Weekend (TV programme)

Weekend
Presented by Aled Jones
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 88 (as of 27 December 2015)
Production
Location(s) Cactus Studios
Running time 55 minutes
(including adverts)
Production company(s) Cactus TV
Release
Original network ITV (ITV Breakfast slot)
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Original release 26 April 2014 – present
Chronology
Related shows
External links
Website

Weekend is an early morning lifestyle and entertainment show on ITV, presented by Aled Jones, that airs every Saturday and Sunday morning from 08:30 until 09:25. The first series aired from 26 April until 7 September 2014, while the second series ran from 18 April to 6 September 2015.

Format

Weekend features a mixture of chat and musical guests.[1]

Aled Jones presents the programme on both Saturday and Sunday mornings.[2] Of this appointment, Jones said "What more can I ask for than a mix of all of the things I love! It's a dream come true to present a show I've always wanted to watch and I can't wait to get started".

The show also has a feature on people with strange talents or hobbies. The item is called 'We're Talking in the Air', a pun on "Walking in the Air", a song famously covered by Jones.

Other items see Jones and his guests take a look at the week's television highlights led by a number of "experts" including Lucie Cave and Alison Hammond and a round up of the most popular viral videos in a feature called 'Trending Trio'.

Production

Episodes of Weekend are pre-recorded at the Cactus Studios in London.[3]

Episodes

Transmissions

Regular series
Series Start date End date Episodes
1 26 April 2014 7 September 2014 40
2 18 April 2015[4] 6 September 2015 42
Christmas specials
Series Start date End date Episodes
1 25 December 2014 28 December 2014 4
2 25 December 2015 27 December 2015 2

Series 1

# Date Guests
1
 26 April 2014 Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Michelle Collins and Rufus Hound
2
 27 April 2014 Sam Bailey, Keith Duffy and David Garrett
3
 3 May 2014 Sheila Hancock, James Argent, Embrace and Danny Wallace
4
 4 May 2014 Engelbert Humperdinck, Lloyd Owen, Imelda Staunton and Amanda Byram
5
 10 May 2014 Kian Egan, Sarah Beeny and Stephen Mulhern
6
 11 May 2014 Lisa Stansfield, Samia Ghadie and Tom Conti
7
 17 May 2014 Gaby Roslin, The Saturdays and Foxes
8
 18 May 2014 Stephen Mangan, Sharon Small and Matt Cardle
9
 24 May 2014 Stephanie Cole, Mark Benton and Peter Andre
10
 25 May 2014 Nina Wadia, Gaynor Faye, Ross Kemp and Bernhoft
11
 31 May 2014 Jenny Eclair, Chris Tarrant, Ashley Roberts and Jersey Boys
12
 1 June 2014 Brian Conley, Martin Kemp, Ada Nicodemou, Ray Meagher and The Hoosiers
13
 7 June 2014 Shaun Williamson, Sunetra Sarker, Sara Bareilles and Collabro
14
 8 June 2014 Debra Stephenson, Verity Rushworth, Charlotte Jaconelli and Imelda May
15
 14 June 2014 Gregory Porter, Penn & Teller and Rebecca Adlington
16
 15 June 2014 Les Dennis, Christopher Biggins, Lynda La Plante and Clean Bandit
17
 21 June 2014 Arlene Phillips, Pamela Stephenson, Jason Mraz and Razorlight
18
 22 June 2014 Joey Essex, Milton Jones, Joel Dommett, Ruthie Henshall and The Gypsy Queens
19
 28 June 2014 Rebecca Front, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Curtis Stigers
20
 29 June 2014 Blake Harrison, Charley Boorman, Kate Adie and Bellowhead
21
 5 July 2014 Kimberley Walsh, Lisa Faulkner, Amanda Lamb and Alistair Griffin
22
 6 July 2014 John Barrowman, Alexandra Burke, Matt Edmondson and Lissie
23
 12 July 2014 Ashleigh & Pudsey, Gary Numan, Chesney Hawkes and The Shires
24
 13 July 2014 Alison Steadman, Samantha Bond and Collabro
25
 19 July 2014 Shobna Gulati, Denise Van Outen, Anita Rani and Ward Thomas
26
 20 July 2014 Nicky Campbell, Ben Shephard, Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott
27
 26 July 2014 Robert Powell, Jason Donovan, Katy Brand and the cast of Let It Be Live
28
 27 July 2014 Christian Jessen, Kerrie Hayes and Neon Jungle
29
 2 August 2014 John Challis, Luisa Zissman, Julian Ovenden and Slow Club
30
 3 August 2014 Nicholas Parsons, Jules Knight, Nik and Eva Speakman and Nell Bryden
31
 9 August 2014 Adam Garcia, Jodie Prenger and Pixie Lott
32
 10 August 2014 Kelvin Fletcher, Crissy Rock and Grant Nicholas
33
 16 August 2014 Kathy Lette, Terry Mynott and Kingsland Road
34
 17 August 2014 Jon Culshaw, Ian "H" Watkins, Tony Hadley and Imogen Heap
35
 23 August 2014 Russ Abbot, Philip Jackson, Georgia May Foote and Lucy Kay
36
 24 August 2014 Richard Madeley, Deborah Meaden and The Magic Numbers
37
 30 August 2014 Ross Noble, Kerry Ellis, Jamie Shelton and Amelia Lily
38
 31 August 2014 Gary Lucy, Tyger Drew-Honey, Jemima Rooper and Sheppard
39
 6 September 2014 Alistair McGowan, Jim Carter, Omid Djalili and Deacon Blue
40
 7 September 2014 Simon Callow, Alesha Dixon and Anastacia
Christmas specials
# Date Guests
1
 25 December 2014 Status Quo, Matt Barber and Tim Vine
2
 26 December 2014 Jamie Cullum, Claire King and Ben Caplan
3
 27 December 2014 Michael Ball, Mark Charnock and Professor Green
4
 28 December 2014 Gino D'Acampo, Union J, Kelly Adams and Andy Burrows

Series 2

# Date Guests
1
 18 April 2015 Pixie Lott, Jo Joyner and Texas
2
 19 April 2015 Helen George, Jason Merrells and Jack Savoretti
3
 25 April 2015 Charlie Brooks, Lulu and Rebecca Ferguson
4
 26 April 2015 Robert Rinder, Shaun Dooley, James Dreyfus and Joshua Radin
5
 2 May 2015 Tina Hobley, Jamie Lomas, Phil Davis, Rick Edwards and M.O
6
 3 May 2015 Martin Shaw, Tameka Empson, Glynis Barber and Stacey Solomon
7
 9 May 2015 Natalie Anderson, Debra Stephenson and David Gray
8
 10 May 2015 Vic Reeves, Sam Faiers and Rae Morris
9
 16 May 2015 Alex James, Siân Reeves, Tyger Drew-Honey and Stornoway
10
 17 May 2015 Will Mellor, Joe Sims, Jasper Carrott and Katzenjammer
11
 23 May 2015 Shayne Ward, Wet Wet Wet and Ella Eyre
12
 24 May 2015 Dom Joly, Dan Snow, Brenda Blethyn and Blitz Kids
13
 30 May 2015 Mark Benton, Kate Humble, Charley Boorman and Lawson
14
 31 May 2015 John Suchet, Shaun Escoffery, The Shires and Jon Regen
15
 6 June 2015 Billy Boyd, Elizabeth Berrington, Gemma Oaten and Kacey Musgraves
16
 7 June 2015 Simon Webbe, Pauline McLynn, Sally Ann Matthews and The Staves
17
 13 June 2015 Laura Linney, Kimberly Wyatt and Andreya Triana
18
 14 June 2015 Francesca Annis, Pete Waterman, Hilary Devey and Gaz Coombes
19
 20 June 2015 Sammy Winward, Arlene Phillips and Oritse Williams
20
 21 June 2015 Alfie Boe, Jane McDonald, Felicity Kendal and Jack Pack
21
 27 June 2015 Alesha Dixon, Jake Quickenden, Sharon Small and Kerri Watt
22
 28 June 2015 Jason Donovan, Sian Reese-Williams and Toploader
23
 4 July 2015 Craig Revel Horwood, Nina Wadia, Tony Audenshaw and Vintage Trouble
24
 5 July 2015 Nathan Sykes, Connie Fisher, Fabrice Muamba and Bleachers
25
 11 July 2015 Jane Asher, Midge Ure, Denise Lewis and Lucy Rose
26
 12 July 2015 Sally Phillips, Sam Nixon, Mark Rhodes, Marcus Brigstocke and Kodaline
27
 18 July 2015 Katherine Ryan and Little Mix
28
 19 July 2015 Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Dr. Dawn Harper, Brian Capron and Andy Grammer
29
 25 July 2015 Lesley Joseph, Adam Hills, Jamie Bower and Andrea Faustini
30
 26 July 2015 Rebecca Front, Edith Bowman, Jenny Eclair and Bears Den
31
 1 August 2015 Adam Richman, Rachel Platten and Will Young
32
 2 August 2015 Charley Webb, Cerys Matthews, Amelia Lily and Little Boots
33
 8 August 2015 Robert Powell, Duncan James, JB Gill and The Fratellis
34
 9 August 2015 Wendi Peters, Mark Durden-Smith and Sarah Harding
35
 15 August 2015 Joe McElderry, Anton Du Beke, Alex Horne and Conrad Sewell
36
 16 August 2015 Preeya Kalidas, Antony Cotton, Shaggy and Liam Bailey
37
 22 August 2015 Jeremy Sheffield, Konnie Huq, Collabro and Lemar
38
 23 August 2015 Louis Walsh, John Michie, Gizzi Erskine and HomeTown
39
 29 August 2015 Rufus Hound, Nigel Havers, Melvin Odoom and Nerina Pallot
40
 30 August 2015 Brian McFadden, Dave Gorman, Freddie Fox and Jess and the Bandits
41
 5 September 2015 Denis Lawson, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Dominic Brunt and Gabrielle Aplin
42
 6 September 2015 Bill Bailey, Joanna Scanlan, Kelly Hoppen and Scouting for Girls
Christmas specials
# Date Guests
1
 25 December 2015 Laura Fraser, James Morrison and Leona Lewis
2
 27 December 2015 Alexander Armstrong, Rafe Spall and The Corrs

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