Room 101

Room 101 is a radio comedy series on BBC Radio 4 hosted by Paul Merton. Celebrities are invited to discuss their "least favourite people, places and pop songs" in order to have them consigned to Room 101. History It originally ran from 1992 to 1994 on BBC Radio 5, before transferring to BBC television in 1994 after Radio 5 was discontinued and replaced by its current format, BBC Radio 5 Live. Hosted by Nick Hancock, it was an alternative to the more established and formal Desert Island Discs. Hancock would continue to host the TV series until 1997, and the TV version would run until 2018. In January 2023, it was announced that the series would return to radio this time on BBC Radio 4 and hosted by Paul Merton, who was the first guest on the original radio version and hosted the TV version of the series from 1999 to 2007.