Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
| Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Paul O'Grady |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 38 (including specials) |
| Production | |
| Running time |
30 minutes (Series) 60 minutes (Specials) |
| Production company(s) | Shiver Productions |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Picture format |
576i (PAL) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 3 September 2012 – 25 December 2015 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
The British Animal Honours The Dog Rescuers |
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs is a multi-award winning British reality documentary television series set at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and presented by Paul O'Grady.
Format
Throughout the series, Paul meets members of the Battersea staff to talk about the dogs in their care, including head vet Shaun Opperman and head of canine welfare training Ali Taylor. In each episode, Paul meets a few of the dogs who come to Battersea as strays or because their owners can't look after them anymore, and follows each dog's progress through the home.
O'Grady commented that he had wanted to do such a show for years and that he took to it with an "enthusiasm that surprised everyone except me". Although scheduled to initially film at the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home for six days, he stayed as a volunteer for six months.[1] At the end of the first series, O'Grady was invited to become an ambassador for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
The show is made by Shiver Productions[2][3] and premiered on ITV on 3 September 2012. The last series aired on 8 October 2015 and concluded on 10 December 2015 with a Christmas special on 25 December 2015.
Transmissions
Series
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September 2012 | 15 October 2012 | 7 |
| Christmas Special | 25 December 2012 | 1 | |
| 2 | 9 May 2013 | 4 July 2013 | 8 |
| Christmas Special | 25 December 2013 | 1 | |
| 3 | 4 September 2014 | 20 November 2014 | 11 |
| Christmas Special | 25 December 2014 | 1 | |
| 4 | 8 October 2015 | 10 December 2015 | 8 |
| Christmas Special | 25 December 2015 | 1 | |
Awards
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs has won a number of awards. The show has won two consecutive National Television Awards for 'Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme' in 2013 and 2014.
On 14 October 2014, it was revealed that For the Love of Dogs had been nominated for a third National Television Award, this time under the category 'Most Popular Factual Programme'. But it lost out to Gogglebox. The show has been nominated for a fourth National Television Award in 2016.[4]
The show was also nominated for a BAFTA for 'Best Features Programme' in 2013.[5][6]
| Year | Group | Award | Result | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme | Won | [7][8][9][10] |
| Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Factual Entertainment | Nominated | ||
| BAFTA Television Awards | Best Features Programme | Nominated | [5][6] | |
| TV Choice Awards | Best Factual Entertainment & Lifestyle Show | Won | ||
| TV Times Awards | Won | |||
| 2014 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme | Won | [11][12][13][14] |
| Broadcast Awards | Best Popular Factual Programme | Nominated | [15] | |
| TRIC Awards | Factual Programme | Won | ||
| TV Times Awards | Favourite Factual Show | Won | ||
| 2015 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Factual Programme | Nominated | [16] |
| TRIC Awards | Factual Programme | Nominated | ||
| TV Choice Awards | Best Factual Entertainment Show | Nominated | ||
| TV Times Awards | Favourite Factual Show | Won | [17] | |
| 2016 | National Television Awards | Factual Entertainment | Nominated | [18] |
| TRIC Awards | Factual Programme | Nominated | ||
Sponsorship
The seven episodes in the first series were sponsored by pet product company Bob Martin Petcare, however the Christmas special in 2012 was sponsored by Animal Friends Pet Insurance.[19][20] The second series in 2013 was sponsored by Pedigree.[21] The 2013 Christmas special was sponsored by Scs Sofas and Carpets. The third and fourth series and Christmas specials in 2014 and 2015 were sponsored by Pets at Home stores.
References
- ↑ O'Grady 2012, pp. 352–356.
- ↑ Iley, Chrissy (31 August 2012). "Paul O'Grady discovers how hard Battersea Dogs Home staff work for new ITV documentary". Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "For the Love of Dogs - Battersea Dogs & Cats Home". Battersea.org.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ↑ http://www.nationaltvawards.com/vote
- 1 2 Goodacre, Kate (9 April 2013). "BAFTA Television Awards 2013: This year's nominees in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- 1 2 Henderson, Jamie (17 April 2013). "Paul O'Grady's Battersea Dogs Home TV show up for Bafta Award". Wandsworth Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ↑ Fletcher, Alex (22 September 2012). "National Television Awards 2013: Longlist nominations in full - vote - TV News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ↑ Fletcher, Alex (8 January 2013). "National Television Awards 2013 - Nominations in full - TV News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ↑ Glennie, Alasdair (24 January 2013). "Outrage as Paul O'Grady's For The Love Of Dogs beats Great British Bake Off to NTA Award | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ↑ "National Television Awards: Paul O’Grady’s For The Love of Dogs wins | TV | Entertainment | STV". Entertainment. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ↑ Fletcher, Alex (17 September 2013). "National Television Awards 2014 voting opens: The full longlist". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ Fletcher, Alex (17 September 2013). "National Television Awards 2014 nominees revealed: Voting opens". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ Fletcher, Alex (7 January 2014). "Benedict Cumberbatch, Ant & Dec, Broadchurch up for National TV Awards". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ Fletcher, Alex (7 January 2014). "National Television Awards: The shortlist - In Full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ http://www.broadcastawards.co.uk/shortlist
- ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a603190/national-television-awards-2015-voting-opens-the-full-longlist.html#~oSE3cKjULtjocA
- ↑ http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/tv-times-awards/categories
- ↑ http://www.nationaltvawards.com/vote/07/78jarqbifgphdc1tld06scpl97/2260781030161b55#category
- ↑ "Bob Martin to sponsor ITV's 'For the love of Dogs'". The Drum. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ↑ Animal Friends Insurance has announced their sponsorship of ITV’s 'The British Animal Honours 2013'
- ↑ MacLeod, Ishbel (26 April 2013). "Pedigree announced as sponsor for ITV’s Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs". The Drum. Retrieved 26 April 2013.