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Cracking TV
by Luke & John
Today: #161 in TV & Film, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
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Teatime Gameshows Part 2
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Teatime Gameshows Part 1
April 14, 2026 · 1 hr 18 minGame shows are back - and this time it's personal. Luke is pretty desperate to get a game show commissioned. Having failed with morning and afternoon slots, he's now pitching for teatime - the home of Blockbusters, Eggheads, The Chase…
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Top of the Pops - 00s Crash
December 16, 2025 · 1 hr 11 minWho killed Top of the Pops? We leap into the 21st century… as TOTP is heads towards its doom. John will pitch the Chris Cowey, Andi Peters and Mark Cooper eras. And Luke must choose the best era of all. John has nine chances to win…
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Top of the Pops - 90s Hangover
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Top of the Pops - 80s Party
November 18, 2025 · 1 hr 12 minWe move into the 80s, and Luke's favourite era of Top of the Pops: the Michael Hurll years. It's a massive party, with balloons, lasers, and cheerleaders. There's even a roundabout. Great presenters like Kid Jenson, Janice Long, and John…
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Top of the Pops - 70s Glam
November 4, 2025 · 1 hr 12 minTop of the Pops has moved into the 70s and John’s pitching the Stanley Dorfman and Robin Nash eras. Can he convince Luke that this was peak TOTP? Glam! Disco! Punk! Bowie blowing a nation’s mind by putting his arm around another man! Legs…
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Top of the Pops - 60s Groove
October 21, 2025 · 1 hr 2 minIt was Number 1, it was Top of the Pops... but when was it at its best? The greatest bands and singers? The coolest theme tune? The least irritating hosts? Luke and John are about to find out. They start in the 60s, when Johnnie Stewart…
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Saturday Nights - Live! Part 3
April 8, 2025 · 1 hr 3 minLet’s get rrrrrrrreaddddyyy to rhuuuuuuumble…. Our quest for the perfect live Saturday night show moves into the 21st century, as the new kings of TV, Ant and/or Dec, build on the House Party and Toothbrush formula - and arguably perfect…
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Saturday Nights - Live! Part 2
April 1, 2025 · 59 minLuke and John are still looking for the perfect live Saturday night show for their schedule. As Noel’s House Party wanes, Channel 4 brings something totally different: a live anarchic and interactive show hosted by a sometime Radio 1…
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Saturday Nights - Live! Part 1
March 25, 2025 · 1 hr 1 minJohn has given Luke a very specific brief: a live Saturday night show, packed with unpredictable and exciting ideas and loads of audience interaction. Naturally Luke’s first thought is Noel Edmonds. But will John be impressed by gunge…
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Saturday People Shows Part 3
February 11, 2025 · 55 minIn the final part of their quest for a Saturday night people show, Luke and John move into the 90s with You Bet! and Barrymore. It’s time for Luke to make his mind up - but not before some incredible stunts, outrageous antics, and a Brucie…
About the show
We're Luke & John, two mates who've been working behind the scenes in television for nearly fifty years between us, trying to crack its secret. We're on a mission to create the dream schedule for our very own TV station, Cracking TV.
In each episode we'll be talking about classic shows from a particular genre, picking one to fill a slot in our schedule. We're going to find the ultimate programmes for the ultimate TV channel.
We'll take it in turns to be the commissioner and the pitcher; the pitcher will bring a number of shows in the hope of scoring that big commission. However, the commissioner's already got a first-rate show in mind. Will the pitcher successfully get one of his shows commissioned, or will he fail and suffer the embarrassment of being thrown out of the commissioner’s office in disgrace?
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