I've Never Seen Star Wars

It was a scandal that this entertaining and light hearted show was tucked away on digital channel BBC4 as it deserved a much wider audience. The basic idea was to get celebrities on who had never actually done something that you would expect most normal people to have done and then invite them to do it to guage their reaction, it comes from a Radio 4 show that used the same premise. The presenter was Marcus Brigstocke and he has a rather laid back style but he also displays a sharp wit, the guests in each half hour show are all known to most people but they are definately not A listers, people like Clive Anderson and Rory McGrath who are good in a chat show ...  Read the complete review

Whilst watching some late night TV a couple of days ago, I stumbled across 'I've Never Seen StarWars', presented by Marcus Brigstocke. The programme could be described as a chat show with a difference - the difference being that each guest is challenged to do or try something they have never done before, and then report back on their experience and mark it out of ten. Broadcast on BBC4, each half-hour episode is devoted to a different public figure each week. The shows I have seen so far have featured Clive Anderson, John Humphrys, Emily Maitlis, Esther Rantzen, Rory McGrath and Nigel Havers - not an amazing selection I know, but the way in which the programme ...  Read the complete review