This is a complete list of shows about and relating to ''
Big Brother UK
''Big Brother'' is the British version of the international reality television franchise '' Big Brother'' created by producer John de Mol in 1997. Broadcast yearly from 2000 to 2018, and due to return in 2023, the show follows the format of ot ...
'' and ''
Celebrity Big Brother
''Big Brother VIP'', is an adaptation of the '' Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, the housemates or houseguest ...
''. The civilian edition ran from 2000 to 2018 and the celebrity edition ran from 2001 to 2018.
''Big Brother''
''Big Brother'' was a daily show, featuring highlights of events that have occurred in the ''Big Brother'' House on the previous day. From 2000–2010, during the
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
broadcast, it was generally 60 minutes in length if aired at 9pm, and 75 minutes if aired at 10pm. The show was sometimes referred to as the "Channel 4 show", the "catch-up show", the "main show", or the "highlights show". On Fridays it was aired as the first part of the eviction show. The programme was broadcast by
Channel 5 from 2010-2018 and aired each night for 60 minutes. There was no title of ''Big Brother'' during the opening sequence or after advert breaks, as the music and
Big Brother Eye were expected to be known to most people.
''Big Brother Eviction''
''Big Brother Eviction'' is a program where a housemate is evicted from the ''Big Brother'' House.
Channel 4
From 2000–2010, during the Channel 4 broadcast, it aired as a two-part show on Fridays from 9pm, presented by
Davina McCall
Davina Lucy Pascale McCall (born 16 October 1967) is an English television presenter. She was the presenter of the reality show ''Big Brother (UK), Big Brother'' during its run on Channel 4 between 2000 and 2010. She also hosted Channel 4's '' ...
. The first 60 minutes of the show were highlights of the previous day, shown in the same format as ''Big Brother''.
The show returned at 10:35pm for half an hour, when the Housemate with the largest percentage of the public vote was evicted and interviewed by McCall. At the end of the interview, the evictee is shown their "Time in the House", a compilation of their most memorable moments in the house. During ''
Big Brother 10'', two special guests such as celebrities and psychologists joined the evictee, giving their questions and views on how they fared in the House, however this was not carried through to any of the series that followed.
Eviction shows are often extended if something special is happening that night, such as new housemates, a double eviction, or a secret task. Timings were changed briefly in ''
Big Brother 9'' in order to achieve better ratings, however they soon reverted to normal.
Channel 5
''
Celebrity Big Brother 8
''Celebrity Big Brother 2011'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother 8'', was the eighth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series), Celebrity Big Brother''. It was the first series of ''Celebrity ...
'' saw only one eviction show airing at 9:00 pm on Friday. The first 45 minutes of this show was highlights from the previous day in the House.
The final 15 minutes of the same show is when the Housemate with the smallest percentage of the public vote to save is evicted and interviewed by Dowling. At the end of the interview, the evictee is shown their "Time in the House", a compilation of their most memorable moments in the house.
Since the start of the regular
2011 series of ''Big Brother'', there have been two eviction shows airing, in the same format of the Channel 4 eviction shows. During the first show, the highlights of the previous day in the House are shown. In the second show, the Housemate with the fewest votes to save is evicted and interviewed by
Brian Dowling. This is pre-recorded around half-hour before broadcast.
''
Celebrity Big Brother 9
''Celebrity Big Brother 2012'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother 9'', was the ninth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. It began on 5 January 2012 and ended on 27 January 2012. It was the second Celebri ...
'' took the same eviction show format as the eighth celebrity series, apart from the final week where two episodes aired. The first show aired at 9pm with the highlights and an eviction. The second aired at 11pm and saw another eviction and interview.
''
Big Brother 13'' started with Eviction shows in the same length as the ''Celebrity Big Brother 8'' episodes for the first four evictions, with Live Feed airing for half an hour afterwards on
5*. However, Channel 5 reverted to the 9pm and 11pm schedule from Week 5 to 7, with the Highlights and Eviction announcement airing at 9pm and the eviction and interview taking place during the 11pm show.
During ''
Big Brother 14'', eviction shows took on a 90-minute format airing between 9pm and 10:30pm on Channel 5. This format was followed throughout the series. The eviction show was followed by Big Brother's Bit on the Side at 10:30pm and Big Brother: Live from the House at 11:30pm.
The first week of ''
Big Brother 15'' saw the original two show format (at 9 for highlights and 11pm for the eviction of ''
Tamara Stewart-Wood
''Big Brother 2014'', also known as ''Big Brother 15'' and ''Big Brother: Power Trip'', was the fifteenth series of the British reality television series '' Big Brother'', hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. It began on 5 June ...
'') but from the second week the one 90-minute show format was reinstated with the eviction taking place just after 10pm.
''Big Brother's Bit on the Side''
''Big Brother's Bit on the Side''
was the daily news/magazine based show about ''Big Brother'' which was presented by
Rylan Clark-Neal
Ross Richard Clark (born 25 October 1988), known professionally as Rylan, is an English broadcaster and model. He finished in fifth place on the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012, and the following year, he won the eleventh series of ...
every night of the week.
Emma Willis
Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM. previously presented the show on non-eviction nights, however as of February 2015, Clark became the sole presenter.
The show is filmed in Stage 6 at
Elstree Studios
Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and demolished British film studios and television studios based in or around the town of Borehamwood and village of Elstree in Hertfordshire, England. Production studios ha ...
, which is only a short walk from the main house itself.
During ''
Big Brother 14'', the Saturday show was renamed ''Big Brother's Bit on the Psych'' with a focus on psychological analysis of the housemates, and was presented by Clark with co-hosts
Iain Lee
Iain Lee (born Iain Lee Rougvie; 9 June 1973) is an English broadcaster, writer, and former television presenter and stand-up comedian who hosts the phone-in talk show '' The Late Night Alternative'' on "pay to view" Patreon.
Lee's career began ...
and
Luisa Zissman
Luisa Christina Zissman (born Louisa Christina Kalozois; 4 June 1987) is an English retail entrepreneur and reality television personality. She was the runner-up on the ninth series of ''The Apprentice'' and finished fourth on ''Celebrity Big ...
. The Sunday show was renamed ''Rylan's Supersized Celebrity Sunday'' during 2013 and focused on celebrity guests and entertainment. The Saturday and Sunday editions of ''Bit on the Side'' did not return for ''Celebrity Big Brother 15'', meaning the show only aired 5 times a week. Prior to ''Big Brother'' 14, the show was presented by Emma Willis on week days, with
Jamie East
Jamie Alexander East (born 27 March 1974) is an English television presenter, broadcaster, journalist and singer-songwriter.
Career
He was the lead singer of the band The Beekeepers, who signed to Beggars Banquet in the late 1990s. They reforme ...
and
Alice Levine
Alice Esme Levine (born 8 July 1986) is an English radio and television presenter, narrator, and comedian.
Early life and education
Levine was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. Her father is a retired lecturer at the University of Nottingham. H ...
on the weekend shows.
On 2 February 2015, it was announced that
Emma Willis
Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM. had decided to step down from her role on ''Bit on the Side'' in order to focus on presenting the main show and reduce her workload.
The show's first episode aired on
Channel 5 at 10:30pm on 18 August, straight after the launch of the 2011 celebrity series with
Alex Reid as the first panellist on the show.
Format
The show features debates and conversations about the latest goings on in the house with a studio audience and celebrity panel. During Big Brother 2011, Saturday's edition of the show took the form of a chat show with celebrity guests and Sunday's edition of the show was a 'Sunday game show', based on the weeks action from the House, with
Josie Gibson
Josephine Diane Shirley Gibson (born 24 January 1985) is an English television personality and presenter. In 2010, she won the eleventh series of '' Big Brother,'' and later that year, she appeared in ''Ultimate Big Brother''. She was also a r ...
and Jamie East as the regular team captains. Each daily edition also contains a news feature covering the day's action in the Big Brother House. The show also contains a round up of online activity which was hosted by a member of the digital team until January 2015. It is now incorporated into the main show and hosted by the presenter on that evening.
Show changes
On 17 April 2013, it was announced that Alice Levine and Jamie East would be departing the show. On 14 May, Channel 5 confirmed that
Rylan Clark
Ross Richard Clark (born 25 October 1988), known professionally as Rylan, is an English broadcaster and model. He finished in fifth place on the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012, and the following year, he won the eleventh series of ...
and
AJ Odudu
Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu (born 12 February 1988) is a British television presenter from Blackburn, UK. She is best known for co-presenting the 2013 Channel 5 reality show spin-off ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'', alongside Emma Willis and Rylan ...
will present the show, alongside Willis from Tuesdays to Thursdays and post eviction each week. Clark would also present a Sunday lunchtime edition of the show. It is sub-titled ''Rylan’s Supersized Celebrity Sunday''.
Also a spin-off show, ''Big Brother's Bit on the Psych'' would be aired on Saturday nights (instead of BBBOTS), with guests and psychologists examining housemates' behaviour during the week, hosted by AJ and
Iain Lee
Iain Lee (born Iain Lee Rougvie; 9 June 1973) is an English broadcaster, writer, and former television presenter and stand-up comedian who hosts the phone-in talk show '' The Late Night Alternative'' on "pay to view" Patreon.
Lee's career began ...
. This show is similar to other psychology-based shows that have previously aired, most notably ''Big Brother: On the Couch'' shown during BB8 and was hosted by McCall.
AJ did not return to Bit on the Side in January 2014 and was replaced by Rylan as the sole presenter on the days that Emma was not working. He also took over presenting Bit on the Psych alongside Iain Lee who was promoted to a regular co-host. During the January series,
Carol McGiffin
Carol Deirdre McGiffin (born 18 February 1960) is an English radio and television broadcaster, who has appeared on the daytime talk show ''Loose Women'' since the early 2000s. She appeared on the twelfth series of '' Celebrity Big Brother''.
...
was a regular panellist however, she was replaced by
Luisa Zissman
Luisa Christina Zissman (born Louisa Christina Kalozois; 4 June 1987) is an English retail entrepreneur and reality television personality. She was the runner-up on the ninth series of ''The Apprentice'' and finished fourth on ''Celebrity Big ...
from summer 2014.
For the 15th series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in January 2015, Bit on the Side was cut down from 6 episodes a week 5 episodes a week. During ''Big Brother 16'', Channel 5 announced that the show would be given an extended slot on Monday evenings and would be renamed ''Big Brother's Bigger Bit on The Side''; the show featured extra analysis of the housemates, more exclusives and more celebrity guests. There is no news on whether the extended editions will continue for ''Celebrity Big Brother 16''.
In August 2015, it was revealed that Bit on the Side would revert to its original 7 nights a week format for the 16th edition of ''Celebrity Big Brother''. The weekday episodes would air on Channel 5, with the weekend episodes airing on 5*. The Weekend Edition was titled ''Big Brother's Bit on the State Side'' and was presented by
Rylan Clark-Neal
Ross Richard Clark (born 25 October 1988), known professionally as Rylan, is an English broadcaster and model. He finished in fifth place on the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012, and the following year, he won the eleventh series of ...
.
Panellists
The weekday shows feature a panel of guests. Panellists that have appeared on the show, so far, have included many ex ''Big Brother'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother'' contestants, amongst other celebrities not directly linked to ''Big Brother'' such as
Kate Walsh and Jay Camilleri from E4's ''
Dirty Sexy Things''. Former ''Bit on the Side'' co-host, AJ Odudu, had also appeared on occasions, as well as former hosts Jamie and Alice (on weekday shows).
Regular panellists and presenters of in-show features
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Kerry Katona
Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona (born 6 September 1980) is a British media personality and singer. She was a member of girl group Atomic Kitten from 1998 until her first departure in 2001 and again from 2012 until her second departure in 2017.
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(2011–18)
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Nikki Grahame
Nicola Rachele-Beth Grahame (28 April 1982 – 9 April 2021) was an English television personality, model and author. She was a contestant on the seventh series of ''Big Brother UK'' in 2006, in which she finished in fifth place, and later st ...
(2011–18)
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Lisa Appleton
''Big Brother 2008'', also known as ''Big Brother 9'', was the ninth series of the British reality television series '' Big Brother''. The show followed twenty-one contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an ...
(2011, 2013–18)
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Nicola McLean
Nicola June McLean (born 18 September 1981) is an English glamour model; and television and media personality. She was a contestant in '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2008, and ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in 2012 and again in the ...
(2011–18)
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Sinitta
Sinitta Malone (born 19 October 1963), known mononymously as Sinitta, is an American-born British singer, actress and television personality. She initially found commercial success in the mid-1980s with the single "So Macho" and had several ot ...
(2011–14, 2016–18)
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Gemma Collins
Gemma Clare Collins (born 31 January 1981) is an English media personality and businesswoman. In 2011, she began appearing on the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'', appearing until 2019. Collins subsequently went on to appear in nu ...
(2012–18)
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Denise Welch
Jacqueline Denise Welch (born 22 May 1958) is an English actress, television personality, writer and broadcaster. Her roles include Natalie Barnes in ''Coronation Street'' (1997–2000), Steph Haydock in '' Waterloo Road'' (2006–2010), and ...
(2012–18)
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Rustie Lee
Rustie Lee (born 22 May 1949) is a Jamaican television personality, television chef, actress and singer. She participated on the Channel 5 reality-television show ''Celebrity Super Spa'' in 2013; ITV's ''Who's Doing the Dishes?'', hosted by Brian ...
(2012–18)
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Carol McGiffin
Carol Deirdre McGiffin (born 18 February 1960) is an English radio and television broadcaster, who has appeared on the daytime talk show ''Loose Women'' since the early 2000s. She appeared on the twelfth series of '' Celebrity Big Brother''.
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(2012–18)
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Kim Woodburn
Patricia Mary "Kim" Woodburn (' McKenzie; born 25 March 1942) is an English professional cleaner, television personality and writer. She is known for co-presenting the Channel 4 series ''How Clean Is Your House?'' (2003–2009), and also starre ...
(2012–18)
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Roman Kemp (2012–13, 2015, 2017–18)
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Charlotte Crosby
Charlotte Letitia Crosby (born 17 May 1990) is an English television personality, known for appearing in the MTV reality series ''Geordie Shore'' and winning the twelfth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother''. In 2017, she began presenting '' Ju ...
(2013–18)
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Katie Price
Katrina Amy Alexandra Alexis Price (''née'' Infield; born 22 May 1978) is an English media personality and model. She gained recognition in the late 1990s for her Glamour photography, glamour modelling work and had regular appearances on Pag ...
(2013–18)
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Christian Howes (2013-17)
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Stephanie Pratt
Stephanie Lynn Pratt (born April 11, 1986) is an American television personality. In 2007, she came to prominence after being cast in a supporting role on the reality television series '' The Hills''. In 2010, the series saw Pratt become a primary ...
(2013–18)
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Su Pollard
Susan Georgina Pollard (born 7 November 1949) is an English actress and singer. Her career has spanned over 45 years; she is most famous for her role in the sitcom ''Hi-de-Hi!''. She also appeared in '' You Rang, M'Lord?'' and ''Oh, Doctor Beec ...
(2013–18)
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Nina Wadia
Nina Wadia (born 18 December 1968) is a British actress and comedian. She is known for portraying Zainab Masood in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', Aunty Noor in Citizen Khan Mrs Hussein in the BBC comedy ''Still Open All Hours'', and for st ...
(2014–18)
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(2014–18)
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Luisa Zissman
Luisa Christina Zissman (born Louisa Christina Kalozois; 4 June 1987) is an English retail entrepreneur and reality television personality. She was the runner-up on the ninth series of ''The Apprentice'' and finished fourth on ''Celebrity Big ...
(2014–18)
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Anthony Costa
Anthony Costa is an Australian soccer player who plays as a striker for Bonnyrigg White Eagles.
Career
Adelaide United
Costa made his debut for Adelaide United in a home match against Sydney FC. He came on as a substitute for the injured Ser ...
(2014–18)
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James Jordan (2014–18)
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Philip Olivier
Philip Lawrence Borg-Olivier (born on 4 June 1980) is a British actor, model and stage performer best known for playing the role of Tim "Tinhead" O'Leary in the soap opera ''Brookside''.
Career
Olivier's first role was in 1995 in the Channe ...
(2014–18)
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Michelle Visage
Michelle Lynn Case (nee Shupack), better known as Michelle Visage (born September 20, 1968), is an American singer, television host, actress, radio DJ and producer. She first gained recognition as a member of the musical group Seduction which ...
(2014–18)
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Bobby-Cole Norris
Bobby Norris (born 22 August 1986) is an English television personality, known for his appearances on the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'' from 2012 until Norris announced his departure from the series in 2021.
Career
Norris made ...
(2015–18)
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Dan Wootton
Daniel John William Wootton (born 2 March 1983) is a New Zealand born British journalist and broadcaster. He is based in the United Kingdom and holds both New Zealand and British citizenship. He was executive editor of '' The Sun'' newspaper.
I ...
(2015–18)
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Ricky Norwood
Richard Colin Norwood (born 15 November 1986) is a British actor who played Fatboy in the soap opera ''EastEnders'' and its online spin-off '' EastEnders: E20''. Ricky appeared on ''Celebrity Big Brother 18'' in 2016, finishing as runner-up behi ...
(2015–18)
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Tyger Drew-Honey
Lindzi James Tyger Drew-Honey (born 26 January 1996) is an English actor and television presenter. He is best known for his role as Jake Brockman in the British sitcom '' Outnumbered'', Citizen Khan as Richard Scab before later appearing in '' H ...
(2015–18)
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Tiffany Pollard
Tiffany Pollard (born January 6, 1982) is an American television personality. She came to public prominence for her participation on the first two seasons of VH1's ''Flavor of Love'' (2006–2007). Pollard was given the nickname "New York" by ...
(2016–18)
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Kieron Richardson
Kieron Mark Richardson (born 12 January 1986) is an English actor and television presenter. He plays the role of Ste Hay in ''Hollyoaks'', having previously appeared in '' Heartbeat'' as Ricky Smith. He won the British Soap Award for Best On ...
(2016–18)
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Ola Jordan
Aleksandra "Ola" Jordan (''née'' Grabowska; born 30 September 1982) is a British-Polish professional ballroom dancer and model. She appeared as a professional on the British TV show ''Strictly Come Dancing'' from 2006 to 2015. After winning a ch ...
(2016–18)
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Andy West
Andy West (born February 6, 1953) is an American bass guitarist and composer who is an original founding member of the Dixie Dregs along with Steve Morse. Since the breakup of the original band in 1983, West has been on albums with Mike Keneally ...
(2016–18)
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Ian "H" Watkins
Ian Watkins (born 8 May 1976), known by his stage name as H, is a Welsh singer and actor. He is known as a member of the British pop group Steps. In 2020, he competed in the twelfth series of '' Dancing on Ice''.
Career Steps
In May 1997, W ...
(2017–18)
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Trisha Goddard
Patricia Gloria Goddard (born 23 December 1957) is an English television presenter and actress. She is best known for her television talk show '' Trisha'' (1998–2010), which was broadcast on a mid-morning slot on ITV before later being move ...
(2017–18)
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Amy Childs
Amy Andrea Childs (born 7 June 1990) is an English television personality and model. She appeared in the first two series of the ITV2 reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'', and subsequently starred in her own reality series '' It's All About ...
(2011–13, 2015)
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Kian Egan
Kian John Francis Egan (born 29 April 1980) is an Irish Pop music, pop singer, songwriter and musician, best known as a member of pop group Westlife. Westlife has released twelve albums, embarked on thirteen world tours, and won numerous awards ...
(2011–12)
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Martin Kemp
Martin John Kemp (born 10 October 1961) is an English musician and actor, best known as the bassist in the new wave band Spandau Ballet and for his role as Steve Owen in ''EastEnders''.
He is the younger brother of Gary Kemp, who is also a ...
(2012–13)
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Coleen Nolan
Coleen Patricia Nolan (born 12 March 1965) is an English singer, television personality, and author. She was a member of the girl group The Nolans from 1980 to 1994, in which she sang with her sisters. Since 2000, Nolan has been a regular panell ...
(2012–15)
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Aisleyne Horgan Wallace
Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace (}; born 28 December 1978) is an English television personality, model, actress and columnist who emerged into the public eye in 2006 when she appeared as a contestant in the seventh series of reality television show ' ...
(2011–15)
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Gillian Taylforth
Gillian Taylforth (born 14 August 1955) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Kathy Beale on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', and has also appeared as Jackie Pascoe/Webb on ITV's ''Footballers' Wives'' (2002–2006), and as ...
(2013)
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Lee Ryan
Lee Ryan (born 17 June 1983) is an English singer, songwriter and actor, best known as a member of the boy band Blue.
Ryan took part in the BBC series '' Strictly Come Dancing''. He was partnered with professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova and was ...
(2014)
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Jim Davidson
James Cameron Davidson (born 13 December 1953) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer and TV presenter. He hosted the television shows ''Big Break'' and ''The Generation Game''. He also developed two adult pantomime shows such as ''Bo ...
(2014–15)
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Christopher Biggins
Christopher Kenneth Biggins (born 16 December 1948) is an English actor and television presenter.
Early life
Biggins was born in Oldham, Lancashire, the son of William and Pamela Biggins. He was brought up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, attended St P ...
(2014–16)
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Stephanie Davis (2017)
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Celebrity Big Brother 8
''Celebrity Big Brother 2011'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother 8'', was the eighth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series), Celebrity Big Brother''. It was the first series of ''Celebrity ...
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''Celebrity Big Brother 10'' was the tenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. It launched on 15 August 2012, two days after the final of '' Big Brother 13'', and aired on Channel 5 and 5* for 24 days u ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 11
''Celebrity Big Brother 11'' was the eleventh series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. It launched on 3 January 2013, and aired on Channel 5 and 5* for 23 days concluding on 25 January 2013. The series is part ...
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''Celebrity Big Brother 12'' was the twelfth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. It launched on 22 August 2013, three days after the fourteenth regular series final, in two parts. The series ended after 23 ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 13
''Celebrity Big Brother 13'' was the thirteenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. The series launched on 3 January 2014 on Channel 5 and was originally meant to end after 22 days on 24 January 2014. Howe ...
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''Celebrity Big Brother 14'' was the fourteenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. The series launched on 18 August 2014 on Channel 5 and ended after 26 days on 12 September. It was the seventh celebrity s ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 15
''Celebrity Big Brother 15'' was the fifteenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. The series launched on 7 January 2015 on Channel 5 and ended after 31 days on 6 February 2015; at the time it was the long ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 16
''Celebrity Big Brother 16'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother: UK vs USA'', was the sixteenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother'', hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launc ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 17
''Celebrity Big Brother 17'' was the seventeenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother'', hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 5 January 2016 on Channel 5 in the United Ki ...
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''Celebrity Big Brother 18'' was the eighteenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother'', hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 28 July 2016, just two days after the conclus ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 19
''Celebrity Big Brother 19'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother: All-Stars vs. New Stars'', was the nineteenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother'', hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 20
''Celebrity Big Brother 20'' was the twentieth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother'', hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 1 August 2017, and concluded on 25 August 2 ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 22
''Celebrity Big Brother 22'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother: Eye of the Storm'', was the twenty-second and final series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series), Celebrity Big Brother''. It laun ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 8
''Celebrity Big Brother 2011'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother 8'', was the eighth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series), Celebrity Big Brother''. It was the first series of ''Celebrity ...
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Emma Willis
Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM. Jamie East
Jamie Alexander East (born 27 March 1974) is an English television presenter, broadcaster, journalist and singer-songwriter.
Career
He was the lead singer of the band The Beekeepers, who signed to Beggars Banquet in the late 1990s. They reforme ...
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Alice Levine
Alice Esme Levine (born 8 July 1986) is an English radio and television presenter, narrator, and comedian.
Early life and education
Levine was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. Her father is a retired lecturer at the University of Nottingham. H ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 9
''Celebrity Big Brother 2012'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother 9'', was the ninth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. It began on 5 January 2012 and ended on 27 January 2012. It was the second Celebri ...
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''Celebrity Big Brother 11'' was the eleventh series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. It launched on 3 January 2013, and aired on Channel 5 and 5* for 23 days concluding on 25 January 2013. The series is part ...
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AJ Odudu
Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu (born 12 February 1988) is a British television presenter from Blackburn, UK. She is best known for co-presenting the 2013 Channel 5 reality show spin-off ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'', alongside Emma Willis and Rylan ...
Rylan Clark
Ross Richard Clark (born 25 October 1988), known professionally as Rylan, is an English broadcaster and model. He finished in fifth place on the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012, and the following year, he won the eleventh series of ...
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Iain Lee
Iain Lee (born Iain Lee Rougvie; 9 June 1973) is an English broadcaster, writer, and former television presenter and stand-up comedian who hosts the phone-in talk show '' The Late Night Alternative'' on "pay to view" Patreon.
Lee's career began ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 12
''Celebrity Big Brother 12'' was the twelfth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. It launched on 22 August 2013, three days after the fourteenth regular series final, in two parts. The series ended after 23 ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 13
''Celebrity Big Brother 13'' was the thirteenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. The series launched on 3 January 2014 on Channel 5 and was originally meant to end after 22 days on 24 January 2014. Howe ...
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''Celebrity Big Brother 14'' was the fourteenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. The series launched on 18 August 2014 on Channel 5 and ended after 26 days on 12 September. It was the seventh celebrity s ...
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''Celebrity Big Brother 15'' was the fifteenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. The series launched on 7 January 2015 on Channel 5 and ended after 31 days on 6 February 2015; at the time it was the long ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 16
''Celebrity Big Brother 16'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother: UK vs USA'', was the sixteenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother'', hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launc ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 17
''Celebrity Big Brother 17'' was the seventeenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother'', hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 5 January 2016 on Channel 5 in the United Ki ...
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''Celebrity Big Brother 18'' was the eighteenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother'', hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 28 July 2016, just two days after the conclus ...
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''Celebrity Big Brother 19'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother: All-Stars vs. New Stars'', was the nineteenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother'', hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. ...
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Celebrity Big Brother 20
''Celebrity Big Brother 20'' was the twentieth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother'', hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 1 August 2017, and concluded on 25 August 2 ...
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''Celebrity Big Brother 22'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother: Eye of the Storm'', was the twenty-second and final series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series), Celebrity Big Brother''. It laun ...
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Notes
;''Celebrity Big Brother 8''
* Willis hosted the 27 August 2011 show due to Levine attending a wedding.
;''Big Brother 12''
* East and Levine hosted the 14 October 2011 show due to Willis taking an extended weekend break.
* Dowling guest hosted the show for the week commencing 31 October 2011.
;''Big Brother 13''
* Levine hosted the 12 July 2012 show due to Willis taking a break.
* Willis was absent on 25–26 July and 30 August 2012 due to illness, so was replaced by East and Levine.
* Levine hosted the 27 July 2012 eviction show, due to Willis' continuing absence because of illness.
;''Big Brother 14''
* From this series onwards, Saturday's edition of ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'' was renamed ''Big Brother's Bit on the Psych'', whilst Sunday's edition has been sub-titled ''Rylan's Supersized Celebrity Sunday''.
* Clark and Odudu hosted the 13 June launch show, due to Willis hosting the main show.
* Odudu was brought in as cover for 30 June 2013, due to Clark performing in Belfast the night before. But, Clark made it back in time so it was double headed. Odudu still appeared on the show during one of the games.
*
Matt Johnson co-hosted the 17 August Psych show with Odudu due to Lee being suspended.
;''Celebrity Big Brother 12''
* Clark and Odudu hosted the 22 August launch show, due to Willis hosting the main show.
* For this series, Emma now hosts Monday night's edition whilst AJ and Rylan host Wednesday's, due to the mid-week evictions.
* The editions on 30 August and 6 September were 90 minutes long.
* Willis and Lee co-hosted the 13 September finale show alongside AJ and Rylan.
;''Celebrity Big Brother 13''
* For this series, Emma continues to host Monday's, Tuesday's and Thursday's editions whereas Rylan hosts Wednesday's and Friday's editions with Emma for part of show due to the departure of AJ Odudu. He takes over Saturday's ''Psych'' show and co-hosts it with Lee, who is promoted from regular guest.
Carol McGiffin
Carol Deirdre McGiffin (born 18 February 1960) is an English radio and television broadcaster, who has appeared on the daytime talk show ''Loose Women'' since the early 2000s. She appeared on the twelfth series of '' Celebrity Big Brother''.
...
joins Saturday's ''Psych'' edition as a regular guest, much like Lee's previous role.
* For this series, there is no longer a Sunday edition.
* ''
Celebrity Super Spa
''Celebrity Super Spa'' is a British reality television show. It is broadcast on Channel 5, making its debut on 13 September 2013. The show is produced by ITV Studios and Motion Content Group and centres on six celebrities working in a real-life ...
'' host
Laura Jackson acts as a roving reporter for this series.
;''Big Brother 15''
* For this series, Emma hosts Tuesday–Thursday and Rylan hosts both Monday's and Friday's editions. Rylan co-hosts Saturday's Psych show with Iain.
Luisa Zissman
Luisa Christina Zissman (born Louisa Christina Kalozois; 4 June 1987) is an English retail entrepreneur and reality television personality. She was the runner-up on the ninth series of ''The Apprentice'' and finished fourth on ''Celebrity Big ...
will serve as regular panellist, appearing throughout the week instead of just on a Saturday like Carol.
* Clark hosted the 5 June launch show, due to Willis hosting the main show.
*
Matt Johnson hosted 26 July show with Iain Lee as Rylan was off
;''Celebrity Big Brother 14''
* Rylan hosted the Monday edition and Emma hosted the Wednesday edition for the first week only. From week 2, Emma hosts Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, whilst Rylan will host Wednesday and Friday. Iain Lee, again, co-hosts Saturday with Rylan.
* Luisa returned as a regular panellist
* There was no episode on 30 August.
* Rylan hosted the 8 September edition due to Emma attending an awards show
;''Celebrity Big Brother 15''
* Rylan now hosts the Tuesday and Friday editions as these are eviction nights, instead of Wednesday and Friday like the previous series. Emma will host Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. There is no Saturday edition for the first time.
* Luisa appeared four times as a panellist, unable to commit to more.
* Rylan hosted the 21 January edition due to Emma attending an award show.
* Emma hosted her final ever edition on 2 February. For the final week, Rylan hosted the Tuesday through to Friday editions.
;''Celebrity Big Brother 16''
* The weekend editions were reintroduced and hosted on sister channel 5*.
* The 23 September edition aired on 5* instead of Channel 5
;''Celebrity Big Brother 17''
* Rylan Clark is now credited as
Rylan Clark-Neal
Ross Richard Clark (born 25 October 1988), known professionally as Rylan, is an English broadcaster and model. He finished in fifth place on the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012, and the following year, he won the eleventh series of ...
, since he married
Dan Neal
Dan Neal (born August 30, 1949) is a former American Football player who played offensive line for eleven seasons between 1973 and 1983 for the Baltimore Colts and the Chicago Bears. He was named offensive line coach in 2007 for Texas vs. Th ...
on 7 November 2015
;''Celebrity Big Brother 20''
* The 10 August edition aired on 5* instead of Channel 5
Experts and correspondents
''Live from the House''
''Celebrity Big Brother: Live from the House'' was a one-hour show airing straight after the Live Eviction show on
Channel 5, at 10pm on
5*. The show focuses on the aftermath of the eviction. The show airs before spin-off show ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'', which airs at 11pm. It first aired as part of ''
Celebrity Big Brother 9
''Celebrity Big Brother 2012'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother 9'', was the ninth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. It began on 5 January 2012 and ended on 27 January 2012. It was the second Celebri ...
''s schedule. The programme featured one hour of "live" streaming, which was absent from both ''
Celebrity Big Brother 8
''Celebrity Big Brother 2011'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother 8'', was the eighth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series), Celebrity Big Brother''. It was the first series of ''Celebrity ...
'' and ''
Big Brother 12''.
2012
It returned for ''
Big Brother 13'', renamed ''Big Brother: Live from the House'', as a 30-minute show on 6 July 2012 (four weeks into the series). For ''
Celebrity Big Brother 10
''Celebrity Big Brother 10'' was the tenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. It launched on 15 August 2012, two days after the final of '' Big Brother 13'', and aired on Channel 5 and 5* for 24 days u ...
'', the show moved to Channel 5 and now broadcasts twice-weekly for 30 minutes (or 60 minutes depending on schedule). An episode, featuring live nominations, on 17 August 2012 pulled in 2.22m viewers at 10pm on Channel 5. This slightly outrated the night's highlights show which took 2.18m viewers. These two episodes were broadcast during the ''Celebrity Big Brother 10'' series.
2013
Channel 5 announced on 14 May 2013 that the live feed will be partly reinstated, for two hours per day. ''Big Brother: Live from the House'' aired each night from 19:00 on 5* during ''
Big Brother 14'', except for Sundays which only featured one hour from 20:00. Both launch nights featured 30 minutes of live feed after ''Bit on the Side'' from 23:30 on Channel 5 and this will continue after every eviction during the series.
On 26 June, it was announced that the daily live feed on 5* would be axed and replaced with other programming, starting 6 July 2013. However, two days later, it emerged that the final daily instalemnt of ''Live from the House'' would now air on 30 June at 8pm (a week earlier than originally planned).
2014
For ''Celebrity Big Brother 2014'', Live from the House was axed online from midnight to 2am and replaced with a 30-minute edition of live streaming every Friday night from 11:30pm on Channel 5.
Channel 5 again axed Big Brother: Live from the House during the fifteenth edition of ''Big Brother''. This was to make way for order for Channel 5's new dating show ''Stand By Your Man'' meaning as with ''Celebrity Big Brother 8'' and ''Big Brother 12'', live streaming was completely unavailable to viewers.
Prior to the launch of the fourteenth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'', Channel 5 announced that Big Brother: Live from the House would make a return to Channel 5 airing most nights from 12 midnight after Big Brothers Bit on the Side for the first week of the series.
2015
For the fifteenth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in January 2015, Live from the House will again air after evictions on Channel 5. This then continued on for ''Big Brother 16''.
Prior to launch of the sixteenth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'', Channel 5 announced that Live Feed would be reinstated on sister Channel 5* every week night for 1 hour at midnight until 1am. This will also be joined by the 30 minutes of live feed on Channel 5 after each eviction night, meaning there will be 90 minutes of live feed every eviction night and 1 hour every other week night.
Pre/post ''Big Brother'' shows
These are a collection of shows that are shown a couple of days before the live launch of an upcoming series. They are usually recaps of previous series and catchup of previous housemates.
Dermot O'Leary
Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary Jr. (born 24 May 1973) is an English broadcaster who currently works for ITV and BBC Radio 2. His radio career began when he worked as a disc jockey at Essex Radio, but he is best known for being the presenter of ''T ...
was usually the host until his departure from the show in 2008.
''OK! TV: When 'Bruv Takes Over''
OK! TV: When 'Bruv Takes Over was hosted by
Jeff Brazier
Jeffrey Carl Brazier (born 27 May 1979) is an English television personality and presenter.
Early life and education
Brazier was brought up in Tiptree, near Colchester in Essex, and attended Thurstable School, a mixed state comprehensive scho ...
and
Jenny Frost
Jennifer Frost (born 22 February 1978) is an English singer, television presenter and model. She was a member of girl group Precious before replacing Kerry Katona in the group Atomic Kitten from 2001 until they disbanded in April 2004. Frost re ...
live from Elstree. The show launched from the ''Big Brother'' compound at
Elstree Studios
Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and demolished British film studios and television studios based in or around the town of Borehamwood and village of Elstree in Hertfordshire, England. Production studios ha ...
on 17 August 2011 with a preview of the new house. It provided updated news, gossip and discussion on events in the house with a variety of celebrity guests dropping in. However the show was axed due to low ratings and
Channel 5's contract with
ITN being withdrawn.
''Big Brother Live''
''Big Brother Live'' was live streaming from the House.
It aired mostly on
E4 for the
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
broadcast, and sometimes for 1 or 2 hours early in the morning on
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
.
The feed was presented as live, but was actually transmitted on a 15-minute delay to enable producers to censor any material that is inappropriate.
''Big Brother Special''
A ''Big Brother Special'' is a general term that is used to describe any live non-eviction episode hosted by Davina McCall aired in place of the daily highlights. Big Brother Specials typically involve the introduction of a new housemate, a twist implemented by Big Brother, a culmination of a task, or live nominations. The Specials were discontinued in 2010.
''Big Brother's Little Brother''
''Big Brother's Little Brother'' (also known as ''BBLB'') was a magazine television programme that aired from 2001–2010 on
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
and
E4, running in conjunction with each series of ''Big Brother''. It was presented by
Dermot O'Leary
Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary Jr. (born 24 May 1973) is an English broadcaster who currently works for ITV and BBC Radio 2. His radio career began when he worked as a disc jockey at Essex Radio, but he is best known for being the presenter of ''T ...
until January 2008, then by
George Lamb
George Martin Lamb (born 20 December 1979) is an English radio and television presenter, currently presenting ''Football Tonight'' on BT Sport. In 2012, Lamb presented the Channel 4 game show ''The Bank Job''. Lamb is the son of actor Larry Lam ...
from June 2008 – January 2010. For
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
's last series of the show,
Emma Willis
Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM. joined him.
Between 6 June and 25 July 2008,
Zezi Ifore was a co-presenter, but was soon removed.
The programme looks at ''Big Brother''-related activities outside the House and features interviews with celebrities, journalists and friends and family of housemates, and sometimes recently evicted housemates. It also gives updates to events in the House, including announcing on Mondays who is up for eviction. The show is filmed in The George Lucas Stage at Elstree Studios, which is only a short walk from the main house itself.
Broadcast
The show was first aired on 29 May 2001 as a part of ''
Big Brother 2
''Big Brother 2'' is the second season of various versions of '' Big Brother'' and may refer to:
* ''Big Brother 2'' (Netherlands), the 2000 edition of the Dutch version of ''Big Brother''
* ''Big Brother Germany'' (season 2), the 2000 version ...
''.
Natalie Casey
Natalie Casey (born 15 April 1980) is an English actress, presenter, narrator and singer. She portrayed Carol Groves in the television show ''Hollyoaks'' (1996–2000) and Donna Henshaw in '' Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'' (2001†...
was a co-host with O'Leary for the first week that year. It was shown every Sunday morning as part of Channel 4's
T4 slot as well as on E4 during the week.
For ''
Celebrity Big Brother 4'', broadcast in January 2006, ''Big Brother's Little Brother'' was moved to a morning slot of 8 am on Channel 4 and renamed ''Big Brother's Little Breakfast''. It was moved back to its previous timeslot on E4 for ''
Big Brother 7'' and subsequent series.
Features
Over the years, ''Big Brother's Little Brother'' has had many features introduced, from quizzes to secret cameras. The following is a list of some of the items the show has launched:
*The George Lamb Diary Room Challenge – A quiz and challenge feature run during ''Celebrity Big Brother 6'' to determine the ultimate BB Superfan. The winner gets the chance to have an access all areas tour, meet Davina, and go into the Diary room for a chat with Big Brother. The final round took place on Tuesday 20 January and featured the winners of the 2 semi-finals. Sonny Sleight from Canterbury was the first contestant to reach the final, eventually joined by Richard DeGottal. After first participating in a quiz which Sonny won, a 'superfan spacehopper race' took place outside the house itself. Richard pipped Sonny to the post and a chilli eating contest tie breaker took place. Richard eventually won but both contestants got the chance to meet Davina, enter the house and meet the housemates after the competition ended.
*The George Lamb Quiz of the Decade – A quiz feature during series 10 celebrating ''Big Brother''s 10th Birthday and aiming to find the ultimate BB superfan from 3 viewers each week
*Big Brother's News 25 – 24 Hour News And Then Some – featured on series 10. Lamb reports on recent news items, with accompanying video clips. In ''Celebrity Big Brother 2010'', this was changed to Hot News.
*Little Brother's Big Answer, formerly known as Little Brother's Big Shout and BBLB Forum – At the start of the show, viewers are invited to call, text,
e-mail
Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages ("mail") between people using electronic devices. Email was thus conceived as the electronic ( digital) version of, or counterpart to, mail, at a time when "mail" meant ...
, and appear via webcam to give opinions on topical issues in the house. This is the final item on the show, and the discussion will usually include any celebrity guests that appear on the show. Zezi often complains about the computer not working. This feature did not reappear during series 10.
*The Insider – a man that stands behind a wall of frosted glass. The Insider often reveals exclusive news, such as nominations results and unexpected twists or tasks. The Insider's identity is unknown. He is not in BB9.
*A Hidden Camera section, where footage is shown from a camera hidden within an object in the house. The first of these was Fridge Cam, which appeared during the third Celebrity series. Gnome Cam followed in (
BB6), where a hidden camera was placed within a garden gnome. Queen Cam was hidden in the eye of a portrait of
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She was queen ...
, and, most recently, Bunny Cam was added to a rabbit-sculptured topiary. Bunny Cam was later destroyed by BB7 housemate Glyn as he used it to climb down from the roof of the house (not on show). In BB10 a toy helicopter was flown over the house several time throughout the season and contained a hidden camera. It was known as Heli Cam.
*The B-Team – A parody of the A-Team, four ex-housemates present a video clip, in which they interview people about their thoughts of the events in the house. It originated in ''Celebrity Big Brother 5'' with former ''
Big Brother 7'' housemates
Glyn Wise
''Big Brother 2006'', also known as ''Big Brother 7'', was the seventh series of the British reality television series '' Big Brother''. The show followed a total of twenty-two contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside ...
, Lea Walker, Shahbaz, and Spiral. For ''Big Brother 8'', Walker was replaced with
Nikki Grahame
Nicola Rachele-Beth Grahame (28 April 1982 – 9 April 2021) was an English television personality, model and author. She was a contestant on the seventh series of ''Big Brother UK'' in 2006, in which she finished in fifth place, and later st ...
(not on show).
*That Gameshow Thing is a gameshow between
Emma Willis
Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM. and BBLB guests/ex-housemates.
BBLB was axed after the move to
Channel 5, although it was initially said to return. It was replaced with ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'', which is said to be a combination of BBLB and BBBM.
''Big Brother's Big Mouth''
''Big Brother's Big Mouth'', formerly named ''Big Brother's EFourum'', was introduced with ''
Big Brother 6'' and was hosted by
Russell Brand
Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian and actor known for his flamboyant, loquacious style and manner. Brand has received three British Comedy Awards: Best Newcomer (2006), Best Live Stand-Up (2008), and the award for ...
. The first series of the show was broadcast at 7:30 pm on
E4 before being moved to a post-
watershed slot, immediately after the Channel 4
highlights show, where it has since remained. A studio audience of fans and two celebrity guests discuss the latest happenings in the Big Brother House, while viewers are able to contribute via phone,
e-mail
Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages ("mail") between people using electronic devices. Email was thus conceived as the electronic ( digital) version of, or counterpart to, mail, at a time when "mail" meant ...
,
text
Text may refer to:
Written word
* Text (literary theory), any object that can be read, including:
**Religious text, a writing that a religious tradition considers to be sacred
**Text, a verse or passage from scripture used in expository preachin ...
poll
Poll, polled, or polling may refer to:
Figurative head counts
* Poll, a formal election
** Election verification exit poll, a survey taken to verify election counts
** Polling, voting to make decisions or determine opinions
** Polling places o ...
s, or by leaving a message on the 24-hour "Mouthpiece" rant line.
As of 2007, Brand no longer presented this show and the guest presenters listed below hosted the series 8 programmes.
James Corden and
Mathew Horne
Mathew Frazer Horne (born 6 September 1978) is an English actor, comedian, television presenter and narrator. He is best known for appearing on several BBC sketch shows and sitcoms, most notably ''Gavin & Stacey'' (as Gavin Shipman), ''The C ...
fronted the show during January's ''
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack''; only returning for Week 9 of the 2008 series. During this series, the show was temporarily renamed ''Big Mouth with Davina'' when it was fronted during the final week by
Davina McCall
Davina Lucy Pascale McCall (born 16 October 1967) is an English television presenter. She was the presenter of the reality show ''Big Brother (UK), Big Brother'' during its run on Channel 4 between 2000 and 2010. She also hosted Channel 4's '' ...
. After his week one and twelve stints on the 2008 ''Big Mouth'',
Jack Whitehall
Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall (born 7 July 1988) is an English comedian, actor, presenter and writer. He is known for starring as JP in the series ''Fresh Meat (TV series), Fresh Meat'' (2011–2016) and Alfie Wickers in the series ''Bad Educat ...
presented the 2009 ''Celebrity Big Brother'' edition full-time. McCall was the host for the 2009 series, which had a revised format and was moved to a weekly hour-long slot after the eviction show. She then continued to host the program for its final series in 2010.
Channel 5 announced that the program would not return in 2011 for the programs return, but a replacement called ''
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
This is a complete list of shows about and relating to ''Big Brother UK'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother''. The civilian edition ran from 2000 to 2018 and the celebrity edition ran from 2001 to 2018.
''Big Brother''
''Big Brother'' was a daily sho ...
'' was created. It was a mixture of ''Big Brother's Big Mouth'' and ''
Big Brother's Little Brother
This is a complete list of shows about and relating to ''Big Brother UK'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother''. The civilian edition ran from 2000 to 2018 and the celebrity edition ran from 2001 to 2018.
''Big Brother''
''Big Brother'' was a daily sho ...
''.
Spin-offs
A similar spin-off was introduced in the 2008 Australian version of ''Big Brother''. However, ''Big Mouth'' has been used as a replacement of the "Adults Only" program, which has been broadcast at a later time slot, in an uncut and unrated presentation.
''Big Brother's Big Mouth'' also had a
Bulgarian
Bulgarian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria
* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
* Bulgarian alphabet
* A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria
* Bul ...
version during ''
Big Brother 3 Bulgaria'', and it will return with a new conception during ''
VIP Brother 3
''VIP Brother 3'' was the third season of the celebrity version of the Bulgarian reality television show Big Brother. It was launched on Nova Television on 16 March 2009, and ended on 10 May 2009 with an eleven-hour season finale starting at ...
''. In 2014, the show aired for the third time in connection with what is happening in ''
VIP Brother 6
''VIP Brother 6'', also known as ''VIP Brother: Образцов дом'' (lit. ''Model House'') was the sixth season of the reality show ''VIP Brother'' in Bulgaria and the thirteenth season of the '' Big Brother'' format overall. The promo for t ...
'' and ''
Big Brother All Stars 3''.
Characters
During the series presented by Brand, several regular characters were featured on the show.
That Whale: That Whale is an
anthropomorphic
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology.
Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics t ...
whale
Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an informal and colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea, i.e. all cetaceans apart from dolphins and ...
who speaks with a
Scouse
Scouse (; formally known as Liverpool English or Merseyside English) is an Accent (dialect), accent and dialect of English language, English associated with Liverpool and the surrounding county of Merseyside. The Scouse accent is highly dis ...
accent. He shows little interest in ''Big Brother'' but seems adamant that he has a right to be on the show and still turns up regardless. Due to his obnoxious behaviour, he was asked by Brand to no longer come on the show. His trademark saying is "You Shithouse!" He only comes on the show now to find another male to make love with, since he came out as a homosexual.
Rosebud the Horse: Rosebud the Horse is a very polite and well-spoken character who allegedly lives with Brand in his home, in which he works as his slave and is often mistreated and forced to carry out perverted misdemeanours by members of the "Womanising Circuit" including
Beppe di Marco
Beppe di Marco is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by British actor Michael Greco (actor), Michael Greco. He made his first appearance on 29 January 1998, but was axed by executive producer John Yorke (produce ...
,
Dean Gaffney
Dean Martin Gaffney (born 14 February 1978) is an English actor, known for his role as Robbie Jackson on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 1993 to 2003 and 2017 to 2019; he also made guest appearances in 2004, 2010 and 2015. In 2006, he ...
and
David Walliams
David Edward Williams (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series '' Little B ...
. He dresses in the style of a country gent, with tweed jacket, smart shirt and tie. He is often treated badly by Brand; in one episode he slapped him in the face.
Little Jon Connell: Little Jon Connell (born 1989 in
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
) normally appears in a scientist's
lab coat
A white coat, also known as a laboratory coat or lab coat, is a knee-length overcoat or smock worn by professionals in the medical field or by those involved in laboratory work. The coat protects their street clothes and also serves as a simpl ...
to conduct a variety of experiments. His contraptions, which illustrate a number of ''Big Brother''-related findings based on his scientific research, are regularly vilified and destroyed by Brand. Jon Connell is known as a Big Brother expert, having appeared on the show since the age of 15, first as a panellist on ''EFourum'' and then later in a regular slot entitled "The Connell Files".
Little Paul Scholes: Little Paul Scholes was a small doll with ginger hair, a nasal voice and snub nose, in a reference to the football player
Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes (born 16 November 1974) is an English football coach, pundit, former player, and co-owner of Salford City. He spent his entire professional playing career with Manchester United, for whom he scored over 150 goals in more than 700 ...
. The doll was usually in the programme for a few minutes after the break in occasional shows and has a short conversation (often centring on his mistreatment) with Brand, usually resulting in him being hit off the bench or sat on. He died in the final ''Big Brother's Big Mouth'' of ''Celebrity Big Brother 2007'' following the live final.
According to Brand, when he recorded a one-off special charting the previous seven series of the show, all of these characters have died. This was Brand's last time presenting as a ''Big Brother'' host.
Russell's ballbags: Russell's
scrotum
The scrotum or scrotal sac is an anatomical male reproductive structure located at the base of the penis that consists of a suspended dual-chambered sac of skin and smooth muscle. It is present in most terrestrial male mammals. The scrotum cont ...
, which seems to live a sensational life separate from him. One of them is the "younger, shyer bag", and the other is the "older, more confident bag". They were characters throughout series 7 and were replaced by some new "Dicksacks" for the 2007 ''Celebrity'' edition of the show.
Big Kenneth: A friend of That Whale. Big Kenneth has appeared on the show once with That Whale in an attempt to beat up Brand and has also been round to Brand's house in an incident that may have led to an assault upon Beppe.
''Big Brother 8'' saw the introduction of the "Eyepiece", for which viewers were invited to send in their views via mobile phone video messaging. During this series, the show aired four nights a week with a series of guest presenters hosting the show for weekly stints. These were:
Presenters
* Emma Willis
Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM. hosted the 27 January 2010 show of the seventh celebrity series, due to Davina being inside the Big Brother House.
''Big Brother's Big i''
''Big Brother's Big i'' (first known as ''Celebrity Big Brother's Big i'') was an internet web show hosted by
Emma Willis
Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM. where latest stories and exclusive specials like interviews, are introduced to viewers on Big Brother website and
YouTube
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respectively.
The program did not return for its eleventh series.
''Diary Room Uncut''
''Diary Room Uncut'' features events throughout the week, mostly through footage of Diary Room conversations. However, some clips on the show feature other parts of the house. It is narrated by
Marcus Bentley
Marcus Morgan Bentley (born 4 October 1967) is a British actor, broadcaster and voice-over artist. Bentley is most known for narrating the UK version of the Dutch reality television programme '' Big Brother'' since its inception in 2000, until ...
. The show did not return for Big Brother 2010, and aired as a small part of the BBLB Show on Sundays. The show didn't return with Celebrity Big Brother when the show moved to Channel 5 back in 2011, however the 2012 Sunday episode of Big Brother's Bit on the Side features a small segment.
''What the Housemates Did Next''
A week after the ''Big Brother 3'' to ''Big Brother 9'' finales aired, a catchup show revealed what individual housemates had been up to since leaving the ''Big Brother'' house.
''Big Brother's Big Ears''
''Big Ears'' was introduced for ''Big Brother 9'' as the ''Big Brother'' radio show. Hosted by
Iain Lee
Iain Lee (born Iain Lee Rougvie; 9 June 1973) is an English broadcaster, writer, and former television presenter and stand-up comedian who hosts the phone-in talk show '' The Late Night Alternative'' on "pay to view" Patreon.
Lee's career began ...
and
Gemma Cairney
Gemma Cairney (born 19 March 1985) is an English television and radio presenter best known for her work on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 6 Music. She most recently presented '' The Leisure Society'' on BBC Radio 6 Music where she interviewed cultura ...
, Big Ears aired twice a week on the BB Website and often featured interviews from past housemates and the latest evictee as well as calls from fans.
''Big Brother: On the Streets''
Also aired during ''
Big Brother 9'', ''Big Brother: On the Streets'' hosted by
Tom Thurlow shows views on ''Big Brother'' from various places. It was broadcast on
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
's sister channel
E4's website weekly.
''Big Brother Reveals More...''
''Big Brother Reveals More...'' was a show that saw a round up of the week's footage. It only ran the one series during ''
Big Brother 2
''Big Brother 2'' is the second season of various versions of '' Big Brother'' and may refer to:
* ''Big Brother 2'' (Netherlands), the 2000 edition of the Dutch version of ''Big Brother''
* ''Big Brother Germany'' (season 2), the 2000 version ...
'' and has never appeared again. However, it can be likened to ''Diary Room Uncut''.
''Saturday Night Live''
''Saturday Night Live'' was a show which saw Big Brother setting live tasks in order for housemate to get access to treats/reward rooms. It ran throughout ''
Big Brother 3'', ''
Big Brother 4'', and halfway through ''
Big Brother 5''. It was axed due to poor ratings.
''Nominations Uncut''
''Nominations Uncut'' was a show aired on the digital
free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the FTA Receiver, appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring ...
channel
E4. The show consisted of unedited footage of housemates making their weekly nominations. The show was broadcast throughout series 4, 5 and 6.
''Big Brother's Big Brain''
''Big Brother's Big Brain'' was a live discussion programme that aired from 22 May 2006 during
''Big Brother 7'' until the end of ''
Celebrity Big Brother 2007''. It aired on Channel 4 every Monday at 11:05 pm. Presented by
Dermot O'Leary
Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary Jr. (born 24 May 1973) is an English broadcaster who currently works for ITV and BBC Radio 2. His radio career began when he worked as a disc jockey at Essex Radio, but he is best known for being the presenter of ''T ...
, the show featured psychologists analysing the housemates' behaviour. This replaced the pre-recorded psychology clips shown on the Sunday night highlights show in previous series. ''BBBB'' was renamed ''Big Brother: on the Couch'' for
''Big Brother 8'' with a new timeslot and
Davina McCall
Davina Lucy Pascale McCall (born 16 October 1967) is an English television presenter. She was the presenter of the reality show ''Big Brother (UK), Big Brother'' during its run on Channel 4 between 2000 and 2010. She also hosted Channel 4's '' ...
replacing O'Leary as presenter.
''Big Brother's Efourum''
''Big Brother's Efourum'' was a live debate show, presented by Russell Brand, featuring a studio audience who would pose questions to a panel of celebrity guests and experts. The programme also introduced 15-year-old Jon Connell as a regular pundit on the panel. It aired from 31 May 2004 during
''Big Brother 5'' until the end of ''
Celebrity Big Brother 2005''. The show was broadcast three nights a week at 7:00 pm on
E4 with a late-night Channel 4 repeat. In 2005, ''Big Brother’s Efourum'' was reformatted and renamed ''Big Brother's Big Mouth''.
''Big Brother: On the Couch''
''Big Brother: On the Couch'' was a psychology show that aired during ''
Big Brother 8''. It lasted for an hour every week. The show was presented by
Davina McCall
Davina Lucy Pascale McCall (born 16 October 1967) is an English television presenter. She was the presenter of the reality show ''Big Brother (UK), Big Brother'' during its run on Channel 4 between 2000 and 2010. She also hosted Channel 4's '' ...
.
''8 Out of 10 Cats'': ''Big Brother'' specials
''
8 Out of 10 Cats
''8 Out of 10 Cats'' is a British comedy panel show broadcast on Channel 4 and its sister networks, airing since 3 June 2005. The show is hosted by Jimmy Carr; the current team captains are Rob Beckett and Katherine Ryan.
The show is based on ...
'' ''Big Brother'' specials were shown before the live final of the Channel 4 series of ''Big Brother''. They featured evicted ''Big Brother'' housemates from the series at the time, plus housemates from the series previous to that.
''Big Brother: Best Shows Ever''
On 12 May 2020, Channel 4 announced that previous episodes of ''
Big Brother'' and ''
Celebrity Big Brother
''Big Brother VIP'', is an adaptation of the '' Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, the housemates or houseguest ...
'' would be shown on
E4, in a series titled ''Big Brother: Best Shows Ever'' to mark the 20th anniversary of the programme. The show began on 14 June 2020 for ten 75 minute episodes and was fronted by
Davina McCall
Davina Lucy Pascale McCall (born 16 October 1967) is an English television presenter. She was the presenter of the reality show ''Big Brother (UK), Big Brother'' during its run on Channel 4 between 2000 and 2010. She also hosted Channel 4's '' ...
and
Rylan Clark-Neal
Ross Richard Clark (born 25 October 1988), known professionally as Rylan, is an English broadcaster and model. He finished in fifth place on the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012, and the following year, he won the eleventh series of ...
with guest appearances from
Emma Willis
Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM. ,
Dermot O'Leary
Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary Jr. (born 24 May 1973) is an English broadcaster who currently works for ITV and BBC Radio 2. His radio career began when he worked as a disc jockey at Essex Radio, but he is best known for being the presenter of ''T ...
and ex-housemates.
References
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Shows
Big Brother UK
''Big Brother'' is the British version of the international reality television franchise '' Big Brother'' created by producer John de Mol in 1997. Broadcast yearly from 2000 to 2018, and due to return in 2023, the show follows the format of ot ...