Unspun with Matt Forde
Appearance
| Unspun with Matt Forde | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Matt Forde |
| Composer | Dobs Vye |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Robyn O'Brien |
| Production location | Elstree Film Studios |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Avalon |
| Original release | |
| Network | Dave |
| Release | 14 September 2016 – present |
Unspun with Matt Forde is a British political satire television series hosted by comedian Matt Forde.[1][2] The first episode was broadcast on 14 September 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.
Episode list
Series 1 (2016)
| No. | Guest | Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Johnson | Peter Orton | 14 September 2016 |
| 2 | Anna Soubry | Peter Orton | 21 September 2016 |
| 3 | Nick Clegg | Peter Orton | 28 September 2016 |
| 4 | Chuka Umunna | Peter Orton | 5 October 2016 |
| 5 | Ruth Davidson | Peter Orton | 12 October 2016 |
| 6 | Angus Robertson | Peter Orton | 19 October 2016 |
Series 2 (2017)
| No. | Guest | Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tim Farron | Peter Orton | 1 March 2017 |
| 8 | Michael Fabricant | Peter Orton | 8 March 2017 |
| 9 | Harriet Harman | Peter Orton | 15 March 2017 |
| 10 | Jess Phillips | Peter Orton | 23 March 2017[A] |
| 11 | Nicky Morgan | Peter Orton | 29 March 2017 |
| 12 | Tony Blair | Peter Orton | 5 April 2017 |
Series 3 (2017)
| No. | Guest | Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | John Woodcock | Unknown | 17 May 2017 |
| 14 | TBA | Unknown | 21 May 2017 |
Notes
- ^ Originally scheduled to air on 22 March 2017 but delayed due to the Westminster attack earlier in the day.[4]
References
- ^ Page, Mark (2016-09-06). "Former MP to star in new Dave political comedy show Unspun With Matt Forde". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ Watkins, Mike (2016-09-01). "UKTV's Dave gets political". ATV Today. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel (2016-09-12). "'Politicians are a good thing': can satire show Unspun humanise our MPs?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ "'Dave on Twitter'". Twitter. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.