"the games. The majority of National Lottery draws take place on live television. The first National Lottery show (entitled ""The National Lottery Live: The First Draw"") was at 7 pm on Saturday 19 November 1994. Presented by Noel Edmonds, this was an hour long special, in which 49 contestants competed to become the first person to start the draw, the winner being 18-year-old Deborah Walsh. The first number to be drawn was 30. For its first few years, the TV show took the title ""The National Lottery Live"", and was presented mainly by Anthea Turner or Bob Monkhouse. Other notable"
"since been dropped from BBC iPlayer as of 8 April 2017, and since 1 April 2016, draws are now broadcast exclusively on their official channel on YouTube. On 12 April 2018, it was announced that the televised Saturday night draw would be aired on ITV with Stephen Mulhern as the new host, being renamed to ""The National Lottery Results"". The first show was presented by Noel Edmonds. After the first show, it was either co-presented by Anthea Turner and Gordon Kennedy, or Bob Monkhouse, all of them assisted by the psychic Mystic Meg. Carol Vorderman had a segment during the"
"its inaugural series airing on Mondays and the two successive series airing on Fridays. In 2001, ITV would air a single series of ""The Biggest Game in Town"" which was similar in its bingo-based interactive style to ""Lucky Numbers"". The National Lottery Draws The National Lottery Results (previously The National Lottery Live and The National Lottery Draws) is the television programme that broadcasts the drawing of the National Lottery in the United Kingdom. The programme launched in November 1994 on BBC One, and was initially broadcast live on Saturday nights, before expanding to Wednesday and Friday nights later on. From"
"The National Lottery Draws The National Lottery Results (previously The National Lottery Live and The National Lottery Draws) is the television programme that broadcasts the drawing of the National Lottery in the United Kingdom. The programme launched in November 1994 on BBC One, and was initially broadcast live on Saturday nights, before expanding to Wednesday and Friday nights later on. From January 2013 to December 2016, the program aired only on Saturday nights. On 24 November 2016 it was announced that the Saturday night draws would be dropped and moved to BBC iPlayer from 7 January 2017. The draws have"
"A Winner!"" celebrating National Lottery ""good causes"". The programme was broadcast on 23 September 2006. Edmonds had in fact presented the very first National Lottery in 1994 before handing over to Anthea Turner and Gordon Kennedy. On 24 May 2007 Sky One announced that Edmonds would host the UK version of the American hit ""Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?"", titled ""Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old?"". The programme made its debut on Sky One on 7 October 2007, at 6.00 pm. Edmonds hosted the peak-time showing of the programme, with the daily programme being presented by"
"the live draws. Wednesday draws at first had a 10-minute slot on BBC One, in the same set as the game show in the BBC studio, and presented by the same host. In later years the broadcast was hosted by various presenters in the National Lottery HQ studio; presenters included Gethin Jones, Christopher Biggins, John Barrowman, OJ Borg, Matt Johnson and Jenni Falconer. It is Alan Dedicoat who provides the voice-over announcing the balls drawn, sometimes interacting with the presenter; he is known as ""The Voice Of the Balls"". Charles Nove is the relief announcer. As of 7 January 2012,"
"memorable catchphrases in TV history: ""Tonight (presenter name), I'm going to be..."" and was named most popular entertainment show at the National Television Awards in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000. The most impersonated stars are Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Cher, George Michael, Celine Dion, Kylie Minogue and Madonna. In February 1990, Leslie Crowther was chosen as the host of the show which began airing on 21 July 1990. Crowther hosted the first three series, and a Christmas Special in 1991. At the time of his car accident in October 1992, he was booked to record an Elvis Presley special hosted"
"on BBC One, although it was occasionally shown on BBC Two if BBC One was unable to show it. BBC were granted the rights in 1994 after defeating a rival bid from ITV. The programme was also broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (or Radio 1 FM as it was then known) and later, it was broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live. Following their defeat, ITV quickly created a rival as they launched their Bingo-based game show ""Lucky Numbers"", hosted by Shane Richie, which was one of the first UK game shows which allowed viewers to take part at home and"
"early years of the show whereby, she would use mathematical techniques to predict the winning numbers. When Gordon left, Anthea remained as solo host and was followed by a number of presenters over the years. Commentary on the draws is provided by Alan Dedicoat. During the live show era, in the event of Alan Dedicoat being unavailable, commentary is provided by fellow BBC Radio 2 announcer Charles Nove. The Saturday night draws were usually presented as part of a game show that is shown to be associated with the lottery branding. The game shows were previously broadcast live, with the"
"Saturday Live (UK TV programme) Saturday Live (Friday Night Live in 1988) is a British television comedy and music show broadcast by Channel 4 from 1985 to 1988. The series made stars of Ben Elton, Harry Enfield, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, and featured appearances (in some cases first television appearances) by Patrick Marber, Morwenna Banks, Chris Barrie, Emo Philips, Tracey Ullman, Craig Ferguson, Craig Charles and many others. The show featured comic duo Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall in their act The Dangerous Brothers. All episodes were transmitted live, but contained a small proportion of material recorded beforehand. Recordings"
"Holmes but as Holmes was employed by Sky News, he was dropped due to a possible conflict of interest. Melinda Messenger was confirmed as the host on 5 October 2011. To celebrate the first anniversary of the Health Lottery, a new Wednesday night draw called ""Win Wednesday"" was launched. On 5 August 2015, it was announced that the Health Lottery would be extended to five nights a week, with previous National Lottery presenter Anthea Turner taking over as host of the new-look draws from 13 August. The game has been criticised for donating only 20.3% of the ticket price to"
"Jeopardy! (UK game show) Jeopardy! was a game show based on the US version of the same name. It was originally aired on Channel 4 from 12 January 1983 to 2 July 1984, hosted by Derek Hobson, then was revived by ITV from 3 September 1990 to 9 April 1993, first hosted by Chris Donat in 1990 and then hosted by Steve Jones from 1991 to 1993 and then finally on Sky One from 24 July 1995 to 30 December 1996, hosted by Paul Ross. Unlike in the U.S. version, contestants have points (instead of money) added or subtracted for"
"2006 edition as a player and the 2012 and 2016 editions as a coach. Following his football career, Walsh had a variety of jobs including working as a bluecoat at Pontins in Morecambe for three months. He first came to prominence on television in 1994 after he won a role as one of the presenting team on the ""National Lottery"" which was regularly broadcast on Saturday and Wednesday evenings on BBC One. After Walsh became a public favourite, he was quickly snapped up by rival television channel ITV, who offered him the role as presenter on one of the network's"
"supplied with a game-card (to viewers that purchased a copy of the newspaper). They had to cross off numbers that appeared on that week's show and those that crossed off all their numbers by the time the 'big hooter' sounded on the show would win (or share if there was more than one winner) a prize of £20,000. Nick Weir was the host of the show in an unbroadcast pilot recorded in 1994, predating his official game show career debut, ""On the Ball"" (1997) by three years, the latter show also being a Granada Productions series. ""Lucky Numbers"" has been"
"Winning Lines Winning Lines is a National Lottery game show that was broadcast on BBC One from 12 June 1999 to 16 October 2004. It was originally hosted by Simon Mayo then by Phillip Schofield. Forty-nine contestants take part in this round; each is assigned a two-digit number from 01 to 49. In the first series, the host asks a question that can be answered by one of these numbers, and anyone who believes that his/her number is the answer may buzz-in. Contestants who buzz-in wrongly are eliminated. If the owner of the correct number buzzes-in; he/she advances to the"
"jackpots, partly so that people living near the border with Northern Ireland would not abandon Lotto when the 6/49 British National Lottery began operations on 14 November 1994. At the same time, the National Lottery introduced computer-generated ""quick picks"" as an alternative to marking numbers on paper playslips. Some retailers now only offer the quick-pick option. For draws beginning on 26 September 1998, the National Lottery increased the cost of a line of Lotto from £0.50 to £0.75. At this time it also doubled the game's starting jackpot to £1 million and increased most of the game's smaller prizes by"
"the British National Lottery Live on BBC One (a program with an estimated viewership 16.6 million at that time). Afterwards she worked on two more shows with Bally Sagoo for BBC and ITV before going on her first U.S. tour in 1997. Her U.S. tour covered 15 states and a few cities in Canada. The same year Kiani performed many other international events in the United Kingdom, Australia, and China. By the summer of 1997, Kiani was representing Pakistan as the only Pakistani singer to perform at ""Celebration Hong Kong 97"" at Happy Valley Race Course, alongside other International singers"
"front of a live audience at the Ten Studios in Sydney. The show did not return in 2011. Thursday Night Live (TV series) Thursday Night Live is an Australian sports program that first aired on One on 2 April 2009. It aired on Thursdays at 7.30pm, and ran for two hours. The show was hosted by Bill Woods, with regular panelists Nicole Livingstone (former Olympic swimmer), Cam McConville (former V8 driver), Luke Darcy (former AFL player) and Jeremy Smith (former NRL player) appearing throughout the show. Mark Howard appeared on the show as the quiz host and announcer. Woods also"
"Two pilot episodes were recorded for television in 1969 and 1981 but never broadcast, except in documentaries about Kenneth Williams. In 1994, 14 shows were broadcast on Carlton Television, ITV in London. Two additional variations were added: a round in which the team were presented with a mystery object to talk about, rather than a subject, and another round where the audience suggested a topic. Nicholas Parsons chaired the show, and Tony Slattery featured in all programmes. Other panellists were Tony Banks, Tony Blackburn, Jo Brand, Ann Bryson, John Fortune, Clement Freud, Mariella Frostrup, Jeremy Hardy, Tony Hawks, Hattie Hayridge,"
"to change direction and work towards a lighter style concentrating mainly on entertainment and humour. The first two presenters were Chris Evans (from 1992 to 1994) and Gaby Roslin (1992 to 1996). At its height in 1993, viewing figures reached around two million per edition, and it was the highest rated UK breakfast television programme. Along with Evans and Roslin, Bob Geldof presented a short-lived political interview slot. His wife Paula Yates interviewed people whilst lying on a bed, and the puppet characters Zig and Zag created morning mayhem in the bathroom with Evans in a slot called 'The Crunch'."
"being taken off the air, and the death of an audience member who collapsed while recording. The programme continued to enjoy good ratings during this period, notably on the day of Margaret Thatcher's resignation on 22 November 1990, which featured two different panels over two editions. David Dimbleby was chosen to succeed Peter Sissons as the programme’s presenter in 1994, after the BBC decided to hold two pilot show auditions between Dimbleby and Jeremy Paxman with two different audiences and two different panels. For a brief period under Dimbleby’s chairmanship in the mid-1990s there were a number of variations to"
"Thursday Night Live (TV series) Thursday Night Live is an Australian sports program that first aired on One on 2 April 2009. It aired on Thursdays at 7.30pm, and ran for two hours. The show was hosted by Bill Woods, with regular panelists Nicole Livingstone (former Olympic swimmer), Cam McConville (former V8 driver), Luke Darcy (former AFL player) and Jeremy Smith (former NRL player) appearing throughout the show. Mark Howard appeared on the show as the quiz host and announcer. Woods also crosses to Brad McEwan to see what is coming up on Sports Tonight. The show was filmed in"
"Nicky Campbell Nicholas Andrew Argyll Campbell, OBE (born Nicholas Lackey, 10 April 1961) is a Scottish radio and television presenter and journalist. He has presented the BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast programme since 2003, BBC One's Sunday morning show ""The Big Questions"" since 2007, and ""Long Lost Family"" on ITV since 2011. He presented the game show ""Wheel of Fortune"" from 1988 until 1996, and the consumer affairs programme ""Watchdog"" from 2001 to 2009. Campbell was born in Edinburgh and adopted at four days old. He was educated at the independent school Edinburgh Academy. His adoptive mother was a psychiatric"
"but the BBC persuaded him to stay in charge and he decided to retain the same formula again, but with an added twist. All eight contestants would be heard on Ken Bruce's radio show on BBC Radio 2, with a public vote to decide the four finalists. The four would perform on ""The National Lottery Live"" until 1998, and then on ""Top of the Pops"" in 1999. The final itself would just consist of repeats of the performances made in the above shows, in a special programme on a Sunday afternoon. Jonathan persuaded his friends Katrina and Kimberley Rew, who"
"in May 1993, before he was replaced by Cat Deeley in 2004. An Elvis Presley special hosted by Russ Abbot aired in January 1993, as well as 2003 specials hosted by Davina McCall. A six-part revival hosted by Harry Hill ran from 10 January 2015 to 14 February 2015, before it was reported on 17 April that it had been axed by ITV due to low ratings. It remains one of Britain's most successful shows of all time, attracting around 13 million viewers for the live grand final at the end of each series. It has one of the most"
"Carol Smillie Carol Patricia Smillie (born 23 December 1961) is a Scottish television presenter and actress, and a former model, who was a presenter on British TV during the 1990s and early 2000s. She is best known for assisting Nicky Campbell on the UK version of the game show ""Wheel of Fortune"" between 1989 and 1994. She is also well known for presenting the BBC One home improvement show ""Changing Rooms"" from 1996-2003. Smillie has appeared on the BBC television channel, firstly as a reporter on ""The Travel Show"", and then ""Holiday"", often as the programme's presenter. However, it was"
"Australia Live Australia Live was a four-hour telecast, broadcast live on the Nine Network, on 1 January 1988 to open Australia's Bicentennial celebrations. The telecast crossed live to over 70 locations right across the country (and some overseas) to represent a 'typical' day in the life of the Australian people. At each of the locations, Australian television celebrities talked with everyday Australians about their experiences, with the whole event anchored by Clive James, Ray Martin and Jana Wendt from the TCN-9 studios in Sydney. Other presenters included Paul Hogan, Tony Barber, George Negus, Derryn Hinch, Greg Evans, Daryl Somers and"
"during that time had a dual meaning, in that the dots were to represent lottery balls. A contest was held by WNEV in August 1987, just under a month before the games moved to the station, to scout for their own lottery host (Tom Bergeron, who hosted ""Lottery Live"" on WBZ-TV, did not continue in the role because he remained at that station in other capacities). The auditions were held in front of an audience of 200 at Boston's Westin Hotel at Copley Place, in which the finalists were narrowed down to 16. The winner was Lynn-Andrea Waugh, familiarly known"
"performed were Smile (Though, Your Heart is Breaking), Eye of the Tiger accompanied by sketches of Charlie Chaplin and a boxer. The prize announcers were: Anthony Schaeffer (1984–1985) and later John Benson (1986–87), who had provided the famous voice-over for ""Sale of the Century"". The Christmas editions of the show featured celebrities in place of regular contestants. The first Christmas show for 1978 (but broadcast in January 1979 due to industrial action at ITV) featured three celebrity partners, paired according to their nationality. The winners were Ireland's Terry Wogan and Clodagh Rodgers. The pair eliminated the five prizes available for"
"The National Lottery: In It to Win It The National Lottery: In It to Win It is a BBC National Lottery game show which was broadcast on BBC One from 18 May 2002 to 16 July 2016. It was hosted by Dale Winton. Five contestants compete for a chance to win up to £100,000. They are initially seated in the Waiting Area, on one side of the studio, and each is assigned one of five colours. One ball is drawn at random from a lottery machine, and the contestant matching its colour crosses the studio to sit in Winners' Row."
"team won a National TV Award and an INDIE Award and were BAFTA nominated. Smillie remained the main presenter for 13 series, leaving in 2003. In September 1998, Smillie was presented with a Red Book about her life, on the television show This Is Your Life. Michael Aspel, surprising her with the Book at a recording of ""Changing Rooms"". In 1996, Smillie was selected to present the BBC ""The National Lottery Show"". Smillie mainly appeared on the Wednesday Midweek Draw show, but also made occasional appearances on Saturday nights. Smillie presented various incarnations of the show, such as ""The National"
"1994 MTV Video Music Awards The 1994 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 8, 1994, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1993, to June 15, 1994. The show was hosted by Roseanne Barr at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and this would be the last time there was a female host for the VMAs until Chelsea Handler hosted in 2010. Kurt Cobain, frontman of grunge band Nirvana, was honored this night after his death on April 5. Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley opened the show by Michael giving a speech. They ended"
"The series returned, on BBC2 with David Jacobs as host, from 23 August 1973 to 18 May 1974. Regular panelists were William Franklyn, Isobel Barnett (Lady Barnett), Kenneth Williams, and Anna Quayle; later in the run, Quayle was replaced by Nanette Newman. Eamonn Andrews returned to host a revival on ITV from 26 March 1984 with John Benson as announcer. This version aired at night and, although mainly recorded, some episodes were screened live. Taped episodes may be identified as opening with ""Tonight from London it's time for ""What's My Line?"""", while those broadcast live began with ""Live from London""."