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The One Show
Presented byCurrent guest presenters:
Louise Minchin
Gabby Logan
Matt Baker
Matt Allwright
Future presenters:
Jason Manford
Chris Evans
Alex Jones
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
Running time30 Minutes
Production companiesBBC and Independent companies across the UK
Original release
NetworkBBC One
BBC HD (2010—)[1]
Release14 August 2006 -
For The One Show advertising award program, see The One Club.

The One Show is a topical magazine-style television programme, broadcast live on weekdays at 7pm on BBC One.

It runs every week of the year, excluding a two-week break for Christmas and the four week break it took for the 2010 World Cup. The One Show is broadcast from BBC Media Village in White City, London. It is the biggest single commission outside returning drama the BBC has ever handed out.[2]

History

The One Show was initially commissioned for a four-week trial run. It broadcast on weeknights at 6:55 pm between 14 August and 8 September 2006. The programme was billed as a topical magazine show, that was supposed to showcase stories from around the whole of the United Kingdom. The trial was hosted by Adrian Chiles and Nadia Sawalha, featuring reports from a variety of people across the UK. The show was intended to be an updated version of the 1960–1980s BBC news magazine show Nationwide.[3]

The show returned for a full series after being revamped on 9 July 2007.[4] A number of changes were made to the format. The show was moved from Birmingham to London. Sawalha was replaced by Myleene Klass. Klass then left in August to give birth to her first child, and was replaced by Christine Bleakley. The line-up was completed by the addition of a new team of reporters.

The show replaced Real Story,[5] and Holiday.[6]

On 18 March 2009, the show aired for the 400th episode, which was an hour long instead of the usual 30 minutes. From September 2009 The One Show included a 60-minute episode every week, after successfully trying the format in May 2009.[7] The hour-long format continued until December 2009.

On 13 April 2010, Chris Evans was confirmed to be joining The One Show.[8] This caused a lot of friction between Chiles and the BBC, and many commentators criticised the BBC for way they treated Chiles.

On 19 April 2010, it was announced that Chiles would leave The One Show at the end of his current BBC contract to join ITV on a four year contract.[9] He presented his final show on 30 April.

On 26 May 2010, comedian Jason Manford was confirmed as Chiles' permanent replacement.[10]

Bleakley's future on the show after Chiles' departure, became questionable, as her current BBC contract was due to end in December 2010, and ITV were reportedly keen to sign her.[11]

On 20 June 2010, the BBC confirmed they had withdrawn their contract offer to Bleakley, stating she had taken too long to decide whether to stay at the BBC, and that they were not interested in starting a 'bidding war' with other channels. The BBC claimed that they were putting "the interests of The One Show audience first and the current uncertainty does not allow us to do that".[12] Later that day, Bleakley confirmed she was to move to ITV to front GMTV alongside Adrian Chiles and other 'primetime ITV entertainment shows'.[13]

On 8 July 2010, it was announced that Bleakley would not return to the show, and that Manford and Evans shall not begin presenting until Bleakley's replacement starts presenting the show in August, throughout July guest presenters shall fill in.[14]

On 26 July 2010, it was announced that the new female co-host and Bleakley's replacement will be regular S4C presenter Alex Jones.[15][16][17][18]

2010 revamp

Whilst the World Cup was airing on BBC One throughout June and July 2010, the show went off air. The BBC had confirmed that The One Show would move to a new studio, and be broadcast in high-definition, with it's two new male co-hosts joining when it returned on 12 July 2010.[19] However due to the departure of Bleakley, neither Manford nor Evans will be presenting the show immediately, nor will the new look or studio be in use, until 16 August, when Bleakley's replacement Alex Jones joins Manford & Evans. [14][18]

Format and transmission

The original show was transmitted from a temporary studio built at The Mailbox complex in Birmingham. Technical facilities were provided by NEP Visions, with an Outside Broadcast truck parked-up in the loading bay. The show was produced by BBC Birmingham, with production input from various BBC regions. The initial four-week run was for test purposes, to see whether the show was successful in attracting audiences, and has been recommissioned on that basis. When The One Show returned, it was moved to BBC Media Village in White City, London.

As a topical magazine programme, The One Show covers a variety of stories. Since the show began, several experts, as well as presenters from other BBC programmes have presented certain reports and have run experiments.

The format tends to stay the same in each episode, depending on the stories covered or the guest on the show. Generally, the show has a mix of stories followed by discussions with the reporters, experts and the guest. The guest will also usually have a short interview and usually has a book, CD or DVD to promote.

The show attracts on average an audience of 4 million viewers;[20] its highest audience figure to date was 5.1 million.[21]

Presenters and reporters

Current presenters

Presenter Tenure Notes
Alex Jones[18] August 2010[14] - Monday-Friday co-host
Jason Manford[10] August 2010[14] - Monday-Thursday co-host
Chris Evans[8] August 2010[14] - Friday co-host

Former presenters

Presenter Tenure Notes
Christine Bleakley August 2007 - June 2010[14]
Adrian Chiles 14 August 2006 - April 2010
Myleene Klass July 2007 - August 2007 Later returned as an occasional general reporter
Nadia Sawalha 14 August 2006 - September 2006

Reporters

Reporter Role Reporter Role
Kaye Adams General Dr Sarah Jarvis Health & medical
Clare Balding General Michael Mosley Medical science
Angellica Bell General Carol Kirkwood Weather
Gyles Brandreth General Neil Oliver History
Colin Jackson General Dan Snow History
Paddy O'Connell General Arlene Phillips Strictly Come Dancing
John Sergeant General Jay Rayner Food
Matt Allwright Consumer affairs Lucy Siegle Environment
Dominic Littlewood Consumer affairs Mark Thompson Astronomy
Anita Rani Consumer affairs Phil Tufnell Art
Justin Rowlatt Consumer affairs Christine Walkden Gardening
Ellie Harrison Nature & wildlife Rav Wilding Crime
Miranda Krestovnikoff Nature & wildlife Joe Inglis Domestic pets
David Lindo Nature & wildlife Marty Jopson Technology
Dr George McGavin Nature & wildlife

Former

Guest presenters

References

  1. ^ a b Millar, Paul (14 June 2010). "TV - News - BBC to revamp 'The One Show' - Digital Spy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  2. ^ Brown, Maggie (11 December 2006). "Salmon's leap of faith". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
  3. ^ The One Show gets another go Media Guardian, 6 September 2006
  4. ^ "BBC One announces The One Show team". BBC Press Office. 21 June 2007.
  5. ^ "BBC1 axes Real Story for One Show". Digital Spy. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
  6. ^ "BBC axes Holiday after 37 years". Digital Spy. 27 November 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2007. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  7. ^ BBC One announces The One Show extends to an hour once a week BBC Press Office, 3 August 2009
  8. ^ a b Chris Evans to host the Friday edition of The One Show BBC News, 13 April 2010
  9. ^ "The One Show's Chiles quits BBC". BBC News. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  10. ^ a b "Comic Jason Manford named One Show host". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  11. ^ BBC bosses line up Christine Bleakley to replace Tess Daly on Strictly Come Dancing Mail Online, 2 May 2010
  12. ^ Christine Bleakley to leave BBC for ITV BBC News, 21 June 2010
  13. ^ Christine Bleakley to join GMTV Digital Spy, 20 June 2010
  14. ^ a b c d e f BBC confirms Bleakley 'One Show' exit Digital Spy, 8 July 2010
  15. ^ James Robinson (July 25, 2010). "Alex Jones to replace Christine Bleakley on The One Show". The Guardian. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  16. ^ "Alex Jones gets top spot on The One Show sofa". Western Mail. July 25, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  17. ^ "Welsh TV host Alex Jones named new One Show presenter". BBC News. July 25, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  18. ^ a b c "Alex Jones to join The One Show". Digital Spy. July 25, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  19. ^ Changes ahead for GMTV & The One Show iMediaMonkey, 12 June 2010
  20. ^ Weekly Top 30 Programmes Broadcasters' Audience Research Board
  21. ^ 'The One Show' hits record ratings Digital Spy, 21 November 2007

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