Why Don't You?
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| Why Don't You? | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's TV. |
| No. of series | 42 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Peter Charlton, Patrick Dowling, Catherine MacFarlane |
| Running time | 25 minutes. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC1 |
| Original run | 20 August 1973 – 21 April 1995 |
| Links | |
| IMDb profile | |
Why Don't You? or Why Don't You Just Switch Off Your Television Set and Go and Do Something Less Boring Instead? or WDYJSOYTSAGADSLBI was a BBC children's television series broadcast in 42 series between 20 August 1973 and 21 April 1995. The format consisted of gangs of children performing suggestions from viewers who wrote in to the show. Typically these were arts-and-crafts activities involving cutting up paper, or games and magic tricks children could learn to impress their friends.
Russell T. Davies was at one time a producer and director for Why Don't You? before going on to greater fame as writer of Queer as Folk and producer of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who. Under Davies' direction, the format of the series shifted from magazine show to drama, with plots frequently centering around harebrained young Welsh presenter Ben and his increasingly elaborate inventions.
[edit] Notable presenters
Notable presenters include:
- Brett Adams
- Gideon Coe
- Alexandra Fletcher
- Ant McPartlin
- Simon Nelson
- Pauline Quirke
- Nick Haward
- Marie Rooney
[edit] External links
- Why Don't You? at bbc.co.uk
- Screenonline: Why Don't You?
- Why Don't You? at the Internet Movie Database
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