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The Speaker

The Speaker
The Speaker Title.jpg
Genre Entertainment
Directed by Paul >John Amaechi
Jeremy Stockwell
Narrated by Jane Horrocks
Composer(s) Rory Dow
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Executive producer(s) Kieron Collins
Producer(s) Darrell Olsen
Editor(s) John Edwards
Toby Jones
Ian Wilson
Running time 8 x 60mins
Production company(s) BBC Manchester
Release
Original network BBC Two
Picture format 16:9
Audio format Stereo
Original release 7 April (2009-04-07) – 29 April 2009 (2009-04-29)
External links
Website www.bbc.co.uk/speaker

The Speaker is a 2009 British television series, broadcast on BBC Two. It is a talent show type series that aimed to find the best young speaker in the United Kingdom. The show is narrated by Jane Horrocks. The three judges are stand-up comedian Jo Brand, former American basketball player and political activist John Amaechi and Jeremy Stockwell.

Regional auditions were held in London, Glasgow, Cardiff and Manchester. 160 young people were invited to auditions after sending in videos of themselves speaking. The participants had to be aged between 14 and 18. Only 5 participants are allowed through to the next round for each region in episodes 1 & 2. Then the 20 who get through are reduced to 8 after a number of challenges in episode 3.

The first episode aired on 7 April 2009. The first episode featured the Glasgow and London auditions, while the second show included the Manchester and Cardiff auditions.


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