SO Television
Encyclopedia
So Television is a production company established in 1998, founded by Irish
comedian Graham Norton
and Graham Stuart to make high quality entertainment television.. It is now one of the fastest growing independent production companies in the UK and stands at number 29 in the INDIES League 2005. The company is well known for producing Norton's chat shows, including V Graham Norton
and The Graham Norton Show
. The company also produces various shows for BBC Radio 4
under the name of So Radio. So Television and So Radio are based in London
, England
.
Broadcast Awards Best Entertainment Programme,
BAFTA Best Entertainment Performance,
Rose D'Or Montreux Bronze Rose Variety Programmes,
TV Quick Best Entertainment Programme,
National TV Awards Best Talk Show,
British Comedy Awards Best Entertainment Performance,
British Comedy Awards Best Entertainment Show
2001
International Emmy Best Popular Arts,
BAFTA Best Entertainment Programme,
BAFTA Best Entertainment Performance,
Royal Television Society Awards Best Presenter,
British Comedy Awards Best Entertainment Series,
TV Quick Awards Best Entertainment Programme
2000
BAFTA Best Entertainment Performer,
British Comedy Awards Best Entertainment Performance,
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best TV Performer,
Television and Radio Industry Awards Best TV Presenter,
Variety Club Television Personality of the Year
1999
British Comedy Awards Best Talk Show
1998
British Comedy Awards Best Newcomer,
Perrier Comedy Awards Nomination
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
comedian Graham Norton
Graham Norton
Graham William Walker, known by his stage name Graham Norton , is an Irish actor, comedian, television presenter and columnist...
and Graham Stuart to make high quality entertainment television.. It is now one of the fastest growing independent production companies in the UK and stands at number 29 in the INDIES League 2005. The company is well known for producing Norton's chat shows, including V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the UK starring Graham Norton, broadcast every weeknight as a successor to the weekly So Graham Norton. It aired from 6 May 2002 to 26 December 2003. It featured celebrities who chatted with Graham and became involved in studio...
and The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show is a British comedy chat show that is broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom. It was originally shown on BBC Two from February 2007 to May 2009 until it moved to BBC One from October 2009...
. The company also produces various shows for BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
under the name of So Radio. So Television and So Radio are based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Selected Shows
Show | Production Years | Broadcaster |
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So Graham Norton So Graham Norton So Graham Norton is a British television programme, hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton. It ran from 3 July 1998 to 1 March 2002.-Theme:... |
1998 - 2001 | Channel 4 Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel... |
V Graham Norton V Graham Norton V Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the UK starring Graham Norton, broadcast every weeknight as a successor to the weekly So Graham Norton. It aired from 6 May 2002 to 26 December 2003. It featured celebrities who chatted with Graham and became involved in studio... |
2002 - 2003 | Channel 4 Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel... |
The Russell Brand Russell Brand Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter.Brand achieved mainstream fame in the UK in 2004 for his role as host of Big Brother spin-off, Big Brother's Big Mouth. His first major film role was in the 2007 film St Trinians... |
2004 | Channel 4 Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel... |
NY Graham Norton The Graham Norton Effect The Graham Norton Effect is a talk show hosted by the Irish comedian Graham Norton. The show aired on Comedy Central. The show aired from June 24, 2004 to September 16, 2004.... |
2004 | Comedy Central Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated.... |
The Graham Norton Effect The Graham Norton Effect The Graham Norton Effect is a talk show hosted by the Irish comedian Graham Norton. The show aired on Comedy Central. The show aired from June 24, 2004 to September 16, 2004.... |
2004 | Comedy Central Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated.... |
The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton Graham Norton's Bigger Picture is a British comedy panel chat show launched on BBC One in 2005, in which presenter Graham Norton informally and satirically discusses the week's news with a panel of invited celebrity guests... |
2005 - 2006 | BBC 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... |
Bring Back... Bring Back... Bring Back... is a British television series comprising one-off shows where Justin Lee Collins tries to locate people from music, TV or film backgrounds to reunite them for a one-off performance or get-together... |
2005 - 2009 | Channel 4 Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel... |
School's Out School's Out (TV series) School's Out was a BBC television series hosted by Danny Wallace. Based on the premise of school subjects, celebrity contestants are asked questions they would have been asked at school.-Rounds:... |
2007 | BBC 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... |
The Graham Norton Show The Graham Norton Show The Graham Norton Show is a British comedy chat show that is broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom. It was originally shown on BBC Two from February 2007 to May 2009 until it moved to BBC One from October 2009... |
2007 - present | BBC 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... |
Nortonland Nortonland Nortonland was a British television clip show that aired on digital channel Challenge, and was based on games played on Graham Norton's Channel 4 show V Graham Norton... |
2007 | Challenge |
Awards
2002Broadcast Awards Best Entertainment Programme,
BAFTA Best Entertainment Performance,
Rose D'Or Montreux Bronze Rose Variety Programmes,
TV Quick Best Entertainment Programme,
National TV Awards Best Talk Show,
British Comedy Awards Best Entertainment Performance,
British Comedy Awards Best Entertainment Show
2001
International Emmy Best Popular Arts,
BAFTA Best Entertainment Programme,
BAFTA Best Entertainment Performance,
Royal Television Society Awards Best Presenter,
British Comedy Awards Best Entertainment Series,
TV Quick Awards Best Entertainment Programme
2000
BAFTA Best Entertainment Performer,
British Comedy Awards Best Entertainment Performance,
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best TV Performer,
Television and Radio Industry Awards Best TV Presenter,
Variety Club Television Personality of the Year
1999
British Comedy Awards Best Talk Show
1998
British Comedy Awards Best Newcomer,
Perrier Comedy Awards Nomination