Fame In The Family: Channel 4: Wednesday 21st June: 3.30am
Toyah Willcox. Singer and actress Toyah Willcox invites four strangers to dinner, one of whom is a distant relative. In between courses, the guests have to guess which one of them it is – with £1,000 to the winner.
Gold Wala and Motion Content Group have been commissioned to make a 1×60’ feature celebrating the music of the 1980s for Channel 4’s digital channel, More4.
Legendary presenter Ken Bruce voices Sounds Like The 80s, which brings together icons from the British music scene to select their favourite tracks from the decade to create their ultimate mixtape of the era.
With song selections from a variety of famous faces synonymous with the 80s including Midge Ure, Jazzie B, Toyah Willcox, Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan, we hear the stories behind the tracks that defined a generation, told by those who truly lived it.
• Read the full press release at channel4.com.
Celebrity Moneybags: Channel 4: Thursday 27th April: 5am
Celebrity Moneybags: Channel 4: Friday 28th April: 4.30am
Celebrity Moneybags: Channel 4: Saturday 29th April: 5am
Series 2, Episodes 3/4/5. Craig Charles hosts a week of celebrity editions of the high-stakes quiz that puts mental speed to the test, with prizes on offer worth £1,000 to £100,000. The celebrities who are hoping that they’ll be randomly selected are actor Catherine Tyldesley, Olympic athlete Greg Rutherford, Steps star Claire Richards, comedian and actor Nina Wadia, Celebs Go Dating’s Tom Read Wilson, actor Kate Robbins, comedian Dane Baptiste, Atomic Kitten singer Natasha Hamilton, original punk wild child Toyah Willcox and fitness legend Mr Motivator.
Celebrity Moneybags: Channel 4: Friday 21st April: 5am
Celebrity Moneybags: Channel 4: Monday 24th April: 5.10am
Series 2, Episodes 1&2. Craig Charles hosts a week of celebrity editions of the high-stakes quiz that puts mental speed to the test, with prizes on offer worth £1,000 to £100,000. The celebrities who are hoping that they’ll be randomly selected are actor Catherine Tyldesley, Olympic athlete Greg Rutherford, Steps star Claire Richards, comedian and actor Nina Wadia, Celebs Go Dating’s Tom Read Wilson, actor Kate Robbins, comedian Dane Baptiste, Atomic Kitten singer Natasha Hamilton, original punk wild child Toyah Willcox and fitness legend Mr Motivator.
It’s the final Celebrity Moneybags episode of the week this afternoon on Channel 4. Toyah has been one of 10 celebrity guests taking part in the gameshow all week.
Celebrity Moneybags: Channel 4: Friday 19th August: 5pm
Series 2, Episode 5. A pool of contestants including Toyah Willcox, Greg Rutherford, Catherine Tyldesley, Kate Robbins, Nina Wadia, Dane Baptiste, Natasha Hamilton and Claire Richards are on hand to face a series of questions with the answers on moneybags that pass along a conveyor belt in front of them. Grab a right answer and they get that bag’s value – anything from £1,000 to £100,000 for their chosen charities. However, if they pick a wrong bag they could lose everything. Hosted by Craig Charles.
Celebrity Moneybags: Channel 4: Monday 15th August: 5pm
Celebrity Moneybags: Channel 4: Tuesday 16th August: 5pm
Celebrity Moneybags: Channel 4: Wednesday 17th August: 5pm
Celebrity Moneybags: Channel 4: Thursday 18th August: 5pm
Celebrity Moneybags: Channel 4: Friday 19th August: 5pm
Series 2, Episodes 1-5. Craig Charles hosts the first in a week of celebrity editions of the high-stakes quiz that puts mental speed to the test, with prizes on offer worth £1,000 to £100,000. The celebrities who are hoping that they’ll be randomly selected are actor Catherine Tyldesley, Olympic athlete Greg Rutherford, Steps star Claire Richards, comedian and actor Nina Wadia, Celebs Go Dating’s Tom Read Wilson, actor Kate Robbins, comedian Dane Baptiste, Atomic Kitten singer Natasha Hamilton, original punk wild child Toyah Willcox and fitness legend Mr Motivator.
The Great Garden Revolution: Channel 4: Sunday 5th June: 5.50pm
The Great Garden Revolution: 4Seven: Monday 6th June: 8pm
The Great Garden Revolution: Channel 4: Wednesday 8th June: 00.05am
Series 2, Episode 3. The team are in Manchester to create a wildlife garden that gives a home to the birds, bugs and animals. Errol Reuben Fernandes demonstrates how to plant in a shady patch or garden, Bruce Kenneth makes a simple birdbox, and Joel Bird builds a pond and stumpery that will bring in the bugs. Plus, musician Toyah Willcox gives us a peek into her own outdoor sanctuary.
Fame In The Family: Channel 4: Wednesday 23rd March: 5.30pm
Toyah Willcox. New series begins on Monday 14th March on Channel 4 and All 4. Celebrity dinner party game show, in which a famous host must work out which of their four guests is a distant relation. Watch the trailer below.
Episode 3 of Blink, featuring Toyah & Cheryl Baker, is now available via Channel 4’s On Demand. Two 80s pop legends, Cheryl Baker and Toyah Willcox, try audio and visual music challenges.
Blink: Channel 4: Thursday 15th October: 00.05am
Music on 4. This fun new music-based, pop culture quiz show tests both musical knowledge and the reaction speeds of celebrity contestants. In the third episode, 80s pop legends Cheryl Baker and Toyah Willcox go head to head in a series of high-speed audio and visual music challenges. Episode 3 of 6. (Also airing on Channel 4 HD and Plus 1)
About the Show: Music-based, pop culture quiz show testing both the knowledge and the reaction speeds of celebrity contestants in a series of high-speed audio and visual music challenges.
Just uploaded to Dreamscape’s You Tube channel – Toyah guesting on V Graham Norton in 2002. She appeared on the Channel 4 show in June of that year, around the time of the release of the brilliant ‘Little Tears Of Love’ EP, lovingly modelled by Mr Norton. Watch by clicking below.
Toyah will be appearing, as one of the question-setters, on an 80s version of The Big Fat Quiz Of The … later this month as part of an 80s themed night on Channel 4.
British Comedy Guide: Comedy stars line up for Channel 4’s 80s Night
Channel 4 has announced The Channel 4 80s Night, a strand of programming involving established formats being given a 1980s theme. The plan follows the success of previous programming blocks including Channel 4’s Mash Up and Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight.
Described as “a night of retro most definitely bodacious fun”, the main evening of shows will be broadcast on Friday 20th September, with additional programming over the next two days. Saturday 21st will see the channel screening classic films from the 1980s, then Sunday 22nd will see The Big Fat Quiz Of The 80s take over prime-time on the channel. The long-running panel format broadcast an 80s special last year as part of Channel 4’s 30th birthday celebrations, but this will be a brand new episode again. Jimmy Carr will resume his regular host role, with Jim Bowen, Kim Wilde, Tony Robinson and Toyah Willcox amongst those setting questions for the panel.
Channel 4 Press: The Channel 4 80s Night
Frankie says ‘WATCH’ as Channel 4 heads back to the 80s for a night of retro most definite bodacious fun on Friday 20th September from 8pm.
• Continue reading at the British Comedy Guide and Channel 4 Press.
