The 5 O'Clock Show is a daytime television chat show on Channel 4, replacing The Paul O'Grady Show. The format was along the same lines as O'Grady's show and consisted of a mixture of celebrity guests, comic stunts and musical performances. Monday to Wednesday's shows tended to be broadcast live, while Thursday and Friday were recorded on Tuesday and Wednesday. The show was broadcast from Studio 3 of The London Studios. The show was axed by Channel 4 on 7 September 2010.[1]

The 5 O'Clock Show
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GenreEntertainment
Presented byPeter Dickson
Voices ofPeter Dickson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producerRobert Gray
Production locations
Running time60 mins (inc. advertisements)
Production companyOlga TV
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release31 May (2010-05-31) –
23 July 2010 (2010-07-23)
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History

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Originally Peter Andre was supposed to be the full-time presenter, but due to other commitments he was unable to fill all the slots.[2] Channel 4 decided to change the format, to have a range of guest hosts filling in. Starting with Lenny Henry's stint, the show's title was altered to Presenter's 5 O'Clock Show.

Guest presenters

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Each week the show was hosted by guest presenters.

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 Peter Andre
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3 Natalie Cassidy Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp Kimberley Walsh and Stephen Mulhern
4 Lenny Henry
5 Denise van Outen and Melanie Sykes
6 Vernon Kay
7 Fern Britton
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Sponsors

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The 5 O'Clock Show with was sponsored by Anglian Windows.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Channel 4 'axes The 5 O'Clock Show'". Digital Spy. 7 September 2010.
  2. ^ "The Latest News from the UK and Around the World".
  3. ^ "Home Improvement Blog - Good to be Home". Good to be Home.
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