TFI Friday (1996)
TFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show was produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker and hosted by Chris Evans, for the first 5 series. The final series was hosted by a number of guest presenters. It was broadcast on Fridays at 6pm from 9 February 1996 to 22 December 2000, with a repeat later that night. The title officially stood for "Thank Four It's Friday", but was widely understood to mean "Thank Fuck It's Friday" and was a reference to the popular phrase "Thank God it's Friday". The show's theme tune was Ron Grainer's theme from Man in a Suitcase, in keeping with Evans's frequent use of 1960s television themes in his work.
TFI Friday: Season 1 - 100 Episode s
1x1 - Dawn French, Ocean Colour Scene, Kula Shaker, Kathy Lloyd
February 9, 1996
1x2 - Damon Albarn, Mick Hucknall, Kylie Mingogue, Blur, Happy Mondays, Simply Red
February 16, 1996
1x3 - Patsy Kensit, Ewan McGregor, Jarvis Cocker, Lenny Kravitz
February 23, 1996
1x4 - Sean Bean, Hughie Green, Dean Sullivan, Jon Bon Jovi, James Brown
March 1, 1996
1x5 - Catherine Zeta Jones, Eva Herzigova, Pete Townsend
March 8, 1996
1x6 - Jo Brand, Cher, Martin Brundle, Amanda Donohoe, Ian McKellen
March 15, 1996
1x7 - Amanda Donohoe, Anna Friel, Shaun Ryder, Richard Wilson
March 22, 1996
1x8 - Richard Whiteley, Jarvis Cocker, Julia Carling, Pulp, Garbage
March 29, 1996
1x9 - Noel Gallagher, Bob Mortimer, Gaby Roslin
April 5, 1996
1x10 - Yasmin LeBon, Nigel Havers, Sarah White, Robbie Williams
April 12, 1996
1x11 - Des Lynam, Andy Cole, Cranberries, Blur, Björk, Elvis Costello
April 19, 1996
1x12 - Jools Holland, Cher, The Cure, Richard E. Grant
April 26, 1996
1x13 - Season 1, Episode 13
May 24, 1996
1x14 - Hugh Laurie, Jack Dee
May 31, 1996
1x15 - Jack Charlton, George Best, Space, Sting
June 7, 1996
1x16 - George Best, Louise Wener, Tim Booth, Bad Angel
June 14, 1996
1x17 - Divine Brown, Keith Floyd, Bob Hoskins
June 21, 1996
1x18 - Michael Caine, David Seaman, Supergrass
June 28, 1996
1x19 - Don Henderson, Cleo Rocos, Greta Scacchi
September 13, 1996
1x20 - Ben Elton, Terry Venables, The Cardigans
September 20, 1996
1x22 - Dani Behr, Ruud Gullit, Terry Wogan
October 4, 1996
1x23 - Jools Holland, Peter O'Toole, Mark Morrison
October 11, 1996
1x24 - Keith Allen, Jason Donovan, East 17, Gabrielle
October 18, 1996
1x25 - Vic Reeves, Tom Jones, Lightning Seeds
October 25, 1996
1x26 - Björk, Helen Mirren, Shawn Ryder
November 1, 1996
1x27 - Harry Enfield, Barry Norman, Zoë Ball, Fine Young Cannibals
November 8, 1996
1x28 - Bryan Adams, Melvyn Bragg, Chris Rea
November 15, 1996
1x29 - Stephen Fry, Sting, Barry Manilow, Sheryl Crow, Suede
November 22, 1996
1x30 - Richard Branson, Manic Street Preachers, Alan Hansen
November 29, 1996
1x31 - Samuel L. Jackson, Supergrass, Gena Lee Nolin, Texas
December 6, 1996
1x32 - Angus Deayton, Rachel Hunter, Kula Shaker
December 13, 1996
1x33 - Neil Morrissey, James Dean Bradford
December 20, 1996
1x34 - Jimmy Nail, Beverley Callard, Reef, Texas
January 10, 1997
1x35 - Jools Holland, Blur, Babybird, Secret Life, Stuart Pearce
January 17, 1997
1x36 - John Cleese, Gabrielle, Candyskins, Audioweb
January 24, 1997
1x37 - Tara Palmer-Tompkinson, Esther Rantzen, Eels
January 31, 1997
1x38 - Frankie Detorri, Melinda Messenger, Keef Warwick
February 7, 1997
1x39 - Naseem Hamed, INXS, Republica, No Doubt
February 14, 1997
1x40 - Michael Palin, John Lenahan, Bush, Mansun, Monaco
February 21, 1997
1x41 - Ben Elton, Delia Smith, Beck, Kula Shaker, Sneaker Pimps
February 28, 1997
1x42 - Paul Merson, Aerosmith, INXS, Fun Lovin' Criminals
March 7, 1997
1x43 - David Baddiel, Divine Comedy, Michael Winner, Reef, Symposium
March 14, 1997
1x44 - David Bailey, Charlatans, Helen Grace, Cast, The Brand New Heavies
March 21, 1997
1x45 - Mariella Frostrup, Supergrass, Pete Postlethwaite
April 4, 1997
1x46 - Chris Waddle, Shane Richie, Suede, Gun, Robbie Williams
April 11, 1997
1x47 - Jon Bon Jovi, James, Lighting Seed
April 18, 1997
1x48 - Courteney Cox, Jimmy Tarbuck, Sinead O'Connor
April 25, 1997
1x49 - Sean Bean, Tracy Shaw, Foo Fighters
May 2, 1997
1x50 - Caroline Aherne, Jack Dee, Billy Bragg
May 9, 1997
1x51 - John Barnes, Sinead O'Connor, Faith No More
May 16, 1997
1x52 - Des Lynam, INXS, Ben Folds Five, Terry Hall
May 23, 1997
1x53 - Harry Hill, Jackie Collins, Echobelly
May 30, 1997
1x54 - Bee Gees, Jon Bon Jovi, Charltans, U2
June 6, 1997
1x55 - Sophie Anderton, Howard Stern, Primal Scream
June 13, 1997
1x56 - Kylie Minogue, Griff Rhys Jones
June 20, 1997
1x57 - Paul McCartney, Michelle Gayle, Sharleen Spiteri
June 27, 1997
1x58 - Kylie Minogue, Elton John
September 12, 1997
1x59 - Robbie Coltrane, Björk, M People, Third Eye Blind
September 19, 1997
1x60 - Michael Aspel, Louise, Terry Hall
September 26, 1997
1x61 - Ben Kingsley, Uri Geller, Mehgan Heaney-Grier
October 3, 1997
1x62 - Jimmy Nail, Peter Beardsley, Supergrass
October 10, 1997
1x63 - Elle Macpherson, Mark Owen, Supernaturals
October 17, 1997
1x64 - Lennox Lewis, Bee Gees, Black Grape, Charlatans
October 24, 1997
1x65 - Stephen Fry, Samantha Janus, Texas, Radish, Rialto
October 31, 1997
1x66 - Dermot Morgan, Gena Lee Nolin, David McAlmont & David Arnold
November 7, 1997
1x68 - Ben Elton, Natalie Imbruglia, Finley Quaye, Paul Weller
November 21, 1997
1x69 - Ricki Lake, Robbie Williams, Lightning Seeds, Catherine Wheel
November 28, 1997
1x70 - Chris Eubank, Jack Dee, All Saints, Faith No More, The Seahorses
December 5, 1997
1x71 - Alan Hansen, Martine McCutcheon, Fun Lovin' Criminals
December 12, 1997
1x72 - Dale Winton, Denise Van Outen, Space, Sting, Morrissey
December 19, 1997
1x73 - Richard E. Grant, Eamonn Holmes, Catalonia
January 9, 1998
1x74 - Barbara Windsor, Neil Tennant, Paul Gascoigne
January 16, 1998
1x75 - Kate Winslet, Prince Naseem Hamed, Carleen Anderson
January 23, 1998
1x76 - Dawn French, All Saints, Chumbawamba, Headswim, Spacehog
January 30, 1998
1x77 - Frankie Dettori, Ainsley Harriott, Bluetones
February 6, 1998
1x78 - David Seaman, Finlay Quaye, Cornershop
February 13, 1998
1x79 - David Frost, Kathy Burke, Imani Coppola, Dust Junkys, Space
February 20, 1998
1x80 - Bruce Forsyth, Michelle Collins, James, Therapy
February 27, 1998
1x81 - Jerry Springer, Denise Van Outen, Shed Seven, Texas
March 6, 1998
1x82 - Jonathan Ross, Emma Noble, Montrose Avenue, Rialto
March 13, 1998
1x83 - Jerry Sadowitz, Kylie Minogue, Ian Brown, Morcheeba
March 20, 1998
1x84 - Gary Lineker, Paul Barber, Page & Plant, The Divine Comedy
March 27, 1998
1x85 - Ronan Keating, Dennis Wise, Audioweb, Busta Rhymes
April 3, 1998
1x87 - Whoopi Goldberg, Ruud Gullit, Julian Lennon
April 24, 1998
1x88 - Spice Girls
May 1, 1998
1x89 - Ray Winstone, Bananarama, All Saints
May 8, 1998
1x90 - Teddy Sheringham, Rod Stewart, The Audience
May 15, 1998
1x91 - Drew Barrymore, Ivana Trump, Silver Sun
May 22, 1998
1x92 - Patsy Palmer, Ally McCoist, Del Amitri
May 29, 1998
1x93 - Baddiel/Skinner/Lightning Seeds, Anthea Turner, Janet Jackson
June 5, 1998
1x94 - George Best, Zoë Ball, Ian Brown, Bernard Butler, Hanson
June 12, 1998
1x95 - Damon Hill, Melanie Sykes, P.P. Arnold
June 19, 1998
1x96 - Ringo Starr, Mick Hucknall, Olivia Newton-John
June 26, 1998
1x97 - Vinnie Jones, Robbie Williams, Manic Street Preachers
September 4, 1998
1x98 - Ben Elton, Dannii Minogue, Roddy Frame, P.J. Harvey, Pulp
September 11, 1998
1x99 - Dolly Parton, David Bailey, Chris Isaak, Culture Club
September 18, 1998
1x100 - Steve Coogan, Bryan Adams, Angela Griffin, Fastball
September 25, 1998
1x101 - Cliff Richard, Richard and Judy, Jenny McCarthy
October 2, 1998
1x102 - Samantha Janus, Roger Taylor, The Supernaturals
October 9, 1998
1x103 - Jimmy Nail, Tracy Shaw, B.B. King, East 17
October 16, 1998
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