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4 unusual facts about Pebble Mill at One


My Favourite Waste of Time

It was famously aborted on the television programme Pebble Mill at One when the band members just stood still instead of miming as they were unable to hear the backing track.

Nigel Ward

Ward featured in an episode of Pebble Mill at One that year, landing a Sea Harrier in a sports field next to the Pebble Mill Studios.

Pebble Mill at One

XZ451 of 700A Squadron) flown by Lieutenant Commander Nigel "Sharkey" Ward, which landed (and later took off) vertically, on the adjacent BBC Social Club's football pitch.

Peters and Lee

Their final TV appearance was Pebble Mill in February 1992 with a short interview and a performance of the hit "Hey Mister Music Man".


A Tribe of Toffs

The band went on to make appearances on Wogan, Daytime Live (with Alan Titchmarsh) and various Children's BBC appearances, as well as some satellite TV shows.

Sarah Greene

In addition to presenting magazine shows such as the BBC's Pebble Mill, Greene has acted in Doctor Who serial Attack of the Cybermen, Casualty, Brookside and French & Saunders.


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