Carpool (web series)
{{Short description|British web series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox television
| image = CarpoolUK.png
| genre = Talk show
| creator = Robert Llewellyn
| starring = Robert Llewellyn
| language = English
| num_episodes = 106
| list_episodes =
| runtime = 10–30 minutes
| network = www.llewtube.com
iTunes
YouTube
| first_aired = {{start date|2009|1|9|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2014|7|9|df=y}}
| related = Carpool
}}
Carpool is a web series presented by English actor and comedian Robert Llewellyn. In each episode he interviews a guest while giving them a lift in an eco-friendly car (normally a Toyota Prius hybrid electric vehicle). The guests are often well-known British television personalities such as Jonathan Ross or Ade Edmondson. However, Llewellyn also interviews less-well-known figures as long as he feels that they will prove to be an interesting subject. The guests also included Llewellyn's fellow Red Dwarf actors, Danny John Jules, Craig Charles, Chris Barrie and Hattie Hayridge (as well as Tony Hawks, Arthur Smith and Ruby Wax who all appeared in cameo roles in Red Dwarf, while Ed Bye, the show's producer/director, was the first person interviewed for the series). Llewellyn has also reunited with his Scrapheap Challenge co-hosts, Cathy Rogers and Lisa Rogers for interviews.
The show was filmed using small cameras mounted within the car. Llewellyn drives his guest to a destination of their choosing as they talk informally about a variety of subjects. As Llewellyn is driving for the majority of the time, it can be difficult to deal with technical problems especially interference from mobile phones. Occasionally, as in the Lisa Rogers episode, outside events such as being stopped by police interrupt the discussions.
The TV show, based on the web format, has been developed by RDF. Funded and sponsored by Toyota, Carpool was first broadcast on Dave on 4 November 2010.{{cite web
|url=https://twitter.com/bobbyllew/status/25381045723
|date=24 September 2010
|accessdate=14 February 2011
|title=Twitter announcement of Carpool debut on Dave}}
Carpool has been shortlisted for best content partnership in Broadcast Awards.{{cite web
|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2011/05/06/13239/comedies_shortlisted_for_broadcast_awards?rss#ixzz1Lf0SX4BU
|date=May 2011
|accessdate=6 May 2011
|title=Broadcast Awards Shortlist}}
Episodes
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Episode
! Release date ! Guest ! Running time |
|---|
| 1
| 9 January 2009 | Ed Bye | 17:24 |
| 2
| 30 January 2009 | Jonathan Ross (in a Tesla) | 12:34 |
| 3
| 6 February 2009 | 12:01 |
| 4
| 14 February 2009 | 14:03 |
| 5
| 20 February 2009 | 12:40 |
| 6
| 28 February 2009 | 13:07 |
| 7
| 6 March 2009 | Ruby Wax | 20:05 |
| 8
| 13 March 2009 | Stephen Garrett (TV production company Kudos) | 13:06 |
| 9
| 19 March 2009 | Jo Brand | 18:07 |
| 10
| 27 March 2009 | 17:47 |
| 11
| 3 April 2009 | 19:45 |
| 12
| 10 April 2009 | 21:43 |
| 13
| 12 April 2009 | 13:45 |
| 14
| 17 April 2009 | Dom Joly | 18:04 |
| 15
| 24 April 2009 | 21:17 |
| 16
| 1 May 2009 | 22:45 |
| 17
| 8 May 2009 | Channelflipboys | 20:59 |
| 18
| 15 May 2009 | Charlotte McDonnell (formerly Charlie McDonnell) | 17:54 |
| 19
| 23 May 2009 | 31:57 |
| 20
| 29 May 2009 | 21:47 |
| 21
| 5 June 2009 | Jemima Kiss (journalist from The Guardian) | 20:46 |
| 22
| 12 June 2009 | Paul Lavelle (deep sea diver, Polar explorer) | 19:52 |
| 23
| 19 June 2009 | 22:24 |
| 24
| 23 June 2009 | Glastonbury Special | 19:19 |
| 25
| 26 June 2009 | 17:34 |
| 26
| 3 July 2009 | 18:51 |
| 27
| 10 July 2009 | 29:38 |
| 28
| 17 July 2009 | Diarmuid O'Connell (Tesla) | 24:02 |
| 29
| 24 July 2009 | 30:32 |
| 30
| 31 July 2009 | Doug Coleman (Toyota USA) | 17:52 |
| 31
| 7 August 2009 | 28:59 |
| 32
| 14 August 2009 | John Kingston (Honda UK) | 29:00 |
| 33
| 21 August 2009 | David Frank (RDF Media) | 25:11 |
| 34
| 28 August 2009 | 26:56 |
| 35
| 2518865 4 September 2009 | 27:36 |
| 36
| 11 September 2009 | Chelsea Sexton (Who Killed the Electric Car?) | 24:35 |
| 37
| 18 September 2009 | Rich Tuckwell (topgayer car review website) | 25:31 |
| 38
| 25 September 2009 | 30:42 |
| 39
| 2 October 2009 | Dale Vince (Ecotricity founder) | 28:04 |
| 40
| 5 October 2009 | Mitsubishi i MiEV Review (with Catherine Perrin of Mitsubishi) | 09:22 |
| 41
| 9 October 2009 | 27:55 |
| 42
| 16 October 2009 | Paul Fishkin (music producer) | 27:10 |
| 43
| 23 October 2009 | 25:56 |
| 44
| 30 October 2009 | 27:47 |
| 45
| 6 November 2009 | 27:09 |
| 46
| 13 November 2009 | 28:53 |
| 47
| 20 November 2009 | Liz Jackson | 26:50 |
| 48
| 27 November 2009 | Paul Scott (Plug In America) | 23:40 |
| 49
| 4 December 2009 | 26:59 |
| 50
| 11 December 2009 | 29:58 |
| 51
| 18 December 2009 | Richard Herring (Christmas special) | 27:58 |
| 52
| 8 January 2010 | 33:07 |
| 53
| 15 January 2010 | 29:28 |
| 54
| 22 January 2010 | 28:58 |
| 55
| 29 January 2010 | Rebecca Watson (Skepchick) | 28:01 |
| 56
| 5 February 2010 | 31:02 |
| 57
| 12 February 2010 | 28:26 |
| 58
| 19 February 2010 | 25:06 |
| 59
| 26 February 2010 | 25:40 |
| 60
| 5 March 2010 | 26:03 |
| 61
| 12 March 2010 | 29:52 |
| 62
| 19 March 2010 | 29:36 |
| 63
| 26 March 2010 | 29:35 |
| 64
| 2 April 2010 | Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Part 1 | 29:45 |
| 65
| 4 April 2010 | Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Part 2 | 16:10 |
| 66
| 9 April 2010 | 25:57 |
| 67
| 16 April 2010 | 28:00 |
| 68
| 23 April 2010 | 21:10 |
| 69
| 30 April 2010 | 29:24 |
| 70
| 7 May 2010 | 31:56 |
| 71
| 14 May 2010 | 28:56 |
| 72
| 21 May 2010 | 27:56 |
| 73
| 28 May 2010 | Adam Henson ('TractorPool' Special) | 28:27 |
| 74
| 25 June 2010 | 28:38 |
| 75
| 7 January 2011 | Ross Noble (Extended Dave Version) | 27:31 |
| 76
| 14 January 2011 | Stephen K. Amos (Extended Dave Version) | 19:39 |
| 77
| 21 January 2011 | Jason Manford (Extended Dave Version) | 25:36 |
| 78
| 28 January 2011 | Rufus Hound (Extended Dave Version) | 23:40 |
| 79
| 4 February 2011 | Chris Addison (Extended Dave Version) | 21:42 |
| 80
| 11 February 2011 | Arthur Smith (Extended Dave Version) | 28:18 |
| 81
| 17 February 2011 | Rob Brydon (Extended Dave Version) | 25:07 |
| 82
| 25 February 2011 | 28:04 |
| 83
| 1 March 2011 | Tim Minchin (Extended Dave Version) | 23:17 |
| 84
| 11 March 2011 | 22:55 |
| 85
| 17 March 2011 | Craig Charles (Extended Dave Version) | 19:20 |
| 86
| 24 March 2011 | 21:57 |
| 87
| 31 March 2011 | Jeremy Hardy (Extended Dave Version) | 20:30 |
| 88
| 8 April 2011 | Relly Annett-Baker (Twitrelief Special) | 22:10 |
| 89
| 14 April 2011 | Tim Vine (Extended Dave Version) | 18:19 |
| 90
| 22 April 2011 | 24:22 |
| 91
| 29 April 2011 | Phill Jupitus (Extended Dave Version) | 22:52 |
| 92
| 5 May 2011 | 23:56 |
| 93
| 12 May 2011 | Doon Mackichan (Extended Dave Version) | 19:39 |
| 94
| 20 May 2011 | 19:16 |
| 95
| 27 May 2011 | Paul Daniels (Extended Dave Version) | 23:50 |
| 96
| 2 June 2011 | 20:49 |
| 97
| 10 June 2011 | Jim Jefferies (Extended Dave Version) | 17:40 |
| 98
| 17 June 2011 | David Baddiel (Extended Dave Version) | 24:50 |
| 99
| 24 June 2011 | 25:48 |
| 100
| 30 June 2011 | Jason Byrne (Extended Dave Version) | 21:43 |
| 101
| 7 July 2011 | Jo Brand (Extended Dave Version) | 18:08 |
| 102
| 15 July 2011 | Jamie Bestwick (BMX World Champion) | 19:30 |
| 103
| 22 July 2011 | Toby Williams (Comedian also known as Dr George Ryegold) (Extended Dave Version) | 19:02 |
| 104
| 29 July 2011 | Richard Herring (Extended Dave Version) | 19:39 |
| 105
| 20 November 2011 | 26:50 |
| 106
| 9 July 2014 | 28:22 |
| 107
| 29 July 2016 | Richard Bruce (Fully Charged/Carpool Crossover) | 23:03 |
Dave series guests
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Technical failures
Some shows were filmed, but due to technical failures, the episodes were never released. This is a list of them, along with the technical errors that occurred.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxChmIv4VZ4&playnext_from=TL&videos=cCR_gAHndjA&feature=sub|title=Carpool Announcement|date=30 June 2010|work=llewtube}}
- Helen Lederer – Out of focus picture and inaudible sound.
- John Hegley – A "total sound fail".
- Nick Carpenter – Camera batteries were flat. (Filmed on the Silverstone GP Track)
- Cathy Rogers – Microphone failed halfway through, the first half was shown in her other episode
Commissioning
At London Film and Comic Con in July 2009, Danny John-Jules mentioned that RDF Productions (the production company behind Scrapheap Challenge) had commissioned Carpool for broadcast and that Llewellyn is re-shooting a number of episodes in high-definition video for broadcast.
On 30 June 2010, it was announced that new shows will appear on the UKTV channel, Dave, as well as still appearing online after broadcast and that the format of the show will remain unchanged.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jun/30/dave-carpool-robert-llewellyn|title=Dave commissions series based on Robert Llewellyn's web chatshow|date=30 June 2010|work=The Guardian | location=London | first=James | last=Robinson}}
See also
References
External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/carpoolUK Carpool channel on YouTube]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100419141422/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/carpool/id330164532?mt=8 Carpool official iPhone App]
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Category:British television talk shows