Advent Calendar 2020 Day 10: Telly Addicts, 1990

If a series of Telly Addicts acted for many people as a surrogate countdown to Christmas, beginning in September and running right up to the double issue period, the annual celebrity show must act as a palate cleanser. An often ill-disciplined and injokey palate cleanser, true, but nevertheless. Kids TV was the theme in this year, pitting Leslie Crowther, Jenny Powell, Tony Hart and Jenny Hanley against John Craven, Cheryl Baker, Andi Peters and Brian Cant.

HOOFER-DOOFERS AND HOLLY DRESSING: 1989 brought in the comedians (and Chris Tarrant; 1991's series winner the Pains take on Michael Grade's the Aches; 1992 pitches girls against boys and features Danny Baker introducing a clip of Noel where he looks slightly different