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That's Showbusiness

{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}

{{Infobox television

| image =

| genre = Game show

| creator = Jeremy Pascall
Phil Swern

| presenter = Mike Smith

| starring = Team captains
Gloria Hunniford (1989-91)
Kenny Everett (1989-91)

| theme_music_composer = Ed Welch (1989-91)
Debbie Wiseman (1992-94)
Helene Muddiman (1995-96)

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| num_series = 8

| num_episodes = 132 (inc. 8 specials)

| location = New Broadcasting House{{cite web |url=https://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/the-rest-of-the-uk-today/old-bbc-regional-production-studios/ |title=Old BBC Regional Production Studios |publisher=TV Studio History |accessdate=21 December 2021}}

| runtime = 30 minutes

| company = BBC North

| channel = BBC1

| first_aired = {{start date|1989|5|20|df=yes}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1996|7|8|df=yes}}

}}

That's Showbusiness is a game show that aired on BBC1 from 20 May 1989 to 8 July 1996 and hosted by Mike Smith.

Format

In the first three series, the game was played with two teams of three, with team captains Kenny Everett and Gloria Hunniford competing. From the fourth series onwards, the game was played with two teams of two celebrities with no team captains competing. The quiz was split into various rounds and scoring was usually two points per answer or one point if offered across to the opposing team for a bonus. The rounds altered slightly from series to series. The following featured significantly:

  • Three Questions – based on a comedy clip.
  • Romantic Triangles – where the teams must try and guess which celebrity two other celebrities had been romantically involved with.
  • Guess which of these three people said this particular quote
  • Movie – Each team member would see a clip of a classic or newly released film and asked relevant questions on the film and/or its stars.
  • Videoke – Each team would sing along to a music video or performance, the video would fade out and hopefully, when it was faded back in again, they would be in the right place.
  • "Quickfire" – 12 themed questions to be answered alternately by teammates within one minute.

Transmissions

=Series=

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SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
120 May 1989{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d5ca2692d36542d9a03a321e75e0d67c |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 20 May 1989 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}26 August 1989{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/40f223675de94efdad016b6093df2b20 |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 26 August 1989 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}14
22 June 1990{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/62c12a5eea4242dc8500435383748b32 |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 2 June 1990 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}25 August 1990{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/80cbea567b054ecd81fd2c9c58f5085a |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 25 August 1990 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}12
320 April 1991{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cd299c3c7371495dbc4e7ba9b3d2083c |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 20 April 1991 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}13 July 1991{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/868ee9908197475fa9243d99207a7be8 |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 13 July 1991 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}13
411 April 1992{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/670d7de7e5b141a1ac7ef5af7701e253 |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 11 April 1992 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}18 July 1992{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ee3de06c2fd44c4b8f16bc051e061d99 |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 18 July 1992 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}14
59 January 1993{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/fc28fc86bf174cb0a4afd13b91b72962 |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 9 January 1993 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}3 April 1993{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/12e242be5d084315b90e161376c2b7e2 |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 3 April 1993 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}13
617 January 1994{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5c11f00905ff45919aa5b789f8eba8f9 |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 17 January 1994 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}15 August 1994{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/513a9d653d5c4799b7308eaf8d5cbfab |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 15 August 1994 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}27
76 March 1995{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e4527defe624496f82e206ee6dd639da |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 6 March 1995 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}15 September 1995{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c466b99853de4e9b82bdb56615287e8d |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 15 September 1995 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}26
81 April 1996{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ab819a73116a4ffea57c7fa9c492e779 |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 1 April 1996 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}8 July 1996{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2af11c998bd54205a2777f8891d6a359 |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 8 July 1996 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}13

=Specials=

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DateEntitle
30 December 1989{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6a68d56784eb4999a134ddf27241fc50 |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 30 December 1989 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}Holiday Special
31 December 1990{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9d599a18083e4747accaabcad761d4ce |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 31 December 1990 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}New Year's Eve Special
31 December 1991{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c1e6ea6e5a7c4a7987873bfe85c19884 |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 31 December 1991 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}New Year's Eve Special
31 December 1992{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8362c6da1d464c749e9620c610530e89 |title=That's Showbusiness New Year's Eve Show – BBC One London – 31 December 1992 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}New Year's Eve Special
20 December 1993{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8ff1a27006fc469792695f364e0e222a |title=That's Showbusiness – BBC One London – 20 December 1993 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}Christmas Special
22 December 1994{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/183c062cae0f4fe4af2dc0a0c1dbea0e |title=That's Showbusiness Christmas Special – BBC One London – 22 December 1994 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}Christmas Special
18 February 1995{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cc9b85a9acd943a2a288d05074780287 |title=That's Eastenders – BBC One London – 18 February 1995 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}Eastenders Special
29 December 1995{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4827d74e9a8d4a0f959ad8e4c59105d8 |title=That's Showbusiness Movies Special – BBC One London – 29 December 1995 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=10 August 2016}}Movies Special

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb title|0179052}}
  • {{UKGameshow|That%27s_Showbusiness}}

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