The People's Book of Records
The People's Book of Records | |
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Genre | |
Directed by | Atul Malhotra |
Creative director | Tim Hincks |
Presented by | Dominic Coleman |
Opening theme | "Paris Sous Le Neige" by Mellow at the Mellow |
Ending theme | "Shooter" by Barrie Gledden |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Grainne Jordan |
Camera setup | Multiple-camera |
Running time | 22–26 minutes |
Production company | Zeppotron |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 21 March 16 May 2003 | –
The People's Book of Records was a comedy
During promotion of the programme, considerable media attention was given to a record shown in the first episode of a man being licked on the buttocks by a dog as many times as possible in two minutes.[6][7][8][9] Several commentators criticised the series as a whole for including such a segment: Jason Deans of The Guardian branded the show a "dog's dinner",[8] while Jim Kresse of The Spokesman-Review stated that TV had "officially hit bottom" as a result.[7] The record was set during episode one by Doug Bennett and his dog Harley with a final score of 71,[10] before being broken during the third episode by Martin Shaw and his dog Star with a total of 145 licks.[11] Executive producer Phil Gilheany defended the programme, describing it as "quite innocent fun".[8]
The People's Book of Records received a sponsorship deal from Kenco Rappor,[12] and its first five episodes were broadcast during a prime time period on Channel 4 at 9:30 p.m. on Friday nights.[13] However, following disappointing ratings, the show was moved to a later time slot for its final four episodes.[14][15]
A US version of the series produced by Lock and Key Productions was aired on FX.[16] Retitled The People's Champions, the programme followed the same theme as its British counterpart, with members of the American public setting unofficial records for anything they liked. The show was first broadcast on 19 September 2003, and was hosted by Oliver Muirhead.[17] American viewers also had access to the original British series on the Internet TV service NEXT.TV.[18]
See also
- Banzai– a similar Channel 4 series
- 2003 in British television
References
- ^ OCLC 223228477. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Brand Republic. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "The People's Book of Records". Broadcast. 1 April 2003. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- OCLC 3856993. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ Malhotra, Atul. "Producer/Director". atulmalhotra.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Channel 4 to show dogs licking people's bottoms". Ananova. 12 December 2002. Archived from the original on 22 December 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ Cowles Publishing. p. B4, col. 3. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Dogs Bum Lick". London: Channel 4. March 2003. Archived from the original on 25 July 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Dogs Bum Lick Revisited". London: Channel 4. 2003. Archived from the original on 12 September 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- Brand Republic. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Hughes, Penny (24 April 2003). "People's Book of Records loses slot". Broadcast. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "C4 shunts stunt show". Broadcast. 30 April 2003. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Kowalewski, Jennifer (9 December 2003). "Want to be 'The People's Champion'?". Mansfield News Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. p. C.4. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- OCLC 8086936. Archived from the originalon 7 November 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- Marketwire. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2011.