Guinness World Records Smashed
| Guinness World Records Smashed | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Family Entertainment |
| Created by | Outline Productions |
| Presented by | Guinness World Records Smashed: Steve Jones Konnie Huq Marco Frigatti Guinness World Records Smashed - Pilot: Fearne Cotton Ben Shephard |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Outline Productions in association with Guinness World Records |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including adverts) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Sky1 |
| Picture format | 16:9 HD |
| Original run | 19 April 2009 – 21 June 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Guinness World Records Smashed is a British television show for Sky1, that features record attempts, celebrity guests and death-defying stunts.[1] A one-off pilot episode was transmitted on 23 November 2008, and a full 10-part series was broadcast on Sky1 from 19 April to 21 June 2009. The show is produced by British independent production company, Outline Productions with Guinness World Records.
The pilot show was recorded in October 2008 at Teddington Studios and around London and invited people to partake in the filming to attempt to break existing world records.[2]
On the back of the November 2008 one-off programme, Sky1 ordered an 10-part series. The studio format will invite members of the public to try to set new world records in everything from leaping through burning hoops to somersaulting over cars. Celebrity guests, the audience, and the presenters will also get involved with the record-breaking attempts. [3] The series started airing on Sky1 and Sky1 HD on Sunday 19 April 2009. [4] Filmed from February 2009, the studio show has been filmed at Pinewood Studios. [5]
[edit] Presenters
Konnie Huq (Blue Peter) and Steve Jones (T4, The X Factor USA) present the series which first aired on April 19, 2009.[6]
Fearne Cotton (Top of the Pops, Xtra Factor) and Ben Shephard (GMTV, Dancing on Ice) presented the pilot of the show which was transmitted in Winter 2008. Both Fearne and Ben signed on to take part in some of the record attempts, with Shephard performing a record-breaking reverse bungee jump.[7]
[edit] Official Guinness World Records Adjudicator
Marco Frigatti is the Director of Guinness World Record global Records Management Team and the chief adjudicator on Guinness World Records Smashed.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.outlineproductions.co.uk/catalogue_detail.aspx?program=630
- ^ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/sky1/
- ^ http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/commissioning/interview/2009/02/sky_1_hands_guinness_world_records_show_an_11part_run.html
- ^ http://www.outlineproductions.co.uk/catalogue_detail.aspx?program=776
- ^ http://www.pinewoodgroup.com/gen/z_sys_storyNews.aspx?intNewsId=201
- ^ http://sky1.sky.com/gwrs-about-the-show
- ^ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article1770643.ece
- ^ http://sky1.sky.com/meet-marco-director-of-records
