Only in America (TV series)

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Only in America
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Title card
Genre Travelogue
Directed byPaul Giddings
Presented by Fearne Cotton
Reggie Yates
Theme music composerJames Burrell [1]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producerSue Morgan
ProducerCarolyn Clancy
Production locationUnited States of America
EditorDuncan Bragg
Camera setupMat Bryant
Running time27 minutes
Original release
Network CBBC Channel
Release15 October (2005-10-15) 
30 December 2005 (2005-12-30)

Only in America is a children's television programme that originally aired in 2005 on the CBBC Channel. It is presented by Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates. [2] [3]

Contents

They are sent on a roadtrip of a lifetime around the United States to discover its attractions, starting in Las Vegas, where they find diners, donuts, shoe trees and Elvis impersonators.

Episodes

Series One

  1. Las Vegas – Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates hit Vegas, finding diners, donuts and an Elvis lookalike.
  2. American Dreams – Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates hit New York in time for the Fourth of July celebrations.
  3. Space – In a space special, Fearne and Reggie defy gravity, spin into orbit and uncover UFOs.
  4. Wild West – Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates wander way out into the Wild West of Arizona.
  5. Proms – Fearne and Reggie go back to class to find out what American high school is really like.
  6. Water – Reggie and Fearne wander into the state of Florida and dive into watery fun.
  7. Summer Camps – Fearne and Reggie hit the summer camps, including basketball camp and fashion camp.
  8. Animals – The duo get close and personal with American animals, including Jake the Hollywood lion.
  9. Inventions – The pair meet innovative kid inventors in California, including winners of the National TOYchallenge sponsored by Sally Ride Science, and computer game testers in forward-looking Seattle.
  10. Superheroes – The bizarre world of superhero conventions, and a Star Wars collection like no other.

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References

  1. Only in America jamesburrellmusic.com
  2. "Fearne Cotton flies from US for TOTP". Digital Spy . 31 July 2005.
  3. "Fearne Cotton shares ADORABLE throwback picture of her and Reggie Yates". Daily Mirror . 14 October 2016.