Most Annoying People (partially lost BBC Three series; 2006-2011)
Title card for Most Annoying People 2009.
Status: Partially Lost
Most Annoying Person was a British television programme that was broadcast on BBC Three from December 27th, 2006 to December 26th, 2011. Narrated by television and radio presenter Richard Bacon and was shown during the end of the year. The show counted down the 100 "most irritating" people of said year, with celebrities, pop stars, trends, and politicians included.
The show includes an assortment of comedians, journalists and celebrities (some of which were on list) commentating about each entry. Since they had a run time of 3-5 hours, they were split into 2 or 3 episodes with the other half of the countdown list airing tomorrow after.
Availability
1 of the 6 episodes are considered lost, and it is very difficult to find full version of them other then small clips on YouTube. At one point, UK users could watch them on-demand using BBC iPlayer but are now unavailable.[1]
On May 18th, 2020, the full episode in 4 parts of Most Annoying People 2009 was found on Veoh. The episodes were uploaded to the Internet Archive for preservation.
On December 30th, 2021, YouTuber QLMB, an avid lost media hunter, had most of these episodes after being a major fan of the TV channel. He has uploaded these to the Internet Archive for preservation.
Episode List
| # | Episode Title | Start Date | End Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Most Annoying People 2006 | Dec 27th, 2006[2] | Dec 28th, 2006 | Lost |
| 2 | Most Annoying People 2007 | Dec 22nd, 2007[3] | Dec 23rd, 2007 | Found |
| 3 | Most Annoying People 2008 | Dec 27th, 2008[4] | Dec 29th, 2008 | Found |
| 4 | Most Annoying People 2009 | Dec 27th, 2009[5] | Dec 28th, 2009 | Found |
| 5 | Most Annoying People 2010 | Dec 27th, 2010[6] | Dec 28th, 2010 | Found |
| 6 | Most Annoying People 2011 | Dec 26th, 2011[7] | Dec 27th, 2011 | Found |
Gallery
Most Annoying People 2008 title card.
Most Annoying People 2010 title card.
Most Annoying People 2011 title card.
Comedian Jason Byrne commentating on Most Annoying People 2009.
References
- ↑ Program listing on the BBC website. Retrieved 19 May '20
- ↑ Radio Times Issue 4316 schedule. Retrieved 19 May '20
- ↑ Radio Times Issue 4367 schedule. Retrieved 19 May '20
- ↑ Radio Times Issue 4418 schedule. Retrieved 19 May '20
- ↑ Radio Times Issue 4469 schedule. Retrieved 19 May '20
- ↑ BBC3 schedule. Retrieved 19 May '20
- ↑ BBC3 schedule. Retrieved 19 May '20