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Room 101

Room 101 (2012)

  • TV panel show / chat show
  • BBC One
  • 2012 - 2018
  • 56 episodes (7 series)

Frank Skinner hosts Room 101, where celebrities compete in a series of themed rounds to get their most hated item banished forever.

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Room 101: Frankly, the room's a winner

Coupled with some fine one-liners from new host Frank Skinner, Gabby Logan and the other guests just about managed to convince me that this old dog could survive its recent and radical format change.

Ian Hyland, Daily Mail, 28th January 2012

Gregg Wallace, Sarah Millican and Gabby Roslin compete to convince Frank Skinner to consign their bĂȘtes noires to oblivion. But Wallace brings a curmudgeonly, grumpy-old-man air to his nominations for the imaginary vault-of-loathing beneath the stage. His pet hates involve "old people in front of you at cash machines" and "all live music concerts": both ideas that tip over from admirably controversial to downright mean.

Millican rails against experts who befuddle her, Roslin trashes Olympics moaners, and there's a guest appearance from the London Vegetable Orchestra - people in bow ties playing a tune on pumpkins. It's better than you'd think.

David Butcher, Radio Times, 27th January 2012

After a five-year hiatus, this light-hearted comedy series has returned with a new format (it's now a panel show) and a new host (quick-witted Frank Skinner). Three celebrities compete to have their pet peeves consigned to the dumper. Tonight MasterChef's Gregg Wallace, comedian Sarah Millican and sports presenter Gabby Logan go head-to-head. Wallace wages war on barbecues ("I've seen a man with a sausage on fire, turning it"), Millican complains about cats who ignoreher (she mews at them to get their attention), and a worthy Logan gets on her high horse about anti-Olympic attitudes ("you don't have to love sport, you have to love... the human spirit").

Toby Dantzic, The Telegraph, 26th January 2012

Masterchef's Gregg Wallace wants to ban barbecues

Masterchef's host Gregg Wallace has launched an attack on outdoor cooking - and wants to ban barbecues and put them into Room 101.

Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 25th January 2012

Chris Tarrant wants to put Sooty into Room 101

Chris Tarrant hates children's puppet Sooty so much he wants to put it into Room 101.

The Sun, 23rd January 2012

Gigglebox weekly #34 - Room 101

This week saw the return of the worst place in the entire world, but in a totally new way.

Ian Wolf, Giggle Beats, 23rd January 2012

Room 101: Rule of three

It seems to work. Robert Webb, Danny Baker and Fern Britton were the guests on Friday and, with the floor open for a wider conversation and more criticism of individual choices, we pretty much have a new show on our hands that manages to retain the point of the concept.

Liam Tucker, TV Pixie, 23rd January 2012

A revamped Room 101, with a tinder-dry Frank Skinner stepping bravely into Paul Merton's shoes and playing a blinder, is a winner in its new format, having all three guests there simultaneously, and categorised rounds. Robert Webb roughly won, mainly by sending Jeremy Kyle - goodness but there were some worrying clips - into the masher, though Danny Baker, with his honestly newfound if existentially confusing hatred of TV panel games - "just a Jeremy Kyle show that's been though college" - was the true hit. That's not the point. This is. During the titles of this programme, which if you've forgotten is about things we all hate, up popped the phrase "unexpected item in baggage area".

Euan Ferguson, The Observer, 22nd January 2012

Room 101 - review

Room 101 isn't quite ready to be consigned to Room 101 yet, writes Sam Wollaston.

Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 21st January 2012

After 11 series between 1994 and 2007, Room 101, the torture chamber containing the most horrendous things in the universe, must already be pretty full.

I imagine it looking a bit like my loft - filled with all that random clutter you don't want but that the binmen won't collect either: BBC2 logos, jellyfish, Anne Robinson, people who look like cats and the year 1975, just for starters.

The revamped Room 101 sees Frank Skinner as the host presiding over three guests, each competing to have their pet hates consigned to pretend oblivion.

It's a good move, ensuring no more of those awkward pauses as guests rack their brains for more hilarious reasons why they can't stand the skin on rice puddings or novelty underpants.

Tonight Robert Webb, Fern Britton and Danny Baker battle it out before Skinner makes his final decree.

Jane Simon, The Mirror, 20th January 2012

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