Unspun with Matt Forde
Unspun with Matt Forde | |
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Also known as | Unspun XL with Matt Forde (extended version) |
Presented by | Matt Forde |
Composer | Dobs Vye |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 27 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Jon Thoday Richard Allen Turner |
Producers | Robyn O'Brien (Series 1) Mark Iddon (Series 2–4) |
Production location | ITV Studios |
Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) (Series 1–2, XL) 30 minutes (inc. adverts) (Series 3–4) |
Production company | Avalon |
Original release | |
Network | Dave |
Release | 14 September 2016 18 March 2018 | –
Unspun with Matt Forde is a British political satire television series hosted by comedian Matt Forde.[1][2] The first series was broadcast from 14 September to 19 October 2016 on Dave.[3]
The show features a house band, MP4, a rock band composed of British politicians.
Unspun began its second series on 1 March 2017, which concluded on 5 April 2017. The third series started on 17 May 2017, and ended on 7 June 2017. The fourth series started on 28 January 2018, and ended on 18 March 2018.[4]
Episodes
[edit]Series overview
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 6 | September 14, 2016 | October 19, 2016 | |
2 | 6 | March 1, 2017 | April 5, 2017 | |
3 | 7 | May 17, 2017 | June 7, 2017 | |
4 | 8 | January 28, 2018 | March 18, 2018 |
Series 1 (2016)
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Guest | Directed by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | Alan Johnson | Peter Orton | September 14, 2016 |
2 | 2 | Anna Soubry | Peter Orton | September 21, 2016 |
3 | 3 | Nick Clegg | Peter Orton | September 28, 2016 |
4 | 4 | Chuka Umunna | Peter Orton | October 5, 2016 |
5 | 5 | Ruth Davidson | Peter Orton | October 12, 2016 |
6 | 6 | Angus Robertson | Peter Orton | October 19, 2016 |
Series 2 (2017)
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Guest | Directed by | Original air date |
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7 | 1 | Tim Farron | Peter Orton | 1 March 2017 |
8 | 2 | Michael Fabricant | Peter Orton | 8 March 2017 |
9 | 3 | Harriet Harman | Peter Orton | 15 March 2017 |
10 | 4 | Jess Phillips | Peter Orton | 23 March 2017[a] |
11 | 5 | Nicky Morgan | Peter Orton | 29 March 2017 |
12 | 6 | Tony Blair | Peter Orton | 5 April 2017 |
Series 3 (2017)
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Guest | Directed by | Original air date |
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13 | 1 | John Woodcock | Peter Orton | 17 May 2017 |
14 | 2 | Sayeeda Warsi | Peter Orton | 21 May 2017 |
15 | 3 | Jacqui Smith | Peter Orton | 24 May 2017 |
16 | 4 | Suzanne Evans | Peter Orton | 28 May 2017 |
17 | 5 | Chris Huhne | Peter Orton | 31 May 2017 |
18 | 6 | Douglas Carswell | Peter Orton | 4 June 2017 |
19 | 7 | Ann Widdecombe | Peter Orton | 7 June 2017 |
Series 4 (2018)
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Guest | Directed by | Original air date |
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20 | 1 | Nadine Dorries XL: Andrew Maxwell | Peter Orton | 28 January 2018 31 January 2018 (XL) |
21 | 2 | Lord Andrew Adonis XL: Angela Barnes | Peter Orton | 4 February 2018 7 February 2018 (XL) |
22 | 3 | Vince Cable XL: Richard Herring | Peter Orton | 11 February 2018 14 February 2018 (XL) |
23 | 4 | Alastair Campbell XL: Jason Byrne | Peter Orton | 18 February 2018 21 February 2018 (XL) |
24 | 5 | Yvette Cooper XL: Daliso Chaponda | Peter Orton | 25 February 2018 28 February 2018 (XL) |
25 | 6 | Justine Greening XL: Rose Matafeo | Peter Orton | 4 March 2018 7 March 2018 (XL) |
26 | 7 | Tom Watson XL: Mae Martin | Peter Orton | 11 March 2018 14 March 2018 (XL) |
27 | 8 | Anthony Scaramucci XL: Iain Stirling | Peter Orton | 18 March 2018 21 March 2018 (XL) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Originally scheduled to air on 22 March 2017 but delayed due to the Westminster attack earlier in the day.
References
[edit]- ^ Page, Mark (6 September 2016). "Former MP to star in new Dave political comedy show Unspun With Matt Forde". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Watkins, Mike (1 September 2016). "UKTV's Dave gets political". ATV Today. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel (12 September 2016). "'Politicians are a good thing': can satire show Unspun humanise our MPs?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Dave. "BREAKING NEWS: #Unspun with @Mattforde returns for another series.pic.twitter.com/1IrI6kIjqB".