Michael Ball (TV programme)

Michael Ball is a British music entertainment television programme presented by Michael Ball that aired on ITV from July 1993 to December 1995.

Michael Ball
GenreEntertainment
Directed byIan Hamilton (season 1)
Jonathan Glazier
(season 2)

Gavin Taylor
(Christmas special)
Presented byMichael Ball
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2 (and a Christmas special)
No. of episodes13 (and a Christmas special)
Production
Executive producersTrish Kinane
Stephen Leahy
ProducerIan Hamilton
Running time30 minutes
(including advertisements)
Production companiesAction Time
Carlton Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release8 July 1993 (1993-07-08) –
24 December 1995 (1995-12-24)

Format

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Each episode featured 2 special guests singing live in the studio. The guests were introduced as being "one of the best" within their genre of music which resulted in some high-profile guests like Ray Charles, James Brown, The Bee Gees and Take That to name a few. The show also featured performances from its host Michael Ball.[1]

Transmissions

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Series Episodes Premiere Finale
1 6 8 July 1993 12 August 1993
2 7 27 July 1994 7 September 1994
Christmas special 1 24 December 1995

Guests

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Season 1

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Episode # Series # Title Original air date
11"Episode #1.1"8 July 1993 (1993-07-08)
21"Episode #1.2"15 July 1993 (1993-07-15)
31"Episode #1.3"22 July 1993 (1993-07-22)
41"Episode #1.4"29 July 1993 (1993-07-29)
51"Episode #1.5"5 August 1993 (1993-08-05)
61"Episode #1.6"12 August 1993 (1993-08-12)

Season 2

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Episode # Series # Title Original air date
12"Episode #2.1"27 July 1994 (1994-07-27)
Guests: Cher & Tony Bennett
22"Episode #2.2"3 August 1994 (1994-08-03)
32"Episode #2.3"10 August 1994 (1994-08-10)
Guests: James Brown & Lulu
42"Episode #2.4"17 August 1994 (1994-08-17)
52"Episode #2.5"24 August 1994 (1994-08-24)
62"Episode #2.6"31 August 1994 (1994-08-31)
72"Episode #2.7"7 September 1994 (1994-09-07)

Christmas special

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Episode # Series # Title Original air date
1-"Episode #3.1"24 December 1995 (1995-12-24)

References

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  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | MICHAEL BALL". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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