The Charlotte Church Show


The Charlotte Church Show is a Channel 4 entertainment television show presented by Welsh singer Charlotte Church. It was first broadcast on 1 September 2006 and ran for six subsequent Fridays. The show was commissioned for a further two series, the first of which aired from 23 February to 6 April 2007. On 13 December 2006, Church won the Best Female Newcomer award for the show at the British Comedy Awards.
Each episode begins with a "theme tune" which always has the same melody and harmony, but is always in a unique style. In the verse, Church sings about current events and gossip, and the chorus is simply "This is my lovely theme tune, it goes on and on."

Episode guide

Note: All guests not involved in a sketch or a hidden camera trick, are indicated in bold.

Series 1

Series 2

Series 2 started on 23 February 2007 at 10pm on Channel 4 and lasted for 6 episodes. The second series had many changes compared to the first series, with a new theme tune, losing sketches such as "What We've Learnt This Week" and a much classier studio and sound.
DateEpisode numberGuestsMusic and guest performerViewers
1Billie Piper, Gwen StefaniCharlotte sang "Rocks" by Primal Scream with McFly2.32
2 March 20072Davina McCall, Noel Fielding, Craig Phillips, Sophie Pritchard, Nush Nowak, Jon Tickle, Nadia Almada, Michelle Bass, Eugene Sully, Kemal Shahin, Kinga Karolczak, Sam Heuston, Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace, Susie VerricoCharlotte sang "Don't Let Go " by En Vogue with Lucie Silvas2.51
9 March 20073Hilary Duff, Chris MoylesCharlotte sang "You Got The Love" by Candi Staton with Jamelia.2.26
23 March 20074Avril Lavigne, Lorraine Kelly, Carmen ElectraCharlotte sang "When Doves Cry" by Prince with Patrick Wolf.2.08
5John Barrowman, Danny DyerCharlotte accompanied the Manic Street Preachers singing their single "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough"1.82
6 April 20076Katie Price, Nicholas HoultCharlotte sang "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton, with Fergie1.81

Series 3

On 23 March 2007 a message was posted on the official Charlotte Church website to say that the series planned for summer 2007 has been put on hold until Church is ready to return to work after her pregnancy. In response to the delay of the third series Channel 4 doubled the number of episodes for the fifth series of The Friday Night Project.
It was announced on 10 February 2008 that Charlotte was ready to make her return to TV. Church herself confirmed on 26 March 2008 that the show would be back with the same format in summer 2008 as well as a Christmas special.
The series was moved to Thursday nights instead of Friday nights and began on 10 July 2008 with 2.4m viewers, matching the viewership that tuned in to the first episode of the second series.
DateEpisode numberGuestsMusic and guest performerViewers
10 July 20081Catherine Tate, Lee Mack, Chris FountainCharlotte sang "We Can Work It Out" by The Beatles with Beverley Knight2.22
17 July 20082Katie Price, Gok Wan, Shane LynchCharlotte sang "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" by The Shirelles with Martha Wainwright2.06
24 July 20083Jonathan Ross, Kevin BishopCharlotte sang "Son of a Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield with Sharleen Spiteri1.95
31 July 20084Chris Addison, Jason DonovanCharlotte sang "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes with Solange Knowles1.48
7 August 20085Jimmy Carr, Alan DaviesCharlotte sang "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. with The Script1.53
14 August 20086Ricky Hatton, Frankie BoyleCharlotte sang "I'd Rather Go Blind" by Etta James with Beth RowleyUnknown
21 August 20087Patsy Palmer, Adam HillsCharlotte sang "Black and Gold" by Sam Sparro with Alphabeat1.30
28 August 20088Michael McIntyre, Trinny and Susannah, Rebecca AdlingtonCharlotte and Josh Groban performed their duet "The Prayer"Unknown
Christmas SpecialJames Corden, Ruth Jones, Ronnie Corbett, Jo BrandCharlotte sang "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" with Rhydian Roberts.Unknown

Series 4

Church stated on The Paul O'Grady Show that there would be a Series 4, containing more music and entertainment as opposed to interviews. In 2010, she announced she would not return to the show, saying she did not enjoy the presenting side of it.