All Over the Place (children's television programme)
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All Over the Place is a children's television programme produced by the BBC
. It is similar in ways to the discontinued programme Wonderful World of Weird
, however All Over the Place is not principally a game show
. It features the CBBC
presenters Ed Petrie
, Holly Walsh
, Dick and Dom
, Gemma Hunt
, Johny Pitts
, Barney Harwood
, Iain Stirling
, Joe Swash
, and London Hughes.
A series 2 will be filmed in 2011 to be shown in 2012
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. It is similar in ways to the discontinued programme Wonderful World of Weird
Wonderful World of Weird
Wonderful World Of Weird was a British children's television programme shown on BBC Two. Hosted by Ed Petrie and featuring Ortis Deley, Lizzie Greenwood and Jake Humphrey. It ran for three weeks, from February 2007 to March 2007...
, however All Over the Place is not principally a game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
. It features the CBBC
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
presenters Ed Petrie
Ed Petrie
Edward 'Ed' Oliver James Petrie is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He was born, and grew up in, the seaside resort of Rustington, and was educated at Broadwater Manor in Worthing and the independent school Ardingly College in the village of Ardingly in West Sussex...
, Holly Walsh
Holly Walsh
Holly Walsh is an English comedian and comedy writer from Guildford in Surrey, known mainly for her work on TV and radio in the UK.- Early life :...
, Dick and Dom
Dick and Dom
Dick and Dom are a children's comic double act consisting of the presenters Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood. They are primarily known for presenting children's television, such as Dick and Dom in da Bungalow for 5 series between 2002 - 2006...
, Gemma Hunt
Gemma Hunt
Gemma Hunt is a CBBC presenter who also used to be on the TV series Xchange.-CBBC:Gemma joined the CBBC continuity team in 2002, since then she has presented on the CBBC Channel and also on BBC One and BBC Two. In 2004 she was noticed by CBBC series Xchange and later became a presenter until its...
, Johny Pitts
Johny Pitts
Johny Pitts is a UK TV presenter, writer and photographer from Sheffield. He currently presents Escape from Scorpion Island, Roar and All Over the Place...
, Barney Harwood
Barney Harwood
Barney Harwood is an English television presenter and actor, known for his work with CBBC.-Television:For CBBC, he presented Prank Patrol and was a voice-over commentator for The Smokehouse, while on BBC Two, he co-presented Basil's Swap Shop , alongside Basil Brush.Previous work for CBBC included...
, Iain Stirling
Iain Stirling
Iain Andrew Stirling is a stand-up, writer and television presenter from Edinburgh now based in London. Having started stand-up whilst in his final year of Law at Edinburgh University, a year which saw him make the final of both the Paramount Funniest Student and Chortle Student Comedian of the...
, Joe Swash
Joe Swash
Joseph Adam Swash is an English actor and presenter. He once played Mickey Miller in the British television soap opera EastEnders. He is the older brother of Shana Swash, who played his on-screen younger sister Demi Miller until July 2006. He also won the TV reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me...
, and London Hughes.
Format
The show features the presenters travelling 'all over the place' in the UK and finding strange and random places to visit. Most of the segments include a competition of some kind or a song. Places visited include:- Air guitarAir guitarPlaying air guitar is a form of dance and movement in which the performer pretends to play rock or heavy metal-style electric guitar, including riffs, solos, etc. Playing an air guitar usually consists of exaggerated strumming and picking motions and is often coupled with loud singing or lip-synching...
world championships (view here) - BatBatBats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
hospital on the Isle of WightIsle of WightThe Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
(view here) - The world's largest vacuum cleanerVacuum cleanerA vacuum cleaner, commonly referred to as a "vacuum," is a device that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors, and optionally from other surfaces as well. The dirt is collected by either a dustbag or a cyclone for later disposal...
collection, whose owner could tell any vacuum cleaner from its sound alone (view here) - Preston Bus StationPreston bus stationPreston Bus Station is the central bus terminus in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England.- Design :Built in the Brutalist architectural style between 1968 and 1969, designed by Keith Ingham and Charles Wilson of Building Design Partnership with E. H. Stazicker, it has a capacity of 80...
(view here) - The Alnwick CastleAlnwick CastleAlnwick Castle is a castle and stately home in the town of the same name in the English county of Northumberland. It is the residence of the Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest, and renovated and remodelled a number of times. It is a Grade I listed building.-History:Alnwick...
treehouse (view here)
Episodes
# | Episode | Airdate | Main Event Winner |
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1 | Series 1, Episode 1 | 5 February 2011 | |
Grown Ups Collect Stuff too: What are you Thinking?: Things that Stick out of...: Why have we stopped here? Because it's Random: Bet you didn't know this about... : The Song: Storybook Glen The Main Event: |
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2 | Series 1, Episode 2 | 6 February 2011 | |
Grown Ups Collect Stuff too: What are you Thinking?: Things that Stick out of...: Why have we stopped here? Because it's Random: Bet you didn't know this about...: The Song: Polar Bears The Main Event: |
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3 | Series 1, Episode 3 | 12 February 2011 | |
Grown Ups Collect Stuff too: What are you Thinking?: Things that Stick out of...: Why have we stopped here? Because it's Random: Bet you didn't know this about...: The Song: We Belong together The Main Event: |
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4 | Series 1, Episode 4 | 13 February 2011 | |
Grown Ups Collect Stuff too: What are you Thinking?: Things that Stick out of...: Why have we stopped here? Because it's Random: Bet you didn't know this about...: The Song: The 8 Wounders of the Isle of Wight The Main Event: |
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5 | Series 1, Episode 5 | 19 February 2011 | |
Grown Ups Collect Stuff too: What are you Thinking?: Things that Stick out of...: Why have we stopped here? Because it's Random: Bet you didn't know this about...: The Song: Twisted Spire The Main Event: |
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6 | Series 1, Episode 6 | 20 February 2011 | |
Grown Ups Collect Stuff too: What are you Thinking?: Things that Stick out of...: Why have we stopped here? Because it's Random: Bet you didn't know this about...: The Song: More to Liverpool The Main Event: |
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7 | Series 1, Episode 7 | 26 February 2011 | |
Grown Ups Collect Stuff too: What are you Thinking?: Things that Stick out of...: Why have we stopped here? Because it's Random: Bet you didn't know this about...: The Song: Preston Bus Station The Main Event: |
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8 | Series 1, Episode 8 | 27 February 2011 | |
Grown Ups Collect Stuff too: What are you Thinking?: Things that Stick out of...: Why have we stopped here? Because it's Random: Bet you didn't know this about...: The Song: Pirates The Main Event: |
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9 | Series 1, Episode 9 | 5 March 2011 | |
Grown Ups Collect Stuff too: What are you Thinking?: Things that Stick out of...: Why have we stopped here? Because it's Random: Bet you didn't know this about...: The Song: Lost Gardens of Heligan The Main Event: |
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10 | Series 1, Episode 10 | 6 March 2011 | |
Grown Ups Collect Stuff too: What are you Thinking?: Things that Stick out of...: Why have we stopped here? Because it's Random: Bet you didn't know this about: Scarecrows The Song: Looks like it's on Fire! The Main Event: |
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11 | Series 1, Episode 11 | 12 March 2011 | |
Grown Ups Collect Stuff too: What are you Thinking?: Things that Stick out of...: Why have we stopped here? Because it's Random: Bet you didn't know this about...: The Song: This House The Main Event: |
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12 | Series 1, Episode 12 | 13 March 2011 | |
Grown Ups Collect Stuff too: What are you Thinking?: Things that Stick out of...: Why have we stopped here? Because it's Random: Bet you didn't know this about...: The Song: Rollercoaster The Main Event: |
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13 | Series 1, Episode 13 | 19 March 2011 | Joe Joe Swash Joseph Adam Swash is an English actor and presenter. He once played Mickey Miller in the British television soap opera EastEnders. He is the older brother of Shana Swash, who played his on-screen younger sister Demi Miller until July 2006. He also won the TV reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me... |
Grown Ups Collect Stuff too: What are you Thinking?: Things that Stick out of...: Why have we stopped here? Because it's Random: Bet you didn't know this about...: The Song: Railway Station The Main Event: Dragon Boat Racing |
A series 2 will be filmed in 2011 to be shown in 2012