Totally Saturday is an entertainment and audience participation programme aired by the BBC in the United Kingdom. It premiered on BBC One on 6 June 2009 and ran for seven weeks.
The seven-part series, produced by BBC Vision, Unlike Noel's House Party the show been broadcast for 7 weeks and was commissioned by BBC One Controller Jay Hunt and Controller of Entertainment Commissioning Mark Linsey.[1] A pilot for the show was created months beforehand.[2]
Contentedit
The show turns the tables on members of the audience, by assuming control of their possessions, and putting them centre stage along with celebrities. During the live show, viewers could join in from their homes. One game was called the "Hamster Run", which viewers played with Norton via telephone. Participants had the chance to win a holiday.[3]
Cancellationedit
On 6 July 2009, it was announced that the BBC have decided to axe the show after just one series, due to poor ratings.[4]
totally, saturday, entertainment, audience, participation, programme, aired, united, kingdom, premiered, june, 2009, seven, weeks, title, cardgenreentertainmentpresented, bygraham, nortonstarringstuart, hallcountry, originunited, kingdomoriginal, languageengli. Totally Saturday is an entertainment and audience participation programme aired by the BBC in the United Kingdom It premiered on BBC One on 6 June 2009 and ran for seven weeks Totally SaturdayTotally Saturday title cardGenreEntertainmentPresented byGraham NortonStarringStuart HallCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series1No of episodes7ProductionExecutive producerSam DonnellyProducerClodagh O DonoghueProduction locationBBC TVCRunning time59 minsProduction companyBBC VisionOriginal releaseNetworkBBC OneBBC HDRelease6 June 2009 06 06 18 July 2009 2009 07 18 Contents 1 Production 2 Content 3 Cancellation 4 Episodes 5 References 6 External linksProduction editThe seven part series produced by BBC Vision Unlike Noel s House Party the show been broadcast for 7 weeks and was commissioned by BBC One Controller Jay Hunt and Controller of Entertainment Commissioning Mark Linsey 1 A pilot for the show was created months beforehand 2 Content editThe show turns the tables on members of the audience by assuming control of their possessions and putting them centre stage along with celebrities During the live show viewers could join in from their homes One game was called the Hamster Run which viewers played with Norton via telephone Participants had the chance to win a holiday 3 Cancellation editOn 6 July 2009 it was announced that the BBC have decided to axe the show after just one series due to poor ratings 4 Episodes editEpisode Number Airdate Celebrities Performers1 6 June 2009 Lionel Richie Boyzone and Perry Fenwick2 13 June 2009 Pixie Lott and Roger Moore3 20 June 2009 The Pet Shop Boys and The Jonas Brothers4 27 June 2009 Freemasons featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor and Kelly Clarkson5 4 July 2009 The Saturdays and Ricky Hatton6 11 July 2009 The Script7 18 July 2009 The Noisettes Jason Donovan and John AltmanReferences edit Totally Saturday brand new Saturday night entertainment with Graham Norton BBC Press Office 17 April 2009 Retrieved 30 May 2009 Graham Norton Totally Saturday Interview Last Broadcast 2009 Retrieved 30 May 2009 Graham Norton to host Totally Saturday Digital Spy 18 April 2009 Retrieved 30 May 2009 Norton s show axed Sky 6 July 2009 Retrieved 11 November 2009 External links editTotally Saturday at BBC Online nbsp Totally Saturday at IMDb nbsp Totally Saturday Be on a Show BBC Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Totally Saturday amp oldid 1204139328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
