Entertainment USA
| Entertainment USA | |
|---|---|
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Title card from Entertainment USA | |
| Genre |
Light entertainment Documentary |
| Presented by | Jonathan King |
| Opening theme | I'll Slap Your Face[1] |
| Production company(s) | BBC |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC2 |
| First shown in | 1985 |
Entertainment USA was a British television light entertainment series broadcast by the BBC. It was first shown on BBC2 in 1985, and was devised and presented by Jonathan King.[2]
The show presented entertainment news and clips from the United States to a British audience. It was produced and directed by Gordon Elsbury, and was nominated for a BAFTA award as Best Light Entertainment Programme in 1987.[3] King claimed an unverified audience peak of 9.7 million.[4]
References
- ↑ 45cat.com - "I'll Slap Your Face" Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ↑ "Who is Jonathan King?", The Guardian, 24 November 2000. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ Entertainment USA at IMDb.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ Tim Walker, "Jonathan King: 'My book's an online hit, millions click on my videos. How about lifting the media ban on me?'", The Independent, 28 November 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.