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| Michael Ball | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Entertainment |
| Directed by | Ian Hamilton Jonathan Glazier Gavin Taylor |
| Presented by | Michael Ball |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Trish Kinane Stephen Leahy |
| Producer | Ian Hamilton |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Action Time Carlton Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 8 July 1993 – 24 December 1995 |
Michael Ball is a British music entertainment television programme presented by Michael Ball that aired on ITV from July 1993 to December 1995.
Format
[edit]Each episode featured 2 special guests singing live in the studio. The guests were introduced as being "one of the best" within their genre of music which resulted in some high-profile guests like Ray Charles, James Brown, The Bee Gees and Take That to name a few. The show also featured performances from its host Michael Ball.[1]
Transmissions
[edit]| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 6 | 8 July 1993 | 12 August 1993 | |
| 2 | 7 | 27 July 1994 | 7 September 1994 | |
| Christmas Special | 24 December 1995 | |||
Episodes
[edit]Series 1 (1993)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Directed by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode #1.1" | Ray Charles and Wet Wet Wet | Ian Hamilton | 8 July 1993 |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode #1.2" | Montserrat Caballe and Chris Isaak | Ian Hamilton | 15 July 1993 |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode #1.3" | Take That and Tammy Wynette | Ian Hamilton | 22 July 1993 |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode #1.4" | Elaine Paige and Cliff Richard | Ian Hamilton | 29 July 1993 |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode #1.5" | Harry Connick Jr. and Gloria Estefan | Ian Hamilton | 5 August 1993 |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode #1.6" | Dionne Warwick and The Bee Gees | Ian Hamilton | 12 August 1993 |
Series 2 (1994)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Directed by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Episode #2.1" | Cher and Tony Bennett | Jonathan Glazier | 27 July 1994 |
| 8 | 2 | "Episode #2.2" | Erasure and Joe Cocker | Jonathan Glazier | 3 August 1994 |
| 9 | 3 | "Episode #2.3" | James Brown and Lulu | Jonathan Glazier | 10 August 1994 |
| 10 | 4 | "Episode #2.4" | Marcella Detroit and Julio Iglesias | Jonathan Glazier | 17 August 1994 |
| 11 | 5 | "Episode #2.5" | Montserrat Caballe and Robert Palmer | Jonathan Glazier | 24 August 1994 |
| 12 | 6 | "Episode #2.6" | D Ream and Emmylou Harris | Jonathan Glazier | 31 August 1994 |
| 13 | 7 | "Episode #2.7" | Shirley Bassey and Daryl Hall | Jonathan Glazier | 7 September 1994 |
Christmas Special (1995)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Directed by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Christmas Special" | Michael Bolton and Dusty Springfield | Gavin Taylor | 24 December 1995 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | MICHAEL BALL". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
External links
[edit]- Michael Ball at IMDb