Celador
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- This article is about the television production company. For the metal band, see Cellador.
Celador is an independent production company formed in 1983. It has produced a number of popular light entertainment shows, but is probably best known for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
The chairman is Paul Smith, and Bob Davis (otherwise known as Jasper Carrott) owns a substantial share in the company.
In 2006, Celador offered the rights and UK programme library of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? for sale, with a view toward the eventual sale of other parts of the business.
The company now has several strands:
- Celador Productions: Light entertainment television and radio shows
- All About Me
- The Detectives
- Many Jasper Carrott stand up shows, such as Canned Carrott
- You Are What You Eat Channel 4
- It's Been a Bad Week BBC Radio 2 topical comedy starring Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Sue Perkins, Mitch Benn & Toby Longworth
- The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna
- National Lottery Winning Lines
- Richard Digance's Greatest Bits
- Celador Films
- Separate Lives directed by Julian Fellowes
- The Descent (2005) directed by Neil Marshall
- Dirty Pretty Things
- Celador International handles international sales of formats
- Celador Radio Broadcasting
Is bidding for new FM licences as they are advertised by OFCOM. Each application is supported by a board of directors of prominent members from each community and the proposed services will be geared towards listeners aged over 35.
The Celador Radio Broadcasting Board consists of Paul Smith, Chris Tarrant, former Controller of BBC Radio 2 Jim Moir and UBC Media's Simon Cole and Tim Blackmore.
- Celador Music & Events
