The Late Show with JoAnne Good
| Other names | Late nights with Jo Good Sunday Night Session |
|---|---|
| Genre | Talk, Music, Entertainment |
| Running time | Sunday to Thursday 10.00pm-2.00am |
| Country | UK |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC London 94.9 |
| Syndicates | Worldwide on BBC i-Player |
| Starring | Joanne Good |
| Producer(s) | Mel Polydorou |
| Recording studio | Broadcasting House, London |
| Air dates | 11 January 2010 to 24 November 2012 |
| No. of episodes | 771 (as of 24 November 2012) |
| Audio format | FM and Digital radio |
| Opening theme | Welcome to my Party - Lea de Laria |
| Website |
BBC Portal Personal Website |
The Late Show with Joanne Good was a live late-night program on BBC London 94.9 that was broadcast from 11 January 2010 until 25 November 2012. It was presented by actress and radio presenter JoAnne Good.[1][2] The show aired Sunday through Thursday from 10pm - 2am. The show originally broadcast Monday to Friday until 2011.[3]
From 25 November 2012 the first of many changes took place on BBC London 94.9. Joanne moved from The Late Show to the Afternoon Show, replacing Danny Baker. The Late Show is now hosted by Simon Lederman who is Jo's co-host on Saturday Breakfast on BBC London 94.9. Some of her late show features have be incorporated into the afternoon show.
Since leaving the weekday late show Joanne has annually presented the New Years Eve party on the same station.
Introduction
The Late Show with Joanne Good first broadcast on Monday 11 January 2010. It was a live, late night show from 10pm until 2am on BBC London 94.9. It was an entertainment show[4] that entails celebrity & local guests, arts and theatre, great music and conversation. It originally broadcast Monday to Friday. Due to scheduling changes, it now broadcast Sunday to Thursday/ Friday Early morning. The predecessor Late Show host was the Late Big George, who hosted this slot from Monday 5 January 2009 until Friday 8 January 2010.[5]
Format
Each show is divided into two two-hour segments.
Sunday Night Sessions: 10pm-12am
The Late Show's first Sunday broadcast was on 2 January 2011.[6] On Sundays, local and independent bands come onto the show and perform their original music. After hearing the artists perform, Jo and a panel of judges give their critiques. This segment has become a popular segment on The Late Show. The first show featured live music from 'Madam' and Jonny Eyden. In addition, each Sunday Tony Blackburn sent Dan Roberts (Dan Dan the dating man) off to the BBC Grams library to re-discover songs that have been in the archive for some time.
Monday - Wednesday: 10pm-12am
Monday through Wednesday, the Late Show's first segment features celebrity guests (such as Bill Buckley, Stephen Less and Bibi Lynch) and local entrepreneurs talking in a roundtable setting about their personal lives, the theater & arts, current events, and general gossip.
Monday - Wednesday: 11pm-12am
This segment of the show was known as 'Chewing the fat', where her guests were given topics to discuss in a roundtable setting and on certain occasions Joanne Good asked her guests to come up with a talking point, which they could discuss for no more than 5 minutes.
Thursday's - Barking At The Moon: 10pm-12am
On Thursday, The Late Show dedicated 2 hours, famously known as "Barking in the Moon"[7] to dogs. It involved a weekly review of what was taking place in the dog world and features special guests.
The Midnight Society: 12am-2am
Each night of the week, this second segment was known as "The Midnight Society". Listeners had the chance to call in and talk about topics selected by Jo. These were ranged from lifestyle/relationship topics, to Current Affairs or topics currently affecting London and the South East.
Former Schedule: Fridays: 10pm-12am (2010-2011)
The first two hours on the Friday show was titled "Dating Night". This segment was co-hosted by Dan Roberts, who went to various venues in the city that were recommended as places to go on a date. On occasion, listeners were invited on-air for a blind date. While most where not successful, some did formulate new relationships. The Friday show ended when The Late Show's schedule changed in January 2011.
Notable shows
On 11 August 2011, The Late Show joined BBC One at 22:35 until 23:35 to broadcast a special edition of Question Time, which discussed the London Riots Special.[8] After that cross over, the midnight society started a bit earlier. During that same week, the shows format was altered due to the London Riots and she took texts, emails and phone calls from Londoners and listeners around the world and had special guests such as the Labour Member of Parliament Diane Abbott and Clinical psychologist Dr. Charlie Alcock.[9]
On 22 November 2011, Joanne Good co-presented the first two hours of The Late Show with James Argent, a popular reality star from The Only Way Is Essex.[10]
On 29 January 2012 Maverick Sabre came on the Sunday Night Sessions and performed four songs live.[11]
During the 2012 Summer Olympics the show was regularly broadcast live from the London Olympics Media Centre at the Olympic Park in Stratford.
On 15 November 2012 Macy Gray came on The Late Show, 'Barking at the Moon' segment.[12]
Schedule Change
In 2011, BBC London 94.9's programme schedule was changed, and The Late Show started broadcasting on Sundays instead of Fridays. Part of the reason for this change was because Joanne Good also presents the Saturday Breakfast show from 7am - 10am, and her Friday night show lasted until 2am Saturday morning, giving very little time in between. The schedule from Monday-Thursday remained the same.
New features included What is on Mel’s (The Late Show producer) Hostess Trolley?, where local caterers had Joanne and her guests taste and critique their products, and Book At Bedtime, where guests recommended books that were good to read before bedtime.
Audience
Although this is a London based show, The Late Show has a substantial audience across Europe as well as in countries such as Australia, Canada, the United States, and Jamaica. Jo regularly takes calls and reads e-mails from overseas listeners.
References
- ↑ Start of the late show with Joanne Good
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- ↑ - Categorised as an Entertainment show
- ↑ - Big George 1st Late Show programme
- ↑ First Sunday Broadcast-2011
- ↑ The Late show on Thursday’s
- ↑ - Question Time crossover
- ↑ - Guest: Dr. Charlie Alcock
- ↑ - James Argent co-hosting with Jo Good on BBC London 94.9
- ↑ [http: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00n6vwq - Maverick Sabre on the Night Sessions]
- ↑ - Pic of Macy Gray with Jo Good and Anna Webb n the BBC London complex
