Dave Benson Phillips: The Untold Story - Fame, Gunge & The Banned Episode

Today on Ask Bigger with Simon Hood, we sit down with the legendary Dave Benson Phillips, the man who shaped an entire generation of children’s TV.From Playdays to Get Your Own Back, magic tricks to panto, and the banned teddy-bear episode the BBC never re-aired. This is the most honest, funny and emotional interview Dave has ever done.If you grew up in the 90s, this episode is pure time travel.Dave reveals:• His upbringing, family story and early challenges• Learning magic, performing and children’s entertainment from scratch• The truth about TV in the 90s - what viewers never saw• The creation of Get Your Own Back and how it broke the rules• The SECRET recipe for the gunge (…almost)• What actually happened in the episode the BBC banned• Fame, fatherhood and how kids still recognise him today