Money for Nothing (TV programme)

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Money for Nothing
Created bySarah Moore
Presented bySarah Moore
Jay Blades (2017–2020)
Jacqui Joseph (2020–)
JJ Chalmers (2021–)
EJ Osborne (2017–2019; His death)
Narrated by Arthur Smith
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series16
No. of episodes320
Production
Executive producerArthur Moore
ProducerArthur Moore
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesFriel Kean Films Ltd.
BBC Scotland
Original release
Network BBC One
Release7 September 2015 (2015-09-07) 
present
Related
Celebrity Money for Nothing

Money For Nothing is a British consumer television series, hosted on a rotational basis by Sarah Moore, Jacqui Joseph and JJ Chalmers, and formerly by Jay Blades and EJ Osborne. It airs on BBC One. [1] [2] Earlier series are available for viewing on Netflix. [3]

Contents

Format

The premise of the programme is to take items that other people are disposing of and which the presenter rescues from council refuse collection sites. With the help of a designer they are turned into desirable items, which are then sold. Any profit made is then returned to the individual(s) who disposed of the item originally. A voiceover narration is provided by comedian and writer Arthur Smith. Celebrity Money for Nothing was a related programme, which only lasted one series. [4]

Regular designers and craftspeople include: Norman Wilkinson, Rupert Blanchard, Forge Creative (Josh Kennard & Oliver "Oli" Milne), Sarah Peterson, bag designer Neil Wragg, Lighting Expert Duncan McKean of Albert & Edward, Ray Clarke, Daniel Heath, Mark 'Horse' Philips, Bex Simon, The Rag and Bone Man, Guy Trench, Simion Dallas Hawtin-Smith and Bruce Faulseit.

Presenters

Jacqui Joseph joined the presenting team from series 9, [5] with JJ Chalmers joining a series later. [6] Jay Blades first appeared as one of the designer experts for the first two series before becoming a presenter from Series 3 onwards. In 2021, due to other TV commitments ( The Repair Shop , Jay and Dom's Home Fix), Blades ceased to host the programme.[ citation needed ] EJ Osborne joined the presenting team during series 4, but left during series 7 due to illness. He died on 22 September 2020 at Dorothy House Hospice following months of chemotherapy. [7]

Series overview

Regular series

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
Start dateEnd date
1157 September 201527 September 2015
22511 April 201614 November 2016
3306 March 201717 April 2017
4309 October 20176 April 2018
5208 October 20182 November 2018
62011 March 20195 April 2019
7207 October 20191 November 2019
8202 March 20203 November 2020
9204 November 202014 December 2020
102019 April 202114 May 2021
112011 October 20215 November 2021
12206 June 202226 October 2022
132021 September 202215 December 2022
142015 May 202328 June 2023
152029 August 20231 November 2023
16202 April 202430 May 2024

Celebrity series

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
Start dateEnd date
1154 September 201722 September 2017

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References

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  7. "Tributes paid to 'inspiring' BBC TV presenter EJ Osborne". Evening Standard . 24 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.