Auntie's Bloomers is a blooper show hosted by Terry Wogan that ran from 29 December 1991 to 29 December 2001 and aired on BBC One. Most bloopers consisted of homegrown BBC programmes including soaps, sitcoms, dramas and news.
The programme's title comes from the affectionate nickname "Auntie Beeb" by which the BBC is often referred. The show was replaced by Outtake TV in 2002, a show similar in concept but with slightly less emphasis on BBC-only material.
Production The first two episodes of the show were made by independent production company Celador. Their contract to produce the show expired after the broadcast of the second episode on 27 December 1992 and was not renewed, leaving the BBC to produce the show themselves from 1994 to 2001.
The shows carried a strong BBC theme, most notably throughout the mid-90s where the set was supposedly the BBC archive, and the opening titles consisted of a mysterious figure entering the BBC Television Centre and retrieving archive footage from a safe.
Transmissions Regular Title Airdate Running time Auntie's Bloomers 29 December 1991 50 minutes More Auntie's Bloomers 27 December 1992 50 minutes Auntie's New Bloomers 1 26 December 1994 40 minutes Auntie's New Bloomers 2 1 January 1995 45 minutes The Best of Auntie's Bloomers 1 4 April 1995 30 minutes The Best of Auntie's Bloomers 2 11 April 1995 30 minutes Auntie's New Bloomers 3 6 September 1995 50 minutes Auntie's Brand New Bloomers 25 December 1995 45 minutes Auntie's All-New Christmas Bloomers 25 December 1996 50 minutes Auntie's All-New Bloomers 31 March 1997 40 minutes Auntie's Natural Bloomers 1 14 July 1997 30 minutes Auntie's New Festive Bloomers 25 December 1997 40 minutes Auntie's New Winter Bloomers 29 December 1997 30 minutes Auntie's World Cup Bloomers 11 July 1998 35 minutes Auntie's Bloomers Hall of Blame 31 August 1998 40 minutes Auntie's Spanking New Christmas Bloomers 25 December 1998 35 minutes Auntie's Unbelievable New Year Bloomers 2 January 1999 30 minutes Auntie's Natural Bloomers 2 4 July 1999 30 minutes Auntie's Cracking New Bloomers 25 December 1999 40 minutes Auntie's Smashing New Bloomers 1 January 2000 40 minutes Auntie's Bloomers' Best Bits 5 February 2000 10 minutes Auntie's EastEnders Birthday Bloomers 12 February 2000 25 minutes Auntie's Foreign Antics 5 March 2000 30 minutes Auntie's Hall of Blame 1 29 April 2000 15 minutes Auntie's Hall of Blame 2 29 April 2000 15 minutes Auntie's Golden Bloomers 6 May 2000 15 minutes Auntie's Soccer Showdown Bloomers 10 June 2000 30 minutes Auntie's Shocking Soccer Bloomers 18 June 2000 30 minutes Auntie's Sizzling New Summer Bloomers 20 August 2000 40 minutes Auntie's Olympic Bloomers 1 16 September 2000 30 minutes Auntie's Olympic Bloomers 2 30 September 2000 30 minutes Auntie's Sparkling Bloomers 24 December 2000 35 minutes Auntie's Thermal Bloomers 26 December 2000 30 minutes Auntie's Hall of Blame 7 April 2001 30 minutes Auntie's Bloomers Hall of Blame 2 May 2001 25 minutes New Bursting Bloomers 18 August 2001 40 minutes Dazzling Bloomers 25 December 2001 30 minutes Glittering Bloomers 29 December 2001 30 minutes
Sporting Bloomers series Series Start date End date Episodes 1 11 July 1995 15 August 1995 5 2 20 June 1996 22 August 1996 8 3 6 June 1997 11 July 1997 6 4 10 June 1999 22 July 1999 6
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