Richard & Judy

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Richard & Judy
Genre Talk show
Running time 60 minutes
Creator(s) Richard Madeley
Judy Finnigan
Starring Richard Madeley
Judy Finnigan
Country of origin UK
Original channel Channel 4
Original run November 26, 2001–present
IMDb profile

Richard & Judy is an afternoon magazine/talk-show in the UK presented by married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The programme is a magazine show that often features the world's most famous stars, along with features including their Book Club, Wine Club and Cinema Club.

The couple were signed by Channel 4 after presenting ITV's This Morning for over a decade in the 1990s.

The show is produced by Cactus Television, a member of the ALL3MEDIA group.

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[edit] You Say We Pay

This daily competition has a viewer at home describing images on screen for Richard and Judy (who can't see the images) to guess. For each correct answer, the viewer wins £1000.

The game also appeared on the third series of Matt Lucas' and David Walliams' comedy hit Little Britain. Fictional characters Lou and Andy were seen playing the game, and Andy didn't really seem to get the hang of it.

In January 2006, MP and Celebrity Big Brother UK contestant George Galloway played the quiz and won his housemates' shopping budget for the week. Tony Blair and Abi Titmuss have also participated when they were guests on the programme.

[edit] Richard & Judy Book Club

In 2004, the Richard & Judy Book Club was added as a regular segment of the show. It been credited as having a massive effect on the sales of the books it features [1], much like Oprah's Book Club in the USA. Each year they feature ten books and have discussions during the programme, often with guests. Alongside the discussions and programme features, the novels in contention for the Richard & Judy Book of the Year Award, presented at the British Book Awards, the winner being the book that gets the most votes from the public.

[edit] 2004

[edit] 2005

[edit] 2006

[edit] Richard & Judy Summer Book Club

[edit] 2004

[edit] 2005

  • Karen Quinn - The Ivy Chronicles
  • George Hagen - The Laments
  • Anthony Capella - The Food Of Love
  • Susan Fletcher- Eve Green
  • Ben Sherwood - The Life and Death of Charlie St Cloud
  • David Wolstencroft - Good News, Bad News

[edit] 2006

[edit] Richard & Judy Wine Club

Hoping to emulate the success of their book club, Richard and Judy launched their wine club in 2005. Focussing on a different selection of wine each week, they reviewed the wines and gave tasting notes to the viewers.

[edit] Series

The New Paul O'Grady Show now shares the time slot with Richard and Judy, with the shows alternating every three months. The New Paul O'Grady Show began on March 27, 2006 and ended on June 16, 2006. Richard & Judy then took over on June 19, 2006 and ended on September 1, 2006.

[edit] External links

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