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David Spicer (writer)
David Spicer is a writer, perhaps best known for his BBC Radio 4 comedy series. He has also written for gameshows and panel shows and television comedies. He may also be the author of the play ''Superheroes'', based on the protest group ''Fathers for Justice''. Works BBC Radio 4 comedy series * ''Double Income, No Kids Yet'' (18 episodes, 2001-2003) * ''Three Off the Tee'' (12 episodes, 2005-2006) * ''Me and Joe'' (2008, an afternoon play) * ''28 Minutes to Save the NHS'' (4 episodes, 2002) Game and panel shows He has written for a number of games shows and panel shows, including: * ''Win My Wage'' (2007) * '' That'll Test 'Em'' (2006) * ''Nobody Likes a Smartass'' (2003) * ''No Win No Fee'' (2001) * ''RTFP'' (short-lived Radio 4 panel game, 1998, co-written with Steve Gribbin) * ''Quizland'' (BBC 7, a 21-part quiz series for children from 4 to 6 years old) * ''Hot Gas'' (script editor) TV comedy series He has written for a number of comedy TV series including: * ''Comedy Lab' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasting House, London. The station controller is Mohit Bakaya. Broadcasting throughout the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands on FM, LW and DAB, and on BBC Sounds, it can be received in the eastern counties of Ireland, northern France and Northern Europe. It is available on Freeview, Sky, and Virgin Media. Radio 4 currently reaches over 10 million listeners, making it the UK's second most-popular radio station after Radio 2. BBC Radio 4 broadcasts news programmes such as ''Today'' and ''The World at One'', heralded on air by the Greenwich Time Signal pips or the chimes of Big Ben. The pips are only accurate on FM, LW, and MW; there is a delay on digital radio of three to five seconds and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gameshow
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, sharing the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of game shows dates back to the invention of television as a medium. On most game shows, contestants either have to answer questions or solve puzzles, typically to win either money or prizes. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's sponsor. History 1930s–1950s Game shows began to appear on radio and television in the late 1930s. The first television game show, '' Spelling Bee'', as well as the first radio game show, ''Information Please'', were both broadcast in 1938; the first major success in the game show genre was ''Dr. I.Q.'', a radio quiz show that began in 1939. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panel Show
A panel show or panel game is a radio or television game show in which a panel of celebrities participates. Celebrity panelists may compete with each other, such as on ''The News Quiz''; facilitate play by non-celebrity contestants, such as on ''Match Game'' and ''Blankety Blank''; or do both, such as on ''Wait Wait Don't Tell Me''. The genre can be traced to 1938, when ''Information Please'' debuted on U.S. radio. The earliest known television panel show is '' Play the Game'', a charades show in 1946. The modern trend of comedy panel shows can find early roots with '' Stop Me If You've Heard This One'' in 1939 and ''Can You Top This?'' in 1940. While panel shows were more popular in the past in the U.S., they are still very common in the United Kingdom. Format While many early panel shows stuck to the traditional quiz show format in which celebrities tried to get the right answers and win, the primary goal of modern panel shows is to entertain the audience with comedy, with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fathers For Justice
Fathers 4 Justice (or F4J) is a Fathers rights, fathers’ rights organisation in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2001, the group aims to gain public and parliamentary support for changes in UK legislation on fathers' rights, mainly using stunts and protests, often conducted in costume. Former F4J members, who do not agree with Matt O'Connor (activist), Matt O'Connor's leadership, formed the New Fathers 4 Justice group, in 2008. History Fathers 4 Justice was founded in the UK by Matt O'Connor (activist), Matt O'Connor, a marketing consultant.Deborah Ros"Matt O'Connor: The man behind Fathers4Justice" ''The Independent'', 4 July 2006 He is the sole shareholder and a director of Fathers For Justice Ltd. Fathers For Justice stated aim is to champion the causes of equal parenting, family law reform, and equal contact for divorced parents with children. It is best known for its campaigning techniques of protest stunts, with participants often dressed as comic superheroes, and freq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Income, No Kids Yet
''Double Income, No Kids Yet'' is a British radio sitcom written by David Spicer and originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from June 2001 to November 2003. There were three series of six episodes each starring David Tennant as Daniel and Elizabeth Carling as Lucy, a childless couple in a world of people with children. Cast * David Tennant as Daniel * Elizabeth Carling as Lucy * Tony Gardner as Andy * Meera Syal (series 1) / Samantha Spiro (series 2) / Tracy-Ann Oberman Tracy-Ann Oberman (born Tracy Anne Oberman; 25 August 1966) is an English actress, playwright and narrator. She is widely known for roles including Chrissie Watts in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2004–2005) and Valerie Lewis or "Auntie V ... (series 3) as Katie * Robert Harley as Peter * Joanna Brookes as Allison Episodes Series One Series Two Series Three References {{Reflist BBC Radio comedy programmes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Win My Wage
''Win My Wage'' is a British daytime game show that aired on for Channel 4, is presented by Nick Hancock. Each day a contestant has to decide which of eight strangers earned the highest annual wage. The contestant uses facts given about each of the strangers in order to eliminate one stranger in each round and ultimately to decide who earns the most. The programme aired in the same slot as Deal or No Deal ''Deal or No Deal'' is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was the Dutch ''Miljoenenjacht (Netherlands), Miljoenenjacht'' (''Hunt/Chase for Millions''). The centerpiece of this f ... when that programme took a four-week break in Summer 2007. Format There is one contestant each day who is faced with eight complete strangers (known in the programme as "wage-earners"), all of whom wear black T-shirts with their names printed on. They only speak once in play, at the beginning of the game, by saying their name, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That'll Teach 'Em
''That'll Teach 'Em'' is a British historical reality documentary series produced by ''Twenty Twenty Television'' for the Channel 4 network in the United Kingdom. Concept Each series follows around 30 teenage students who have recently completed their GCSEs as they are taken back to a 1950s/1960s style British boarding school. The show sets out to analyse whether the standards that were integral to the school life of the time could help to produce better exam results, when compared to the current GCSE results and to compare certain contemporary educational methods with modern ones (e.g. vocational vs. academic focus for the less "gifted"). As part of the experience, the participants are expected to board at a traditional school house, abiding by strict discipline, adopting to 1950s/1960s diet and following a strict uniform dress code, the only difference being the absence of corporal punishment as it was made illegal in all state schools in Britain in 1986, and in all private ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Lab
''Comedy Lab'' is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998. Several pilots first shown on ''Comedy Lab'' have gone on to spawn full series, most notably ''Trigger Happy TV'', ''Fonejacker'', ''That Peter Kay Thing'', ''Meet the Magoons'' and '' FM''. It also gave Jimmy Carr his first television appearance in ''Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos''. The 2001 series featured the episodes ''Knife and Wife'' (featuring Kevin Eldon), ''Orcadia'' (featuring Alice Lowe), ''Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer'' (featuring David Mitchell and Robert Webb) and ''Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos'' featuring Jimmy Carr. The 2008 series featured the episodes ''Headwreckers'' (featuring David McSavage), ''Mr and Mrs Fandango'', ''Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits'', '' Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool'', '' Pappy's Fun Club'', '' School of Comedy'' and ''Slaterwood''. 2010's show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armstrong And Miller (television)
''Armstrong and Miller'' – later retitled ''The Armstrong and Miller Show'' – is a comedy sketch television show that aired between 1997 and 2001 featuring Alexander Armstrong (comedian), Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller, known together as Armstrong and Miller (comedians), Armstrong and Miller. Following a series on the Paramount Comedy Channel in 1997, a further three were made for Channel 4. The duo moved to BBC One in 2007 with ''The Armstrong & Miller Show''. Production Four series were produced by Absolutely Productions. The first series was made for the Paramount Comedy Channel, the subsequent three series were broadcast on Channel 4 (Series 2 was also repeated on Paramount). The title was ''Armstrong and Miller'' for the first two series, and ''The Armstrong and Miller Show'' for the last two. DVD release Only series 4 has been released on DVD. Chronology References External links * Official Armstrong & Miller Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Armstrong And Miller 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Live (UK TV Series)
''Saturday Live'' (retitled ''Friday Night Live'' for the 1988 series and 2022 one-off special) is a British television comedy and music show, made by LWT and initially broadcast on Channel 4 from 1985 to 1988, with a brief revival on ITV in 1996. A few one-off editions have also been screened sporadically, including a contribution to the BBC's 1993 Comic Relief telethon. It was based on the American sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' although it had no direct connection to the show. The series made stars of Ben Elton and Harry Enfield, and featured appearances (in some cases first television appearances) by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, Patrick Marber, Morwenna Banks, Chris Barrie, Julian Clary, Emo Philips, Tracey Ullman, Craig Ferguson, Craig Charles and many others. The show featured comic duo Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall in their act The Dangerous Brothers. The introductory theme was an original composition by Paul Hardcastle. History All episodes were transmitted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrymore (TV Series)
''Barrymore'' was a light entertainment show in the United Kingdom, produced by LWT for ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ... between 21 December 1991 and 29 December 2000. Transmissions External links * {{IMDb title, 0147745, Barrymore 1991 British television series debuts 2000 British television series endings Television series by ITV Studios London Weekend Television shows Michael Barrymore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
