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UB40 are famously named after an Unemployment Benefit form. Give me other interesting examples of the origin of UK bands names
u/Exchangenudes_4_Joke — 16 hours ago

I could've filled this out many times over, but had to stick to 20. Appreciate these are heavily biased towards the 80s and 90s but this was my tv watching heyday. They are;
Tales of the Unexpected
The Professionals
Blockbusters
The Bill
The Krypton Factor
Gladiators (og)
Antiques Roadshow
Big Break
Top of the Pops
Match of the Day
Fawlty Towers
Black Beauty
Harry's Game
Peep Show
Mastermind
Dr Who
Coronation Street
Grange Hill
Only fools and horses
Minder
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