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Martin & Roman's Weekend Best! (formerly Martin & Roman's Sunday Best!) is a British weekend breakfast programme broadcast on ITV, presented by father and son duo Martin and Roman Kemp. The series premiered in an 8:30 a.m. timeslot on 14 June 2020.[1] The programme combines celebrity interviews (both in and out-of-studio), musical performances and games while incorporating the participation of selected home viewers via video conference.[2]
| Martin & Roman's Weekend Best! | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Breakfast television Chat show |
| Directed by | John Adams Toby Baker |
| Presented by | |
| Theme music composer | Harley Moon Kemp |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Amanda Ross |
| Producers |
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| Editor | Neil Gooding |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 55 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production companies | Cactus TV (for ITV Breakfast) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 14 June 2020 – 29 May 2021 |
The programme returned following its successful first series on 17 April 2021, retitled as Weekend Best! to correspond with its airing on both Saturday and Sunday mornings.[3]
Format
editSegments In-between the celebrity guest interviews are several games in which the hosts, celebrity guests, and families participate in:
- act it out - A game of musical charades between Team Martin and Team Roman with their celebrity guests.
- cover stars - Album covers are altered with Martin and Roman's faces while the guests aim to correctly name the artist and album title.
- guess the record - Roman has guests guess the No. 1 record "on this day" from yesteryear.
- kazoo-aoke - The two host-guest pairs attempt to perform songs on kazoos while the corresponding families guess the song title or lyrics.
- lyric maestro - The two teams try to guess the correct song based on the spoken lyrics.
- memories mixtape - Guests share songs that they associate with the given memory themes.
- our best picks! - Martin, Roman, and their guests recommend their favorite shows to binge-watch on various streaming platforms, including BritBox.
Episodes
editSeries 1 (as Sunday Best!)
Series 2 (as Weekend Best!)
| Episode | Airdate | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 April 2021 | Rick Edwards, Vick Hope |
| 2 | 18 April 2021 | Ainsley Harriott, Danny Jones, Michelle Visage |
| 3 | 24 April 2021 | Ben Cullen, Sara Pascoe, Tom Read Wilson |
| 4 | 25 April 2021 | Gabrielle, Gary Kemp, Big Narstie |
| 5 | 1 May 2021 | Rosie Jones, Catherine Tyldesley |
| 6 | 2 May 2021 | Anton Du Beke, Giovanna Fletcher, Lisa Riley |
| 7 | 8 May 2021 | Shane Richie, Suzi Ruffell |
| 8 | 9 May 2021 | Oti Mabuse, Jennie McAlpine, Ricky Wilson |
| 9 | 15 May 2021 | Scarlett Moffatt, Jordan North |
| 10 | 16 May 2021 | Joel Corry, Aljaz Skorjanec, Johnny Vegas |
| 11 | 22 May 2021 | Vernon Kay, James Newman, Melvin Odoom |
| 12 | 23 May 2021 | Sarah Hadland, Wes Nelson, Stephen Tompkinson |
| 13 | 29 May 2021 | Shirley Ballas, Sonny Jay |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Roman Kemp's New Show 'Martin & Roman's Sunday Best' Starts On Sunday: Here's Everything We Know". Capital FM. Global. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ Hughes, Pascale (26 June 2020). "Martin Kemp and Roman on finding fame and their new show: 'Dad had a great time, but fame gives me anxiety'". iNews.co.uk. JPIMedia Publications Ltd. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Martin and Roman Kemp's weekend morning show to air on Saturday and Sunday". The Irish News. Irish Times Trust. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.