Unspun with Matt Forde
| Unspun with Matt Forde | |
|---|---|
| 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–) |
| Production location | ITV Studios |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) (Series 1–2, XL) 30 minutes (inc. adverts) (Series 3–) |
| 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 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]
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 | Peter Orton | 17 May 2017 |
| 14 | Sayeeda Warsi | Peter Orton | 21 May 2017 |
| 15 | Jacqui Smith | Peter Orton | 24 May 2017 |
| 16 | Suzanne Evans | Peter Orton | 28 May 2017 |
| 17 | Chris Huhne | Peter Orton | 31 May 2017 |
| 18 | Douglas Carswell | Peter Orton | 4 June 2017 |
| 19 | Ann Widdecombe | Peter Orton | 7 June 2017 |
Series 4 (2018)
| No. | Guest | Director | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Nadine Dorries | Peter Orton | 28 January 2018 31 January 2018 (XL) |
| 21 | Lord Andrew Adonis | Peter Orton | 4 February 2018 7 February 2018 (XL) |
| 22 | Vince Cable | Peter Orton | 11 February 2018 14 February 2018 (XL) |
| 23 | Alastair Campbell | Peter Orton | 18 February 2018 21 February 2018 (XL) |
| 24 | Yvette Cooper | Peter Orton | 25 February 2018 28 February 2018 (XL) |
| 25 | Justine Greening | Peter Orton | 4 March 2018 7 March 2018 (XL) |
| 26 | Tom Watson | Peter Orton | 11 March 2018 14 March 2018 (XL) |
| 27 | Anthony Scaramucci | Peter Orton | 18 March 2018 21 March 2018 (XL) |
Notes
- ^ Originally scheduled to air on 22 March 2017 but delayed due to the Westminster attack earlier in the day.
References
- ^ 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".