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| Martin & Roman's Weekend Best! | |
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| Genre | Breakfast television Chat show |
| Directed by | John Adams Toby Baker |
| Presented by | |
| Theme music composer | Harley Moon Kemp |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Amanda Ross |
| Producers |
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| Editor | Neil Gooding |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 55 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production companies | Cactus TV (for ITV Breakfast) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 14 June 2020 (2020-06-14) – 29 May 2021 (2021-05-29) |
Martin & Roman's Weekend Best! (formerly Martin & Roman's Sunday Best!) is a British weekend breakfast programme broadcast on ITV, presented by father and son duo Martin and Roman Kemp. The series premiered in an 8:30 a.m. timeslot on 14 June 2020. The programme combines celebrity interviews (both in and out-of-studio), musical performances and games while incorporating the participation of selected home viewers via video conference.
The programme returned following its successful first series on 17 April 2021, retitled as Weekend Best! to correspond with its airing on both Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Format
Segments In-between the celebrity guest interviews are several games in which the hosts, celebrity guests, and families participate in:
- act it out - A game of musical charades between Team Martin and Team Roman with their celebrity guests.
- cover stars - Album covers are altered with Martin and Roman's faces while the guests aim to correctly name the artist and album title.
- guess the record - Roman has guests guess the No. 1 record "on this day" from yesteryear.
- kazoo-aoke - The two host-guest pairs attempt to perform songs on kazoos while the corresponding families guess the song title or lyrics.
- lyric maestro - The two teams try to guess the correct song based on the spoken lyrics.
- memories mixtape - Guests share songs that they associate with the given memory themes.
- our best picks! - Martin, Roman, and their guests recommend their favorite shows to binge-watch on various streaming platforms, including BritBox.
Episodes
Series 1 (as Sunday Best!)
Series 2 (as Weekend Best!)
| Episode | Airdate | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) | Rick Edwards, Vick Hope |
| 2 | 18 April 2021 (2021-04-18) | Ainsley Harriott, Danny Jones, Michelle Visage |
| 3 | 24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) | Ben Cullen, Sara Pascoe, Tom Read Wilson |
| 4 | 25 April 2021 (2021-04-25) | Gabrielle, Gary Kemp, Big Narstie |
| 5 | 1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) | Rosie Jones, Catherine Tyldesley |
| 6 | 2 May 2021 (2021-05-02) | Anton Du Beke, Giovanna Fletcher, Lisa Riley |
| 7 | 8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) | Shane Richie, Suzi Ruffell |
| 8 | 9 May 2021 (2021-05-09) | Oti Mabuse, Jennie McAlpine, Ricky Wilson |
| 9 | 15 May 2021 (2021-05-15) | Scarlett Moffatt, Jordan North |
| 10 | 16 May 2021 (2021-05-16) | Joel Corry, Aljaz Skorjanec, Johnny Vegas |
| 11 | 22 May 2021 (2021-05-22) | Vernon Kay, James Newman, Melvin Odoom |
| 12 | 23 May 2021 (2021-05-23) | Sarah Hadland, Wes Nelson, Stephen Tompkinson |
| 13 | 29 May 2021 (2021-05-29) | Shirley Ballas, Sonny Jay |
See also
References
- "Roman Kemp's New Show 'Martin & Roman's Sunday Best' Starts On Sunday: Here's Everything We Know". Capital FM. Global. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- Hughes, Pascale (26 June 2020). "Martin Kemp and Roman on finding fame and their new show: 'Dad had a great time, but fame gives me anxiety'". iNews.co.uk. JPIMedia Publications Ltd. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- "Martin and Roman Kemp's weekend morning show to air on Saturday and Sunday". The Irish News. Irish Times Trust. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.