Saturday, November 25, 2006

London Bits

Source : Poll Conducted by Evening Standard

Least Funny things about driving in London
1. The Congestion Charge
2. Traffic Wardens
3. The endless Traffic Lights
4. The one-way streets
5. Getting stuck behind a bus

London's funniest Radio Presenter
1. Johnny Vaughan
2. Chris Moyles
3. Danny Baker
4. Jamie Theakston
5. Tony Blackburn

London's favourite driving songs
1. Bohemian Rhapsody , Queen (Why oh Why)
2. Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys
3. Rock the Casbah, The Clash
4. Like a Prayer, Madonna
5. Mr Brightside, The Killers

Most likely to keep you entertained in a traffic jam
1. Singing Loudly in the car
2. Working out a new route/rest break
3. Watching couples arguing in nearby cars
4. Playing games with passengers
5. Flirting with other drivers (shouldnt this be Number 1)

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Top 10 Bowling Performance of all Time

Source : Wisden

S No Name Figures For Against Venue Season Wisden Rating
1 HJ Tayfield 9 for 113 SA Eng Johannesburg 1956-577 253.9
2 A Kumble 10 for 74 Ind Pak Delhi 1998-99 248.6
3 JC Laker 10 for 53 Eng Aus Old Trafford 1956 241.7
4 JC White 8 for 126 Eng Aus Adelaide 1928-29 238.8
5 RJ Hadlee 9 for 52 NZ Aus Brisbane 1985-86 237.1
6 DE Malcolm 9 for 57 Eng SA The Oval 1994 234.4
7 RGD Willis 8 for 43 Eng Aus Headingley 1981 226.1
8 H Verity 8 for 43 Eng Aus Lord's 1934 225.1
9 WJ O'Reilly 7 for 54 Aus Eng Trent Bridge 1934 224.3
10 GD McKenzie 8 for 71 Aus WI Melbourne 1968-69 224.1

Top 10 Batting Performance of all Time

Source : Wisden

S No Name Score For Against Venue Season Wisden Rating
1 DG Bradman 270 Australia England Melbourne 1936-37 262.4
2 BC Lara 153* WI Aus Bridgetown 1998-99 255.2
3 GA Gooch 154* Eng WI Headingley 1991 252.0
4 IT Botham 149* Eng Aus Headingley 1981 240.8
5 DG Bradman 299* Aus SA Adelaide 1931-32 236.8
6 VVS Laxman 281 Ind Aus Calcutta 2000-01 234.8
7 C Hill 188 Aus Eng Melbourne 1897-98 234.2
8 Azhar Mahmood 132 Pak SA Durban 1997-98 232.6
9 KJ Hughes 100* Aus WI Melbourne 1981-82 229.7
10 BC Lara 375 WI Eng St John's 1993-94 228.1

The Greatest Canadian

The Greatest Canadian was a project by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to find out who is considered the greatest Canadian of all time.

1. Tommy Douglas (Premier of Saskatchewan, former New Democratic Party leader, Father of Medicare)
2. Terry Fox (athlete, activist)
3. Pierre Trudeau (Prime Minister)
4. Sir Frederick Banting (medical scientist, co-discoverer of insulin)
5. David Suzuki (geneticist, environmentalist, broadcaster, activist)
6. Lester Bowles Pearson (Prime Minister, former UN General Assembly President, Nobel Peace Prize Winner)
7. Don Cherry (ice hockey coach, commentator)
8. Sir John A. Macdonald (First post-Confederation Prime Minister)
9. Alexander Graham Bell (scientist, inventor, founder of the Bell telephone company)
10. Wayne Gretzky (professional ice hockey player

100 greatest Britons

Source : BBC Poll

1. Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British prime minister when the allied forces won World War II
2. Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), engineer, creator of Great Western Railway and other significant works
3. Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), first wife of HRH Charles, Prince of Wales (1981–1996) and mother of Princes William and Harry of Wales.
4. Charles Darwin (1809–1882), naturalist, originator of the theory of evolution through natural selection and author of The Origin of Species.
5. William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English poet and playwright, thought of by many as the greatest of all writers in the English language.
6. Sir Isaac Newton (1643–1727), physicist
7. Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603), monarch, (reigned 1558–1603)
8. John Lennon (1940–1980), musician with The Beatles
9. Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758–1805), naval commander
10. Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), Lord Protector
11. Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), polar explorer
12. Captain James Cook (1728–1779), explorer
13. Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857–1941), founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides
14. Alfred the Great (849?–899), King of Wessex, (reigned 871–899)
15. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), military commander and statesman
16. Margaret Thatcher (*3) (born 1925), Prime Minister (1979–1990)
17. Michael Crawford (born 1942), actor
18. Queen Victoria (1819–1901), monarch (reigned 1837–1901)
19. Sir Paul McCartney (born 1942), musician with The Beatles
20. Sir Alexander Fleming (1881–1955), pharmaceutical innovator
21. Alan Turing (1912–1954), pioneer of computing
22. Michael Faraday (1791–1867), scientist
23. Owain Glyndŵr (1359–1416), Prince of Wales
24. Queen Elizabeth II (*10) (born 1926), reigning monarch (1952–present)
25. Professor Stephen Hawking (born 1942), theoretical physicist
26. William Tyndale (1494–1536), English translator of the Bible
27. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928), suffragette
28. William Wilberforce (1759–1833), humanitarian
29. David Bowie (born 1947), musician
30. Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), English revolutionary
31. Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire (1917–1992), aviator and charity organiser
32. Eric Morecambe (1926–1984), comedian
33. David Beckham (*91) (born 1975), footballer
34. Thomas Paine (1737–1809), political philosopher
35. Boudica (died c.60), leader of Celtic resistance to the Roman Empire
36. Sir Steve Redgrave (born 1962), Olympic rower
37. Sir Thomas More (1478–1535), English lawyer and politician
38. William Blake (1757–1827), author and printer
39. John Harrison (1693–1776), clock designer
40. King Henry VIII of England (1491–1547), monarch (reigned 1509–1547)
41. Charles Dickens (1812–1870), author
42. Sir Frank Whittle (1907–1996), jet engine inventor
43. John Peel (1939–2004), broadcaster
44. John Logie Baird (1888–1946), television pioneer
45. Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960), politician
46. Boy George (born 1961), musician with Culture Club
47. Sir Douglas Bader (1910–1982), aviator and charity campaigner
48. Sir William Wallace (c.1270–1305), Guardian of Scotland
49. Sir Francis Drake (c.1540–1596), English naval commander
50. John Wesley (1703–1791), Methodist leader
51. King Arthur, legendary Celtic monarch
52. Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), nurse and charity campaigner
53. T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) (1888–1935), Arabist and soldier
54. Sir Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912), polar explorer
55. Enoch Powell (1912–1998), politician
56. Sir Cliff Richard (*29) (born 1940), musician
57. Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), telephone pioneer
58. Freddie Mercury (1946–1991), musician with Queen
59. Dame Julie Andrews (born 1935), actress and singer
60. Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934), composer
61. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900–2002), Queen consort
62. George Harrison(1943–2001), musician with The Beatles
63. Sir David Attenborough (born 1926), broadcaster
64. James Connolly (1868–1916), Irish revolutionary
65. George Stephenson (1781–1848), railway pioneer
66. Sir Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977), comic actor
67. Tony Blair (*1) (born 1953), Prime Minister (1997-present)
68. William Caxton(c.1415~1422–c.1492), English printer
69. Bobby Moore (1941–1993), footballer
70. Jane Austen (1775–1817), author
71. William Booth (1829–1912), founder of the Salvation Army
72. King Henry V of England (1387–1422), monarch (reigned 1413–1422)
73. Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), occultist, writer, and social provocateur; founder of Thelema
74. Robert I (1274–1329), King of Scots
75. Bob Geldof (born 1951), Irish musician
76. The Unknown Warrior, soldier of the Great War
77. Robbie Williams (*17) (born 1974), musician and former member of Take That
78. Edward Jenner (1749–1823), pioneer of vaccination
79. David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George (1863–1945), prime minister (1916–1922)
80. Charles Babbage (1791–1871), mathematician and pioneer of computing
81. Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343–1400), English author
82. King Richard III of England (1452–1485), monarch (reigned 1483–1485)
83. J.K. Rowling (born 1965), author
84. James Watt (1736–1819), developer of the steam engine
85. Sir Richard Branson (*86) (born 1950), businessman and adventurer
86. Bono (born 1960), musician, philanthropist—Actually Irish.
87. John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) (born 1956), musician
88. Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887–1976), military commander
89. Donald Campbell (1921–1967), water speed world record challenger
90. King Henry II of England (1133–1189), monarch (reigned 1154–1189)
91. James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879), physicist
92. J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973), author and philologist[Born in South Africa]
93. Sir Walter Raleigh (1552–1618), English explorer
94. King Edward I of England (1239–1307), monarch (reigned 1272–1307)
95. Sir Barnes Wallis (1887–1979), aviation technology pioneer
96. Richard Burton (1925–1984), actor
97. Tony Benn (born 1925), politician
98. David Livingstone (1813–1873), missionary and explorer
99. Sir Tim Berners-Lee (born 1955), Internet pioneer
100. Marie Stopes (1880–1958), promoter of birth control

100 Worst Britons

Source : Channel 4 Poll

The results are shown below. People marked (*) also appeared on the 100 Greatest Britons list.

1. Tony Blair (* 67th)
2. Jordan
3. Margaret Thatcher (* 16th)
4. Jade Goody
5. Martin Bashir
6. Gareth Gates
7. Alex Ferguson
8. H from Steps
9. Geri Halliwell
10. Queen Elizabeth II (* 24th)
11. Liam Gallagher
12. Chris Evans
13. Victoria Beckham
14. Rik Waller
15. Anthea Turner
16. Bernard Manning
17. Robbie Williams (* 77th)
18. Peter Stringfellow
19. Neil and Christine Hamilton - 2 people
20. Jim Davidson
21. Charlotte Church
22. Darren Day
23. Lady Victoria Hervey
24. HRH The Prince of Wales
25. Anne Robinson
26. Edwina Currie
27. Chris Moyles
28. Jamie Oliver
29. Cliff Richard (* 56th)
30. Max Clifford
31. The 3AM Girls - 3 people
32. Naomi Campbell
33. Simon Cowell
34. Sara Cox
35. Harry Potter
36. Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
37. James Hewitt
38. Andrew Lloyd Webber
39. Catherine Zeta-Jones
40. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
41. Tracey Emin
42. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
43. Mick Hucknall
44. Michael Winner
45. Pete Waterman
46. Naseem Hamed
47. Ainsley Harriott
48. Trinny and Susannah - 2 people
49. Peter Mandelson
50. Ken Livingstone
51. Darius Danesh
52. Amanda Holden
53. Zoë Ball
54. Martine McCutcheon
55. Elton John
56. Ant and Dec - 2 people
57. Alastair Campbell
58. Ozzy Osbourne
59. Stephen Byers and Jo Moore - 2 people
60. Richard Madeley
61. Vinnie Jones
62. Alan Titchmarsh
63. The Countess of Wessex
64. Chris Tarrant
65. Ben Elton
66. Jeremy Clarkson
67. Jeremy Spake
68. Carol Vorderman
69. David Dickinson
70. Frank Skinner
71. Paul Burrell
72. Tom Jones
73. Sarah, Duchess of York
74. Carol Smillie
75. Elizabeth Hurley
76. The Princess Royal
77. Guy Ritchie
78. Delia Smith
79. Johnny Vaughan
80. Peter Tatchell
81. Sting
82. Gordon Ramsay
83. Mick Jagger
84. Damien Hirst
85. Julie Burchill
86. Richard Branson (* 85th)
87. John Prescott
88. Judith Chalmers
89. Cherie Blair
90. Nigella Lawson
91. David Beckham (* 33rd)
92. Will Young
93. Vanessa Feltz
94. Ann Widdecombe
95. Davina McCall
96. Chris Eubank
97. The Lord Irvine of Lairg
98. Craig David
99. Iain Duncan Smith
100. Atomic Kitten - actually a pop group, not a single person (3 people)

50 Greatest Comedy Films

50 Greatest Comedy Films was a three-hour programme broadcast on UK's Channel 4 in early 2006. The show listed the top fifty English language comedy films of all time, as voted for by the public.

1. Monty Python's Life of Brian, 1979

2. Airplane!, 1980

3. Shaun of the Dead, 2004

4. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, 1997

5. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, 1999

6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975

7. American Pie, 1999

8. Blazing Saddles, 1974

9. There's Something About Mary, 1988

10. This Is Spinal Tap, 1984

11. Annie Hall, 1977

12. Blues Brothers, 1980

13. Groundhog Day, 1993

14. The Naked Gun, 1988

15. Wayne's World, 1992

16. Some Like It Hot, 1959

17. Dumb And Dumber, 1994

18. Meet The Parents, 2000

19. Clerks, 1994

20. Young Frankenstein, 1974

21. Withnail & I, 1987

22. M*A*S*H, 1970

23. A Fish Called Wanda, 1988

24. Ghostbusters, 1984

25. Gregory's Girl, 1981

26. Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986

27. The Jerk, 1979

28. When Harry Met Sally, 1989

29. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, 1964

30. Best in Show, 2000

31. School of Rock, 2003

32. The Full Monty, 1997

33. Planes, Trains & Automobiles, 1987

34. The Odd Couple, 1968

35. Trading Places, 1983

36. Four Weddings and a Funeral, 1994

37. Stir Crazy, 1980

38. A Shot In The Dark, 1964

39. Team America: World Police, 2004

40. Duck Soup, 1933

41. Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1988

42. Police Academy, 1984

43. The Ladykillers, 1955

44. Beverly Hills Cop, 1984

45. Kingpin, 1996

46. The Princess Bride, 1987

47. National Lampoon's Animal House, 1978

48. Bridget Jones's Diary, 2001

49. Carry On Cleo, 1964

50. The Producers, 1968

100 Greatest Tearjerkers

The 100 Greatest Tearjerkers was a four hour programme in Channel 4's string of 100 Greatest programmes.

1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – E.T Dies
2. The Green Mile – Execution Scene
3. Titanic
4. It's A Wonderful Life
5. Ghost
6. Bambi – Bambi's mother gets shot
7. The Shawshank Redemption
8. The Champ
9. Field Of Dreams
10. My Girl – Macaulay Culkin funeral scene
11. Forrest Gump
12. Beaches
13. Blackadder Goes Forth – Final Push
14. Gone With the Wind - "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"
15. Watership Down – Hazel is shot / Bright Eyes dream sequence
16. Terms of Endearment
17. Stand by Me
18. Brief Encounter
19. Sophie's Choice
20. Dead Poets Society
21. Braveheart
22. The Office Christmas Specials – Tim and Dawn finally get together
23. To Kill a Mockingbird
24. Truly, Madly, Deeply
25. The Elephant Man
26. Four Weddings and a Funeral
27. Philadelphia
28. The Snowman – The Snowman melts
29. On Golden Pond
30. The Killing Fields
31. A Star Is Born – Mrs Norman Maine
32. Secrets & Lies
33. Romeo and Juliet – Double Suicide
34. Life Is Beautiful
35. Casablanca – "We'll always have Paris"
36. Kramer vs. Kramer – The breakfast
37. Miss World
38. Who Will Love My Children
39. Euro 96 - Gareth Southgate penalty kick
40. Coronation Street – Alma dies of cancer
41. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
42. Breaking the Waves
43. Doctor Zhivago
44. Kes – The brother kills the bird
45. Gallipoli
46. Goodbye, Mr. Chips
47. Breakfast at Tiffany's – Hepburn and Peppard get it together in the rain
48. The Colour Purple
49. The Incredible Journey
50. Jean de Florette
51. Celebrity Big Brother – Vanessa Feltz's breakdown
52. EastEnders – Mark Fowler dies of AIDS
53. The Railway Children
54. Born Free
55. 2000 Sydney Olympics – Steve Redgrave's 5th gold medal
56. Jerry Maguire
57. The Pride Of Britain Awards
58. Cinema Paradiso
59. The Pianist
60. 1990 FIFA World Cup – Gazza's tears
61. An Affair to Remember
62. Lassie Come Home
63. Shadowlands – Debra Winger Dies
64. The Way We Were
65. Boys from the Blackstuff - Michael Angelis kills his geese
66. The Bicycle Thieves
67. Coronation Street – The death of Stan Ogden
68. The Whale Rider
69. Cold Feet – Rachel's funeral
70. Rocky
71. Mr. Holland's Opus
72. The Royle Family – Jim's heart-to-heart in the bathroom
73. The Remains of the Day
74. Monsoon Wedding
75. Inspector Morse – The inspectors death in the final episode
76. Cathy Come Home
77. Derek Redmond at the Olympic Games
78. Love Story
79. Animal Hospital – Man kisses his dog goodbye
80. Face to Face Interview – John Freeman interviews Gilbert Harding
81. Spartacus – "I'm Spartacus!"
82. Faking It
83. Ordinary People
84. Magnificent Obsession
85. 42 Up
86. A Matter of Life and Death
87. Shane - “Come back Shane”
88. Changing Rooms
89. Touching the Void
90. Love Actually
91. Live & Kicking - Andi Peters final show
92. Être et avoir
93. Now, Voyager
94. The Passion of the Christ
95. Popstars: The Rivals – Pete reveals he's too old to be in the band
96. Death in Venice - Aschenbach dies on the beach
97. Blue Peter – Death of Petra the Dog
98. Gladiator – Death of Maximus
99. The Kid – The Authorities take Charlie Chaplin's kid
100. Midnight Cowboy – Rizzo's death

100 Greatest Kids' TV shows

Channel 4 Poll Results

1. The Simpsons
2. The Muppet Show
3. DangerMouse
4. Bagpuss
5. Grange Hill
6. Mr Benn
7. Rainbow
8. Scooby-Doo
9. Doctor Who
10. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
11. The Magic Roundabout
12. Rentaghost
13. The Clangers
14. Tom and Jerry
15. Wallace and Gromit
16. Knightmare
17. Hong Kong Phooey
18. The Wombles
19. The Flintstones
20. Worzel Gummidge
21. Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
22. Trumpton
23. Postman Pat
24. Thunderbirds
25. Jim'll Fix It
26. Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
27. SMTV Live
28. Top Cat (known as Boss Cat in the UK until the 1980s)
29. Jamie and the Magic Torch
30. Roobarb
31. Blue Peter
32. Sesame Street
33. The Basil Brush Show
34. Chorlton and the Wheelies
35. Banana Splits
36. The Adventure Game
37. Roland Rat
38. The Sooty Show
39. Crackerjack
40. Battle of the Planets
41. Byker Grove
42. Play School
43. Why Don't You?
44. Captain Pugwash
45. Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
46. The Tomorrow People
47. Press Gang
48. Batman
49. Tiswas
50. Fingerbobs
51. Captain Scarlet
52. Wide Awake Club
53. Pipkins
54. The Herbs
55. The Flowerpot Men
56. The Wind in the Willows
57. Animal Magic
58. Metal Mickey
59. John Craven's Newsround
60. Pob's Programme
61. The Adventures of Black Beauty
62. Andy Pandy
63. Jackanory
64. Lassie
65. Record Breakers
66. Here Come the Double Deckers
67. The Snowman
68. The Famous Five
69. Mary Mungo & Midge
70. How
71. Michael Bentine's Potty Time
72. Noggin the Nog
73. Pokémon
74. Bob the Builder
75. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
76. Catweazle
77. We Are the Champions
78. Vision On
79. Tales of the Riverbank
80. The Adventures of Robin Hood
81. The Secret Garden
82. Cheggers Plays Pop
83. Tweenies
84. Just William
85. Pinky and Perky
86. Button Moon
87. Runaround
88. The Woodentops
89. Hector's House
90. Teletubbies
91. Bod
92. Screen Test
93. White Horses
94. H.R. Pufnstuf
95. Magpie
96. The Singing Ringing Tree
97. Muffin the Mule
98. Crystal Tipps and Alistair
99. Junior Showtime
100. Do Not Adjust Your Set

2005 Additions: When the show was repeated on E4 (Channel 4's digital channel) on 24 September 2005, the following shows were added to the list (albeit without a number in the countdown and in the order they were shown):

1. Dick and Dom in da Bungalow
2. My Parents are Aliens
3. ChuckleVision
4. SpongeBob SquarePants
5. The Fairly OddParents
6. Balamory
7. Hi-5
8. Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

100 Greatest Christmas Moments

Channel 4 Poll Results

1. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
2. Father Ted - A Christmassy Ted
3. The Snowman
4. The Office - Christmas Specials
5. Only Fools and Horses - Christmas Specials
6. The Vicar of Dibley - Christmas Specials
7. Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
8. Wallace & Gromit - A Close Shave
9. Blackadder's Christmas Carol
10. It's A Wonderful Life
11. The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York
12. The Simpsons - Christmas Specials
13. The Life of Brian
14. Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
15. EastEnders at Christmas
16. White Christmas
17. Home Alone
18. The Morecambe and Wise Show - Christmas Specials
19. French and Saunders - Christmas Specials
20. Knowing Me, Knowing Yule with Alan Partridge
21. South Park - Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo
22. The Royle Family Christmas Special
23. The Chronicles of Narnia
24. Rising Damp - For the Man Who Has Everything
25. Stars In Their Eyes - Celebrity Christmas Specials
26. The Sound of Music
27. John and Yoko - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
28. One Foot in the Grave - Christmas Episodes
29. Robbie the Reindeer - Hooves of Fire
30. Ellen MacArthur - Sailing Through Heaven and Hell
31. The Osbournes - A Very Ozzy Christmas
32. The League Of Gentlemen - Christmas Special
33. Christmas on Coronation Street
34. Harry Enfield's Christmas Chums
35. Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas (duet with David Bowie)
36. The Good Life - Silly But It's Fun
37. Men Behaving Badly - Performance
38. The Fast Show - Christmas Specials
39. Are You Being Served? - Christmas Specials
40. The Queen's Speech
41. Posh and Becks' Big Impression
42. The Alternative Christmas Message
43. Greg Lake - I Believe in Father Christmas
44. Apollo 8 Orbits the Moon
45. EastEnders Christmas Party
46. Dad's Army - My Brother & I
47. The X-Files - How the Ghosts Stole Christmas
48. The Flint Street Nativity
49. Jackass - Christmas Special
50. Cliff at Christmas
51. Trigger Happy TV - Christmas Specials
52. Carols From King's
53. Porridge - No Way Out
54. Noel's Christmas Presents
55. An Audience With ... Dame Edna Everage
56. Carry On Christmas
57. The Avengers - Too Many Christmas Trees
58. Scrooge (starring Alastair Sim)
59. That's Christmas - Sez Les
60. Casualty - The Golden Hour
61. Blue Peter's Grange Hill Competition
62. Banzai - Christmas Special
63. Moonlighting - 'Twas the Episode Before Christmas
64. Smack the Pony - Christmas Special
65. Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em - Christmas Specials
66. Shooting Stars - Christmas Specials
67. The World's Strongest Man
68. Christmas Celebrity Blind Date
69. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? - Celebrity Christmas Special
70. Celebrity TV Pantomimes
71. Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry
72. Emmerdale at Christmas
73. Goodness Gracious Me - Christmas Special
74. Spitting Image - Christmas Specials
75. Thunderbirds - Give or Take a Million
76. Natural World - On the Path of the Reindeer
77. Celebrity Visits to Children's Hospitals
78. Eurotrash Christmas Special
79. It's a Christmas Knockout
80. Graham Goes to Dollywood
81. This Morning - The Nativity
82. The Bill � Twanky
83. Treasure Hunt - Christmas Special
84. TFI Friday - Christmas Specials
85. The Ghosts of Oxford Street
86. Wham! - Last Christmas
87. Ho Ho Ho Selecta!
88. Teletubbies - Christmas Specials
89. Till Death Us Do Part - Christmas Specials
90. Camp Christmas
91. Upstairs, Downstairs - Goodwill to All Men
92. Pop Goes Christmas
93. Desmond's - O Little Town of Peckham
94. The Fight (Bovey v Gervais)
95. Countdown - Christmas Special
96. Do Not Adjust Your Stocking
97. Noel Edmonds' Live, Live Christmas Breakfast Show
98. The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show
99. The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)
100. The Mrs Merton Christmas Show

100 Greatest Cartoons

Result of a poll done by Channel 4 , UK

1. The Simpsons
2. Tom and Jerry
3. South Park
4. Toy Story/Toy Story 2
5. Family Guy
6. Shrek/Shrek 2
7. The Lion King
8. Spirited Away
9. The Incredibles
10. Bugs Bunny
11. The Flintstones
12. The Iron Giant
13. The Nightmare Before Christmas
14. Finding Nemo
15. Aardman Animations
16. Akira
17. Aladdin
18. The Ren and Stimpy Show
19. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
20. Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies
21. Princess Mononoke
22. Monsters, Inc
23. Popeye
24. DangerMouse
25. Pinnochio
26. Futurama
27. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
28. SpongeBob SquarePants
29. Dungeons and Dragons
30. Daffy Duck
31. Mickey Mouse
32. Beavis and Butthead
33. Beauty and the Beast
34. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
35. The Sylvester and Tweety Show
36. The Magic Roundabout
37. Transformers
38. 101 Dalmatians
39. A Charlie Brown Christmas
40. Rugrats
41. King of the Hill
42. Samurai Jack
43. Ivor the Engine
44. Spider-Man
45. Pokémon
46. Inspector Gadget
47. Bod
48. Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner
49. Scooby-Doo, Where are You!
50. Donald Duck
51. The Little Mermaid
52. 2DTV
53. Fantasia
54. Thundercats
55. Winnie the Pooh
56. Fritz the Cat
57. The Jungle Book
58. The Powerpuff Girls
59. Chicken Run
60. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
61. Foghorn Leghorn
62. Battle of the Planets
63. Bambi
64. Top Cat
65. A Bug's Life
66. Captain Pugwash
67. The Snowman
68. Hong Kong Phooey
69. Wind in the Willows
70. Monty Python
71. Alice in Wonderland
72. Legend of the Overfiend
73. Pepe le Pew
74. Willo the Wisp
75. Lady and the Tramp
76. Belleville Rendezvous
77. The Adventures of Tintin
78. Noggin the Nog
79. Peter Pan
80. Yogi Bear
81. Babar
82. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
83. Dumbo
84. Roobarb
85. Droopy Dog
86. Watership Down
87. Jamie and the Magic Torch
88. Woody Woodpecker
89. Felix the Cat
90. Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
91. Mighty Mouse
92. Animal Farm
93. Mr Magoo
94. Queer Duck
95. Charley Says
96. Betty Boop
97. Huckleberry Hound
98. Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
99. The Pink Panther
100. Wacky Races

100 Greatest Sporting Moments

As shown on Channel 4 (UK) - So quite biased , specially Number 2

* 1st - Steve Redgrave winning his 5th consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
* 2nd - England beating Germany 5-1 in a World Cup Qualifier in 2001.
* 3rd - England winning the 1966 World Cup.
* 4th - Man Utd's incredible comeback in the 1999 European Cup Final.
* 5th - Ian Botham turns around the Ashes for England in 1981.
* 6th - Diego Maradona's goals for Argentina against England in the 1986 World Cup.
* 7th - Muhammed Ali v George Foreman: The Rumble in the Jungle in 1974.
* 8th - Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean winning gold at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
* 9th - Dennis Taylor winning the 1985 World Snooker Championship final.
* 10th - Björn Borg's and John McEnroe's tie break at Wimbledon in 1980.
* 11th - Jesse Owens winning four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
* 12th - Éric Cantona's kung-fu kick at Selhurst Park in 1995.
* 13th - Roger Bannister running the mile in under four minutes in 1954.
* 14th - Michael Owen's goal for England against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup.
* 15th - Michael Thomas' winning goal for Arsenal against Liverpool in the 1989 Championship decider.
* 16th - Goran Ivanisevic winning Wimbledon in 2001.
* 17th - Kevin Keegan succumbs to Alex Ferguson's mind games live on Sky in 1996.
* 18th - David Beckham scoring from the halfway line for Man Utd against Wimbledon in 1996.
* 19th - Jonah Lomu scoring four tries against England in the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
* 20th - Gareth Edwards' try for the Barbarians against the All-Blacks in 1973.
* 21st - Marco van Basten's winning goal for Holland in Euro '88.
* 22nd - The Republic of Ireland reaching the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup.
* 23rd - Ryan Giggs' goal for Man Utd against Arsenal in the 1999 FA Cup Semi-Final.
* 24th - Red Rum's third Grand National win in 1977.
* 25th - England beating the Netherlands 4-1 in Euro '96.
* 26th - George Best scoring six goals for Man Utd against Northampton in 1970.
* 27th - Frankie Dettori winning seven races in a day in 1996.
* 28th - Tiger Woods winning four consecutive major golfing tournaments in 2001.
* 29th - Man Utd winning the European Cup in 1968.
* 30th - Gary Sobers scores 6 sixes in one over in 1968.
* 31st - Celtic winning the European Cup in 1967.
* 32nd - Liverpool F.C. winning the UEFA Cup to complete the treble in 2001.
* 33rd - Muhammed Ali lighting the Olympic Flame at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
* 34th - Daley Thompson retaining the decathlon gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
* 35th - Paul Gascoigne's winning goal for England against Scotland in Euro '96.
* 36th - Carlos Alberto's fourth goal for Brazil in the 1970 World Cup Final.
* 37th - Linford Christie winning 100m gold in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
* 38th - Mark Spitz winning seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
* 39th - Barry McGuigan winning the World Featherweight title in 1983.
* 40th - Lance Armstrong winning the 1999 Tour de France.
* 41st - Gordon Banks' save against Pele at the 1970 World Cup.
* 42nd - Great Britain winning the 4x400m relay at the 1991 World Championship.
* 43rd - Ayrton Senna's first lap in the 1993 European Grand Prix.
* 44th - Ellen MacArthur finishes second in the 2001 Vendée Globe.
* 45th - Brian Lara scores 375 runs against England in 1994.
* 46th - Olga Korbut winning 3 gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
* 47th - Tanni Grey-Thompson winning 4 gold medals at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
* 48th - Boris Becker winning Wimbledon aged 17 in 1985.
* 49th - Paul Gascoigne's tears during the 1990 World Cup Semi-Final.
* 50th - Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield during their rematch in 1997.
* 51st - Archie Gemmill's goal for Scotland against Holland in the 1978 World Cup.
* 52nd - Arsenal winning the 1979 FA Cup.
* 53rd - Carl Lewis winning four gold medals for the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and long jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
* 54th - Nadia Comaneci's Perfect 10 at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
* 55th - Denis Law's backheel relegates Man Utd in 1974.
* 56th - Sebastian Coe v Steve Ovett at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
* 57th - Scotland beating England in the 1977 British Home Championship.
* 58th - Henry Cooper knocks down Cassius Clay at Wembley in 1963.
* 59th - Stuart Pearce's penalty for England against Spain in Euro '96.
* 60th - Liverpool winning the 1977 European Cup.
* 61st - Aldaniti and Bob Champion winning the 1981 Grand National.
* 62nd - Emil Zatopek winning three gold medals for the 5,000m, 10,000m and marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
* 63rd - Tommie Smith's and John Carlos' Black Power salute at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
* 64th - Nigel Mansell's tyre-blowout in the 1986 Australian Grand Prix.
* 65th - Jean van de Velde's 18th hole at the 1999 British Open.
* 66th - Bob Beamon's long jump gold and world record at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
* 67th - Australia v South Africa in the 1999 Cricket World Cup Semi-Final.
* 68th - Eddie the Eagle competes at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
* 69th - Real Madrid winning 7-3 in the 1960 European Cup Final.
* 70th - Nelson Mandela at the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
* 71st - Gilles Villeneuve v René Arnoux at the 1979 French Grand Prix.
* 72nd - Jimmy Glass, the goalkeeper, scoring to keep Carlisle in the Football League in 1999.
* 73rd - John Curry winning figure-skating gold at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
* 74th - Jeremy Guscott's winning drop goal for the British Lions in 1997.
* 75th - John Barnes' goal for England against Brazil in 1984.
* 76th - Derek Redmond finishes the 400m helped by his father at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
* 77th - England beating Pakistan in near-darkness in the 3rd Test in 2000.
* 78th - Pat Cash winning Wimbledon in 1987.
* 79th - Cambridge sinking in the 1978 Boat Race.
* 80th - Ricky Villa's goal for Tottenham against Man City in the 1981 FA Cup Final.
* 81st - Cathy Freeman winning 400m gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
* 82nd - Virginia Wade winning Wimbledon in 1977.
* 83rd - Ben Johnson's drug-assisted 100m gold and world record at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
* 84th - Stanley Matthews and Blackpool winning the FA Cup in 1953.
* 85th - Mary Peters winning gold in the pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
* 86th - Sunderland winning the FA Cup in 1973.
* 87th - Don Bradman's final Test Innings against England in 1948.
* 88th - Martina Navratilova wins her 9th Wimbledon title in 1990.
* 89th - Bert Trautmann plays on with a broken neck in the 1956 FA Cup Final.
* 90th - Denise Lewis winning gold in the heptathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
* 91st - Devon Malcolm gets hit on the helmet and then takes 9-57 for England against South Africa in 1994.
* 92nd - Shane Warne's "Ball of the Century" first ball against England in the 1993 Ashes Series.
* 93rd - Zola Budd tripping Mary Decker during the 3,000m final at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
* 94th - Rene Higuita's scorpion kick against England in 1995.
* 95th - Arthur Ashe winning Wimbledon in 1975.
* 96th - Don Fox's missed kick in the 1968 Rugby League Challenge Cup Final.
* 97th - Ronnie Radford's goal for Hereford against Newcastle in the 1972 FA Cup Third Round.
* 98th - Flo-Jo winning 100m gold and setting a world record at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
* 99th - Duncan Goodhew winning 100m breaststroke gold at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
* 100th - Naseem Hamed beating Kevin Kelley at Madison Square Garden in 1997.