That's Showbusiness

That's Showbusiness
Genre Game show
Created by Jeremy Pascall
Phil Swern
Presented by Mike Smith
Starring Team captains
Gloria Hunniford (1989-93)
Kenny Everett (1989-93)
Theme music composer Debbie Wiseman
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 8
No. of episodes 132 (inc. 9 specials)
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network BBC1
Picture format 4:3
Original release 20 May 1989 (1989-05-20) – 8 July 1996 (1996-07-08)
Chronology
Related shows As Seen on TV
Comedy World Cup
Show Me the Telly
Telly Addicts

That's Showbusiness is a game show that aired on BBC1 from 20 May 1989 to 8 July 1996 and hosted by Mike Smith.

Format

Initially, two teams of three, with team captains Kenny Everett and Gloria Hunniford competed, however, in the later series there were no team captains, just two teams of two celebrities. The quiz was split into various rounds and scoring was usually two points per answer or one point if offered across to the opposing team for a bonus. The rounds altered slightly from series to series. The following featured significantly:

Transmissions

Series

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 20 May 1989[1] 26 August 1989[2] 14
2 2 June 1990[3] 25 August 1990[4] 12
3 20 April 1991[5] 13 July 1991[6] 13
4 11 April 1992[7] 18 July 1992[8] 14
5 9 January 1993[9] 3 April 1993[10] 13
6 17 January 1994[11] 15 August 1994[12] 27
7 6 March 1995[13] 15 September 1995[14] 26
8 1 April 1996[15] 8 July 1996[16] 13

Specials

Date Entitle
30 December 1989[17] Holiday Special
31 December 1990[18] New Year's Eve Special
31 December 1991[19] New Year's Eve Special
31 December 1992[20] New Year's Eve Special
26 November 1993[21] Children in Need Special
20 December 1993[22] Christmas Special
22 December 1994[23] Christmas Special
18 February 1995[24] Eastenders Special
29 December 1995[25] Movies Special

References

  1. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 20 May 1989". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 26 August 1989". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 2 June 1990". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 25 August 1990". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 20 April 1991". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 13 July 1991". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 11 April 1992". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  8. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 18 July 1992". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  9. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 9 January 1993". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  10. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 3 April 1993". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  11. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 17 January 1994". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  12. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 15 August 1994". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  13. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 6 March 1995". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  14. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 15 September 1995". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  15. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 1 April 1996". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  16. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 8 July 1996". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  17. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 30 December 1989". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  18. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 31 December 1990". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  19. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 31 December 1991". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  20. "That's Showbusiness New Year's Eve Show - BBC One London - 31 December 1992". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  21. "Children in Need - BBC One London - 26 November 1993". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  22. "That's Showbusiness - BBC One London - 20 December 1993". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  23. "That's Showbusiness Christmas Special - BBC One London - 22 December 1994". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  24. "That's Eastenders - BBC One London - 18 February 1995". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  25. "That's Showbusiness Movies Special - BBC One London - 29 December 1995". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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