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The Nation's Favourite

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The Nation's Favourite
GenreDocumentary
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes19 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time60–120 minutes
(inc. adverts)
Production companyShiver
Original release
NetworkITV
Release5 December 2010 (2010-12-05)
Related
ITV Specials

The Nation's Favourite... was a British documentary series, celebrating music by a particular artist or popular genre, including ABBA, The Beatles, Bee Gees, The Carpenters, Elton John, Elvis Presley and Queen.

To date, 19 episodes have been shown with a variety of celebrity narrators, including David Walliams, Alison Steadman, Victoria Wood, Zoe Ball, Matt Lucas, Craig Charles, Rufus Hound, Fearne Cotton, Amanda Holden and Stephen Mulhern.

Most Nation's Favourites are 90 minutes in duration. Each episode features exclusive interviews with the featured band or artist, as well as their songwriters, producers, musicians and celebrity fans. The series was made by Shiver (formerly part of ITV Studios).

Episodes

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No.TitleNarratorOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
1"The Nation's Favourite ABBA Song"Kate Thornton5 December 2010 (2010-12-05)[2]5.70[3]
Top 25
2"The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song[4]"Amanda Holden9 December 2011 (2011-12-09)3.81[5]
Top 20
3–5"The Nation's Favourite Number One Single"Fearne Cotton8 July 2012 (2012-07-08) (part one)

14 July 2012 (2012-07-14) (part two)

15 July 2012 (2012-07-15) (part three)
2.70 (part one)

2.75 (part two)[6]

3.68 (part three)[7]
6"The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song"Liza Tarbuck22 December 2012 (2012-12-22)1.61[8]
7"The Nation's Favourite Dance Moment[9]"Rufus Hound22 June 2013 (2013-06-22)N/A
8"The Nation's Favourite Elvis Song[10]"Zoë Ball8 November 2013 (2013-11-08)4.48
9"The Nation's Favourite Motown Song[11][12]"Craig Charles6 July 2014 (2014-07-06)2.15
10"The Nation's Favourite Queen Song[14]"Matt Lucas11 November 2014 (2014-11-11)2.72
11"The Nation's Favourite 70s Number One[16]"Zoë Ball5 March 2015 (2015-03-05)2.74
Top 20
  1. "Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen (No. 1 in 1975 & 1991)
  2. "Dancing Queen" – ABBA (No. 1 in 1976)
  3. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" – Simon and Garfunkel (No. 1 in 1970)
  4. "Heart of Glass" – Blondie (No. 1 in 1979)
  5. "Wuthering Heights" – Kate Bush (No. 1 in 1978)
  6. "I Will Survive" – Gloria Gaynor (No. 1 in 1979)
  7. "Night Fever" – Bee Gees (No. 1 in 1978)
  8. "Without You" – Nilsson (No. 1 in 1972)
  9. "I'm Not in Love" – 10cc (No. 1 in 1975)
  10. "YMCA" – Village People (No. 1 in 1979)
  11. "Hot Love" – T. Rex (No. 1 in 1971)
  12. "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" – Four Seasons (No. 1 in 1976)
  13. "I Feel Love" – Donna Summer (No. 1 in 1977)
  14. "Sailing" – Rod Stewart (No. 1 in 1975)
  15. "Cum On Feel the Noize" – Slade (No. 1 in 1973)
  16. "Band of Gold" – Freda Payne (No. 1 in 1970)
  17. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" – Elton John & Kiki Dee (No. 1 in 1976)
  18. "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" – Ian Dury & the Blockheads (No. 1 in 1979)
  19. "Block Buster!" – Sweet (No. 1 in 1973)
  20. "Rock Your Baby" – George McCrae (No. 1 in 1974)[15]
12"The Nation's Favourite 80s Number One"Zoë Ball25 July 2015 (2015-07-25)[17]2.38
Top 20
  1. "Every Breath You Take" – The Police (No. 1 in 1983)
  2. "Billie Jean" – Michael Jackson (No. 1 in 1983)
  3. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" – Bonnie Tyler (No. 1 in 1983)
  4. "Tainted Love" – Soft Cell (No. 1 in 1981)
  5. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" – Whitney Houston (No. 1 in 1987)
  6. "Come On Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners (No. 1 in 1982)
  7. "Don't You Want Me" – Human League (No. 1 in 1981)
  8. "House of Fun" – Madness (No. 1 in 1982)
  9. "Karma Chameleon" – Culture Club (No. 1 in 1983)
  10. "True" – Spandau Ballet (No. 1 in 1983)
  11. "China in Your Hand" – T'Pau (No. 1 in 1987)
  12. "West End Girls" – Pet Shop Boys (No. 1 in 1986)
  13. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" – Wham! (No. 1 in 1984)
  14. "Two Tribes" – Frankie Goes to Hollywood (No. 1 in 1984)
  15. "Stand and Deliver" – Adam and the Ants (No. 1 in 1981)
  16. "Don't Leave Me This Way" – The Communards (No. 1 in 1986)
  17. "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" – Dead or Alive (No. 1 in 1985)
  18. "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" – Soul II Soul (No. 1 in 1989)
  19. "Into the Groove" – Madonna (No. 1 in 1985)
  20. "Especially for You" – Kylie and Jason (No. 1 in 1989)
13"The Sound of ITV – The Nation's Favourite Theme Tune"Victoria Wood16 September 2015 (2015-09-16)[18]2.39
Top 20
  1. The Benny Hill Show (1969–1989)
  2. Thunderbirds (1965–1966)
  3. Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
  4. The Avengers (1961–1969)
  5. Van der Valk (1972–1992)
  6. Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
  7. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
  8. Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989–2013)
  9. Coronation Street (1960–present)
  10. Minder (1979–1994)
  11. ITV News at Ten (1967–present)
  12. The Professionals (1977–1983)
  13. The Sweeney (1975–1978)
  14. Blockbusters (1983–1993)
  15. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1959)
  16. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (1998–2014)
  17. Emmerdale (1972–present)
  18. World of Sport (1965–1985)
  19. This Is Your Life (1969–1994)
  20. Surprise Surprise (1984–2001)
14"The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One[20]"Alison Steadman11 November 2015 (2015-11-11)[21]2.62
Top 27
  1. "Hey Jude" (1968)
  2. "Yesterday" (1965)
  3. "Let It Be" (1970)
  4. "Eleanor Rigby" (1966)
  5. "All You Need Is Love" (1967)
  6. "Penny Lane" (1967)
  7. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1963)
  8. "The Long and Winding Road" (1970)
  9. "A Hard Day's Night" (1964)
  10. "She Loves You" (1963)
  11. "Come Together" (1969)
  12. "Something" (1969)
  13. "Can't Buy Me Love" (1964)
  14. "Love Me Do" (1962)
  15. "Help!" (1965)
  16. "Ticket to Ride" (1965)
  17. "We Can Work It Out" (1965)
  18. "Eight Days a Week" (1965)
  19. "Yellow Submarine" (1966)
  20. "Hello, Goodbye" (1967)
  21. "Lady Madonna" (1968)
  22. "Get Back" (1969)
  23. "Paperback Writer" (1966)
  24. "From Me to You" (1963)
  25. "I Feel Fine" (1964)
  26. "Day Tripper" (1966)
  27. "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969)[19]
15"The Nation's Favourite Bond Song[22]"David Walliams17 December 2015 (2015-12-17)2.79
16"The Nation's Favourite Disney Song[24]"Stephen Mulhern26 December 2015 (2015-12-26)2.2
17"The Nation's Favourite Carpenters Song[25]"Zoë Ball3 September 2016 (2016-09-03)2.5
18"Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song[26]"David Walliams12 November 2017 (2017-11-12)3.39

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