The Michael Ball Show
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The Michael Ball Show was a British
topical entertainment show broadcast on ITV
and ITV1 HD/STV HD in 2010. It featured entertainment, discussion and showbiz glamour with the occasional musical performance from Michael himself, often on the Friday edition of the show. It occupied the slot filled by The Alan Titchmarsh Show
during its summer break in 2010 and has been recommissioned for a further series but not date as of when it will air first reported on digitalspy via news from ITV.
Part two of the show features a interview with a guest, who is unknown and not a celebrity and has a story which they tell to michael before Michael and the chef of the day cook a dish a favourite of the guest and they serve it to the guest.
Part three of the show starts off with a brief chat with the musical guest and then the musical guest performs. Part three also features a Chat with a special Guest.
Part four of the show is the final part of the show and starts off the viewer competition Cash for Questions in which Michael himself takes part in answering questions given by a quizmaster, who is different each day, each question is worth £100 and the amount in the fund after one minute is the prize for the viewer competition. To finish off the show, Michael is joined by his final special guest of the day.
There is often a musical theatre theme to The Michael Ball Show, with guests such as Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and Kerry Ellis
, and performances from the casts of shows including Wicked
, Billy Elliot
and Love Never Dies
appearing on the show.
The quizmaster, has been the same person on each day, the quizmasters have remained the same throughout the series. The quizmasters are;
in studio TC3. It is recorded on Wednesdays and Thursdays and broadcast Monday through Friday on ITV1
, STV & UTV
, with catch-up on ITV Player
, STV Player
& UTV Player
.
The show was originally commissioned for Summer 2010, to be shown whilst The Alan Titchmarsh Show
was on its summer break. It is not yet known if a second series will be commissioned.
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...
topical entertainment show broadcast on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
and ITV1 HD/STV HD in 2010. It featured entertainment, discussion and showbiz glamour with the occasional musical performance from Michael himself, often on the Friday edition of the show. It occupied the slot filled by The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime TV chat show broadcast between 3 and 4pm weekdays on the ITV Network.-Format:The programme made its debut on ITV in 2007. It focused on the theme of "The Best of British" focusing on food, entertainment and celebrities in a mid-afternoon slot...
during its summer break in 2010 and has been recommissioned for a further series but not date as of when it will air first reported on digitalspy via news from ITV.
Format
Part one of the show features Michael and four of the days guest discuss a topic of the day. The Guests are usually the two main guest of the day along with the Cash for Questions quizmaster and either the Musical guest or the chef for the day.Part two of the show features a interview with a guest, who is unknown and not a celebrity and has a story which they tell to michael before Michael and the chef of the day cook a dish a favourite of the guest and they serve it to the guest.
Part three of the show starts off with a brief chat with the musical guest and then the musical guest performs. Part three also features a Chat with a special Guest.
Part four of the show is the final part of the show and starts off the viewer competition Cash for Questions in which Michael himself takes part in answering questions given by a quizmaster, who is different each day, each question is worth £100 and the amount in the fund after one minute is the prize for the viewer competition. To finish off the show, Michael is joined by his final special guest of the day.
There is often a musical theatre theme to The Michael Ball Show, with guests such as Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and Kerry Ellis
Kerry Ellis
Kerry Jane Ellis is an English stage actress and singer who is best known for her work in musical theatre and subsequent crossover into music...
, and performances from the casts of shows including Wicked
Wicked (musical)
Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard...
, Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot is a 2000 British drama film written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. Set in the fictional town of "Everington" in the real County Durham, UK, it stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, an aspiring dancer, Gary Lewis as his coal miner father, Jamie Draven as Billy's older...
and Love Never Dies
Love Never Dies
Love Never Dies may refer to:*Love Never Dies , an American silent drama directed by King Vidor*Love Never Dies , an Argentine romantic drama directed and written by Luis César Amadori...
appearing on the show.
Cash for Questions
Each day in a twist to us all competition style, there's a new question each day and the prize fund is determined by Cash for Questions.The quizmaster, has been the same person on each day, the quizmasters have remained the same throughout the series. The quizmasters are;
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Eve Pollard Evelyn "Eve" Pollard, Lady Lloyd, OBE is an English author, journalist and a former editor of several tabloid newspapers.-Career:... |
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Penny Smith Penelope Jane Smith is an English television presenter and newsreader. She has worked on the breakfast TV show GMTV, for Sky News and for Classic FM.-Early life:... |
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Filming and Broadcast
The show is pre-recorded at London's BBC Television CentreBBC Television Centre
BBC Television Centre at White City in West London is the headquarters of BBC Television. Officially opened on 29 June 1960, it remains one of the largest to this day; having featured over the years as backdrop to many BBC programmes, it is one of the most readily recognisable such facilities...
in studio TC3. It is recorded on Wednesdays and Thursdays and broadcast Monday through Friday on ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
, STV & UTV
UTV
UTV is a television channel based in the UK region of Northern Ireland. The channel is the Channel 3 or Independent Television licensee for Northern Ireland and is operated by UTV Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of UTV Media.- Terrestrial :* Analogue: Normally tuned to 3 * Freeview : 3...
, with catch-up on ITV Player
ITV Player
ITV Player is an online video on demand service accessible though the main ITV website. The service offers a variety of programmes from homegrown programming to imports across ITV1, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and CITV. Some sports programming is available to watch again via the service, the 2010 FIFA World...
, STV Player
STV Player
The STV Player is a website based video on demand service accessible though the main STV website and separately in the distinct domain name stvplayer.tv. Current programmes are available for 30 days after transmission on the main STV channel, with archive programming available longer-term...
& UTV Player
U.tv
The URL u.tv is the address of the main website of UTV the Northern Irish ITV franchise holder. The website offers News, Sport and Entertainment news and is also home to the companies ISP services.-UTV Internet:Main article : UTV Internet...
.
The show was originally commissioned for Summer 2010, to be shown whilst The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime TV chat show broadcast between 3 and 4pm weekdays on the ITV Network.-Format:The programme made its debut on ITV in 2007. It focused on the theme of "The Best of British" focusing on food, entertainment and celebrities in a mid-afternoon slot...
was on its summer break. It is not yet known if a second series will be commissioned.
Episodes
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