''All Over the Place'' is a children's television program produced by the

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. It features the former

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links presenter

Ed Petrie Edward Oliver James "Ed" Petrie (; born 22 August 1978) is an English actor, comedian, and television presenter. Early life Petrie was born and raised in Rustington, West Sussex. He was educated at Broadwater Manor in Worthing, West Sussex, a ...

as lead presenter, joined across the series by various other CBBC hosts including Chris Johnson,

Cel Spellman Ceallach John Spellman ( ; born 31 August 1995) is an English actor, writer and presenter best known for playing Matthew Williams in the revival of ITV drama ''Cold Feet'', Harry Fisher in the BBC One school-based drama '' Waterloo Road'' from ...

Richard Wisker Richard David Kevin Wisker (born 1 February 1995) is an English actor and television presenter, best known for his role as Liam O'Donovan in '' Tracy Beaker Returns'' (2010–2012). He also portrayed Rich in the CBBC series '' Dani's Castle'' (2 ...

Barney Harwood Barnaby John Harwood (born 7 November 1979) is a British actor and television presenter. He is known for his work with CBBC beginning in 2002. Career Television For CBBC, Harwood presented '' Prank Patrol'' and was a voice-over commentator for ...

Naomi Wilkinson Naomi Wilkinson (born 30 June 1976, in Bristol, England) is an English television presenter. Career Wilkinson was a presenter of ''Milkshake!'', the early-morning programming block for young children on Channel 5 and '' Finger Tips'' for C ...

Sam & Mark Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes, known collectively as Sam & Mark, are an English popular music and television presenting duo. They previously competed on the second series of ''Pop Idol'' in 2003, in which they finished third and second, respectiv ...

Michelle Ackerley Michelle Ayele Ackerley (born 21 July 1984) is an English television presenter and journalist, best known for her work on programmes such as ''Watchdog'', ''World’s Strongest Man'' and ''The One Show''. Early life Ackerley grew up in Manchest ...

Lauren Layfield Lauren Layfield (born 1 December 1987) is an English television and radio presenter and journalist who has worked for CBBC, Capital FM and Radio 1. Career Layfield studied and graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Engl ...

Johny Pitts Johny Pitts is an English television presenter, writer and photographer born in Firth Park, Sheffield in 1987. Biography He is of mixed-race heritage (his father Richie was from Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York and w ...

and

Iain Stirling Iain Andrew Stirling (born 27 January 1988) is a Scottish comedian, writer, television presenter, narrator and Twitch streamer from Edinburgh, Scotland. Stand-up career Having started stand-up whilst in his final year of Law at the Universit ...

. The first two series featured attractions and events primarily in the United Kingdom. The third took the same format but travelled around the USA; the fourth series was based in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

and the fifth and sixth visited countries around

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

. The 7th and 8th series are about

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

. All Over the Place Asia Part 1 was broadcast on CBBC on Monday 16 January 2017. This new series included a new presenter

Inel Tomlinson Inel Tomlinson (born 4 September 1984) is an actor, TV personality and stand-up comedian from London, best known for being one half of Johnny and Inel alongside Johnny Cochrane, the UK's first black comedy double act. The duo are known on kids T ...

. The eighth series, All Over The Place Asia part 2, was broadcast on Saturday 6 January 2018, and every Saturday for 15 weeks.

Format

The show features the presenters traveling all over the place in the UK and finding strange places to visit. Almost every episode includes a song and a competition segment at the end of the show. Places visited include: *

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world championships *

Bat Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...

hospital on the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight (Help:IPA/English, /waɪt/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''WYTE'') is an island off the south coast of England which, together with its surrounding uninhabited islets and Skerry, skerries, is also a ceremonial county. T ...

* The world's largest

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collection, whose owner could tell any vacuum cleaner from its sound alone * Preston Bus Station * The

Alnwick Castle Alnwick Castle () is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland, 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated an ...

treehouse * The Storybook Glen * The

Superlambanana ''Superlambanana'' is a bright yellow sculpture in Liverpool, England. Weighing almost and standing at tall, it is intended to be a cross between a banana and a lamb and was designed by New York City-based Japanese artist Taro Chiezo. It s ...

Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...

. * Diggerland in

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

* A World War II veteran pigeon named

Paddy Paddy may refer to: People *Paddy (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname *A nickname or slur for an Irish person Birds *Paddy (pigeon), a Second World War carrier pigeon *Snowy sheathbill or paddy, a bird species *Black ...

Dickens World Dickens World was a themed attraction located in the Chatham Dockyard, Chatham Dockside retail park in Kent, England. It was themed around elements of the life and work of Charles Dickens. After a soft opening in April, Dickens World officially ...

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

's home town of

Stratford-Upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon ( ), commonly known as Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon (district), Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of Engl ...

The show also features different segments throughout each series including: *Things that stick out of the (sea, river, ground etc.) *Grown-ups collect stuff too *Why have we stopped here....because it's random *What are you thinking? *Things that you see, when you stop for a... *Things that you munch, when you stop for your lunch *Bet you didn't know this about..... *The Song *The Main Event

Presenters

Main presenter

Co-presenters

Episodes

Series 1 (UK)

; The songs featured in Series 1 include: * Storybook Glen (parody of Beat Again by

JLS JLS (initialism for Jack the Lad Swing) are a British boy band consisting of members Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, and JB Gill; Williams formed the band. They initially signed with Tracklacers production company New Tr ...

) * Castle Ward * The 8 Wonders of the Isle of Wight * Do the Twisted Spire * Chinese Arch (parody of Chelsea Dagger by

The Fratellis The Fratellis ( ) are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band consists of three unrelated members, who perform under pseudonyms: lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli, bassist Barry Fratelli, and drummer Mince Fratelli ...

) * Preston Bus Station (parody of Sound of the Underground by

Girls Aloud Girls Aloud are a British-Irish pop music, pop girl group that was created through the ITV (TV network), ITV talent show ''Popstars: The Rivals'' in 2002. The line up consisted of members Cheryl (singer), Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, N ...

) * Marsden Grotto * Lost Gardens of Heligan * Burning House (parody of Sex on Fire by

Kings of Leon Kings of Leon is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, in 1999. The band includes brothers Caleb, Nathan, and Jared Followill and their cousin Matthew Followill. The band's early music was a blend of Southern roc ...

) * House in the Clouds (parody of Our House by Madness) * Rollercoaster (parody of Hot N Cold by

Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. She is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists in hist ...

) * Longest Train Station Name in the UK

Series 2 (UK)

;The songs featured in series 2 include: * Gold Panning (parody of Gold Digger by

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After ...

) * Paddy the Pigeon (parody of U2) * Llandudno (parody of Pass Out by

Tinie Tempah Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu (born 7 November 1988), better known by his stage name Tinie (formerly Tinie Tempah), is a British rapper and singer. He has been signed to Parlophone since 2009, now a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. He created his ...

) * Shakespeare (parody of Tragedy by Steps) * Can I Dig It? (parody of Can I Kick It by

A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest was an American Hip hop music, hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,Q-Tip< ...

) * Hellfire (parody of Fire by

Kasabian Kasabian ( ) are an English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997 by lead vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and second vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist Chris Karloff and bassist Chris Edwards. Drummer Ian Matthews joined in 2004. Karloff ...

) * Ayot St. Lawrence (parody of Country House by Blur) * Penguin Face (parody of Poker Face by

Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influ ...

) * Rugby (parody of Highway to Hell by

AC/DC AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal, although the band calls it simply "rock and roll". They are cited as a formativ ...

) * Fight For This Earth (parody of Fight For This Love by

Cheryl Cole Cheryl Ann Tweedy (born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and television personality. She rose to fame as a member of Girls Aloud, a Pop music, pop girl group created through ITV (TV network), ITV's reality competition show ''Popstars: The R ...

) * Dickensworld * Funicular (parody of Umbrella by

Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, and actress. One of the List of music artists by net worth, wealthiest musicians in the world, List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna, her vario ...

JAY Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, businessman, and record executive. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, he was named the greatest rapper of all time by ''Billboard'' and '' Vibe'' i ...

)

Series 3 (USA)

Source: A third series was confirmed at the end of Series 2. It was filmed in 2012 and aired in 2013. Instead of being set in the U.K, the presenters visited the

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. Ed was joined by Naomi Wilkinson, Jonny Pitts, Cellach Spellman, Iain Stirling, Richard Wisker and Michelle Ackerley. All Over the Place USA was executive produced by Louise Corbett and produced by Maria Stewart. ; The songs in series 3 included: * Tombstone Cowboys (parody of "Another One Bites the Dust" by

Queen Queen most commonly refers to: * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a kingdom * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen (band), a British rock band Queen or QUEEN may also refer to: Monarchy * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Q ...

) * Nyberg (parody of "Empire State of Mind" by

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer and songwriter. A classically trained pianist, Keys began composing songs at the age of 12 and was signed by Columbia Records at 15. After d ...

and

) * Las Vegas Wedding (parody of "Marry You" by

Bruno Mars Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Regarded as a pop icon, he is known for his three-octave tenor vocal range, live performances, R ...

) * Mall of America (parody of "Price Tag" by

Jessie J Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), known professionally as Jessie J, is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical '' Whistle Down the Wind ...

) * Troll Town * They Built This White House Upside Down (parody of "We Built This City" by

Starship A starship, starcraft, or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for interstellar travel, traveling between planetary systems. The term is mostly found in science fiction. Reference to a "star-ship" appears as early as 1 ...

) * Petrified (parody of 90s club music) * London Bridge Ain’t Falling Down (parody of " LDN" BY

Lily Allen Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. List of awards and nominations received by Lily Allen, Her accolades include a Brit Award, alongside nominations for a Grammy Award and a Laurence Olivi ...

) * Giant Christmas Store (parody of "Merry Xmas Everybody" by

Slade Slade are a rock band formed in Wolverhampton, England in 1966. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. The '' British Hit Singl ...

) * Heidelberg Project * Party Shop (parody of "Party Rock Anthem" by

LMFAO LMFAO (an initialism for Laughing My Freaking Ass Off) was an American electronic dance music duo consisting of Redfoo and Sky Blu (rapper), Sky Blu. Redfoo is the youngest son of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and Nancy Leiviska. Sky Blu ...

) * Paul Bunyan Land (parody of "What Makes You Beautiful" by

One Direction One Direction, often shortened to 1D, were an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group consisted of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik (until his departure in 2015), Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson. The group sold o ...

)

Series 4 (Australia)

A fourth series, ''All Over the Place Australia'', was broadcast from 2014. As the title indicates, this series focuses on events and attractions in

Series 5 (Europe)

A fifth series, ''All Over the Place Europe'', began airing on CBBC in early 2015. The show follows the usual AOTP format, including regular fixtures such as 'Grown Ups Collect Stuff Too', 'Things that Stick Out...', 'The Song' and 'The Main Event', and applies them to attractions found in countries across

. Newcomers to the presenter lineup this series include Victoria Cook (of ''DNN: Definitely Not Newsround'').

Series 6 (Europe)

A sixth series, All Over the Place Europe: Part 2, began airing on CBBC from 4–22 January 2016 with newcomers

Ben Shires Ben Shires is a British television presenter and comedian, currently working on TV channels CBBC and Dave. He hosts the Guinness World Records-themed children's show '' Officially Amazing'', and is also a radio presenter on Heart Yorkshire. Car ...

from ''Officially Amazing'' and ''

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'',

Susan Calman Susan Grace Calman (born 6 November 1974) is a Scottish comedian, television presenter and writer. She has written and starred in two series of her radio sitcom ''Sisters'', two series of stand-up show ''Susan Calman is Convicted'' and a serie ...

(from ''

Top Class ''Top Class'' is a British children's television quiz show produced by ITV Studios for CBBC. Format Although the competition is open to all state schools, only 16 teams per series make it through the audition stage and proceed to take part. Al ...

'') and

(from '' CBBC HQ'' and ''

The Dengineers ''The Dengineers'' is a British children's television series which airs on CBBC and sees the production team (styled as 'dengineers') design themed dens or play houses for children. There have been seven series aired to date, with the most rece ...

'').

Series 7 (Asia)

Ed Petrie confirmed on Twitter that ''All Over the Place Asia'' began filming in 2016 and would be broadcast in 2017. He later announced that the new series would start on Monday 16 January 2017 at 7.45am, on CBBC with returning presenter

, whose last All Over the Place series was series 4 in Australia, and new presenter

, known for being part of the comic duo, Johnny & Inel.

Series 8 (Asia Part 2)

Ed Petrie confirmed on Facebook that All Over the Place Asia Part 2, began filming in 2017 and would be broadcast in 2018. He later announced that the new series would start on Saturday 6 January 2018 at 9.00am, on CBBC. This series was also the first one to not have

appear in every section as some co-presenters doubled up, such as Chris Johnson with

and Johnny Cochrane with

. The new series contained returning presenter

from

Blue Peter ''Blue Peter'' is a British children's television entertainment programme created by John Hunter Blair. It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958. It was broadcast primarily from BBC ...

, whose last All Over the Place series was Series 6 in Europe, and new presenters Ricky Martin from Art Ninja, Tee Cee from WHOOPS I MISSED THE BUS,

Bobby Lockwood Bobby Lockwood (born 24 May 1993) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Mick Campbell in ''House of Anubis'' (2011–2012) and as Rhydian Morris in ''Wolfblood'' (2012–2014). In 2021, he appeared on the BBC medical drama series ...

from

Wolfblood ''Wolfblood'' is a British fantasy teen drama television series. Created by Debbie Moon, it is a co-production between CBBC and ZDF/ZDFE. The television series revolves around the life of the species known as wolfbloods. They are creatures tha ...

, Richard David-Caine from Class Dismissed and Johnny Cochrane from The Johnny and Inel Show. Johnny is also the other half of 'Johnny and Inel' (Inel already appears in the show). Series 8 Episode 1 Title: Supertrees, Laughter Yoga and Rockets Start block: Gardeners of the Galaxy (parody of Guardians of the Galaxy) Why have we stopped here? Because it's random (Laughter Yoga) Song: Mepantigan Mud Games (parody of Shape of You by Ed Sheeran) Things that you munch, when you stop for your lunch (Kimchi) Ed vs Richard: The Main Event (rocket festival, Laos) Series 8 Episode 2 Title: Komodo Dragons, K-Pop and Songkran Start block: Komodo Dragons Things That Stick Out of the...(Ground (Genghis Khan statue)) Song: Seoul fan (parody of Soul Man) fused with K-Pop Star (parody of

Gangnam Style "Gangnam Style" () is a K-pop song by South Korean singer Psy, released on July 15, 2012, by YG Entertainment as the lead single of his sixth studio album, ''Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1'' (''Ssai Yukgap Part 1''). The term "Gangnam Style" is a n ...

Psy Park Jae-sang (; born December 31, 1977), better known by his stage name Psy ( ; ), is a South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter, known domestically for his humorous music videos and stage performances and internationally for his hit singl ...

) Things that you munch...when you stop for your lunch (YouChew (parody of YouTube) and Vietnamese Food) Inel vs Johnny: The Main Event (Songkran (Thai New Year) water fight)

Series 9 (UK)

A new All Over the Place UK began filming in 2018 and was broadcast in 2019. The new series started on Monday 25 February 2019 at 4:30pm on CBBC. This series was the second not to have

appear in every section as some co-presenters doubled up, such as Richard David-Caine with

and

Sam Nixon Samuel Nixon (born 21 March 1986) is an English singer and television presenter. He came third on the '' Pop Idol'' television series in 2003 and is now one half of the duo Sam & Mark, with the other being fellow ''Pop Idol'' contestant Mar ...

with

Mark Rhodes Mark Thomas Rhodes (born 11 September 1981) is an English singer and television presenter, best known as one half of Sam & Mark, the other being Sam Nixon. Career Born in Wolverhampton, England, Rhodes finished in second place in the second ...

. The new series contained returning presenters

, whose last All Over the Place series was Series 7 in Asia (in past series they only featured in sketches but in Series 9 they presented segments on location), and new presenter Yasmin Evans from

Saturday Mash-Up! ''Saturday Mash-Up!'' is a live British Saturday morning children's magazine entertainment programme on CBBC and BBC Two, first broadcast on 30 September 2017. It is currently presented by Joe Tasker, Shereen Cutkelvin and a puppet monster calle ...

, as well as a variety of vloggers who introduced and linked segments in the show.

Accolades

Spin-off

In 2016, a spin-off series titled '' All Over the Workplace'' premiered. The series is hosted by

Alex Riley Kevin Robert Kiley Jr. (born April 28, 1981) is an American former professional wrestler and commentator. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, under the ring name Alex Riley, where he was a participant in the second season of '' NXT''. Pr ...

and is narrated by

. Two series have aired.

References

External links

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