Talkback (production company)
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| Industry | Television production company |
|---|---|
| Founded | United Kingdom 1981[1] |
| Founder |
Mel Smith[1] Griff Rhys Jones[1] |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Parent | FremantleMedia |
| Website |
www |
Talkback is a division of the television production company FremantleMedia. It was established as an independent production company in 1981 by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones.[1]
History
The company merged with Thames Television in 2003, and the combined entity was renamed Talkback Thames. In November 2011, it was announced that Talkback Thames would be split into four different branded divisions. Talkback was focused on comedy, and Thames was focused on entertainment programming. Two new brands, Boundless and Retort, were launched.[2]
Productions
The company has produced a number of television shows, including:
- Alas Smith and Jones (BBC One & BBC Two 1984-1998, Sketchbook: BBC One 2006)
- The Apprentice (BBC Two 2005-2006, BBC One 2007-present)
- The Apprentice You're Fired (BBC Three 2006, BBC Two 2007-present)
- Big Train (BBC Two 1998-2002)
- Celebrity Juice (ITV2 2008-present)
- Da Ali G Show (Channel 4 2000-2004, HBO 2003-2004)
- Distraction (Channel 4 2003-2004)
- The Day Today (BBC Two 1994)
- The Eleven O'Clock Show (Channel 4 1998-2000)
- Green Wing (Channel 4 2004-2007)
- House Doctor (Channel 5 1998-2003)
- I'm Alan Partridge (BBC Two 1997-2002)
- Keith Lemon's LemonAid (ITV 2012)
- Lemon La Vida Loca (ITV2 2012-2013)
- Look Around You (BBC Two 2002-2005)
- Murder Most Horrid (BBC Two 1991-1999)
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC Two 1996-present)
- QI (BBC Four 2003-2008, BBC Two 2003-2008 & 2011-present, BBC One 2009-2011)
- Smack the Pony (Channel 4 1999-2003)
- Through the Keyhole (Produced by Talkback for ITV 2013-present, Previously aired on ITV 1987-1995, Sky One 1996 & BBC One 1997-2008)
- They Think It's All Over (BBC One 1995-2006)
- Your Face or Mine? (E4 2002-2003)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Thorpe, Vanessa (20 July 2013). "Mel Smith Remembered: 'A Gentleman and a Scholar, a Gambler and a Wit' – Griff Rhys Jones Talks About His Shock at the News of His Former Comedy Partner's Death from a Heart Attack at Home". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Conlan, Tara (23 November 2011). "Talkback Thames to be split up". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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