| Something for the Weekend | |
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Something for the Weekend title card |
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| Genre | Cookery, talk |
| Presented by | Tim Lovejoy (2006-) Louise Redknapp (2010-) Simon Rimmer (2006-) Amanda Hamilton (2006-09) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Princess Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Two |
| Picture format | 720x576 16:9 |
| Original run | 8 October 2006 – present |
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Something for the Weekend is a British television series, broadcast on BBC Two on Sunday mornings. It features cookery, drinks, interviews with celebrity guests and clips from the week's television, as well as classic clips in the 'Deja View' section. The show is presented by Tim Lovejoy, Louise Redknapp and Simon Rimmer.
The programme is regularly presented by Tim Lovejoy, Louise Redknapp and chef Simon Rimmer. A guest presenter is used if one of the main presenters is away. For example, in 2009, when former host Amanda Hamilton took maternity leave, her slot was filled by guest presenters including Jenni Falconer, Kellie Shirley and current host Louise Redknapp. Also in 2009, when Rimmer was forced to take time off due to a leg injury, his role was taken by chefs such as James Tanner.
Each programme usually follows the same format and features Rimmer (assisted by either Lovejoy, Redknapp and for two of the segments by one of the celebrity guests) cooking a three course meal and a 'lazy brunch' dish, two guest interviews, clips from television programmes shown that week (usually from BBC series), a 'Deja View' clip of an old programme where the presenters and guests guess the year it was first broadcast, a drinks segment with a mixologist - a cocktail maker in plain english - (usually either Andy Pearson or Wayne Collins), and a gadget round-up segment called 'Some Things for the Weekend'.
At the end of the show, the presenters and guests sit at a round table and each have a dish that has been cooked in the show. Lovejoy asks the guests questions posed by the public via text and email.The show is recorded in Princess Productions TV facility at the Whiteleys Centre in Bayswater, London which is also home to Channel 5's weekday programmes, The Wright Stuff and The Vanessa Show.