Have you ever appeared on Television?

[XIII]

My biggest fear about appearing on TV if the opportunity arose is the risk of making a fool of myself and in the days before social media and forums, if you appeared on say a gameshow and you stuffed up, it wasn't a big deal but now I imagine anyone who appears on these shows probably are advised to stay away from social media when their episode appears.

On the other hand, the opportunity to appear on TV is something many would jump at the chance at and in the past, I wouldn't have thought about appearing on a TV show but now it's something I want to do at least once just to say I've done it.

[Hatton Cross]

I've been seen in the gloom of the audience for The Weakest Link, twice.
Ditto twice in the audience for Golden Balls

The back of my head was seen in three different series of Who Dares Wins.

In crowdshot profile, celebrating Southamptons 3-1 thrashing of Aston Villa in December 2019 on Match Of The Day.

I believe i've been seen on a live OB in Stockholm on SVT. I certainly caught the 'red' on the camera when I was clearly in shot - alas no floor monitor to confirm my suspicions.

And I was interviewed about Brexit, on a quayside in Iceland by Ruv (British cruise ship in port, so plenty of low hanging fruit with pickings of various points of view from remain to leave!)

[Steddenm]

In the late 80s I was on Central News with my late mother when Princess Anne came to the village to open a new factory.

In the early 00s I was on Channel 4s "The Salon" and had a crack, back and sack wax on their late night valentines special. That was when it was filmed in Balham.

In the mid 00s I've been on a few shows as an audience member and as a contestant on The Paul O'Grady Show's Organ Game (was after the scandal and was plucked from the audience and plonked in the green room on one of their mobiles) and didn't win! But did get a Nodding Buster.

And more recently I was mic bombed in London during lockdown by some random international news channel asking my thoughts on Boris' plans.

[James Martin]

I've been in the audience for Eurovision: You Decide 2018, as well as the last two Eurovisions. Also been in the audience at several Leicester Tigers rugby games.

[Philheybrookbay]

I was on John Cravens Newsround in 1985 talking about Dartmoor letterboxing aged 10.

Got collared with my then partner for Westcountry Live in 1999- think it was about the upcoming then eclipse.

Was in the dark in the Weakest Link as well in 2000.

Also I think I've been on Greek TV (Zakynthos local news) when the fires hit Katastari in 2017 and I helped a good friend out with fire protection (waved a hosepipe around the ground for a day whilst the fires raged around)

[Stanley Matravers]

I was once a contestant on live Channel 5 daytime gameshow BrainTeaser. Craig Stevens was hosting that day (he alternated with Alex Lovell, who now resides at BBC Points West).

I came 2nd out of the 4 contestants. The bloke who won had already been on various things, including Countdown. One of the ladies had driven for about 9 hours from Aberdeen (to Oxford, where the show was made at that time) only to be knocked out in the first round. The show subsequently relocated from Oxford to Bristol.

Only the winner got any cash prize. The other 3 of us just got a "goody bag" each (BrainTeaser pen, mug, etc. And a signed photo of host Craig! I gave the latter to a friend, who fancied him).

[RyoG]

A few times as an extra, quite a few times as an audience member, and once on a live news report that I wasn't even aware of at the time

And also...

I spent a morning with Mike McClean and Mounya on Nickelodeon’s Nick AM during the half term of May 1998. I got to see the gallery which they did a live link with me talking to the Bogey puppet when they were still at Rathbone Place. During the whole link I’m clearly looking at Bogey’s operator rather than the puppet. They even let me put the purple phone bug on screen as it was also ‘Watch Your Own Week’ so you could start voting for the next show.

I appeared in a segment during the "Out There" tour with Mike and Mounya that summer. Thought I did alright but then Mike fluffed a line so it had to be a retake. All I could manage was a monotone repetition of what I'd said previously! I do have two tapes (one off-air, one from Nickelodeon with the rushes of the final takes) but I want to save myself the embarrassment!

[JasonB]

And also...

I spent a morning with Mike McClean and Mounya on Nickelodeon’s Nick AM during the half term of May 1998. I got to see the gallery which they did a live link with me talking to the Bogey puppet when they were still at Rathbone Place. During the whole link I’m clearly looking at Bogey’s operator rather than the puppet. They even let me put the purple phone bug on screen as it was also ‘Watch Your Own Week’ so you could start voting for the next show.

I appeared in a segment during the "Out There" tour with Mike and Mounya that summer. Thought I did alright but then Mike fluffed a line so it had to be a retake. All I could manage was a monotone repetition of what I'd said previously! I do have two tapes (one off-air, one from Nickelodeon with the rushes of the final takes) but I want to save myself the embarrassment!

I still have my off air tape of the experience. I remember sulking as a kid because I was forced by my parents to bring my sister and one of her friends along. I also got to “fire” the director in the same link and done it in the style of Karen Hansson from Spatz. I was famous for one morning at school the following week.

[James Vertigan]

I appeared on an episode of Sky One’s GamesWorld demonstrating the old Videotron Videoway interactive service when I was younger. I was also on an episode of Take 2 and I think Newsnight demonstrating the same technology (I used to know somebody who worked for the cable company Videotron so I was their go to person!)

More recently I can often be seen sat in my season ticket seat at Loftus Road (Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium) when QPR matches are televised and a corner is taken in the corner of the stadium that I sit in!

[AaronLancs]

For me somewhat ingloriously - or gloriously depending on your viewpoint - being shown in a brief shot in Channel 5's documentary about the supermarket chain Iceland. I was caught in a brief 3-5 second shot and people who know me are saying I'm "famous" as I have been on TV. If so to have a proper form of notoriety I need at least 14minutes and 55 seconds more please. But that is just it. Lame I know.

[Dogstar]

I asked a question on Question Time once.

[wonkey_monkey]

One episode of Bergerac, aged 6.

One episode of Stargazing Live, aged 37.

[WhisperOfCinnamon]

Oh yes

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A great day out was had by all!

Edit: If I look slightly miffed or unimpressed it was because by this point in the proceedings I was desperately needing a pee, was starving, the warm-up guy was incredibly irritating, and the heat of the studio lights was playing havoc with my dermatitis...

[stewart_scott]

Done a few games and quizzes - Countdown aged 17 (I was awful), Perfection with Nick Knowles (missed the jackpot by one answer), The Chase (got to the final but caught in the end) and Tipping Point (the only one I actually won but the jackpot eluded me again).

Also popped up in a few audience shots on an episode of The Dog Ate My Homework on CBBC. I was actually working, looking after the audience during the recording but was asked to seat fill for the shots.

EDIT: Also popped up at the start of a Scottish Leaders Debate in 2016 which I worked on as well.

[AllWillBeWell]

I was on TV as a child for about 40 seconds and my voice was used once by channel 4 for about five seconds. 45 seconds of fame!