How Did Pot Black Start?

[Scaramouche]

I seem to recall reading somewhere that Pot Black was started by Barry Hearn selling the concept to the BBC and using his stable of 8 players, including Steve Davis, as the participants.

But I cant' find anything now.

 

[TheThaiger]

I seem to recall reading somewhere that Pot Black was started by Barry Hearn selling the concept to the BBC and using his stable of 8 players, including Steve Davis, as the participants.

But I cant' find anything now.

All together now, "snooker loopy, nuts are we". Oh, the horror...

No, PB started a long time before Bazza got involved, but I don't know the history. Love the theme tune - chopsticks, I think. Remember watching it on my parents 14" portable B&W tv as a kid - by eck, we was poor back then. Still are, for that matter.

 

[Wity]

I seem to recall checking my lottery ticket and winning £125,000,000 yesterday.


Amazing what you see to recall when you've downed 12 pints eh?




Yo Scaramouche, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pot_Black. Theres other places to search besides you tube you know.

 

[Scaramouche]

I seem to recall checking my lottery ticket and winning £125,000,000 yesterday.


Amazing what you see to recall when you've downed 12 pints eh?




Yo Scaramouche, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pot_Black. Theres other places to search besides you tube you know.

But youtube has helped me discover how I came to my incorrect impression

Barry Hearn Interview Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6tSG...feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHtilvp-Ec4
Around 7 minutes he starts talking about 8 players and developing their professional personalities. I had read about this some time in the misty past and assumed that it was driven in part by the marketing for Pot Black.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEs1b...feature=relmfu

 

[church66]

Pot Black Theme Tune

All together now, "snooker loopy, nuts are we". Oh, the horror...

No, PB started a long time before Bazza got involved, but I don't know the history. Love the theme tune - chopsticks, I think. Remember watching it on my parents 14" portable B&W tv as a kid - by eck, we was poor back then. Still are, for that matter.

I remember those day's only too well.Just seems like yesterday somehow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nXUPHR17FI