The Saturday Show (BBC TV series)
| The Saturday Show | |
|---|---|
| Presented by |
Dani Behr (2001-2002) Joe Mace (2001-2002) Dave Chapman (2001-2002) Damian Farrell (2001-2002) Fearne Cotton (2002-2003) Simon Grant (2002-2005) Angellica Bell (2004-2005) Jake Humphrey (2004-2005) Emilia Coxe (2005) Sophie McDonnell (2005) Ortis Deley (2005) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Release | |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 22 September 2001 – 3 September 2005 |
The Saturday Show was a BBC children's show that aired on Saturday mornings. First aired in September 2001, it replaced the popular show Live & Kicking. It contained a mix of audience participation, cartoons, games and gunge. The initial presenters were Dani Behr and Joe Mace, who were replaced in 2002 and by Fearne Cotton and Simon Grant. In 2004, Cotton left and Grant was joined by Angellica Bell and Jake Humphrey, who made up the final team of presenters until the programme finished in September 2005.
In 2001, it was announced that "Live & Kicking" would be axed after eight series, and instead, a brand new show fronted by Dani Behr and Joe Mace would be aired. It would be a radical departure from standard and conventional Saturday Morning TV. The new show was billed to be tough competition for SMTV Live. The show was confined to the studio, which was designed in an unconventional format - it was based on tiered seating and three stages at the bottom: one with a presenters' couch, one for performances and one for The Saturday Show house band, Stamford Amp. The show included a series of different karaokes, including Sugababes week. This allowed the children to sing along to the official instrumentals. The show also featured a puppet duo, "Tiny and Mr Duk" performed by Dave Chapman and Damian Farrell. Stamford Amp also had a top 40 hit single in the UK with "Anything For You". In February 2002, with the CBBC Channel having just launched, Nihal and Sarra Elgan were presenting The Saturday Show Extra, which ran parallel to the main programme. It had a new studio and new graphics. The new set consisted of a couch underneath a balcony. There was a stage on the other side of the studio, in standard SMTV Live convention. The re-launch also saw more audience participation at home.
In July 2002, Joe Mace chose to not renew his contract, and Behr left the show with him. The Saturday Show was about to be axed but the much younger and child-friendlier pairing of Fearne Cotton and Simon Grant agreed to take the slot.
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