BBC Television has unveiled new details of its line-up for 2014.
The late Rik Mayall will be remembered in tribute Lord of Misrule, narrated by Simon Callow and featuring contributions from Michael Palin, Simon Pegg and more.
Michael McIntyre will host his Very Christmassy Christmas Show, while John Bishop's Christmas Show will also return for another year.
Festive editions of popular quiz shows Would I Lie To You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Qi, Mock The Week, Pointless Celebrities and Celebrity Mastermind have also been confirmed.
In addition to joining Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond for a two-part Top Gear special, James May will also host a new episode of Toy Stories and Gareth Malone is back with The Choir: New Military Wives.
Miranda, Mrs Brown's Boys: 14 Christmas TV highlights from the BBC
Danny Cohen, Director of Television, said: "This year's Christmas line-up on BBC Television is one of our best ever.
The late Rik Mayall will be remembered in tribute Lord of Misrule, narrated by Simon Callow and featuring contributions from Michael Palin, Simon Pegg and more.
Michael McIntyre will host his Very Christmassy Christmas Show, while John Bishop's Christmas Show will also return for another year.
Festive editions of popular quiz shows Would I Lie To You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Qi, Mock The Week, Pointless Celebrities and Celebrity Mastermind have also been confirmed.
In addition to joining Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond for a two-part Top Gear special, James May will also host a new episode of Toy Stories and Gareth Malone is back with The Choir: New Military Wives.
Miranda, Mrs Brown's Boys: 14 Christmas TV highlights from the BBC
Danny Cohen, Director of Television, said: "This year's Christmas line-up on BBC Television is one of our best ever.
- 11/25/2014
- Digital Spy
USA Network has finally set a new premiere date for reality series “It Takes a Choir.” The series will premiere on Friday, Oct. 24 at 11 p.m. Eight all-new episodes will run through December 12. The series was originally slated to premiere last November, but the network pulled it from the schedule in a last minute decision. Also read: USA Pulls ‘It Takes a Choir’ at 11th Hour, Moves It to 2014 The series stars Gareth Malone, the star of BBC's documentary series “The Choir,” as he brings music to Americans in desperate need of the community, confidence and communication skills choral music can.
- 9/6/2014
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
Katy B and The Vamps will be among the acts involved in Cbbc's The Big Performance this year.
The show is returning to Cbbc for a third series later this summer, and will see The Choir's Gareth Malone challenging six of the UK's most talented children to produce a performance that marks the centenary of the First World War.
Pixie Lott, Conor Maynard and Eliza Doolittle will also help the 11 to 13-year-olds with writing and performing a song that celebrates the memory of their ancestors, ahead of the finale on August 4.
Melissa Hardinge, executive producer for Cbbc, said: 'We are delighted that Gareth Malone is back on Cbbc, inspiring a new group of children with this extraordinary songwriting challenge for the World War One anniversary.
"We hope that the series will encourage our young audience to trace their own family histories, and understand the importance of the international commemoration...
The show is returning to Cbbc for a third series later this summer, and will see The Choir's Gareth Malone challenging six of the UK's most talented children to produce a performance that marks the centenary of the First World War.
Pixie Lott, Conor Maynard and Eliza Doolittle will also help the 11 to 13-year-olds with writing and performing a song that celebrates the memory of their ancestors, ahead of the finale on August 4.
Melissa Hardinge, executive producer for Cbbc, said: 'We are delighted that Gareth Malone is back on Cbbc, inspiring a new group of children with this extraordinary songwriting challenge for the World War One anniversary.
"We hope that the series will encourage our young audience to trace their own family histories, and understand the importance of the international commemoration...
- 6/12/2014
- Digital Spy
Bonfire night is approaching, but it's not just the fifth of November you have to remember this week - there's some blinkin' good telly on every evening, and as ever we at Tube Talk have picked out the cream of the crop just for you. Read on for the full rundown...
MasterChef: The Professionals: Monday (November 4) at 8.30pm / The Choir: Sing While You Work: Monday at 9pm on BBC Two
It's a one-two punch of refined reality shows this Monday, with MasterChef: The Professionals and The Choir returning to BBC Two to remind us that Joe Public can be more entertaining than a media-trained orange Essexian or a louche brute from Chelsea.
MasterChef sees silver-haired face-puller extraordinaire Michel Roux Jr and his formidable sous-chef Monica (as far as we're concerned she doesn't have a surname. She's like Cher) re-team with Gregg Wallace to put more career cooks through their paces,...
MasterChef: The Professionals: Monday (November 4) at 8.30pm / The Choir: Sing While You Work: Monday at 9pm on BBC Two
It's a one-two punch of refined reality shows this Monday, with MasterChef: The Professionals and The Choir returning to BBC Two to remind us that Joe Public can be more entertaining than a media-trained orange Essexian or a louche brute from Chelsea.
MasterChef sees silver-haired face-puller extraordinaire Michel Roux Jr and his formidable sous-chef Monica (as far as we're concerned she doesn't have a surname. She's like Cher) re-team with Gregg Wallace to put more career cooks through their paces,...
- 11/3/2013
- Digital Spy
On TV this Friday: Blue Bloods goes undercover, Hawaii Five-0 celebrates a (belated) Halloween, Haven has a crush, NBC (Hearts) Vampires and more. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
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- 11/1/2013
- by Misha Solomon
- TVLine.com
It Takes a Choir premieres Saturday, Nov. 2 at 11/10pm Ct on USA Network. “I think there’s a raw power when you hear a group of people singing as one,” says British choirmaster Gareth Malone. “And if you’re in the same room as them, then it’s absolutely thrilling.” He should know. A lifelong music devotee, Malone earned national fame in his homeland — and a much-deserved BAFTA award — for the BBC series The Choir, which chronicled the dapper director transforming downtrodden Brits through the power of communal song. Now Malone has taken his mission stateside in USA Network’s uplifting […]
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- 10/26/2013
- by Lori Acken
- ChannelGuideMag
USA has set fall premiere dates for two of its drama series and an unscripted show. Plus, "Psych" fans will get an early Christmas present.
Season 5 of "White Collar" is set to premiere Thursday, Oct. 17, picking up after Peter's (Tim DeKay) arrest on murder charges. It will be joined that night by the final six episodes of "Covert Affairs'" fourth season.
The cable channel will also take another swing at reality TV with "It Takes a Choir," based on the British series "The Choir" and featuring its star, choir director Gareth Malone. It premieres Sunday, Nov. 3.
Finally, "Psych: The Musical" will air as a two-hour special on Dec. 15. Shawn (James Roday) and Gus (Dule Hill) have to hunt down an escaped (and insane) playwright, played by Anthony Rapp of "Rent."
Check the debut dates for all your favorite shows on Zap2it's fall premiere calendar.
Season 5 of "White Collar" is set to premiere Thursday, Oct. 17, picking up after Peter's (Tim DeKay) arrest on murder charges. It will be joined that night by the final six episodes of "Covert Affairs'" fourth season.
The cable channel will also take another swing at reality TV with "It Takes a Choir," based on the British series "The Choir" and featuring its star, choir director Gareth Malone. It premieres Sunday, Nov. 3.
Finally, "Psych: The Musical" will air as a two-hour special on Dec. 15. Shawn (James Roday) and Gus (Dule Hill) have to hunt down an escaped (and insane) playwright, played by Anthony Rapp of "Rent."
Check the debut dates for all your favorite shows on Zap2it's fall premiere calendar.
- 8/15/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
A Channel 4 documentary, The Town That Caught Tourette's, managed strong viewing figures on Thursday (October 25). The 9pm programme - exploring the related symptoms of New York teenagers - caught the attention of 2.23m (a 9.5% share), pipping Homefront's 2.17m (9.3%) for ITV1 (+1: 220k). Also in the highly competitive slot, Gareth Malone's The Choir: Sing While You Work set a new series high of 2.98m (12.7%) for BBC Two, with Hunted leading the hour with just 3.22m (13.8%) for BBC One. Meanwhile, solid performances from another Great British Bake Off Masterclass (2.21m/10.3%), Wartime Farm (2.74m/11.9%) and acclaimed new sitcom Hebburn (more)...
- 10/31/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
The Choir sang its way to a new series high on BBC Two last night (Thursday), the latest overnight data indicates. The Gareth Malone talent search, which found yet more viewers, averaged 2.84m (12.8%) in the 9pm hour, extending its lead over Homefront which sunk to 2.34m (10.6%) on ITV1 (+1: 160k/0.9%). BBC Two's new Jewish sitcom Hebburn, which has received rave reviews from critics, launched with 1.81m (9.6%) in the 10pm slot after The Choir. The comedy had competition courtesy of Channel 4's documentary My Tattoo Addiction, which gained significant interest with 1.68m (10.3%) tuning in live and 229k (2.7%) catching (more)...
- 10/19/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Channel 4's documentary on air flight safety, The Plane Crash, was popular with viewers last night (Thursday, October 11). The 90-minute programme averaged 3.15 million and a 14.7% share from 9pm, adding 338k (2.3%) on Channel 4 +1. For the last 15 minutes of the 9pm hour, The Plane Crash gained a lead over BBC One's Hunted, which overall averaged 3.42m (15.1%) during its entire slot. Meanwhile, BBC Two's The Choir surpassed ITV drama Homefront - the Gareth Malone reality show, this year set in Britain's busiest workplaces, soared to 2.58m (11.4%) in the 9pm hour. Starring Claire Skinner, military drama Homefront actually grew to 2.44m (10.8%), but not at the rate (more)...
- 10/12/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Gareth Malone's The Choir made a triumphant return to BBC Two last night, early overnight data reveals. The BAFTA award-winning series, the latest of which gathers groups of singers from busy workplaces, entertained 2.37m (10.7%) on BBC Two and BBC HD in the 9pm hour. 'Sing While You Work', which will be six episodes long, launched with a higher audience than last year's three-part 'Military Wives' series. Wartime Farm climbed to 2.53m (11.2%) an hour earlier in the 8pm slot, while Mock the Week maintained a steady 1.58m (8.4%), overall helping BBC Two to a healthy audience share for the night. Despite not facing BBC One's Good Cop finale which was postponed following the murders of two policewomen in Manchester, ITV's The Bletchley Circle shed nearly 800k week-on-week - the mystery drama's third (more)...
- 9/21/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
The latest edition of TV Snacks includes casting news on Fox's "The Goodwin Games" and ABC's "Mistresses" and Renee Zellweger co-creating a drama pilot. Eat up:
- Little J lives! The Style network has picked up the rerun rights to "Gossip Girl" and will begin airing them from the beginning starting Aug. 15. The episodes will run in three-hour blocks at 8 p.m. Et each Wednesday, and Style also plans an all-day marathon on Labor Day, Sept. 3. [Style]
- Renee Zellweger has sold a pilot to Lifetime. The actress is a co-creator (with "Warrior" writer Anthony Tambakis) of "Cinnamon Girl," a drama about four young women living in Los Angeles in the late 1960s and early '70s, with the city's music and movie scenes as a backdrop. [Deadline]
- Fox's midseason comedy "The Goodwin Games" has added Kat Foster ("Weeds," "Til Death") to its cast. She'll play the childhood sweetheart of Scott Foley...
- Little J lives! The Style network has picked up the rerun rights to "Gossip Girl" and will begin airing them from the beginning starting Aug. 15. The episodes will run in three-hour blocks at 8 p.m. Et each Wednesday, and Style also plans an all-day marathon on Labor Day, Sept. 3. [Style]
- Renee Zellweger has sold a pilot to Lifetime. The actress is a co-creator (with "Warrior" writer Anthony Tambakis) of "Cinnamon Girl," a drama about four young women living in Los Angeles in the late 1960s and early '70s, with the city's music and movie scenes as a backdrop. [Deadline]
- Fox's midseason comedy "The Goodwin Games" has added Kat Foster ("Weeds," "Til Death") to its cast. She'll play the childhood sweetheart of Scott Foley...
- 7/26/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
USA has ordered 10 episodes of the reality series "The Choir," in which British choirmaster Gareth Malone tries to assemble ragtag groups of of amateruer singers into one glorious musical assembly. The hourlong show, from Shed Media, is an American version of a British series of the same name. The announcement from USA senior vice president of reality development Heather Olander is part of the network's efforts to branch out into reality and comedy, in addition to its beachy dramas. In an departure from many cable outlets' strategies, USA is focusing, so...
- 7/25/2012
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Related: USA Network Orders 10 Episodes Of UK Singing Format ‘The Choir’ New York – July 25, 2012 – USA Network today announced the pickup of the new original reality series The Choir, modeled after the BAFTA Award-winning British series of the same name. The 10-episode one-hour series from Shed Media will follow choirmaster Gareth Malone as he brings together American characters through the power of music. The announcement, from Heather Olander, senior vice president, reality development, is part of the network’s overall development strategy to broaden into other programming genres, including comedy. “From our first meeting with Gareth, we were blown away by his ability to unite people through music,” said Olander. “Comedic, unpredictable, emotional, the series taps into the heart of what we’re aiming for on the reality front and spotlights true American characters.” After four award-winning seasons in the UK, choirmaster Gareth Malone makes the jump over the pond for USA Network’s The Choir.
- 7/25/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The beautiful, sob-inducing music-inspiration series The Choir is making the leap from British television to American. USA announced today that they're producing a U.S. version of the show, thankfully with the star of the British series, choral director Gareth Malone. In the original version, Malone travels to different communities and sets up choruses, and of course the various populations — scrappy boys, impoverished kids, a community struggling with racism and xenophobia, military wives — become transformed by the power of ensemble singing and somehow always wind up singing in front of the Queen. If this sounds corny, it is. If this sounds magical, it is. This American version will find Gareth launching ten choruses across the country, presumably maximizing the number of people who can experience the transcendent joy of staggered breathing.
- 7/23/2012
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
John Casey is comin’ for ya, Captain Cragen.
Chuck alum Adam Baldwin has booked a three-episode arc during Law & Order: Svu‘s upcoming Season 14, TVGuide.com reports. He’ll take over sex crimes boss duties while Dan Florek’s longtime captain character is away after having been suspected of murdering a prostitute in last year’s finale.
The NBC cop drama’s new season kicks off with a two-hour premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 9/8c. Baldwin will appear in the first three episodes.
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• Dunder Mifflin hasn’t seen the last of Kelly Kapoor after all!
Chuck alum Adam Baldwin has booked a three-episode arc during Law & Order: Svu‘s upcoming Season 14, TVGuide.com reports. He’ll take over sex crimes boss duties while Dan Florek’s longtime captain character is away after having been suspected of murdering a prostitute in last year’s finale.
The NBC cop drama’s new season kicks off with a two-hour premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 9/8c. Baldwin will appear in the first three episodes.
Ready for more of today’s TV dish? Well…
• Dunder Mifflin hasn’t seen the last of Kelly Kapoor after all!
- 7/23/2012
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
USA Network is banking on The Choir to continue its push into reality programming. The top cable network has given a 10-episode order for the series, which is slated for an early 2013 premiere. The U.K. format, produced by Shed Media, features choir master Gareth Malone, who unites and transforms unsuspecting communities with music. Malone will also lead the U.S. version. “From our first meeting with Gareth, we were blown away by his ability to unite people through music,” said Heather Olander, USA's senior vp, reality development. “Comedic, unpredictable, emotional, the series taps into the heart
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- 7/23/2012
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
USA Network is lending voice to The Choir. The UK format produced by Twenty Twenty has been picked up by the net for a 10-episode run starting in February. Gareth Malone, known to U.S. audiences for hosting the British version of the show on BBC America, will front the USA take as he develops 10 individual choirs in different locations throughout the States. Each episode culminates with a “defining performance” and a “substantial emotional ending.” Twenty Twenty is part of the UK’s Shed Media Group, which is owned by Time Warner. Shed Media U.S. will produce the American version of The Choir, to be exec produced by Sam Whittaker and Stephanie Schwam. Warner Bros International Television Production will handle international distribution.
- 7/23/2012
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Gareth Malone is set to front an American remake of The Choir. The music expert, known for establishing the Military Wives Choir, will reprise his role in the BBC series for a version airing on the USA network in February. The Choir USA will see Malone travel across the country developing a new group in each of the ten episodes, mentoring them towards one climatic performance, Broadcast reports. Tim Carter, chief executive officer of The Choir producers Twenty Twenty, said: "Gareth is the latest in a long line of Brits who the Americans have (more)...
- 7/23/2012
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
London -- Kate Winslet has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II for her titanic contribution to the arts.
The actress, who won a best actress Academy Award in 2009 for "The Reader" and made her breakthrough as the feisty Rose in 1997 blockbuster "Titanic," has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or Cbe, in the queen's Birthday Honors List, published Saturday.
Winslet said the honor made her "very proud to be a Brit."
"I am both surprised and honored to stand alongside so many men and woman who have achieved great things for our country," the 36-year-old star said.
Actor and director Kenneth Branagh was made a knight and will be known as Sir Kenneth. A respected Shakespearean actor whose films as a director range from "Henry V" and "Hamlet" to the comic-book fantasy "Thor," Branagh said he felt "humble, elated, and incredibly lucky" to get the honor.
The actress, who won a best actress Academy Award in 2009 for "The Reader" and made her breakthrough as the feisty Rose in 1997 blockbuster "Titanic," has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or Cbe, in the queen's Birthday Honors List, published Saturday.
Winslet said the honor made her "very proud to be a Brit."
"I am both surprised and honored to stand alongside so many men and woman who have achieved great things for our country," the 36-year-old star said.
Actor and director Kenneth Branagh was made a knight and will be known as Sir Kenneth. A respected Shakespearean actor whose films as a director range from "Henry V" and "Hamlet" to the comic-book fantasy "Thor," Branagh said he felt "humble, elated, and incredibly lucky" to get the honor.
- 6/16/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Chicago – USA Network, most known for it’s WWE programming and a bunch of really good character focused comedy-drama’s you’ve wanted to get around to watching (but haven’t), announced several new reality TV programs it plans to bring to the network in 2012.
Unlike the recent reality boom focusing on blue-collar businesses (“Pawn Stars,” “Auction Kings,” etc.) the reality shows coming to USA appear to be focused on characters and their relationships. A good choice for a network with the motto ‘Character’s Welcome”.
With a buzzword straight from 2007, the ‘Bromantic’ reality series “Bride or Best Man” focuses on two male friends who have been put in charge of planning a big wedding. Shed Media is the producing company, veterans of the U.K Edition of “The Voice,” and the deliciously titled “My Transexual Summer.”
And if dudes with dowels and dowries isn’t enough testosterone for you,...
Unlike the recent reality boom focusing on blue-collar businesses (“Pawn Stars,” “Auction Kings,” etc.) the reality shows coming to USA appear to be focused on characters and their relationships. A good choice for a network with the motto ‘Character’s Welcome”.
With a buzzword straight from 2007, the ‘Bromantic’ reality series “Bride or Best Man” focuses on two male friends who have been put in charge of planning a big wedding. Shed Media is the producing company, veterans of the U.K Edition of “The Voice,” and the deliciously titled “My Transexual Summer.”
And if dudes with dowels and dowries isn’t enough testosterone for you,...
- 5/18/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Military Wives Choir and Gareth Malone have been crowned as this year's Christmas number one with their song 'Wherever You Are'. The group triumphed over tracks such as Little Mix's 'Cannonball', Lou Monte's 'Dominick the Donkey', 'Paradise' by Coldplay and Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' in the race for the festive top spot. Malone formed the Military Wives Choir - which comprises the wives, partners and girlfriends of serving armed forces members - for his BBC Two factual show The Choir: Military Wives. He offered his congratulations to the choir on Twitter, writing: "Congratulations ladies. You did it. Be very very proud. Gxxxx." 'Wherever You Are' was made Vat exempt following a request from Conservative MP Oliver (more)...
- 12/25/2011
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
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