CONFIRMED: Dermot O'Leary to host "Morning Glory"

For what it's worth: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds26917.html (via The Sun)




Now, whether you believe this or not is up to you. Note though that "Morning Glory" was the original working title of RI:SE, and it's not the first new C4 breakfast show to be announced. Earlier this year it was "confirmed" Russell Brand would host The Good, The Bad and The Early, while Simon Amstell was also the host of a rumoured morning show.


Dermot himself has hosted The Bigger Breakfast in the past and stood in for Johnny Vaughan on The Big Breakfast. He turned down the opportunity to replace Johnny Vaughan back in 2001.

Just noticed E4 Music's breakfast programme is called "Morning Glory", so I bet it's just the case of Dermot choosing his favourite videos one morning!

Wow! has it really been a whole month since the last time it was announced Dermot will be hosting CH4s new breakfast show? It's a load of b*llocks. It's the 3rd time this year this has been in the papers (and twice last year!). Also note the 'Sun' article is littered with errors. "The show will be a cross between 'The Big Breakfast' and ITVs Entertainment Tonight" & "RI:SE -presented by Big Brother winner Kate Lawler - only lasted 1 series".

The last rumour i read regarding Ch4s breakfast slot was a 30 minute workout show had being piloted.

If it was a cross between The Big Breakfast and Entertainment Tonight, surely that would make it a lunchtime show?

Well, Channel 4 do seem to be addressing the morning schedules, even if this rumour isn't entirely *true*

Great if Dermot has got the gig...

Edit: Just read your post Jenny, Laughing into my cuppa!

I called the C4 media people for work reasons and basically it's only going to be on when Celeb Big Brother is running. Dermot will do BBLB in the morning and it'll be followed by Morning Glory (working title) which will be a live news and ents show. At the moment C4 say there are no plans to make it a long term brekkie show - the plan is to return to what they have at the moment. I suppose it depends on how good it is.

Thanks for that.

Interesting. I suppose, like you said it'll be a see how it goes event...

This has now been confirmed.

Morning Glory will run in January for a three week trial period alongside Celebrity Big Brother.

Dermot will also present Little Breakfast in the 8am hour - or to give it it's full title - Celebrity Big Brother's Little Breakfast.

That ended up as 'The Morning After Show' on Sunday lunchtimes back in March and April.

So...yet another 'Big Breakfast' clone and BBLB in the same hour!

Good to see the powers that be at CH4 using maximum brain power.

It was very amusing to hear 'Chris Moyles completely rip the piss out of this the other morning on Radio1.

Wasnt Morning Glory supposed to be the original name for RI:SE?

Yes - and E4 Music's breakfast show is also called Morning Glory.