ITV Specials

ITV Specials
Genre Entertainment
Presented by Christine Bleakley
Paul O'Grady
Ben Shephard
Reggie Yates
Fearne Cotton
Steve Jones
Holly Willoughby
and more
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 66 (as of 26 December 2015) (list of episodes)
Production
Running time 60–90 minutes
(inc. adverts)
Release
Original network ITV, STV, UTV
Original release 15 December 2007 (2007-12-15) – present

ITV Specials are a selection of programmes which focus on some of the biggest stars in music, dance and magic.

Since December 2007, stars including Cheryl, Michael Flatley, Spice Girls and Duran Duran have featured in these special programmes. They are presented by a various presenters including Christine Bleakley, Ben Shephard, Fearne Cotton, Holly Willoughby, Reggie Yates and Steve Jones.

Music specials

There are six main "types" or "series" of music specials aired on ITV. The basic format remains the same for most shows. Occasionally, the star/s of the show may also present their special (such as Michael Bublé on all occasions). The first special aired was The Westlife Show: Live on 15 December 2007, hosted by Holly Willoughby.

Other specials

Other specials have included Michael Flatley: A Night to Remember and Darcy Oake: Edge of Reality, both presented by Christine Bleakley in 2014.

There have been "...Story" specials such as The Talent Show Story[1] (narrated by Victoria Wood) and Come on Down! The Game Show Story (presented and narrated by Bradley Walsh).[2] Stephen Mulhern has presented/narrated a few specials including The Magic Show Story and The Saturday Night Story, both of which aired in 2015.

Episodes

Episode Air date Programme Presenter(s) Starring
1
 10 November 2007 The Kylie Show Kylie Minogue Dannii Minogue, Jason Donovan, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Crazy Horse Girls, Dame Joan Collins & Simon Cowell
2
 15 December 2007 The Westlife Show: Live[3] Holly Willoughby Kian Egan, Brian McFadden, Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan & Mark Feehily
2
 13 December 2008 The Girls Aloud Party Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts & Kimberley Walsh Paul O'Grady, Cilla Black, Julie Goodyear, James Morrison & Kaiser Chiefs
3
 20 December 2008 Tom Jones: One Night Only Myleene Klass Tom Jones
4
 18 November 2009 Celebrating the Carpenters Amanda Holden & Ronan Keating Karen Carpenter & Richard Carpenter
5
 5 December 2009 Rod Stewart: One Night Only Ben Shephard Rod Stewart
6
 12 December 2009 Cheryl Cole's Night In Holly Willoughby Cheryl Cole, Alexandra Burke, will.i.am, Will Young, Rihanna & Snow Patrol
7
 13 December 2009 I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story Piers Morgan Susan Boyle & Elaine Paige
8
 18 September 2010 Phil Collins: One Night Only Ben Shephard Phil Collins
9
 25 September 2010 Simply Red: For the Last Time Christine Bleakley Mick Hucknall, Ian Kirkham, Steve Lewinson, Kenji Suzuki, Pete Lewinson, Dave Clayton & Kevin Robinson
10
 6 November 2010 Bon Jovi: One Night Only Fearne Cotton Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, Tico Torres & Richie Sambora
11
 4 December 2010 This is Michael Bublé Michael Bublé
12
 5 December 2010 The Nation's Favourite ABBA Song Kate Thornton ABBA
13
 11 December 2010 This is JLS Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, J.B. Gill & Aston Merrygold Kylie Minogue
14
 20 March 2011 Duran Duran: One Night Only Christine Bleakley Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor & Simon Le Bon
15
 27 August 2011 A Night with Will Young Kate Thornton Will Young
16
[4]		 4 December 2011 A Night with Beyoncé Steve Jones Beyoncé Knowles
17
 9 December 2011 The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song Amanda Holden Bee Gees
18
 10 December 2011 This is Justin Bieber Reggie Yates Justin Bieber
19
 17 December 2011 Westlife: For the Last Time Christine Bleakley Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan & Brian McFadden
20
 18 December 2011 Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas Michael Bublé Gary Barlow, Dawn French, Gino D'Acampo & Kelly Rowland
21
 6 April 2012 This is Lionel Richie Christine Bleakley Lionel Richie
22
 8 April 2012 The One & Only Des O'Connor Paul O'Grady Des O'Connor, Melanie Sykes, Bradley Walsh, Michelle Keegan, Katherine Kelly, Matt Lucas & Robert Lindsay
23
 8 July 2012 The Nation's Favourite Number One Single Fearne Cotton
24
 14 July 2012
25
 15 July 2012
26
 2 November 2012 Jonathan and Charlotte Hugh Bonneville Jonathan Antoine & Charlotte Jaconelli
27
 2 December 2012 Steppin' Out Katherine Jenkins Mark Benton, Il Divo, Stooshe, Andre Rieu, The Overtones, Tom Chambers, Only Boys Aloud & Kev Orkian
28
 8 December 2012 The McFly Show Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter & Harry Judd Al Murray & Michelle Keegan
29
 9 December 2012 Rod Stewart's Christmas[5] Rod Stewart Kylie Minogue, Michael Bublé & Nicola Benedetti
30
 15 December 2012 Girls Aloud - Ten Years at the Top Davina McCall Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts & Kimberley Walsh
31
 22 December 2012 The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song Liza Tarbuck
32
 24 December 2012 Viva Forever: The Spice Girls Story Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Melanie Brown, Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell & Jennifer Saunders
33
 26 December 2012 That Dog Can Dance Christine Bleakley Sharon Osbourne, Bill Bailey, Ashleigh and Pudsey
34
 1 January 2013 Gary Barlow & Friends Gary Barlow Peter Kay, James Corden, Mark Owen, Nicole Scherzinger, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, J.B. Gill & Aston Merrygold.
35
 31 March 2013 Andrew Lloyd Webber: 40 Musical Years Michael Ball Andrew Lloyd Webber, Kimberley Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger, Melanie Chisholm, Tim Minchin, Myleene Klass, Il Divo & Denise van Outen
36
 27 May 2013 The Story of Now Doon Mackichan Brian McFadden, Richard Branson, Dom Joly, Pete Waterman, Mark Wright, Gordon Smart, Limahl, The Saturdays, Glenn Gregory, Steve Levine, Gabrielle, Scott Robinson, Liz McClarnon, Dermot O'Leary, Jon Webster, Bill Smith & Timmy Mallett
37
 30 June 2013 Michael Bublé's Day Off Michael Bublé
38
 13 September 2013 BRITs Icon: Elton John Dermot O'Leary Elton John, Rod Stewart
39
 16 October 2013
4 August 2015 (edited tribute version)		 The One & Only Cilla Black Paul O'Grady Cilla Black, Christopher Biggins, Amanda Holden, Ringo Starr, Alison Moyet & Katie Melua
40
 8 November 2013 The Nation's Favourite Elvis Song Zoë Ball Michael Bublé & Cliff Richard
41
 13 December 2013 Boyzone at 20: No Matter What Dannii Minogue Keith Duffy, Ronan Keating, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch & Melanie Chisholm
42
 21 December 2013 The Illusionists[6] Stephen Mulhern Various magicians, Wendi Peters & David Seaman
43
 2 May 2014 The Beatles: The Night that Changed America: Grammy Salute Kate Beckinsale, Jeff Bridges, Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, LL Cool J Stevie Wonder, Katy Perry, Alicia Keys, Pharrell Williams, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr
44
 1 June 2014 Michael Flatley: A Night to Remember[7] Christine Bleakley Michael Flatley & Nadine Coyle
45
 6 July 2014 The Nation's Favourite Motown Song Craig Charles Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch, Pete Waterman, Smokey Robinson & Tony Blackburn
46
 14 October 2014 Spandau Ballet: True Gold Christine Bleakley Martin Kemp, Tony Hadley, Gary Kemp, Steve Norman & John Keeble
47
 11 November 2014[8] The Nation's Favourite Queen Song Matt Lucas Katy Perry, Tony Hadley, Melanie Chisholm, Tony Iommi, Al Murray, Noddy Holder, Zandra Rhodes, Tom Fletcher, Arlene Phillips Brian May & Roger Taylor
48
 13 November 2014[9] Neil Diamond: One Night Only Rob Brydon Neil Diamond
49
 1 December 2014 Phillip's Live 24 Hour TV Marathon for Text Santa Phillip Schofield Amanda Holden, Ruth Langsford, Penny Lancaster, Jane Moore, Steve Scott, Christine Bleakley, Vincent Simone, Flavia Cacace, Frank Lampard, Joe Pasquale, Todd Carty, Myleene Klass, Peter Dixon, Sarah Jane Crawford, Lucy Verasamy, Linda Robson, Michael Ball, Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly, Ashley Roberts, Christopher Biggins, Kerry Katona, Tony Blackburn, Amy Willerton, Janet Street-Porter, Pixie Lott, Wayne Sleep, Chico Slimani, Ashleigh and Pudsey, Liz McClarnon, Heidi Range, Lydia Rose Bright, Ferne McCann, Rav Wilding, Lauren Goodger, Bobby Norris, The Vamps, Ben Hanlin, Davina McCall, Denise Robertson, Susanna Reid, Charlotte Hawkins, Ben Shephard, David Cameron and Lorraine Kelly
50
 12 December 2014 A Night In with Olly Murs[10][11] Olly Murs Nicole Scherzinger, John Bishop & Caroline Flack
51
 15 December 2014 Bette Midler: One Night Only[12][13] Joanna Lumley Bette Midler
52
 27 December 2014 Darcy Oake: Edge of Reality[14] Christine Bleakley Darcy Oake
53
 4 January 2015 Diversity Live[15] Ashley Banjo, Jordan Banjo, Mitchell Craske, Sam Craske, Ike Ezekwugo, Perri Kiely, Warren Russell & Terry Smith
54
 5 March 2015[16] The Nation's Favourite 70s Number One Zoë Ball Art Garfunkel, Blondie, Brian May & Roger Taylor
55
 30 May 2015[17] The Magic Show Story Stephen Mulhern Darcy Oake, Dynamo, Paul Daniels, Anita Harris, Penn and Teller, Geoffrey Durham & Ben Hanlin
56
 25 July 2015[18] The Nation's Favourite 80s Number One Zoë Ball Jason Donovan, Carol Decker, Tony Hadley & Pete Waterman
57
 15 August 2015[19] The Saturday Night Story Stephen Mulhern Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly, Jonathan Ross, Vernon Kay, Bruce Forsyth, Ricky Wilson, Dermot O'Leary, Amanda Holden, Ulrika Jonsson, Alesha Dixon, Petula Clark, Tommy Cannon, Bobby Ball, Marty Wilde, John Anderson, Michael Van Wijk, Kim Betts, Diane Youdale, Warren Furman, James Crossley, Mike Lewis, Henry Kelly & Matthew Kelly
58
 22 August 2015[20] Jon Culshaw & Debra Stephenson
59
 16 September 2015[21] The Sound of ITV – The Nation's Favourite Theme Tune Victoria Wood
60
 11 November 2015[22] The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One[23] Alison Steadman Ricky Wilson
61
 13 December 2015 The World According to Kenny Everett[24] N/A Peter Brown, Roger Taylor, Steve Norman, Cleo Rocos & Lee Everett Alkin
62
 17 December 2015 The Nation's Favourite Bond Song[25] David Walliams Sam Smith, Barbara Broccoli, Michael G Wilson, Jonathan Ross, Piers Morgan, Jools Holland, Roger Moore, Honor Blackman, Joanna Lumley, Britt Ekland & Naomie Harris.
63
 20 December 2015[26] The Sound of Music Live Kara Tointon, Julian Ovenden, Maria Friedman, Alexander Armstrong, Katherine Kelly, Paul Copley, Mel Giedroyc, David Bamber, Paul Jesson, Evelyn Hoskins, Jon Tarcy, Julie Atherton, Norma Atallah & Imelda De Los Reyes
64
 24 December 2015 The ABBA Christmas Party[27] Paddy McGuinness[28] Nadine Coyle, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Alexandra Burke, Union J, Daniel O'Donnell, Gemma Atkinson, Scouting for Girls, Shayne Ward, Michelle Hardwick, Amy Walsh, Catherine Tyldesley & Susan Boyle
65
 25 December 2015 Our Cilla[29] Cilla Black, Paul O'Grady, Ringo Starr, Cliff Richard, Elaine Paige, Christopher Biggins & Lynda la Plante
66
 26 December 2015 The Nation's Favourite Disney Song[30] Stephen Mulhern Margaret Kerry, Paul Collins, Holly Foster Wells, Tom Fletcher, Harry Judd, Lorraine Kelly, Rosie Kelly-Smith, Matthew Wolfenden, Buster Wolfenden & Arlene Phillips
67
 4 January 2016 When Ant and Dec Met The Prince: 40 Years of The Prince's Trust[31] Ant & Dec HRH The Prince of Wales
68
 17 April 2016 Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me[32] Jim Carter N/A
69
 15 May 2016 Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood N/A Lenny Henry, Peter Kay, Alison Steadman, Celia Imrie, Michael Ball, David Threlfall & Anne Reid
70
 15 May 2016 The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration[33] Ant & Dec Dame Shirley Bassey, Gary Barlow OBE, Andrea Bocelli, Alfie Boe, John Boyega, James Blunt, Jim Carter, Jess Glynne, Katherine Jenkins, Beverley Knight, Kylie Minogue, Martin Clunes, Damian Lewis, Dame Helen Mirren, Jennifer Saunders, Imelda Staunton, Alan Titchmarsh, The Oman Royal Cavalry, Chilean Huasos and Dancers, The New Zealand Army Band, The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Azerbaijani Dancers and Djigitovka Horses and Riders, State Carriages from The Royal Mews, The South Australian Police Band, The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, The Fijian Armed Forces Band and Dancers, 100 Military and Commonwealth Pipers & The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.

References

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  2. ↑ Rees, Jasper (8 August 2014). "Why the game show is the TV format with staying power". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.tvthrong.co.uk/2007/12/the-westlife-show-live-saturday-15-december/
  4. ↑ Beyoncé 'to perform new songs on ITV music special' - Music News - Digital Spy
  5. ↑ Rod Stewart set to film Christmas special at Stirling Castle
  6. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week52/illusionists
  7. ↑ Michael Flatley to return in ITV special, Nadine Coyle to feature
  8. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week46/nations-favourite-queen-song
  9. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week46/neil-diamond-one-night-only
  10. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/night-olly-murs
  11. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week50/night-olly-murs
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  14. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week1/darcy-oake-edge-reality
  15. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week2/diversity-live
  16. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week10/nations-favourite-70s-number-one
  17. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week23/magic-show-story
  18. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week31/nations-favourite-80s-number-1
  19. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week34/saturday-night-story
  20. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep2week35/saturday-night-story
  21. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week38/sound-itv-nations-favourite-theme-tune
  22. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week46/nations-favourite-beatles-number-one
  23. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/nations-favourite-beatles-number-one
  24. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week51/world-according-kenny-everett
  25. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week51/nations-favourite-bond-song
  26. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week52/sound-music-live
  27. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week52/abba-christmas-party
  28. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a776812/fancy-an-abba-christmas-party-celebrate-with-paddy-mcguinness-susan-boyle-and-union-j-in-a-tv-special/
  29. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week52/our-cilla
  30. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week52/nations-favourite-disney-song
  31. ↑ https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/about-the-trust/news-views/itv-documentary
  32. ↑ http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week16/jim-carter-lonnie-donegan-and-me
  33. ↑ http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/639981/ITV-to-celebrate-the-Queen-s-90th-birthday-with-two-TV-specials
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