...on Television

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...on Television
Also known as
  • Clive James on Television
  • Floyd on Television
  • Tarrant on TV
  • It's Clarkson on TV
GenreComedy
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series21
Production
Running time30–60 minutes (including adverts)
Production companies
Original release
Network ITV
Release19 September 1982 (1982-09-19) 
5 October 2006 (2006-10-05)
Release25 December 2020 (2020-12-25) 
29 August 2021 (2021-08-29)
Related
  • Tarrant's Ten Years of Television
  • Tarrant on CCTV

...on Television or ...on TV, is a long-running late-night television programme on ITV. The programme, which was made first by LWT and then Granada Productions, featured a number of clips from unusual or (often unintentionally) amusing television programmes and commercials from around the world.

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The show was first presented by TV critic and journalist Clive James between 1982 and 1988, followed by celebrity chef Keith Floyd in 1989. Chris Tarrant took over as presenter from 1990 to 1996, with James briefly returning in 1997. Tarrant resumed as presenter from 1998 until the show ended in 2006. On Christmas Day 2020, the show was revived for a one-off special with Jeremy Clarkson as host. Another episode with Clarkson aired in April 2021, with a series of three episodes being broadcast after Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in July 2021.

Early years

The show began in 1982, hosted by the Australian television critic and satirist Clive James. The series showed funny and bizarre clips from TV shows and adverts from around the world, most notably from the Far Eastern countries of Japan and Korea. The series popularised the Japanese show Endurance which followed numerous contestants as they underwent painful tasks around the world.

After James joined the BBC in 1988, celebrity chef Keith Floyd was brought in for a six-episode series in 1989 before Chris Tarrant took over in 1990.

Later years

For its tenth anniversary in 1992, Tarrant presented a compilation series entitled Tarrant's Ten Years of Television (later 10 Years on TV), which showed clips from the past five series and specials. It also included extra footage that was deemed unsuitable for transmission in the original show.

In 1997, Clive James returned as host for two series, produced by Watchmaker Productions for Carlton Television, in 1997 and 1998.

Tarrant on TV

The show continued to show bizarre clips from all over the world. But they now often included nudity, strong language, and crude or dark humour. Examples include a Japanese crying contest, a Japanese contraception advert, a profane North Korean propaganda film, and an advert showing ping pong balls being fired from the bottom. Tarrant on TV also began to cover more violent and unusual programming such as the Jerry Springer Show or The Man Show . [1] Additionally, many acclaimed public information films were shown from around the world, particularly road safety campaigns from the Transport Accident Commission of Australia and Land Transport New Zealand.

With a different presenter, the format was also altered to include a special guest. On 4 April 1992, Mel Brooks appeared on the show. The show's content focused on different types of humour in Sweden, America and Israel. However the celebrity guest format was dropped by LWT because it was deemed too expensive to pay for cinematic clips and a guest star each week.[ citation needed ]

The last series of Tarrant on TV was in 2005, with a special broadcast in October 2006. The theme tune between 1996 and 2006 was Syd Dale's "The Penthouse Suite".[ citation needed ]

It's Clarkson on TV

On Christmas Day 2020, a revival of the show was broadcast, with Jeremy Clarkson hosting a review of the year's television. [2] [3] [4] A second episode was broadcast on 2 April 2021 with a series following in July 2021. [5] [6] [7] Now produced for ITV by Expectation Entertainment, [8] the series has moved away from featuring as many foreign television clips (such as Japanese game show Endurance) as its predecessors, with British dramas such as White House Farm, Quiz and Des critiqued alongside English-language shows on streaming services, such as Love is Blind and Selling Sunset.

Transmissions

No full series was aired between 1985 and 1988, and in 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1997; however, special episodes were often broadcast.

Regular series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateHost
119 September 198231 October 1982 Clive James
223 October 19834 December 1983
328 October 19842 December 1984
45 March 198916 April 1989 Keith Floyd
521 January 199025 February 1990 Chris Tarrant
6 (Tarrant's Ten Years of..)13 February 199320 March 1993
7 (10 Years on..)19 March 199516 April 1995
88 September 199613 October 1996
94 January 199822 February 1998
103 January 199921 March 1999
114 January 200028 February 2000
1221 January 200118 March 2001
133 May 20025 July 2002
1412 September 20027 November 2002
152 January 200325 May 2003
166 February 200422 March 2004
17 (The Best of...)10 June 20041 July 2004
188 October 200423 November 2004
1930 May 200527 June 2005

Revived series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateHost
14 September 199716 October 1997 Clive James
211 November 199821 December 1998

Specials

Hosted by Clive James:

Hosted by Chris Tarrant:

Hosted by Jeremy Clarkson:

It's Clarkson on TV series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateHost
110 July 202129 August 2021 Jeremy Clarkson

See also

References

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  13. Bennett, Steve. "Jon Richardson to host Comedy Central clip show : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
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  15. "News: Comedy Central Shows For Jon Richardson And Sara Pascoe". Beyond The Joke. 23 September 2020.