The Clothes Show
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| The Clothes Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Factual |
| Created by | Jeff Banks |
| Starring | Louise Redknapp Caryn Franklin Brendan Courtney |
| Theme music composer | Pet Shop Boys |
| Opening theme | "In the Night" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Susan Brand |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 13 October 1986 – present |
The Clothes Show is a British television show about fashion that can currently be seen weeknights on Really. It was formerly broadcast on BBC One from 1986 to 2000.[1][2][3]
BBC series (1986-2000)
The Clothes Show was first broadcast on 13 October 1986, with Breakfast Time's Selina Scott and designer Jeff Banks as its first hosts. The show combined reports from the catwalks, with items on how to achieve the catwalk look, without breaking the bank. Selina and Jeff were later joined by Caryn Franklin (a former Fashion Editor and co-Editor of International style bible i-D magazine), and once Selina left, she took over as Jeff's main co-host.
Such was the success of the show, that in 1989 the annual Clothes Show Live event was launched at Birmingham's NEC, and later a magazine to accompany the programme. The programme continued on the BBC right up until the late 1990s, with other presenters over the years including Margherita Taylor, Tim Vincent, Richard Jobson and Brenda Emmanus. Series producers included Collette Foster and Jane Lomas, who had been a presenter on the earliest shows. James Strong, Mike Prince, Mark Westcott and Ann Wilson were among the directors. The Clothes Show Live event continues to be held annually at the beginning of each December.
Theme tune
The theme tune to the show was an excerpt from the Arthur Baker remix of the Pet Shop Boys' song "In The Night" which can be found on the Pet Shop Boys' 1986 Disco album. The original song was taken from the 1985 single "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)".
In 1995, Pet Shop Boys were asked by the BBC to remix the theme tune for a revamped version of the show. This new version appeared as a b-side to the 1996 single "Before". This version can now be found on the 2001 re-issue of their 1996 album, Bilingual, and on their Format b-side compilation album.
Saint Etienne were also asked to produce a theme tune for the show, but it was turned down.[4] Their theme was eventually released on the fanclub-only album Built on Sand.
UKTV Style/Really series (2006–present)
On 7 August 2006, The Sun newspaper reported that The Clothes Show was to be resurrected after six years and would be shown on UKTV Style, hosted by Louise Redknapp, Caryn Franklin and Brendan Courtney. The programme moved from UKTV Style to a new channel called Really (formerly UKTV Gardens up to 19 May 2009), after UKTV Style was rebranded Home on 30 April 2009.
References
- ^ "The Clothes Show returns - Telegraph". Fashion.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ Francesca Craggs (10 January 2013). "The Clothes Show: A whole new genre for TV". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "New fashion series for BBC | News | Broadcast". Broadcastnow.co.uk. 3 August 2001. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "BBC - Cult - Classic TV - The Clothes Show". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2010.