This is a complete list of shows about and relating to Big Brother (UK).
Big Brother is a daily show, featuring highlights of events that have occurred in the Big Brother House on the previous day.
From 2000-2010 during the Channel 4 broadcast it was Narrated by Marcus Bentley, it was generally 60 minutes in length if aired at 9pm, and 75 if aired at 10pm. The show was sometimes referred to as the "Channel 4 show", the "catch-up show", the "main show", or the "highlights show". On Fridays it was aired as the first part of the eviction show.
The programme is currently broadcasted by Channel 5 and airs each night for 60 minutes.
There is no title of Big Brother during the opening sequence or after advert breaks, as the Big Brother Eye is expected to be known to most people.
Big Brother Eviction is a program where a housemate is evicted from the Big Brother house
From 2000-2010 during the Channel 4 broadcast it aired as a two-part show on Fridays from 9pm, presented by Davina McCall. The first 60 minutes of the show were highlights of the previous day, shown in the same format as Big Brother.
The show returned at 10.35pm for half an hour, when the housemate with the largest percentage of the public vote is evicted and interviewed by McCall. At the end of the interview, the evictee is shown their "Time in the house", a compilation of their most memorable moments in the house. During Big Brother 10, two special guests such as celebrities and psychologists joined the evictee, giving their questions and views on how they fared in the Big Brother house, however this was not carried through to any of the series that followed.
Eviction shows are often extended if something special is happening that night, such as new housemates, a double eviction, or a secret task. Timings were changed briefly in Big Brother 9 in order to achieve better ratings, however they soon reverted back to normal.
From 2011-present during the Channel 5 broadcast it airs as one show on Fridays from 9pm, presented by Brian Dowling. Within the first 45 minutes highlights of the previous day are shown, in the same format as Big Brother.
The final 15 minutes of the same show is when the housemate with the smallest percentage of the public vote to save is evicted and interviewed by Dowling. At the end of the interview, the evictee is shown their "Time in the house", a compilation of their most memorable moments in the house.
So far there have been no extended eviction shows airing on Channel 5.
Big Brother: Live From The House is set to be a one hour show airing after a major event (such as an eviction or a new housemate entering) in the house between 10pm until 11pm. It will air on 5*, Channel 5's sister channel, after the main show and before Big Brother's Bit On the Side. It will first air as part of Celebrity Big Brother 2012's schedule.
The programme is set to feature one hour of 'live' streaming, which was absent from both Celebrity Big Brother 2011 and Big Brother 2011.
Big Brother's Bit on the Side[1] is the daily news/magazine based show about Big Brother presented weekdays by Emma Willis and by Alice Levine on the weekend shows.[2]
The show's first episode aired on Channel 5 at the time of 10:30pm on 18 August, straight after the launch of the 2011 celebrity series[3] with Alex Reid as the first panelist on the show. The show airs nightly straight after the main show, airing on either 5* or Channel 5 depending on the day.[2]
On Monday's show the results of the weeks nominations are annouced live from the house and discussed with the panel and audience whilst Sunday's edition of the show is a 'Sunday game show', based on the weeks action from the house, with Josie Gibson and Jamie East as the regular team captains. Jamie and Alice also appear regularly as panelists on the weekday shows. The Chawner family have also briefly appeared on the show as TV critics.
The weekday shows feature a panel of guests. Panellists that have appeared on the show, so far, have included many ex Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother contestants Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace, Alex Reid, Amy Childs, Anthony Hutton, Brian Belo, Chantelle Houghton, Corin Forshaw, Christian Howes, Dane Bowers, Darryn Lyons, Jedward, Jodie Marsh, John McCririck, Josie Gibson, Kerry Katona, Lady Sovereign, Makosi Musambasi, Marcus Akin, Michelle Bass, Michelle Heaton, Narinder Kaur, Nick Bateman, Nicola Tappenden, Nikki Grahame, Paddy Doherty, Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, Pete Bennett, Pete Burns (regular panelist), Rachael White, Rebeckah Vaughan, Rex Newmark, Rodrigo Lopes, Sally Bercow, Sam Pepper, Shabby Katchadourian, Tara Reid, Tashie Jackson, Terry Christian, Vanessa Feltz and Victor Ebuwa, amongst other celebrities not directly linked to Big Brother such as Kate Walsh and Jay Camilleri from E4's Dirty Sexy Things.
Other guests have appeared on the Sunday game show edition in special roles such as scorekeeper, including Big Brother contestants Angel McKenzie, Carole Vincent (each week), Charlie Drummond, David Ramsden, Freddie Fisher, Gerry Stergiopoulos, Jon Tickle and Kemal Shahin.
Currently, the schedule is as follows:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel 5 | 5* | Channel 5 | 5* | |||
| Main Hosts | Broadcast |
|---|---|
| Emma Willis | Monday-Friday |
| Alice Levine | Saturday and Sunday |
| Brian Dowling (guest) | 31 Oct–4 Nov 2011 |
| Co-Hosts | |
| Jamie East | Saturday and Sunday |
| Josie Gibson | Sunday |
Note: Emma Willis hosted the August 27 2011 Saturday show of the eighth celebrity series, due to Alice Levine attending a wedding.
Note: Jamie East and Alice Levine hosted the 14 October 2011 show due to Emma Willis taking an extended weekend break.
| Person(s) | Title |
|---|---|
| Alice Levine Jamie East Josie Gibson |
Roving Reporters Panelists |
| John McCririck | Sex expert |
| Christian Howes | Social Media expert #WILF |
| Lauren Harries Pete Burns |
Fashion experts |
| Victor Ebuwa | Various |
| Nikki Grahame | Psychologist |
| Brian Dowling | Big Brother host (eviction/live shows) |
These are a collection of shows that are shown a couple of days before the live launch of an upcoming series. They are usually recaps of previous series and catchup of previous housemates. Dermot O'Leary was usually the host until his departure from the show in 2008.
| Name | Series | Date aired | Description | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Brother: The Winner’s Story | Post BB12 | 16 November 2011 | A look back on the winner of Big Brother 2011 of Big Brother's time in the house. | Marcus Bentley |
| Celebrity Big Brother: The Winner’s Story | Post CBB8 | 9 September 2011 | A look back on the winner of eighth series of Celebrity Big Brother's time in the house. | Marcus Bentley |
| Big Brother: Silent Library | Pre CBB8/BB12 | 16 August 2011 | Six former ‘Big Brother’ participants, who face the daunting challenges of the Library in order to win money for Great Ormand Street Hospital. Former housemates who took part in the special were Spencer Smith from Big Brother 3, Big Brother 7 runner-up Glyn Wise, Big Brother 8 winner Brian Belo, Marcus Akin from Big Brother 10, Big Brother 11's Sam Pepper and Big Brother 11 winner Josie Gibson. | Zero Kazama |
| Big Brother Exposed: The Inside Story | BB11 | 28 May 2010 | Behind-the-scenes documentary of all the series in Big Brother | Davina McCall |
| Big Brother's Big Awards Show | BB11 | 22 May 2010 | Celebrating the best moments of Big Brother from series 1-10 | Davina McCall |
| Top 20 Celebrity Big Brother Moments | CBB7 | 28 December 2009 | A look back at the top twenty Celebrity Big Brother moments from its first six series, which were voted by viewers online | Jack Whitehall |
| Big Brother: A Decade In The Headlines | BB10 | 30 May 2009 | A look back at the impact Big Brother has had on the world | Grace Dent |
| Big Brother's Big Quiz | BB10 | 29 May 2009 | Involves ex-housemates and comedians answering questions all things Big Brother | Davina McCall |
| Jade: As Seen On TV | BB10 | 26 May 2009 | Programme looking back at Jade Goody's life | Patsy Palmer |
| Why I Love Celebrity Big Brother | CBB6 | 27 December 2008 | Programme which shows the best parts of past series of Celebrity Big Brother, plus interviews from celebrity fans and past housemates | George Lamb |
| The Big Brother Launch Night Project | BB9 | 5 June 2008 | A special show on the Launch Night of Big Brother 9 links The Sunday Night Project to Big Brother | Alan Carr Justin Lee Collins |
| Big Brother: The Auditions | BB9 | 1 June 2008 | 2 part series showing a look at the 2008 auditions featuring ex-housemates, including Nikki Grahame, Michelle Bass and Charley Uchea | Mathew Horne |
| Big Brother: More Auditions | 2 June 2008 | |||
| Big Brother: According To Russell Brand | BB8 | 25 May 2007 | Russell Brand looks back at the history of Big Brother UK | Russell Brand |
| Big Brother: After They Were Housemates | BB7 | 25 May 2007 | Dermot O'Leary chats to housemates about their life after their time in the house | Marcus Bentley |
| Big Brother: Around The World | BB:CH | 30 December 2007 | The best of the housemates, the arguments, the romance, the twists and the controversies from across the globe. | Dermot O'Leary |
| Big Brother: Most Funniest Moments | BB6 | May 2005 | The Funniest Moments from series 1–5 | Dermot O'Leary |
| Big Brother: Most Outrageous Moments | BB6 | May 2005 | The Most Outrageous Moments from series 1–5 | Dermot O'Leary |
| Big Brother: The Love Stories | BB7 | May 2006 | Marcus Bentley up with the contests who created romance inside the house | Marcus Bentley |
| Big Brother: Top 20 Housemates | BB6 | May 2005 | Dermot O'Leary takes us through the top 20 housemates from series 1 to 5 | Dermot O'Leary |
| Big Brother: Top 20 Housemates | BB7 | May 2006 | Dermot O'Leary takes us through the top 20 housemates from series 1 to 6 | Dermot O'Leary |
| Big Brother: Living With Evil | CBB3 | 5 January 2005 | Dermot O'Leary brings us back through the series when Big Brother turned evil | Dermot O'Leary |
| Big Brother: Top 50 Moments | BB5 | May 2004 | Dermot O'Leary takes us through the top 50 moments from series 1 to 4 | Dermot O'Leary |
| Big Brother: The Celebrity Years | CBB4 | January 2006 | Dermot O'Leary takes us through series 1 to 3 of the celebrity edition | Dermot O'Leary |
| The Best of Celebrity Big Brother 2006 | CBB5 | 30 December 2006 | Dermot O'Leary takes us back to CBB4 | Dermot O'Leary |
| How Not To Get On Big Brother | BB4 | May 2003 | A look at how not to get chosen to enter the house | Mackenzie Crook |
| Big Brother Hopefuls | Various | Various | Prior to some of the earlier series of Big Brother, potential housemates' audition tapes would be shown in the mornings on E4, during the timeslots Big Brother Live would be filling in the coming weeks. | None |
| Big Brother: Small World | BB2 | May 2001 | The best of Big Brother from around the globe | Davina McCall |
| Inside Big Brother | BB2 | May 2001 | See how the first series in the UK was made | Adam Buxton |
| Big Brother: The World is Watching | BB1 | September 2000 | A look at the first ever Big Brother in Holland |
A Big Brother Special is a general term that is used to describe any Big Brother show hosted by Davina McCall instead of the usual highlight show (the Eviction show is not a special show). Examples of special shows are Craig's surprise eviction, Eugene winning £50,000 (BB6), Chantelle becoming a celebrity (CBB4), Aisleyne and Sam entering the house (BB7), Liam winning £100,000 (BB8), and Lisa and Sara winning £25,000 each (BB9).
OK! TV: When 'Bruv Takes Over was hosted by Jeff Brazier and Jenny Frost live from Elstree. The show launched from the Big Brother compound at Elstree Studios on 17 August 2011 with a preview of the new house. It provided updated news, gossip and discussion on events in the house with a variety of celebrity guests dropping in.[4] However the show was axed due to low ratings and Channel 5's contract with ITN being withdrawn [5]
Big Brother Live was live streaming from the house.
It aired mostly on E4 for the Channel 4 broadcast, and sometimes for 1 or 2 hours early in the morning on Channel 4
The feed was presented as live, but was actually transmitted on a 15 minute delay to enable producers to censor any material that is inappropriate.
Big Brother's Little Brother (also known as BBLB) is a magazine television programme that aired from 2001-2010 on Channel 4 and E4, running in conjunction with each series of Big Brother.
It was presented by Dermot O'Leary until January 2008. Then by George Lamb by himself from June 2008-January 2010, for Channel 4's last series of the show Emma Willis joined him.
Between 6 June and 25 July 2008 Zezi Ifore was a co-presenter but was removed.[6]
The programme looks at Big Brother-related activities outside the House and features interviews with celebrities, journalists and friends and family of housemates, and sometimes recently evicted housemates. It also gives updates to events in the House, including announcing on Mondays who is up for nomination. The show is filmed in The George Lucas Stage at Elstree Studios, which is only a short walk from the main house itself.
The show was first aired on 29 May 2001 as a part of Big Brother 2. Natalie Casey was a co-host with O'Leary for the first week that year. It was shown every Sunday morning as part of Channel 4's T4 slot as well as on E4 during the week.
For Celebrity Big Brother 2006, broadcast in January 2006, Big Brother's Little Brother was moved to a morning slot of 8 am on Channel 4 and renamed Big Brother's Little Breakfast. It was moved back to its previous timeslot on E4 for Big Brother 7 and subsequent series.
Over the years, Big Brother's Little Brother has had many features introduced, from quizzes to secret cameras. The following is a list of some of the items the show has launched:
BBLB was axed after the move to Channel 5, although it was initially said to return. It was replaced with Big Brother's Bit On The Side, which is said to be a combination of BBLB and BBBM.
Big Brother's Big Mouth, formerly named Big Brother's EFourum, was introduced with Big Brother 5 and was hosted by Russell Brand. The first series of the show was broadcast at 7:30 pm on E4 before being moved to a post-watershed slot, immediately after the Channel 4 highlights show, where it has since remained. A studio audience of fans and two celebrity guests discuss the latest happenings in the Big Brother House, while viewers are able to contribute via phone, e-mail, text polls, or by leaving a message on the 24-hour "Mouthpiece" rant line. As of 2007, Brand no longer presented this show and the guest presenters listed below hosted the Series Eight programmes. James Corden and Mathew Horne fronted the show during January's Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack; however, they have only returned for Week 9 of the 2008 series. During this series, the show was temporarily renamed Big Mouth with Davina when it was fronted during the final week by Davina McCall. After his Week One and Week Twelve stints on the 2008 Big Mouth, Jack Whitehall presented the 2009 Celebrity Big Brother edition full time. McCall was the host for the 2009 series, which had a revised format and was moved to a weekly hour-long slot after the eviction show. She then continued to host the program for it's final series in 2010.[7]
Channel 5 announced that the program would not return in 2011 for the programs return, however a replacement is set to be aired called Big Brother's Bit On The Side which is set to be a mixture of Big Brother's Big Mouth and Big Brother's Little Brother.
A similar spin-off has been introduced in the 2008 Australian version of Big Brother. However, Big Mouth has been used as a replacement of the "Adults Only" program, which has been broadcast at a later time slot, in an uncut and unrated presentation.[8]
Big Brother's Big Mouth also had a Bulgarian version during Big Brother 3 Bulgaria, and it will return with a new conception during VIP Brother 3.
During the series presented by Brand, several regular characters were featured on the show.
That Whale: That Whale is an anthropomorphic whale who speaks with a Scouse accent. He shows little interest in Big Brother but seems adamant that he has a right to be on the show and still turns up regardless. Due to his obnoxious behaviour, he was asked by Brand to no longer come on the show. His trademark saying is "You Shithouse!" He only comes on the show now to find another male to make love with, since he came out as a homosexual.
Rosebud the Horse: Rosebud the Horse is a very polite and well-spoken character who allegedly lives with Brand in his home, in which he works as his slave and is often mistreated and forced to carry out perverted misdemeanours by members of the "Womanising Circuit" including Beppe di Marco, Dean Gaffney and David Walliams. He dresses in the style of a country gent, with tweed jacket, smart shirt and tie. He is often treated badly by Brand; in one episode he slapped him in the face.
Little Jon Connell: Little Jon Connell (born 1989 in Liverpool) normally appears in a scientist's lab coat to conduct a variety of experiments. His contraptions, which illustrate a number of Big Brother-related findings based on his scientific research, are regularly vilified and destroyed by Brand. Jon Connell is known as a Big Brother expert, having appeared on the show since the age of 15, first as a panellist on EFourum and then later in a regular slot entitled "The Connell Files".
Little Paul Scholes: Little Paul Scholes was a small doll with ginger hair, a nasal voice and snub nose, in a reference to the football player Paul Scholes. The doll was usually in the programme for a few minutes after the break in occasional shows and has a short conversation (often centring around his mistreatment) with Brand, usually resulting in him being hit off the bench or sat on. He died in the final Big Brother's Big Mouth of Celebrity Big Brother 2007 following the live final.
According to Brand, when he recorded a one-off special charting the previous seven series of the show, all of these characters have died. This was Brand's last time presenting as a Big Brother host.
Russell's ballbags: Russell's scrotum, which seems to live a sensational life separate from him. One of them is the "younger, shyer bag", and the other is the "older, more confident bag". They were characters throughout series 7 and were replaced by some new "Dicksacks" for the 2007 Celebrity edition of the show.
Big Kenneth: A friend of That Whale. Big Kenneth has appeared on the show once with That Whale in an attempt to beat up Brand and has also been round to Brand's house in an incident that may have led to an assault upon Beppe.
Big Brother 8 saw the introduction of the "Eyepiece", for which viewers were invited to send in their views via mobile phone video messaging. During this series, the show aired four nights a week with a series of guest presenters hosting the show for weekly stints. These were:
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Brother (2004) - Celebrity Big Brother (2007) | |||||||||||||
| Russell Brand | |||||||||||||
| Big Brother (2007) | |||||||||||||
| Chris Moyles | George Galloway | Alexa Chung | Keith Lemon | Russell Kane | John McCririck The Booby Copper |
Dan Wright Stephen Marsh |
Thaila Zucchi | Peaches Geldof | Mathew Horne James Corden |
Emma Griffiths | Pete Burns | Jack Madeley Chloe Madeley |
Ian Wright |
| Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack | |||||||||||||
| Mathew Horne & James Corden | |||||||||||||
| Big Brother (2008) | |||||||||||||
| Jack Whitehall | Chris Moyles | Queens of Noize | Jeff Leach | Nick Grimshaw | Caroline Flack | Bianca Gascoigne | Michael McIntyre | Jamelia | Mathew Horne James Corden |
Keith Lemon | Rickie Haywood Williams Melvin Odoom |
Jack Whitehall | Davina McCall |
| Celebrity Big Brother (2009) | |||||||||||||
| Jack Whitehall | |||||||||||||
| Big Brother (2009) - Ultimate Big Brother (2010) | |||||||||||||
| Davina McCall* | |||||||||||||
* Emma Willis hosted the January 27th 2010 show of the seventh celebrity series, due to Davina being inside the Big Brother House.
Big Brother's Big i (first known as Celebrity Big Brother's Big i) was an internet web show hosted by Emma Willis where latest stories and exclusive specials like interviews, are introduced to viewers on Big Brother website and YouTube respectively.
The program did not return for its eleventh series.
Diary Room Uncut features events throughout the week, mostly through footage of Diary Room conversations. However, some clips on the show feature other parts of the house. It is narrated by Marcus Bentley. It is now aired as a small segment in BBLB every Sunday.
A week after the Big Brother 3 to 9 finales aired, a catchup show revealed what individual housemates had been up to since leaving the Big Brother house.
Big Ears was introduced for Big Brother 9 as the Big Brother radio show. Hosted by Iain Lee and Gemma Cairney, Big Ears aired twice a week on the BB Website and often featured interviews from past housemates and the latest evictee as well as calls from fans.
Also aired during Big Brother 9, Big Brother: On The Streets hosted by Tom Thurlow shows views on Big Brother from various places. It was broadcast on Channel 4's sister channel E4's website weekly.
Big Brother Reveals More... Was a show that saw a round up of the week's footage. It only ran the one series during Big Brother 2 and has never appeared again. However, it can be likened to Diary Room Uncut.
Saturday Night Live was a show which saw Big Brother setting live tasks in order for housemate to get access to treats/reward rooms. It ran throughout series Big Brother 3, Big Brother 4, and half way through Big Brother 5. It was axed due to poor ratings.
Nominations Uncut was a show aired on the digital free-to-air channel E4. The show consisted of unedited footage of housemates making their weekly nominations. The show was broadcast throughout series 4, 5, and 6.
Big Brother's Big Brain was a live discussion programme that aired from 22 May 2006 during Big Brother 7 until the end of Celebrity Big Brother 2007.[9] It aired on Channel 4 every Monday at 11:05 pm. Presented by Dermot O'Leary, the show featured psychologists analysing the housemates' behaviour. This replaced the pre-recorded psychology clips shown on the Sunday night highlights show in previous series. BBBB was renamed Big Brother: on the Couch for Big Brother 8 with a new timeslot and Davina McCall replacing O'Leary as presenter.
Big Brother's Efourum was a live debate show, presented by Russell Brand, featuring a studio audience who would pose questions to a panel of celebrity guests and experts. The programme also introduced 15 year old Jon Connell as a regular pundit on the panel. It aired from 31 May 2004 during Big Brother 5 until the end of Celebrity Big Brother 2005. The show was broadcast three nights a week at 7:00 pm on E4 with a late-night Channel 4 repeat. In 2005, Big Brother’s Efourum was reformatted and renamed Big Brother's Big Mouth.
Big Brother: On the Couch was a psychology show that aired during Big Brother 8. It lasted for an hour every week. The show was presented by Davina McCall.
8 out of 10 Cats Big Brother specials were shown before the live final of the current series of Big Brother. They featured evicted Big Brother housemates from the current series and well-known housemates from previous years on the panels.