When... Goes Horribly Wrong

E1 Episode 1: TV

• Now playing
• Sep 18, 2016

Sarah Greene narrates a compilation of infamous moments from television history when programmes went disastrously wrong.

E2 Episode 2: Magic

• 1h 34m
• Sep 25, 2016

A compilation of illusions that went spectacularly badly, including several cases where magicians nearly died for their act.

E3 Episode 3: Live TV

• 1h 34m
• Feb 4, 2017

Richard Arnold narrates a raucous rundown of live TV's greatest fails.

E4 Episode 4: Celebrity

• 2h 20m
• Feb 12, 2017

E5 Episode 5: Chat Shows

• Apr 9, 2017

A collection of car-crash chat show moments featuring boozy guests, stroppy hosts, technical trouble and on-screen bust-ups

E6 Episode 6: Game Shows

• May 14, 2017

Dale Winton narrates a compilation of disastrous game show moments.

E7 Episode 7: Kids TV

• May 28, 2017

E8 Episode 8: Talent Shows

• Oct 29, 2017

Kate Thornton introduces a countdown of disastrous moments from TV talent shows, featuring first-hand contributions from stars including Pete Waterman, Arlene Phillips, Brenda Edwards and Nicola Ward.

E9 Episode 9: Reality TV

• Dec 3, 2017

E10 Episode 10: TV 2

• Dec 22, 2017

E11 Episode 11: All New TV

• Dec 31, 2017

E12 Episode 12: Comedy

• Feb 18, 2018

E13 Episode 13: Award Shows

• Mar 4, 2018

E14 Episode 14: Live News

• Apr 8, 2018

E15 Episode 15: Eurovision

Angela Rippon presents a guide to some of the Eurovision Song Contest's most disastrous moments. Including the kiss that ruined the chances of Danish singer Birthe Wilke.

E16 Episode 16: Christmas

• Dec 15, 2018

E17 Episode 17: TV (2020)

• Jul 13, 2020

E18 Episode 18: Kids TV (2020)

• Aug 1, 2020

E19 Episode 19: Guests

• Sep 18, 2020

E20 Episode 20: TV Favourites

• Dec 6, 2020

E21 Episode 21: Classic Comedy

• Dec 21, 2020

E22 Episode 22: Classic TV

• Dec 27, 2020

Less-than-perfect moments from some of the nation's favourite shows over the years. From the black and white days of the 1960s and Dixon of Dock Green, to the 1970s and The Generation Game, right through the 80s, 90s and 00s to the present day.

E23 Episode 23: Saturday Night TV

• Jun 5, 2021

E24 Episode 24: TV Cookery

• Jul 17, 2021

E25 Episode 25: Stunts

• Aug 1, 2021

E26 Episode 26: Soap Stars

• Aug 8, 2021

E27 Episode 27: Films

• Jun 10, 2022

Starring the biggest names on the planet, featuring amazing stories, and showcasing eye-watering budgets, when films go right, they can leave us in awe. But when they go horribly wrong, we are left in disbelief at the colossal cockups.

E28 Episode 28: Camping

• 1h 7m
• May 28, 2023

Camping disasters including swarms of insects, an encounter with a lion, and a holiday takes a sinister turn when two female backpackers find their car tyres have been slashed...

E29 Episode 29: Cruising

• Jun 11, 2023

E30 Episode 30: Motorhoming

• Jul 16, 2023

E31 Episode 31: 70s TV

• 1h 34m
• Dec 28, 2023

Dame Penelope Keith narrates this look back at the less-than-perfect 70s TV the stars would rather forget, with moments from ‘Fawlty Towers’, ‘Jukebox Jury’, ‘The Goodies’ and ‘Question Time’.

E32 Episode 32: 80s TV

• 1h 34m
• Dec 15, 2023

Anita Dobson narrates a look at some '80s TV moments that many celebrities would rather forget, from a stunt that went wrong for Paul Daniels to Des O'Connor's dog bite on the nose.

E33 Episode 33: TV Interviews

• 1h 34m
• Jan 14, 2024

E34 Episode 34: TV Guests

• Jan 21, 2024

E35 Episode 35: Live TV (2024)

• Jan 28, 2024

Richard Arnold narrates a raucous rundown of live TV's greatest fails, from technical trouble to jaw-droppingly inappropriate behaviour, fistfights and collapsing sets.

E36 Episode 36: TV Animals

• Feb 4, 2024

This special, narrated by Christopher Timothy, unearths some iconic animal funnies from favourite shows, as well as outtakes featuring Michaela Strachan, Kate Humble and Sir David Attenborough.

E37 Episode 37: TV (2024)

• Feb 11, 2024

Kate Garraway narrates notable TV moments, including John Torode versus a chopper, The Stone Roses in a power cut, Will Self in a stare-off, and the inimitable Wiliam Shatner.

E38 Episode 38: News

• 1h 34m
• Feb 18, 2024

Moments on TV news when things went awry.

E39 Episode 39: Award Shows (2024)

• Feb 25, 2024

Julian Clary narrates an array of award show goofs, from singer Samantha Fox opening up about her shambolic Brit Awards to reality star Gemma Collins taking a tumble at the Radio 1 Teen Awards.

E40 Episode 40: Reality TV (2024)

• Mar 3, 2024

Epic fails from the wild and wonderful world of reality telly, including misjudged formats, shows that bombed, stars who fell from grace and unscripted bust-ups.

E41 Episode 41: Chat Shows (2024)

• Mar 10, 2024

Stroppy hosts, technical trouble and on-screen bust-ups abound in this look at chat show disasters - from Russell Harty's blow to the groin and destructive Emu to silent magician David Blaine.

E42 Episode 42: 60s TV

• 1h 34m
• Mar 31, 2024

Famous faces from the 1960s relive moments they'd rather forget! Bloopers include Doris Day's wardrobe fail, outtakes from Star Trek, and things getting out of hand on a live discussion show.

E43 Episode 43: Sex on TV

• Apr 7, 2024

E101 Episode 101: Diets

• 50m
• Feb 13, 2020

Tales of when attempts to lose weight don't quite go to plan.

E102 Episode 102: All Inclusive Holidays

• 44m
• Mar 1, 2020

For some, going all-inclusive is anything but relaxing. In this one hour special we meet the unlucky holidaymakers whose holidays went horribly wrong.

E103 Episode 103: Beach Holidays

• Aug 27, 2023

First-hand accounts of beach holiday nightmares, from tropical storms to a diastrous parasailing excursion, and an aerial attack by Brighton's sqaudron of seagulls.

E104 Episode 104: Package Holidays

• Sep 3, 2023

Package holiday highlights include a family who discover their Benidorm hotel room looks like a horror film set. And on a Thailand tour a man discovers a huge lizard in the toilet.

E105 Episode 105: Caravan Holidays

• Sep 10, 2023

Caravan catastrophes include a grizzly bear incursion in Canada, knee-high flood waters in Cornwall, and a caravan that detaches itself and goes hurtling down a motorway.

E106 Episode 106: Honeymoon Holidays

• Sep 24, 2023

A trip of a lifetime to the Bahamas ends in horror when a newlywed is bitten by a shark. Plus, an adventure-loving couple get stranded in the wilds of Asia, and a safari trip is stopped by a silverback gorilla.

E107 Episode 107: Motorways

• Oct 7, 2023

First-hand accounts from drivers who came to a grinding halt on the road, from those who failed to put their brain into gear to victims of extraordinary obstructions. Tempers are at boiling point and there are matters of life and death.

E108 Episode 108: Train Journeys

• Oct 14, 2023

Features first-hand accounts from people whose train journeys went horribly wrong.

E109 Episode 109: TV Presenters

• Jan 7, 2024

Jan Leeming narrates a collection of on-air disasters involving TV presenters, from live gaffes and wardrobe malfunctions to slip-ups, pratfalls and even flying fists.