''The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow'' is a

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show which was broadcast on Saturday evenings from 3 September 1988 to 15 December 1990. It was presented by

Noel Edmonds Noel Ernest Edmonds (born 22 December 1948) is an English television presenter, radio DJ, writer, producer, and businessman. Edmonds first became known as a disc jockey on Radio Luxembourg before moving to BBC Radio 1 in the UK. He has presente ...

, his first major TV project since the demise of ''

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'' in 1986. The pre-recorded programme contained several elements which had been found in its predecessor, such as phone-in quizzes, celebrity interviews and bands performing in the studio. The premise for the new show was that unlike ''The Late, Late Breakfast Show'', which had been broadcast from the BBC's studios each week, the ''Roadshow'' would come from a new, different and exotic location each week. These 'locations' were in fact elaborate studio sets dressed to resemble each week's location, such as the

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, a

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, or

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. The ironically cheap production values of these sets were frequently made light of by Edmonds. The programme was a slow-burning success, and following the third series in 1990, Edmonds' popularity and reputation were sufficiently re-established with the public for Edmonds to pitch ''

Noel's House Party ''Noel's House Party'' is a BBC light entertainment series that was hosted by Noel Edmonds. Set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to much innuendo, it ran from 23 November 1991 to 26 March 2000 on BBC One, an ...

'' to the BBC, which began in November 1991. The show also introduced regular features such as the Gunge Tank, the "Gotcha Oscars" and "Wait 'Till I Get You Home", which would all be carried across and subsequently developed in ''Noel's House Party''. The Gunge Tank was a booth with a large tank of slime at the top. A member of the public would sit inside and try to win prizes by answering a set number of questions before their time ran out. If they failed they would be 'gunged' by Noel Edmonds who would pull a lever at the side of the tank to empty the gunge over the contestant. Another item was "Clown Court", where a guest actor from a TV series would be on trial for all the bloopers made during the shooting of that show, such as

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in the title role of ''

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'', and

Tony Robinson Sir Anthony Robinson (born 15 August 1946) is an English actor, author, broadcaster, comedian, presenter, and political activist. He played Baldrick in the BBC television series ''Blackadder'' and has presented several historical documentaries ...

as his character of

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in ''

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''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow 1988 British television series debuts 1990 British television series endings BBC Television shows English-language television shows Television series featuring gunge