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Article: TELEVISION: THE TELEVISION WILL NOT BE REVOLUTIONISED Producer ...
The Independent - London;  December 15, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Today's programme choice New series: ITV, 10.30pm (10.45pm Central) How Does This Crap Get Made? 2 Hilarious collection of sketches, clips, cock-ups and blunders revealing the truth behind the television commissioning process. Film choice: BBC1, 11.40pm They Wore Grey (Hammer, 1996) Gripping

Article: In praise of the puerile Viz comic is 20 years old. But it hasn't ...
Evening Standard - London;  December 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... cartoon characters populates our imagination. Sid the Sexist, Roger Mellie the Man on Telly, the Fat Slags and Johnny Fartpants ... valuable spin- off: Roger's Pro-fanisaurus, Roger Mellie's dictionary of colourful language, which is ...

Article: A comic legend.(News)
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  August 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... and sales in Newcastle were going berserk," he said. "Strips such as Paul Whicker the Tall Vicar, Sid the Sexist, Roger Mellie the Man on the Telly and Billy the Fish had been added by our small band of contributors." By April 1987 the ...

Article: Creators pay tribute to 'Mr Nice Guy'
The Northern Echo;  August 24, 2000 ;     476 words ... ... Rod Griffith, the inspiration behind their Roger Mellie character. The actor and presenter died aged ... go away and come up with the character of Roger Mellie." He added: "Roger Mellie didn't know who to use that language in ...

Article: Obituary: Rod Griffith
The Independent - London;  August 24, 2000 ;     641 words ... ... comic's crude and smutty character Roger Mellie, The Man on the Telly. During more ... the punchline, led to the birth of Roger Mellie. The founders of the student comic ... North, and he asked Griffith about the Roger Mellie connection. "Well, actually," replied ...

Article: Foul Mellie meets the man from the telly
The Northern Echo;  January 28, 2000 ;     481 words ... ... common with foul-mouthed Viz creation, Roger Mellie The Man On The Telly. But as the Tyneside ... birthday, the truth behind the birth of Roger Mellie has emerged. Almost two decades ago ... me knows I am not the least bit like Roger Mellie, but it is still an honour to have ...

Article: Viz art auction set to aid hall.(News)
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  January 25, 2007 ;     476 words ...Roger Mellie, The Man on the Telly, has turned up on eBay ( and there is little more than a day left to bid. Three pages of original Roger Mellie artwork have been put on the online auction site by Viz creator Chris ...