The Beat of London

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The Beat of London
GenreVariety
Presented by
Country of origin
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Production locationsLondon, United Kingdom
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network Fox8
Release30 July (2012-07-30) 
10 August 2012 (2012-08-10)

The Beat of London is a variety program aired on Fox8 on 30 July 2012 until 10 August 2012, hosted by Darren McMullen, Laura Whitmore and Dave Berry. [1] [2] [3]

Overview

The programme features world celebrities, sports personalities, comedians and live music gigs including Grammy Award-fame singers like Mark Ronson, Katy B, Dizzee Rascal, and many more. [4]

"I'm extremely excited to be in London for the Games hosting a show that will be focused on a youth audience," was the remark made by McMullen about the program. Dave Berry from London's Capital FM took the responsibility of running a 'pop-up' live studio in a road-bus to the Olympic venues capturing the events targeted for the teenagers of the world. The Beat of London was a joint venture between ITV and Coca-Cola covering more than 30 countries.

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