The Word

The Word Iconic 1990's live TV show on Channel 4 . Defined Friday nights for a whole generation

Launch event Fri 21st Dec @ Chorlton Irish Club

Screening of 'The Word' featuring interviews with Nirvana / Oasis .... followed by Q & A with Terry Christian

Word Up Club night afterwards with various guest DJs including OC:DJ (Joeys Garage) and Terry Christian (The Word)

Doors at 7pm, bar until at least 1am
Tickets £5 via www.dulcetsounds.co.uk

Happy heavenly 76th birthday to the late great Tony Wilson ( Anthony H as he rebranded himself for the Guardianistas). C...
20/02/2026

Happy heavenly 76th birthday to the late great Tony Wilson ( Anthony H as he rebranded himself for the Guardianistas). Catalyst of Manchester's music scene, the sheers belief in Manchester as a capital of cool in an era when we were far from it. Almost as if by the fact he kept saying it he manifested it beyond even his imagination. In many ways , like anything else much of what he helped create has been sequestered and occupied by the usual folk , but Manchester is now clearly on the world stage as a great global City , with no thanks to anybody else other than Tony and the great Mancunians who have joined him this year Tosh Ryan and Lawrence Beedle as major influencers and via Rabid Records and the sheer Chutzpah required , CP Lee too and joined in this past year by yet more of their disciples like Mani. Here's an unapologetically unedited recording of a discussion about Tony from November 2007 with his first wife Lindsay Reade, the late Tosh Ryan and the late Alan Wise and ACR's Martin Moscrop . I felt it was important to have this as an unedited discussion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IruGQzzZWcg&t=6s

The Word is stand up show is at Foxlowe Arts centre - Leek tonight . Comedy with some of your favourite clips from the W...
27/11/2025

The Word is stand up show is at Foxlowe Arts centre - Leek tonight . Comedy with some of your favourite clips from the Word on a big screen. On stage 8pm

Relive the ‘90s! Relive the Word!
Award-winning Broadcaster, Comedian and writerTerry Christian, celebrates the legendary TV show, The Word with a unique one-man comedy show. With some rarely seen clips and a no-holds-barred Q&A, Terry hosts this stand-up performance that delves into the iconic ...

30 years ago this month The Word broadcast it's final live show von Channel 4 Channel 4 News . Decent article in the Dai...
22/03/2025

30 years ago this month The Word broadcast it's final live show von Channel 4 Channel 4 News . Decent article in the Daily Mirror about this and my forthcoming live stand up shows based on The Word

The Word was iconic TV viewing for the pub generation of the nineties. Now, 30 years after the controversial show wrapped, The Mirror talks to host Terry Christian about the most grisly moments and what came next

Today is the 75th heavenly birthday of the late great Anthony H Wilson , co-founder of Factory Records, The hacienda , c...
20/02/2025

Today is the 75th heavenly birthday of the late great Anthony H Wilson , co-founder of Factory Records, The hacienda , cultural catalyst - Mr Manchester born in Salford and missed by all who knew him. This is BBC Radio 4's Great Lives episode about Why Tony Wilson truly lived a great life

Terry Christian from The Word on Tony Wilson of Factory Records and The Hacienda.

We got it much later than USA had it, but was my favourite bit of the week , Friday tea time when it was first shown her...
04/09/2024

We got it much later than USA had it, but was my favourite bit of the week , Friday tea time when it was first shown here - that weekend is here vibe . A real feel good slice of TV

LAND OF THE GIANTS is now available on DVD.Purchase Season 1: http://mad.mn/lotgs1Purchase Season 2: http://mad.mn/lotgs2Order Season 1 & 2 Giant Box Set: ht...

My warm up shows for my  Edinburgh festival show run of 'Naked Confessions Of A Recovering Catholic' start this weekend ...
18/06/2024

My warm up shows for my Edinburgh festival show run of 'Naked Confessions Of A Recovering Catholic' start this weekend 22nd/23rd June in Haslingden ( 4.30pm matinees) and Rawtenstall (8pm) plus bar. Tickets https://tickettailor.com/events/later

Well that's my smart casual wear for the summer sorted
19/04/2024

Well that's my smart casual wear for the summer sorted

Sometimes when the pigeons come home to roost they can be the size of Condors
18/04/2024

Sometimes when the pigeons come home to roost they can be the size of Condors

Manchester City are the latest Premier League club to be thrown into the limelight regarding Financial Fair Play (FFP). Here is everything you need to know about their 115 charges.

Good Friday. A long time since Easter was this early. Memories as a kid growing up of spending most of this week on my k...
29/03/2024

Good Friday. A long time since Easter was this early. Memories as a kid growing up of spending most of this week on my knees doing stations of the cross , Mass on Maunday Thursday ( did it used to be a holy day of obligation >) then that overly long packed in like sardines Good Friday service that wasn't even an obligation as a Catholic but for Irish folks superstition and the belief it brought you luck drove them all there . Not sure how hygienic kissing the foot of the cross was either :-)

24/03/2024

As a kid did you rank local swimming baths by how warm the water was
1. Stretford Baths ( warmest but no changing rooms , lads got changed behind a canvas strtched across the balcony :-) )
2. Urmston Baths ( but so much chlorine in water made it look like you were wearing blue eye shadow)
3. Chorlton Baths ( gets plus point because open sunday mornings but dirty )
4. Trafford Park baths - so cold it felt like it had been filled from the cold water tap in your back kitchen in December

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