Beat The Star

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Beat the Star
Genre Game show
Presented by Vernon Kay
Country of origin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Producer(s) Jörg Grabosch, Matt Paice, Ed Forsdick[1]
Location(s) Flag of Germany Germany
Running time 75 minutes
Production
company(s)		 Gallowgate, Diverse, BrainPool[1]
Broadcast
Original channel ITV
Original run 20 April 2008 – present
External links
Official website

Beat the Star is an British game show airing on television network ITV. It is the British version of Schlag den Raab, a German game show that is internationally advertised as Beat your Host. A candidate who can beat a celebrity in a number of disciplines wins the jackpot, starting at £50,000. As of May 2008, it airs on ITV between 18:45 and 20:00 on Sundays.

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[edit] Premise

Each episode features one contestant battling against a celebrity in a number of disciplines.[2] The games include sports contests such as climbing, motorsport, biathlon and ice hockey, puzzles and various other challenges.[3] The contestant can make £50,000. If the celebrity wins, the jackpot rolls over. Vernon Kay hosts the show that is produced by Gallowgate.[4]

[edit] Recording

The show is recorded in Cologne, Germany. A pilot was shot on November 5, 2007.[5]. Eight episodes were recorded during April 2008.[6] Members of the studio audience can win €500 or one of 20 tickets for German Schlag den Raab.[7] Candidates needed to be at least 18 years of age, have a driving licence and a passport.[8]

[edit] Audience share

For the first two episodes the audience share was 23 % or 5 million people.[9]

[edit] Episodes

Episode Candidate Celebrity Recording date
Broadcast date		 Games Winner
Prize
Pilot Richard Iwan Thomas 5 November 2007
-		 Car Ball, ... Iwan Thomas
-
S1E1 Dan Ivey, 30, Police Man, Plymouth Amir Khan[10] 8 April 2008
20 April 2008		 Nail It, Grime Trial, The Pole, The Squeeze, Hang Bar, Face Off, Shoot Out Amir Khan
-
S1E2 Chris Rainford, 43, Fire Fighter, Chorley Darren Gough 10 April 2008
27 April 2008		 The Tower, Burn Out, Cageball, The Chop, Mathletics Chris Rainford
100,000
S1E3 Brenton Amedee, 32, Compliance Officer, London Mark Foster 14 April 2008
4 May 2008		 Row Your Boat, Car Ball, 360, Flying Feathers, Navigator, Blind Man's Buffet Mark Foster
-
S1E4 Pete Russell, 27, Teacher, Bournemouth Martin Offiah 16 April 2008
11 May 2008		 Ring The Bell, Vertigo, The Target, Card Duel, The Saw, Bottle It Pete Russell
100,000
S1E5 Mick Mason, 35, IT consultant, Kent Kelvin Fletcher 18 April 2008
18 May 2008		 Second Best, Kart Attack, Who Zoo, Dodge 'Em, Total Recall, Big Shot Mick Mason
50,000
S1E6 Jamie Plumb, 26, medical doctor, Derby Greg Rusedski 22 April 2008
25 May 2008		 The Weigh In, Moto Head, Hammer Time, Flight Path, Mind The Gap, Full Beam Greg Rusedski
-
S1E7 Rachael Hornigold, 30, Surgeon, East Sussex Martina Navratilova[11] 24 April 2008
1 June 2008		 Top Spin, Roller Ball, The Big Picture, Strike Out, Guesstimation, Get In, Globe Trotting Rachael Hornigold
100,000
S1E8 26 April 2008
22 June 2008

[edit] Differences between Beat the Star and Schlag den Raab

The running time of the original German version is at least four hours with up to 15 individual games, whereas the British version lasts only 75 minutes and only seven games are played. The German version is broadcast live and starts with the selection of one of five candidates by televoting. The British remake is pre-recorded.[12] In the German version, a member of the TV audience can win one or more cars, in the British version a member of the studio audience can win €500.[7] The British version features different celebrities, whereas the German version is centred on television entertainer and late show host Stefan Raab.[13] In the German version there's a jackpot starting with 500.000€. The highest prizemoney was 2,5 million Euros on 31 May 2008.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Info on Beat the Star. SevenOneInternational. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
  2. ^ Games master. Telegraph. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  3. ^ Can Khan win Vernon's challenge?. digiguide. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
  4. ^ Beat The Star on ITV1. ITV. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
  5. ^ "Beat the Star" with Vernon Kay, Monday 5.Nov.2007 - Germany. toytowngermany. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
  6. ^ recording dates of Beat the Star. mediabolo.de. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
  7. ^ a b tickets for Beat the Star. mediabolo.de. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
  8. ^ search for candidates. lincsquad.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
  9. ^ «Beat the Star» hält sich auf gutem Niveau. quotenmeter.de. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  10. ^ programme details. uk-tv-guide. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  11. ^ Think you Khan beat Amir?. The Sun. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  12. ^ Blog: Can ITV beat the ratings?. broadcastnow. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  13. ^ Exporting TV page 2. ProSiebenSat1. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.

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