About this season
Fantasy Football League is a British television programme hosted by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel. The programme began on BBC Radio 5 and was hosted by Dominik Diamond before transferring to BBC2, with three series being broadcast from January 1994 to May 1996. The show then moved to ITV for live specials on alternate nights throughout 1998 World Cup and then again through the 2004 European Championship. It is not known if the show is ever likely to return. In its absence, Baddiel and Skinner instead went on to produce a series of podcasts for The Times, documenting their experiences while travelling across Germany at the 2006 World Cup. The success of these led to the duo being signed by Absolute Radio, where they hosted a similar show from South Africa during the 2010 World Cup.
Episodes (19)
1. Peter Cook, Mandy Smith
Aired 14 January 1994 • 30 min
New game show in which celebs (Peter Cook and Mandy Smith this week) pretend to be football managers.
2. Bob Moritmer, Karren Brady
Aired 21 January 1994 • 30 min
Comedian Bob Mortimer and Birmingham City Managing Director Karren Brady pretend to be football managers.
3. John Motson, Roy Hattersley
Aired 28 January 1994 • 30 min
4. Eddie Large, Sue Johnston, David Pleat
Aired 4 February 1994 • 30 min
5. Roddy Doyle, Richard Littlejohn, Basil Brush
Aired 11 February 1994 • 30 min
6. Andrew Ridgley, Peter Cook, David Seaman
Aired 18 February 1994 • 30 min
7. John Motson, Lennox Lewis, Frank Maloney
Aired 25 February 1994 • 30 min
8. Roddy Doyle, Karren Brady
Aired 4 March 1994 • 30 min
9. Eddie Large, Mandy Smith
Aired 11 March 1994 • 30 min
10. Basil Brush, Roy Hattersley, Ray Stubbs
Aired 18 March 1994 • 30 min
11. Bob Mortimer, Sue Johnston
Aired 25 March 1994 • 30 min
12. Roddy Doyle
Aired 1 April 1994 • 30 min
13. Dean Holdsworth, John Motson, Karren Brady
Aired 8 April 1994 • 30 min
14. Eddie Large, Andrew Ridgeley, Basil Brush, Paul Brush
Aired 15 April 1994 • 30 min
15. John Motson, Mandy Smith
Aired 22 April 1994 • 30 min
16. Richard Littlejohn, Dave Bassett, Caron Keating
Aired 29 April 1994 • 30 min
17. Bob Moritmer, Karren Brady, Jona Lewie
Aired 6 May 1994 • 30 min
18. Basil Brush, John Motson
Aired 13 May 1994 • 30 min
19. Summer Special
Aired 12 August 1994 • 30 min