Giving You Everything
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Spice Girls: Giving You Everything is a 2007 British documentary film released to coincide with the 2007 reunion tour of the British all-female pop group the Spice Girls.{{Cite news |last=Barrett |first=Christopher |date=10 November 2007 |title=Girl Power to hit the Headlines a decade on |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=28822769&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2024-11-01 |work=Music Week |page=18 |via=EBSCOhost |issue=45}} It mixes archived film footage with more recent interviews.
Summary
The documentary is centred on the Spice Girls and their creation, rise to fame, exit of member Geri Halliwell, break-up and reunion. The film features narrative insight and commentary from the five girls themselves.
The title of the documentary comes from chorus lyrics from the group's UK number one single "Say You'll Be There".
Viewership
Directed by Bob Smeaton, the documentary made its world première in Australia on FOX8 on Sunday, 16 December 2007 at 7:30pm.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} It later aired in Canada on 19 December 2007 (on the CTV); in New Zealand on 24 December 2007;{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} and on the BBC in the United Kingdom on 31 December 2007.{{Cite news |last=Beacom |first=Brian |date=31 December 2007 |title=Too much sugar and not enough spice TV Pick of the Day Spice Girls: Giving You Everything, BBC1, 7PM |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/336031718 |access-date=2024-11-01 |work=Evening Times |id={{ProQuest|336031718}} }}
The film attracted 3.6 million viewers in the UK, overnight figures suggest. It came second in the timeslot, losing out only to popular soap opera Coronation Street on ITV.
Cast
Crew
- Director: Bob Smeaton
- Executive producer: Robert Massie
- Editor: Damien O' Neill
- Programme executive: Nicki Chapman
- Production manager: Alexandria Pickering
- Post sound: Dave Hayes
- Archive producer: Julian Adamoli
- Head of production: Martha Brass
- Production co-ordinator: Gillian Bristow
- Online editor: Connan McStay
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=1068300|title=Spice Girls: Giving You Everything}}
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