Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer

Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer is a British sports comedy panel game show that first aired on BBC One on 6 June 2020. Originally planned as part of the BBC's Euro 2020 coverage, The eight-part television series was announced by the BBC on 24 March 2020 as a response to the widespread cancellation of public activities in sports, music, and comedy amid the spread of COVID-19.[1] The programme features Peter Crouch, Maya Jama, and Alex Horne and The Horne Section, and aims to give the British public "a little bit of all the big summer events that have been taken away".[2]

Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer
GenreComedy panel game
Presented by
Theme music composerThe Horne Section
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Gabe Turner
  • Andy Price
Running time
  • 1x 30mins
  • 7x 45mins
Production companyFulwell 73 Ltd
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release6 June (2020-06-06) –
25 July 2020 (2020-07-25)

Regular features on the programme include a game of 'VAR' (conducting musical tempo in 'very accurate rhythm' using kick-ups), a guest musician performing a solo 'garden session', and a closing song to "some of the unsung heroes of the last few months".[3]

The show returned in 2021 as Crouchy's Year-Late Euros: Live, acting as it was originally planned, a late-night after show for UEFA Euro 2020.

Transmissions

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
186 June 2020 (2020-06-06)25 July 2020 (2020-07-25)

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
series
GuestsOriginal air date
11Rio Ferdinand, Chris Ramsey, Mo Farah, Ellie Simmonds, Jermaine Jenas and Serge Pizzorno6 June 2020 (6 June 2020)
22Liam Gallagher, Rob Beckett, James Bay, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Jamie Redknapp and Kevin Pietersen13 June 2020 (13 June 2020)
33Jack Whitehall, Abbey Clancy, Anne-Marie and Jermaine Jenas20 June 2020 (20 June 2020)
44Melanie C, Jimmy Carr, Wayne Bridge, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Max Whitlock and The Black-Eyed Peas27 June 2020 (27 June 2020)
55Aisling Bea, Stephen Graham, Joe Cole and John Legend4 July 2020 (4 July 2020)
66Tinie Tempah, Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Jamie Redknapp and Ellie Goulding11 July 2020 (11 July 2020)
77Mo Gilligan, Anne-Marie, Jamie Redknapp, Dina Asher-Smith and Zara Larsson18 July 2020 (18 July 2020)
88Mo Farah, AJ Tracey and Mabel, Jamie Redknapp and Roisin Conaty25 July 2020 (25 July 2020)

References

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  1. ^ "BBC entertains the nation in time of need". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Peter Crouch launches Save Our Summer". Radio Times. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Save Our Summer date and guests". Tellymix. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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