Contestant Paul Wilder (appearing under his first name of Leon), mentioned appearing on the series in his 2009 autobiography "My Quest for TV Fame".
Among his observations, Paul recounted: "[Bob Monkhouse] was one of the warmest hosts I had ever met, and he immediately came over to me and said 'Hello'. [...] Bob put us all at ease by saying: 'Just forget about the game and the TV cameras, just imagine you're sitting in your front room and we're just playing a game on our own.'"
Among Paul's other observations were that the episode he appeared on didn't have a studio audience, the sound dubbed on later, and his request for an extra Wipeout paperweight for his mother saw him charged £25 for the privilege.
Paul would later appear in an unpaid role as "himself" in the satirical Channel 4 series Gash (2003), claiming that he was kidnapped and tortured to take part in the show. Paul stated: "As I recorded the monologue I remember thinking that it didn't seem very funny, especially as it sent up one of my favourite hosts, Bob Monkhouse. However, the process of making the sketch was great fun."
Among his observations, Paul recounted: "[Bob Monkhouse] was one of the warmest hosts I had ever met, and he immediately came over to me and said 'Hello'. [...] Bob put us all at ease by saying: 'Just forget about the game and the TV cameras, just imagine you're sitting in your front room and we're just playing a game on our own.'"
Among Paul's other observations were that the episode he appeared on didn't have a studio audience, the sound dubbed on later, and his request for an extra Wipeout paperweight for his mother saw him charged £25 for the privilege.
Paul would later appear in an unpaid role as "himself" in the satirical Channel 4 series Gash (2003), claiming that he was kidnapped and tortured to take part in the show. Paul stated: "As I recorded the monologue I remember thinking that it didn't seem very funny, especially as it sent up one of my favourite hosts, Bob Monkhouse. However, the process of making the sketch was great fun."
A joke during Bob's opening monologue - if you stay at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, the maids trash the room for you - had previously been used in Episode #8.2 (2000).
The listed duration for this edition is from a 28'10m edit which omitted the viewers' question, presumably for repeat purposes.
The viewers' question for this edition was "Serge is a fabric made of wool or of fine hair resembling wool - True or Wipeout?"
The viewers' question for this edition was "Serge is a fabric made of wool or of fine hair resembling wool - True or Wipeout?"
