The Choir
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| - | ''The Choir: Sing While You Work'', Twenty Twenty | + | ''The Choir: Sing While You Work'', Twenty Twenty for BBC Two, 20 September 2012 to 22 December 2013 (14 episodes in 2 series) |
| - | ''The Naked Choir'', Twenty Twenty | + | ''The Naked Choir'', Twenty Twenty for BBC Two, 22 September to 27 October 2015 (6 episodes in 1 series) |
| - | ''The Choir: Gareth's Best in Britain'', Twenty Twenty | + | ''The Choir: Gareth's Best in Britain'', Twenty Twenty for BBC Two, 1 November to 6 December 2016 (6 episodes in 1 series) |
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| - | 2012: Severn Trent Water | + | 2012: Severn Trent Water<br> |
| - | 2013: P&O Ferries | + | 2013: P&O Ferries<br> |
| - | 2015: Sons of Pitches | + | 2015: Sons of Pitches<br> |
| - | 2016: | + | 2016: Semi-Toned |
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b081z4j1 Gareth's Best in Britain] | [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b081z4j1 Gareth's Best in Britain] | ||
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| - | [[Category:Music]] | + | [[Category:Music|Choir, The]] |
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Current revision as of 20:04, 21 March 2023
Contents |
Host
Broadcast
competition formats only
The Choir: Sing While You Work, Twenty Twenty for BBC Two, 20 September 2012 to 22 December 2013 (14 episodes in 2 series)
The Naked Choir, Twenty Twenty for BBC Two, 22 September to 27 October 2015 (6 episodes in 1 series)
The Choir: Gareth's Best in Britain, Twenty Twenty for BBC Two, 1 November to 6 December 2016 (6 episodes in 1 series)
Synopsis
Since 2006, Gareth Malone has made a number of television series. All of them have a similar outline. Gareth finds a group of people who are already linked (pupils in the same school, live in the same place, wives of soldiers) and trains them to sing in a choir together. Troubles are overcome, happiness and harmony ensues.
While many of these series were fly-on-the-wall documentaries, some featured a competition element.
For Sing While You Work (2012-13), Gareth went round various workplaces, and made choirs in the usual observational documentary way. The novelty: the choirs sung for a prize at the end.
The Naked Choir (2015) was a contest for a capella singing groups, and eliminated one of its choirs each week.
Gareth's Best in Britain (2016) followed a similar elimination format, and was open to all sorts of vocal traditions.
Gareth Malone
Music critics note how Malone doesn't promote refined singing, but uses his choirs as a way to make people interact. Television critics report the shows can be saccharine and formulaic. Ratings agencies tell us that a lot of people love his work.
Champions
2012: Severn Trent Water
2013: P&O Ferries
2015: Sons of Pitches
2016: Semi-Toned
Trivia
Not to be confused with Radio 3's weekly show The Choir, which occasionally has heats for Let the Peoples Sing.
Web links
BBC programme pages:
Sing While You Work
The Naked Choir
Gareth's Best in Britain
