The Nation's Favourite
| The Nation's Favourite | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 16 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60–90 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Shiver TV |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Original release | 5 December 2010 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | ITV Specials |
The Nation's Favourite... is a British documentary series, celebrating music by a particular artist or theme. Since the show began in 2010 it has been narrated by various TV stars including Liza Tarbuck, Fearne Cotton, Amanda Holden and Kate Thornton[1][2] The programme has celebrated bands and singers including ABBA, the Beatles, the Bee Gees, Elvis Presley and Queen.
ITV viewers were able to vote for their favourite song in the category through the ITV website.[3] Viewers are usually given a few months to vote with the winner being announced at the end of each show.
To date, 16 episodes have been shown with a variety of celebrity narrators including Stephen Mulhern, David Walliams, Alison Steadman, Victoria Wood, Zoë Ball, Matt Lucas, Craig Charles, Rufus Hound, Liza Tarbuck, Fearne Cotton, Amanda Holden and Kate Thornton.
Most episodes are 90 minutes in length, with a few exceptions. For example, The Nation's Favourite Disney Song (2015) was 60 minutes including the advertisement breaks.
Each episode features a number of celebrities who talk about the songs featured in the show, as well as record producers and the singers themselves.
Episodes
| Episode | Show | Air date | Narrator | Viewers (millions) | No. 1 song |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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The Nation's Favourite ABBA Song | 5 December 2010[4] | Kate Thornton | 5.70[5] | "The Winner Takes It All"[6] |
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2
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The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song[7] | 9 December 2011 | Amanda Holden | 3.81[8] | "How Deep Is Your Love" |
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3
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The Nation's Favourite Number One Single | 8 July 2012 | Fearne Cotton | 2.70 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen |
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4
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14 July 2012 | 2.75[9] | |||
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5
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15 July 2012 | 3.68[10] | |||
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6
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The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song | 22 December 2012 | Liza Tarbuck | 1.61[11] | "Fairytale of New York" – The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl |
|
7
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The Nation's Favourite Dance Moment[12] | 22 June 2013 | Rufus Hound | Unknown | Singin' in the Rain |
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8
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The Nation's Favourite Elvis Song[13] | 8 November 2013 | Zoë Ball | 4.48 | "Always On My Mind" |
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9
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The Nation's Favourite Motown Song[14][15] | 6 July 2014 | Craig Charles | 2.15 | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" – Marvin Gaye |
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10
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The Nation's Favourite Queen Song | 11 November 2014 | Matt Lucas | Unknown | "Bohemian Rhapsody"[16] |
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11
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The Nation's Favourite 70s Number One[17] | 5 March 2015 | Zoë Ball | 2.74 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen[18] |
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12
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The Nation's Favourite 80s Number One | 25 July 2015[19] | Unknown | "Every Breath You Take" – The Police | |
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13
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The Sound of ITV – The Nation's Favourite Theme Tune | 16 September 2015[20] | Victoria Wood | 2.39 | [21] Yakety Sax from Benny Hill. |
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14
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The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One[22] | 11 November 2015[23] | Alison Steadman | 2.62 | "Hey Jude"[24] |
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15
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The Nation's Favourite Bond Song[25] | 17 December 2015 | David Walliams | 2.79 | "Skyfall" – Adele |
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16
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The Nation's Favourite Disney Song[26] | 26 December 2015 | Stephen Mulhern | 2.2 | "The Bare Necessities" (from The Jungle Book)[27] |
References
- ↑ The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song (TV 2011– ) - IMDb
- ↑ The Nation’s Favourite Number 1 Single | News | Fearne Cotton
- ↑ ITV TV Shows
- ↑ ITV Player homepage | itvplayer
- ↑ 'The X Factor' semi-final storms past 15m - X Factor News - Reality TV - Digital Spy
- ↑ http://www.abbaontv.com/2010/description-the-nations-favourite-abba-song.html
- ↑ ITV TV Shows
- ↑ Bee Gees special pulls in 3.8m on ITV1 - TV News - Digital Spy
- ↑ Big Brother slumps to 870,000 on Saturday night - Big Brother News - Reality TV - Digital Spy
- ↑ 'Family Guy' rockets to 1.2m on BBC Three after 'Shrek' boost - TV News - Digital Spy
- ↑ 'Strictly Come Dancing' 2012 finale second most-watched ever - Strictly Come Dancing News - Reality TV - Digital Spy
- ↑ http://www.itvmedia.co.uk/nations-greatest-dance-moments
- ↑ http://www.shiver.tv/the-king-of-rocknroll/
- ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week28/nation%E2%80%99s-favourite-motown-song
- ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/shiver-reveal-nation%E2%80%99s-favourite-motown-song-itv#.UzWiVqh_vY8
- ↑ http://tellychat.co.uk/nations-favourite-queen-song-winner-top-20-results-list-itv/
- ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week10/nations-favourite-70s-number-one
- ↑ http://metro.co.uk/2015/03/05/the-nations-favourite-70s-number-one-has-been-revealed-but-here-are-some-70s-classics-which-didnt-make-the-cut-5090415/
- ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week31/nations-favourite-80s-number-1
- ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week38/sound-itv-nations-favourite-theme-tune
- ↑ http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-previews/itv-takes-down-memory-lane-6451139
- ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/nations-favourite-beatles-number-one
- ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week46/nations-favourite-beatles-number-one
- ↑ http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/hey-jude-voted-the-uk-s-favourite-beatles-number-one-single-on-itv-a3112281.html
- ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week51/nations-favourite-bond-song
- ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week52/nations-favourite-disney-song
- ↑ metro.co.uk/2015/12/26/the-nations-favourite-disney-song-is-surprisingly-not-let-it-go-from-frozen-5582842/
