BBC television series Room 101
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BBC television series Room 101 is a comedy panel show in which celebrity guests humorously argue for their personal pet hates to be banished to a metaphorical room of oblivion.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Room 101 | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British television series
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television comedy panel show ⓘ |
| basedOn | concept of Room 101 from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | half-hour episodes ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | BBC television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFor | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocationUsed | Room 101 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1994 ⓘ |
| formatDescription | celebrity guests argue to consign their pet hates to a metaphorical Room 101 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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panel show ⓘ |
| hasAudience | studio audience ⓘ |
| hasFormatElement |
guests present items or concepts they dislike
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host decides whether to consign items to Room 101 ⓘ |
| hasGuestType |
celebrities
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comedians ⓘ public figures ⓘ |
| hasHost |
Frank Skinner
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Nick Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Merton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSegment | discussion of each nominated pet hate ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | dystopian torture chamber Room 101 in Nineteen Eighty-Four ⓘ |
| isHumorousVersionOf | the idea of ultimate personal fear or hatred ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo | Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterHost |
Frank Skinner
NERFINISHED
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Paul Merton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | personal dislikes of guests ⓘ |
| notableHost |
Frank Skinner
NERFINISHED
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Nick Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Merton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | more than 10 ⓘ |
| originalHost | Nick Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
BBC One
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BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recurringTheme |
banishing personal annoyances
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humorous criticism of everyday irritations ⓘ |
| setting | television studio ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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light-hearted ⓘ |
| typicalEpisodeStructure | one host with one or more celebrity guests discussing disliked things ⓘ |
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