She's still listed for GMTV so maybe she'll do both, after all 9.25 to 5.00 is ample time to get to Nottingham, why Nottingham I'm not sure, in fact I'm not sure what the programme is about at all!
From what I understand, there are 5 houses in the same street, each being represented from designers from the countries you list above. It's a competition to see which house get's the best makeover.
Well I think ITV should ditch this new show asap and show Shortland St at 5pm with a 2.30pm repeat the following day.
Really ? You do surprise me
S E - Ive been watching SS for the best part of 10 years so of course I want to see it in the schedule. Especially when rubbish like Renovation St etc is going out
I notice Angust Deayton is now working for ITV, his first project is a documentary "Posh & Becks: The reign in Spain", going out after the first Champions League game, a week on Tuesday.
Also, ITV Sport's Gabby Logan is presenting a BBC programme "50 things to do before you die" the following Wednesday.
I notice Angust Deayton is now working for ITV, his first project is a documentary "Posh & Becks: The reign in Spain", going out after the first Champions League game, a week on Tuesday.
Also, ITV Sport's Gabby Logan is presenting a BBC programme "50 things to do before you die" the following Wednesday.
Yep - he's been forced to leave the Beeb completely after being caught in a compromising situation involving a pair of golden handcuffs and ITV.
And Heartbeat returns on Sunday which is a surefire ratings winner.
Tommorow, another chance to see The Full Monty is up against Shops, Robbers and Videotape on BBC1. Thursday sees Sweet Medicine starting and then on Saturday Dennis Nordan presents a 16th collection of cockups and also the kids Eurovision presented by Mark and Tara of 'Get Me Out of Here Now' fame
Having seen last Sunday's "All Star Special" I'm beginning to wonder if its time to retire Denis Norden. As Alright on the Night's writer and presenter, he's one of a dying breed, and is one of the reasons I watch it. However, last Sunday's special wasn't one of the best in the series, as some of the clips used had previously featured in earlier "Alrights", and the overall atmosphere I felt was one of a show that's had its day; DN was its only saving grace! Part of the problem is that there's so many identical shows on TV now, shown regularly, while "Alright" only appears as a series of occasional one-offs, a policy adopted from the start by Denis Norden as he didn't want to risk running the show into the ground by making it a regular series.
I'm hoping that tonight's edition is better that last Sunday's effort; if not, then it's time to go, Denis!
(If DN ever decideds to step down as host of Alright, I think Angus Deayton would make an ideal replacement as he has the same wry delivery and the ability to poke gentle fun along the way.)
I doubt they'd axe it, it's still very popular, 9m watched last weeks "special". My problem is all these specials, what was the difference between last weeks, All Star Special and a normal Alright on the Night ?
As these shows go, I still think it's the best in its genre.
I doubt they'd axe it, it's still very popular, 9m watched last weeks "special". My problem is all these specials, what was the difference between last weeks, All Star Special and a normal Alright on the Night ?
As these shows go, I still think it's the best in its genre.
I think the specials are mainly compilations with a few new out-takes; the normal ones are "all-new" clips.
It's certainly the daddy of all the bloopers shows as it was the first TV programme in the world to be devoted to out-takes. Apparently Denis Norden was initially unsure about how the programme would be received when it first hit the screens in 1977, and after the second installment in 1979, he was on the verge of pulling it altogether as he thought that the quality would suffer if it continued - a little nudge from the controller of LWT at the time, and the small matter of the Golden Rose award at the Montreaux TV festival in 1980, persuaded Denis to keep it going. (Interestingly Denis picks all the clips himself and he has a proviso that if anyone falls over in a clip and doesn't get back up, he doesn't show it.) It's also reported that the show was dreamed up over a cup of tea; one handshake with the controller of LWT later, it was on the air! It's unlikely that a show would get to air as quickly today given the structure of ITV.
From memory:
IBAOTN (1977)
2 (1979)
3 (1981)
4 (1983)
5 (1987 - originally broadcast as It'll be Alright on Christmas Night)
6 (1990)
7 (1992)
8 (1994)
Cockup Trip (1996 - not numbered as part of the series)
10 (1997)
11 (1999)
12 (2000)
13 (2001)
14 (2001)
15 (2002 - aka: Silver Jubilee Special)
16 (2003)
plus the specials:
Alright on the Day, a special section for World of Sport (1983)
Late at Night (1985, first shown on C4)
Second Worst (1985, featuring special guest Rory Bremner as the "Selection Committee")
10 Years (1988)
Utterly Worst (1993 - celebrity choices)
Kids (1994)
21 Years (1998)
Election Night (2001)
More Kids (2002)
All-Star Special (2003)
(26 editions in total - the same as the number of years it's been running!)
Four editions have come from outside the studio - Utterly Worst (not sure of location), Cockup Trip (Great Cockup), 21 Years (Bermuda Triangle) and number 11 (Haymarket Theatre). IIRC Cockup Trip was filmed on location, then the tape run in front of an audience to provide the laughter track. The three others have laughter on the clips only (not on the links).
Will any of today's shows still be going strong 26 years after they first aired?
Well I'd prefer it if Denis Nordan picked only british clips so we knew who the people cocking up were, rather than all these americans with their "3, 2, 1" business
Well I'd prefer it if Denis Nordan picked only british clips so we knew who the people cocking up were, rather than all these americans with their "3, 2, 1" business
Many countries have their own version of Alright on the Night and I think they could say the same for our clips!
