It was brilliant because there were no limits to who they would attack.

Someone once said that it was the only time when the youth of Britain could name every member of the cabinet. It was a great vehicle to politicise young people, but it was a programme of its time and should remain there. W

hat we need is something of this time to do likewise.

It has come back a couple of times- but the magic was gone

Yeah, quite – it was resuscitated a couple of times but it’s not as cruel or absurd as it used to be. Hard to compete with South Park.

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In economic policy I’m as mad as any hatter
But I’ll never be elected
So it really doesn’t matter

Spot on.

I liked how John Major was always in black & white…

The Presidents brain is missing !!

I love the fact that puppets of famous people would turn up as supporting characters in other sketches – like Freddie Mercury as a barman in the South Africa one above

I think that was actually Lord Lucan. He routinely popped up in the background of sketches as the in joke as to where he disappeared to.