That's Showbusiness
| That's Showbusiness | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by |
Jeremy Pascall Phil Swern |
| Presented by | Mike Smith |
| Starring |
Team captains Gloria Hunniford (1989-93) Kenny Everett (1989-93) |
| Theme music composer | Debbie Wiseman |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 132 (inc. 9 specials) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 20 May 1989 – 8 July 1996 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
As Seen on TV Comedy World Cup Show Me the Telly Telly Addicts |
That's Showbusiness is a game show that aired on BBC1 from 20 May 1989 to 8 July 1996 and hosted by Mike Smith.
Format
Initially, two teams of three, with team captains Kenny Everett and Gloria Hunniford competed, however, in the later series there were no team captains, just two teams of two celebrities. The quiz was split into various rounds and scoring was usually two points per answer or one point if offered across to the opposing team for a bonus. The rounds altered slightly from series to series. The following featured significantly:
- Three Questions - based on a comedy clip.
- Romantic Triangles - where the teams must try and guess which celebrity two other celebrities had been romantically involved with.
- Guess which of these three people said this particular quote
- Movie - Each team member would see a clip of a classic or newly released film and asked relevant questions on the film and/or its stars.
- Videoke - Each team would sing along to a music video or performance, the video would fade out and hopefully when it's faded back in again they would be in the right place.
- "Quickfire" - 12 themed questions to be answered alternately by teammates within one minute.
Transmissions
Series
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 May 1989[1] | 26 August 1989[2] | 14 |
| 2 | 2 June 1990[3] | 25 August 1990[4] | 12 |
| 3 | 20 April 1991[5] | 13 July 1991[6] | 13 |
| 4 | 11 April 1992[7] | 18 July 1992[8] | 14 |
| 5 | 9 January 1993[9] | 3 April 1993[10] | 13 |
| 6 | 17 January 1994[11] | 15 August 1994[12] | 27 |
| 7 | 6 March 1995[13] | 15 September 1995[14] | 26 |
| 8 | 1 April 1996[15] | 8 July 1996[16] | 13 |
Specials
| Date | Entitle |
|---|---|
| 30 December 1989[17] | Holiday Special |
| 31 December 1990[18] | New Year's Eve Special |
| 31 December 1991[19] | New Year's Eve Special |
| 31 December 1992[20] | New Year's Eve Special |
| 26 November 1993[21] | Children in Need Special |
| 20 December 1993[22] | Christmas Special |
| 22 December 1994[23] | Christmas Special |
| 18 February 1995[24] | Eastenders Special |
| 29 December 1995[25] | Movies Special |
References
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 20 May 1989". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 26 August 1989". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 2 June 1990". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 25 August 1990". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 20 April 1991". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 13 July 1991". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 11 April 1992". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 18 July 1992". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 9 January 1993". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 3 April 1993". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 17 January 1994". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 15 August 1994". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 6 March 1995". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 15 September 1995". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 1 April 1996". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 8 July 1996". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 30 December 1989". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 31 December 1990". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 31 December 1991". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness New Year's Eve Show - BBC One London - 31 December 1992". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "Children in Need - BBC One London - 26 November 1993". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 20 December 1993". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness Christmas Special - BBC One London - 22 December 1994". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Eastenders - BBC One London - 18 February 1995". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "That's Showbusiness Movies Special - BBC One London - 29 December 1995". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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