off a few weeks ago.
@@far78 looks a bit naff - I didn’t even bother after seeing the ad for it.
They have officially brought back the show now with new cast
@@aurora6920 Indeed, but starting it at 10am and on the weekend only is just daft
FFS they are striking on the trains
Genuinely looked fun and entertaining, a perfect way to celebrate a Birthday of a much beloved show.
So imagine the shock at the total whiplash I got after finding out this happened on the same time as the sinking of the God damn Estonia.
Family of the week. Sadly Paul, the guy in the wheelchair passed away in 2013.
Did he ever walk again?
Memories 😁
😊😊😊😊😊
One day Later & Chris Evans bid a Fond Farewell to the Big Breakfast.
haha, remember this one close on our old estate
Ty 4 the upload . Any more bb in the future . Hope you dont get copy right striked on this .
Marco.
.......Boy Meets World: Was that a weekday???, I knows GamesMaster was - ah good times before Holly Hoax came on the scene.
You can only ever make something once it seems
Must have been one of Evans’ last shows?
His final show was the next day
Yes, this was his penultimate show.
I was born the next day
14:09 swearing lol
not at all
Dunno why I never took to this show as a kid
Get fired taht day?
No U were definitely fired