I Love My Country
(→See also) |
|||
| (13 intermediate revisions not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| - | [[File:I love my country title.jpg|300px]] | + | <div class="image">[[File:I love my country title.jpg|300px]]</div> |
<div class="box"> | <div class="box"> | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
== Co-hosts == | == Co-hosts == | ||
| - | [[Frank Skinner]] and Micky Flanagan | + | Team captains: [[Frank Skinner]] and [[Micky Flanagan]] |
== Broadcast == | == Broadcast == | ||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
Celebrity guests answer questions about the UK's history, geography and popular culture. The prize for the winning team is a china plate. | Celebrity guests answer questions about the UK's history, geography and popular culture. The prize for the winning team is a china plate. | ||
| - | |||
| - | |||
== Inventor == | == Inventor == | ||
| - | + | Based on an idea by John de Mol. Original format by Talpa Content B.V. and licensed by Talpa Content Exploitatie BV. | |
== Theme music == | == Theme music == | ||
| Line 43: | Line 41: | ||
== Web links == | == Web links == | ||
| - | [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0388g0p | + | [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0388g0p BBC programme page] |
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_My_Country_(UK_TV_series) Wikipedia entry] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_My_Country_(UK_TV_series) Wikipedia entry] | ||
| Line 54: | Line 52: | ||
[[Category:Comedy Panel Game]] | [[Category:Comedy Panel Game]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Talpa Productions]] | ||
[[Category:BBC Scotland Productions]] | [[Category:BBC Scotland Productions]] | ||
| - | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Dutch Formats]] |
| - | + | ||
Current revision as of 21:48, 28 August 2024
Contents |
Host
David Walliams (non-broadcast pilot)
Co-hosts
Team captains: Frank Skinner and Micky Flanagan
Broadcast
Avalon Television, Talpa and BBC Scotland for BBC One, 3 August to 28 September 2013 (8 episodes in 1 series)
Synopsis
Celebrity guests answer questions about the UK's history, geography and popular culture. The prize for the winning team is a china plate.
Inventor
Based on an idea by John de Mol. Original format by Talpa Content B.V. and licensed by Talpa Content Exploitatie BV.
Theme music
Music on I Love My Country is provided by a house band, with vocals by pop singer Jamelia. The regular band for the first series was Jon Atkinson, Mim Grey, Chris Madin, Tim Maple, Howard McGill, Pablo Mendelssohn, Phil Mulford.
Trivia
Sold to the BBC under the deal that brought The Voice UK to our screens.
David Walliams filmed a pilot episode in 2012, but declined to commit to a full series, citing other work. Originally set to transmit at the start of 2013, the series finally came out deep in the summer.
By the time the series began on UK television, versions had aired in over 25 countries.
Web links
See also
Weaver's Week looked at press coverage of the first programme.
