Wonderful World of Weird
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Wonderful World Of Weird was a British
children's television programme shown on BBC Two
. Hosted by Ed Petrie
and featuring Ortis Deley
, Lizzie Greenwood
and Jake Humphrey
. It ran for three weeks, from February 2007 to March 2007. It was a game show
where contestants tried to find the weirdest thing on their topic.
presenter and a child, who stayed on for a week (Ed himself also had a child who was his 'assistant' for the week).
When every round was over, the studio audience would move over to the team they thought should win. Ed would then 'count' the number of people surrounding each team. The scores were announced by numbers on pairs of pants on a washing line. The colour of the pants corresponded to the team colours.
Every Friday there was a random pick for each teams topic, spanning the entire week and the last round was Week's Weirdest Wonder, where each team chose their favourite presentation of the week.
Every shows' winner won a humorous object, such as a stick of celery and a flowery hat. The show always ended by Ed saying 'It's not over til...' which was followed by an action (e.g. '...until the audience sit down'). Once the action was performed, the show was declared finished.
United Kingdom
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children's television programme shown on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
. Hosted by Ed Petrie
Ed Petrie
Edward 'Ed' Oliver James Petrie is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He was born, and grew up in, the seaside resort of Rustington, and was educated at Broadwater Manor in Worthing and the independent school Ardingly College in the village of Ardingly in West Sussex...
and featuring Ortis Deley
Ortis Deley
Ortis Deley is a British television presenter, radio DJ and actor of Ghanaian/Nigerian descent. He went to Ernest Bevin College in Tooting Bec, London. He is currently one of the presenters of The Gadget Show and presenter of Choice FM on Sunday mornings....
, Lizzie Greenwood
Lizzie Greenwood
-Presenting career:Greenwood-Hughes presented Newsround on BBC1 between 2003 and 2005. She has been presenting Sportsround on BBC2 from 2005. Greenwood was part of the BBC Sport presenting team at the 2008 Paralympics....
and Jake Humphrey
Jake Humphrey
Jacob John "Jake" Humphrey is an English television presenter, currently best known for his work with BBC Sport, being the youngest ever presenter to host Football Focus, Match of the Day and Final Score. He currently presents the BBC's Formula One coverage and BBC Sports Personality of the Year...
. It ran for three weeks, from February 2007 to March 2007. It was a game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
where contestants tried to find the weirdest thing on their topic.
Teams
The teams are called the Flying Pigs, Chilli Rockets and Sofa Giraffes, composed of a CBBCCBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
presenter and a child, who stayed on for a week (Ed himself also had a child who was his 'assistant' for the week).
Format
Each show has three rounds, the second involving finding things for the Map of Weird, and the third called the Random Word Round. Ironically, on the first show, the random word was 'word'.When every round was over, the studio audience would move over to the team they thought should win. Ed would then 'count' the number of people surrounding each team. The scores were announced by numbers on pairs of pants on a washing line. The colour of the pants corresponded to the team colours.
Every Friday there was a random pick for each teams topic, spanning the entire week and the last round was Week's Weirdest Wonder, where each team chose their favourite presentation of the week.
Every shows' winner won a humorous object, such as a stick of celery and a flowery hat. The show always ended by Ed saying 'It's not over til...' which was followed by an action (e.g. '...until the audience sit down'). Once the action was performed, the show was declared finished.