Richard & Judy
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| Richard & Judy | |
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| Genre | Talk show |
| Creator(s) | Richard Madeley Judy Finnigan |
| Presenter(s) | Richard Madeley Judy Finnigan |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original run | November 26, 2001 – present |
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| IMDb profile | |
Richard & Judy is an afternoon magazine/talk-show in the UK presented by married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The programme is a magazine show that often features the world's most famous stars, along with features including their Book Club, Wine Club and Film Club.
The couple were signed by Channel 4 after presenting ITV's This Morning for over a decade in the 1990s.
The show is produced by Cactus Television, a member of the ALL3MEDIA group.
The theme tune to this show is a remix of Pachelbel's Canon with guitars.
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[edit] You Say We Pay
This daily competition has a viewer at home describing images on screen for Richard and Judy (who can't see the images) to guess. For each correct answer, the viewer wins £1000.
The game also appeared on the third series of Matt Lucas' and David Walliams' comedy hit Little Britain. Fictional characters Lou and Andy were seen playing the game, and Andy didn't really seem to get the hang of it (he just said exactly what the images were). Other comedy lampoons of this game included the song "Richard & Judy" by Lazyhand which described a man's descent into poverty through trying to phone into this show.
In January 2006, MP and Celebrity Big Brother UK contestant George Galloway played the quiz and won his housemates' shopping budget for the week. Tony Blair and Abi Titmuss have also participated when they were guests on the programme.
On 18 February 2007 the Mail on Sunday revealed allegations that the quiz was cheating viewers by inviting them to phone in after the winning contestant had already been chosen. The paper stresses that the couple had no knowledge of any wrongdoing. [1] This part of the show has been indefinitely suspended.
[edit] Richard & Judy Book Club
In 2004, the Richard & Judy Book Club was added as a regular segment of the show. It been credited as having a massive effect on the sales of the books it features [2], much like Oprah's Book Club in the USA. Each year they feature ten books and have discussions during the programme, often with guests. Alongside the discussions and programme features, the novels in contention for the Richard & Judy Book of the Year Award, presented at the British Book Awards, the winner being the book that gets the most votes from the public.
[edit] 2004
- Monica Ali - Brick Lane
- Martina Cole - The Know
- William Dalrymple - White Mughals
- Zoe Heller - Notes on a Scandal
- David Nicholls - Starter for Ten
- Joseph O'Connor - The Star of the Sea
- Alice Sebold - The Lovely Bones (winner)
- Asne Seierstad - The Bookseller of Kabul
- Nigel Slater - Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger
- Adriana Trigiani - Lucia, Lucia''''''''''''
[edit] 2005
- William Brodrick - The Sixth Lamentation
- Paula Byrne - Perdita: The Life of Mary Robinson
- Justin Cartwright - The Promise of Happiness
- Karen Joy Fowler - The Jane Austen Book Club
- Chris Heath - Feel: Robbie Williams
- David Mitchell - Cloud Atlas (winner)
- Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife
- Jodi Picoult - My Sister's Keeper
- Andrew Taylor - The American Boy
- Carlos Ruiz Zafón - The Shadow of the Wind
[edit] 2006
- Julian Barnes - Arthur & George
- Richard Benson - The Farm
- Geraldine Brooks - March
- Michael Connelly - The Lincoln Lawyer
- Martin Davies - The Conjurer's Bird
- Nicole Krauss - The History of Love
- Anchee Min - Empress Orchid
- Kate Mosse - Labyrinth (winner)
- Eva Rice - The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
- Andrew Smith - Moondust
[edit] Richard & Judy Summer Book Club
[edit] 2004
- Jennifer Donnelly - A Gathering Light
- P. J. Tracy - Want to Play?
- Cecelia Ahern - PS, I Love You
- Maile Meloy - Liars and Saints
- Ben Richards - The Mermaid and the Drunks
- Bella Pollen - Hunting Unicorns
[edit] 2005
- Karen Quinn - The Ivy Chronicles
- George Hagen - The Laments
- Anthony Capella - The Food Of Love
- Susan Fletcher- Eve Green
- Ben Sherwood - The Life and Death of Charlie St Cloud
- David Wolstencroft - Good News, Bad News
[edit] 2006
- Jim Lynch - The Highest Tide
- Sam Bourne - The Righteous Men
- Victoria Hislop - The Island
- Dorothy Koomson - My Best Friend's Girl
- Elisabeth Hyde - The Abortionist's Daughter
- Elizabeth Kostova - The Historian
[edit] Richard & Judy Wine Club
Hoping to emulate the success of their book club, Richard and Judy launched their wine club in 2005. Focussing on a different selection of wine each week, they reviewed the wines and gave tasting notes to the viewers.
[edit] Series
The New Paul O'Grady Show now shares the time slot with Richard and Judy, with the shows alternating every three months. The New Paul O'Grady Show began on 27 March 2006 and ended on 16 June 2006. Richard & Judy then took over on 19 June 2006 and ended on 1 September 2006. Then Richard & Judy took over again from the 29 January 2007.
[edit] External links
- Richard & Judy at channel4.com
- Richard & Judy - Book Club
- Richard & Judy - Wine Club
- Article in The Guardian on the "book club effect" (February 26, 2004)
- Richard & Judy at the Internet Movie Database
- The Independent's article on R&J
- Prospect Magazine's article on R&J
- The Scotsman's article on R&J
- Richard and Judy at h2g2
