Talkback (production company)
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Television production company |
| Founder |
Mel Smith[1] Griff Rhys Jones[1] |
| Headquarters | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Products | Television |
| Owner |
FremantleMedia (RTL Group, owned by Bertelsmann) |
| Website | fremantlemediauk.com |
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:
- Smith and Jones (BBC One & BBC Two, 1991–98; Sketchbook: BBC One, 2006)
- Big Train (BBC Two, 1998–2002)
- Celebrity Juice (ITV2, 2008–present)
- Da Ali G Show (Channel 4, 2000–04; HBO, 2003–04)
- Distraction (Channel 4, 2003–04)
- The Day Today (BBC Two, 1994)
- The Eleven O'Clock Show (Channel 4, 1998–2000)
- Green Wing (Channel 4, 2004–07)
- 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, 2012–13)
- Look Around You (BBC Two, 2002–05)
- Murder Most Horrid (BBC Two, 1991–99)
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC Two, 1996–2015)
- QI (BBC Four, 2003–08; BBC Two, 2003–08 & 2011–present; BBC One, 2009–2011)
- Smack the Pony (Channel 4, 1999–2003)
- Through the Keyhole (ITV, 2013–present & 1987–1995; Sky One, 1996; BBC One, 1997–2008)
- They Think It's All Over (BBC One, 1995–2006)
- Virtually Famous (E4, 2014–present)
- Your Face or Mine? (E4, 2002–03)
See also
References
- 1 2 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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