''Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad'', or simply ''Backchat'', is a chat show that was originally broadcast on

BBC Three BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, cur ...

but moved to BBC Two for its second series. The show is presented by comedian

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'' (2011–2016) and Alfie Wickers in the series '' Bad Education'' (2012–2014, 20 ...

and his father

Michael Whitehall Michael John Whitehall (born 12 April 1940) is an English author, producer, talent agent and television personality. He is a former theatrical agent who went on to form two production companies, Havahall Pictures (with Nigel Havers) in 1988, an ...

, a theatrical agent who used to manage celebrities such as Colin Firth and

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. The chat show consisted of various games and quizzes presented towards celebrities who were guests on the episode, and began airing from 20 November 2013. In June 2014, ''Backchat'' returned for two summer specials in aid of the World Cup and Father's Day. Following successful repeats of the first series on BBC Two, it was announced on 21 August 2014 that ''Backchat'' would return for a second series on BBC Two. The second series began on 5 January 2015 on BBC Two. Following on from the second series, ''Backchat'' returned on BBC Two on 26 December 2015 for an ''End of Year Special''.

Episodes

Series 1 (2013)

*Episodes 1-4 were repeated on BBC Two throughout July 2014. Episodes 5 and 6 were shown on BBC Two in December 2014.

Summer Specials (2014)

*The Summer Specials were also repeated on BBC Two but were edited to 30 minutes.

Series 2 (2015)

The second series of ''Backchat'' consisted of six episodes and was broadcast on BBC Two from Monday 5 January 2015. The episodes have been recorded throughout November and December 2014.

''Backchat Looks Back'' (2015)

A Christmas special was recorded on 12 December 2015 at The London Studios and aired on BBC Two on 26 December 2015.

References

External links

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