Auntie's Bloomers

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Auntie's Bloomers
Presented by Terry Wogan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes62
Production
Running time10–50 minutes
Production company Celador (1991–92)
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release29 December 1991 (1991-12-29) –
29 December 2001 (2001-12-29)
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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.

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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

TitleAirdateRunning time
Auntie's Bloomers [1] 29 December 1991 [1] 50 minutes [1]
More Auntie's Bloomers [2] 27 December 1992 [2] 50 minutes [2]
Auntie's New Bloomers 1 [3] 26 December 1994 [3] 40 minutes [3]
Auntie's New Bloomers 2 [4] 1 January 1995 [4] 45 minutes [4]
The Best of Auntie's Bloomers 1 [5] 4 April 1995 [5] 30 minutes [5]
The Best of Auntie's Bloomers 2 [6] 11 April 1995 [6] 30 minutes [6]
Auntie's New Bloomers 3 [7] 6 September 1995 [7] 50 minutes [7]
Auntie's Brand New Bloomers [8] 25 December 1995 [8] 45 minutes [8]
Auntie's All-New Christmas Bloomers [9] 25 December 1996 [9] 50 minutes [9]
Auntie's All-New Bloomers [10] 31 March 1997 [10] 40 minutes [10]
Auntie's Natural Bloomers 1 [11] 14 July 1997 [11] 30 minutes [11]
Auntie's New Festive Bloomers [12] 25 December 1997 [12] 40 minutes [12]
Auntie's New Winter Bloomers [13] 29 December 1997 [13] 30 minutes [13]
Auntie's World Cup Bloomers [14] 11 July 1998 [14] 35 minutes [14]
Auntie's Bloomers Hall of Blame [15] 31 August 1998 [15] 40 minutes [15]
Auntie's Spanking New Christmas Bloomers [16] 25 December 1998 [16] 35 minutes [16]
Auntie's Unbelievable New Year Bloomers [17] 2 January 1999 [17] 30 minutes [17]
Auntie's Natural Bloomers 2 [18] 4 July 1999 [18] 30 minutes [18]
Auntie's Cracking New Bloomers [19] 25 December 1999 [19] 40 minutes [19]
Auntie's Smashing New Bloomers [20] 1 January 2000 [20] 40 minutes [20]
Auntie's Bloomers' Best Bits [21] 5 February 2000 [21] 10 minutes [21]
Auntie's EastEnders Birthday Bloomers [22] 12 February 2000 [22] 25 minutes [22]
Auntie's Foreign Antics [23] 5 March 2000 [23] 30 minutes [23]
Auntie's Hall of Blame 1 [24] 29 April 2000 [24] 15 minutes [24]
Auntie's Hall of Blame 2 [24] 29 April 2000 [24] 15 minutes [24]
Auntie's Golden Bloomers [25] 6 May 2000 [25] 15 minutes [25]
Auntie's Soccer Showdown Bloomers [26] 10 June 2000 [26] 30 minutes [26]
Auntie's Shocking Soccer Bloomers [27] 18 June 2000 [27] 30 minutes [27]
Auntie's Sizzling New Summer Bloomers [28] 20 August 2000 [28] 40 minutes [28]
Auntie's Olympic Bloomers 1 [29] 16 September 2000 [29] 30 minutes [29]
Auntie's Olympic Bloomers 2 [30] 30 September 2000 [30] 30 minutes [30]
Auntie's Sparkling Bloomers [31] 24 December 2000 [31] 35 minutes [31]
Auntie's Thermal Bloomers [32] 26 December 2000 [32] 30 minutes [32]
Auntie's Hall of Blame [33] 7 April 2001 [33] 30 minutes [33]
Auntie's Bloomers Hall of Blame [34] 2 May 2001 [34] 25 minutes [34]
New Bursting Bloomers [35] 18 August 2001 [35] 40 minutes [35]
Dazzling Bloomers [36] 25 December 2001 [36] 30 minutes [36]
Glittering Bloomers [37] 29 December 2001 [37] 30 minutes [37]

Sporting Bloomers series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
111 July 199515 August 19955
220 June 199622 August 19968
36 June 199711 July 19976
410 June 199922 July 19996

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