''Totally Saturday'' is an entertainment and audience participation programme aired by the
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
in the United Kingdom. It premiered on
BBC One
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on 6 June 2009 and ran for seven weeks.
Production
The seven-part series, produced by
BBC Vision, Unlike
Noel's House Party
''Noel's House Party'' is a BBC light entertainment series that was hosted by Noel Edmonds. Set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to much innuendo, it ran from 23 November 1991 to 20 March 1999 on BBC One and ...
the show been broadcast for 7 weeks and was commissioned by BBC One Controller
Jay Hunt and Controller of Entertainment Commissioning Mark Linsey. A pilot for the show was created months beforehand.
Content
The show turns the tables on members of the audience, by assuming control of their possessions, and putting them centre stage along with celebrities. During the live show, viewers could join in from their homes. One game was called the "Hamster Run", which viewers played with Norton via telephone. Participants had the chance to win a holiday.
Cancellation
On 6 July 2009, it was announced that the BBC have decided to axe the show after just one series, due to poor ratings.
Episodes
References
External links
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* {{Cite web , url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/beonashow/totally_saturday.shtml , title=''Totally Saturday'' – Be on a Show , publisher=BBC
2009 British television series debuts
2009 British television series endings
BBC One original programming
BBC television game shows
British English-language television shows