Get Fresh
Encyclopedia
Get Fresh was a children's television
programme that ran from 1986 to 1988 in the United Kingdom
.
network, the show starred Gareth Jones
(aka Gaz Top), Charlotte Hindle, and a puppet named Gilbert the Alien (voiced by Phil Cornwell
). Each week the series would be broadcast from a different location and centred around the Millenium Dustbin, a fictional space ship in which the presenters would travel the country. The show featured the animated series The Centurions
and The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
.
and Gummi Bears
and studio-based interviews and features and was more item based than the activity driven Saturday live show.
Gilbert later featured in a further two series for Tyne Tees Television
, Gilbert's Fridge and Gilbert's Late in 1988 and 1990 respectively.
, Television South West
, Ulster Television, Channel Television
and Grampian Television
.
The Sunday edition of the programme was produced solely by Border Television.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
programme that ran from 1986 to 1988 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Premise
Broadcast on the Children's ITVCITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
network, the show starred Gareth Jones
Gareth Jones (presenter)
Gareth Jones is a Welsh television presenter and celebrity. He began his broadcasting career under the name Gaz Top....
(aka Gaz Top), Charlotte Hindle, and a puppet named Gilbert the Alien (voiced by Phil Cornwell
Phil Cornwell
Phil Cornwell is an English comedian, actor, impressionist and writer. He is probably best known as being part of the Dead Ringers television and radio series...
). Each week the series would be broadcast from a different location and centred around the Millenium Dustbin, a fictional space ship in which the presenters would travel the country. The show featured the animated series The Centurions
The Centurions (TV series)
The Centurions is a syndicated 30 minute American science fiction animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears and animated in Japan by Sunrise. Comic book legends Jack Kirby and Gil Kane contributed to the design and concepts of the show....
and The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers was an American animated Space Western television series created by Robert Mandell and Gaylord Entertainment Company....
.
Spin-offs
Get Fresh Sunday was a pre-recorded Sunday morning edition of the show also presented by Gaz, Charlotte and Gilbert This spin-off featured The Adventures of Teddy RuxpinThe Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin is an American animated television series based on Teddy Ruxpin, an animatronic teddy bear created by Ken Forsse and distributed by toy manufacturer Worlds of Wonder...
and Gummi Bears
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears is an American animated television series that aired in the United States in the mid-1980s through the early 1990s...
and studio-based interviews and features and was more item based than the activity driven Saturday live show.
Gilbert later featured in a further two series for Tyne Tees Television
Tyne Tees Television
Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television franchise for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire. As of 2009, it forms part of a non-franchise ITV Tyne Tees & Border region, shared with the ITV Border region...
, Gilbert's Fridge and Gilbert's Late in 1988 and 1990 respectively.
Production notes
The series was produced chiefly by Tyne Tees Television in conjunction with several ITV regional stations including Border TelevisionBorder Television
Border Television is the ITV franchise holder for the Border region, spanning the England/Scotland border and covering Dumfries & Galloway region, a small part of the south-west area of Ayrshire, the Scottish Borders, parts of north and west Northumberland and the majority of Cumbria...
, Television South West
Television South West
Television South West was the ITV franchise holder for the South West England region from 1 January 1982 until 31 December 1992, broadcasting from the former Westward Television studios in Plymouth, Devon.-Origins and Launch:...
, Ulster Television, Channel Television
Channel Television
Channel Television is a British television station which has served as an Independent Television contractor to the Channel Islands since 1962. It is based in Jersey...
and Grampian Television
Grampian Television
Grampian Television is the ITV franchisee for the North and North East of Scotland. Its coverage area includes the Scottish Highlands , Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee and parts of north Fife...
.
The Sunday edition of the programme was produced solely by Border Television.