Britain's Strongest Man

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== Host ==
== Host ==
[[Derek Hobson]] (1979-81)
[[Derek Hobson]] (1979-81)
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Geoff Capes (1982)
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[[Dave Lee Travis]] (1982)
Donny MacLeod (1983)
Donny MacLeod (1983)
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[[John Inverdale]] (1999-2002)
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[[John Craven]] (1984)
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Martin Bayfield (2007-8)
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[[John Inverdale]] (1999-2004)
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John Bayfield (2006-8)
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Sam Bond & Dan Singh (2009)
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Caroline Pearce & Alex Reid (2010)
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Andy Kerr (2011)
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Matt Bell (2012-) (and Nick Aldis from 2012-3)
== Co-hosts ==
== Co-hosts ==
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Henry Cooper (1981)
Henry Cooper (1981)
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[[Dave Lee Travis]] (1982)
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Geoff Capes (1982, 84)
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[[Paul Dickenson]] (commentator, 2002-4)
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Stuart Storey and Geoff Capes (commentators, 2009)
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[[Paul Dickenson]] (commentator, 2002)
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Stuart Storey (commentator, 2010)
== Broadcast ==
== Broadcast ==
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Transworld International and Thames Television for ITV, 29 November 1979 to 27 October 1981 (3 episodes in 1 series + 2 specials)
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Transworld International and Thames for ITV, 29 November 1979 to 27 October 1981 (3 episodes in 1 series + 2 specials)
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Transworld International for BBC 1, 10 September 1982 to at least 18 August 2002
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Transworld International for BBC1, 10 September 1982 to 3 September 1984
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Transworld International & IMG Media Ltd for five, 2005 & 22 December 2006 (Specials, 2006 as ''UK's Strongest Man''); 27 August 2007 to 3 September 2008 (10 episodes in 2 series)
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Transworld International for BBC One, 30 August 1999 to 5 September 2004
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Transworld International & IMG Media Ltd for Bravo, 2009 to 13 December 2010 (as ''UK's Strongest Man'')
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as ''UK's Strongest Man'':
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Transworld International & IMG Media Ltd for Challenge, 21 November 2011 to present (as ''UK's Strongest Man'')
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Transworld International & IMG Media Ltd for five, 22 December 2006 to 3 September 2008 (Special + 10 episodes in 2 series)
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Transworld International & IMG Media Ltd for Bravo, 2009 to 13 December 2010
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Transworld International & IMG Media Ltd for Challenge, 21 November 2011 to 2013
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Transworld International & IMG Media Ltd for Channel 5, 9 December 2014 to present (2017- as part of the ''World's Strongest Man'' series)  <!-- (Special + 3 episodes in 1 series) -->
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British heats of the [[World's Strongest Man]] competition, from such exotic locations as Alton Towers and Nottingham Castle.
British heats of the [[World's Strongest Man]] competition, from such exotic locations as Alton Towers and Nottingham Castle.
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The opening episode, from 1979, had these events:
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* Lift beer casks weighing from 150lb to 275lb.
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* Bend thick steel bars around their necks.
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* Lift as many housebricks as they can with their bare hands.
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* Pull a 2&frac12;-ton truck uphill over a 100ft course.
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Other events were added over the years, lifting giant stones and throwing heavy objects about.
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== Trivia ==
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''Britain's Strongest Man'' had been scheduled to begin on ITV on 13 August 1979. However, ITV had been taken off air by a strike the week before, and wouldn't return until the end of October. The series of three half-hour programmes was postponed until just before Christmas.
== See also ==
== See also ==
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[[World's Strongest Man]]
[[World's Strongest Man]]
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[[World Strongest Woman]]
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[[World's Strongest Woman]]
[[World's Strongest Man Super Series]]
[[World's Strongest Man Super Series]]
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Current revision as of 13:30, 23 December 2023

Contents

Host

Derek Hobson (1979-81)

Dave Lee Travis (1982)

Donny MacLeod (1983)

John Craven (1984)

John Inverdale (1999-2004)

John Bayfield (2006-8)

Sam Bond & Dan Singh (2009)

Caroline Pearce & Alex Reid (2010)

Andy Kerr (2011)

Matt Bell (2012-) (and Nick Aldis from 2012-3)

Co-hosts

Barbara Windsor (1979)

Henry Cooper (1981)

Geoff Capes (1982, 84)

Paul Dickenson (commentator, 2002-4)

Stuart Storey and Geoff Capes (commentators, 2009)

Stuart Storey (commentator, 2010)

Broadcast

Transworld International and Thames for ITV, 29 November 1979 to 27 October 1981 (3 episodes in 1 series + 2 specials)

Transworld International for BBC1, 10 September 1982 to 3 September 1984

Transworld International for BBC One, 30 August 1999 to 5 September 2004

as UK's Strongest Man:

Transworld International & IMG Media Ltd for five, 22 December 2006 to 3 September 2008 (Special + 10 episodes in 2 series)

Transworld International & IMG Media Ltd for Bravo, 2009 to 13 December 2010

Transworld International & IMG Media Ltd for Challenge, 21 November 2011 to 2013

Transworld International & IMG Media Ltd for Channel 5, 9 December 2014 to present (2017- as part of the World's Strongest Man series)

Synopsis

British heats of the World's Strongest Man competition, from such exotic locations as Alton Towers and Nottingham Castle.

The opening episode, from 1979, had these events:

  • Lift beer casks weighing from 150lb to 275lb.
  • Bend thick steel bars around their necks.
  • Lift as many housebricks as they can with their bare hands.
  • Pull a 2½-ton truck uphill over a 100ft course.

Other events were added over the years, lifting giant stones and throwing heavy objects about.

Trivia

Britain's Strongest Man had been scheduled to begin on ITV on 13 August 1979. However, ITV had been taken off air by a strike the week before, and wouldn't return until the end of October. The series of three half-hour programmes was postponed until just before Christmas.

See also

World's Strongest Man

World's Strongest Woman

World's Strongest Man Super Series

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