What a fooking ace programme 'The Word' was.
For those of you too young or too uncool to have watched it, it was a Channel 4 programme in the early 90's that was on every Friday night.
It was totally live, loosely based around music, with guests on the sofa being interviewed by Terry Christian, Dani Behr, Mark Lamar and a few others.
The show was often criticised for being too wild and offensive, but it had some truly memorable moments. Who can forget Emu beating up Snoop Dogg or Shabba Ranks going mental about homosexuals.
But it was the music that made the show. No miming here, just live, anything goes, cutting edge music. Nirvana made their TV debut on the programme, Kurt Cobain declaring Courtney Love to be "the best fuck in the world".
Then there was L7 performing with their fannies hanging out. Rage Against The Machine having to stop playing because the studio audience charged the stage, and the debut tv appearance of Oasis.
Great tv that would never be made today. A shame.
For those of you too young or too uncool to have watched it, it was a Channel 4 programme in the early 90's that was on every Friday night.
It was totally live, loosely based around music, with guests on the sofa being interviewed by Terry Christian, Dani Behr, Mark Lamar and a few others.
The show was often criticised for being too wild and offensive, but it had some truly memorable moments. Who can forget Emu beating up Snoop Dogg or Shabba Ranks going mental about homosexuals.
But it was the music that made the show. No miming here, just live, anything goes, cutting edge music. Nirvana made their TV debut on the programme, Kurt Cobain declaring Courtney Love to be "the best fuck in the world".
Then there was L7 performing with their fannies hanging out. Rage Against The Machine having to stop playing because the studio audience charged the stage, and the debut tv appearance of Oasis.
Great tv that would never be made today. A shame.