John Bishop's Britain is a British television programme presented by comedian John Bishop

John Bishop (comedian)

John Joseph Bishop is an award-winning comedian.His television debut came on The Panel. As an actor, he has appeared in the E4 teen drama Skins as Mr Fitch, father of twins, Katie and Emily and in the Ken Loach film Route Irish...

, each program has a theme e.g. food. It features stand-up

Stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...

, sketches and real-life stories from celebrity guests and members of the public on that particular topic. There have been two series filmed to date. A 2011 Christmas special has been filmed and will be broadcast around the Christmas period. The show is filmed in front of an audience, where the audience are shown the interviews via video link as part of the filming. The sketches are not shown to the audience at the time of filming but Bishop's narration of the sketch is included in the filming.

Series 1

Series 1 was first aired in 2010. There were 6 episodes:


1. Love and Marriage (air date — 24 July 2010)

2. Growing Up (air date — 31 July 2010)

3. Sport (air date — 7 August 2010)

4. Work (air date — 14 August 2010)

5. Parenthood and Family (air date—21 August 2010)

6. Holidays (air date—28 August 2010)

Series 2

Series 2 was first aired in 2011. There were 6 episodes:


1. Music and Fashion (air date — 30 July 2011)

2. Food (air date — 6 August 2011)

3. Hobbies (air date — 13 August 2011)

4. Animals (air date — 20 August 2011)

5. Friends (air date — 27 August 2011)

6. Being British (air date — 3 September 2011)

Audience figures

Audience figures for the original showing of series 1 were around 3.5m, while series 2 has had audiences of over 4m. It should be noted both series were originally aired on Saturday nights, but series 2 has been given an earlier time slot (before the BBC News opposed to after it.)