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Dermot O'Leary
(Radio 2 Saturdays at 5pm, from 17 September 2005, due to X Factor, currently on at 2pm)

Dermot showcases the best new artists breaking onto the music scene and introduces live performances from established and up and coming artists with guests playing live in the studio or from the BBC's Maida Vale studios. Search Radio Times for times.

Past series

Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
(E4 and Channel 4, from 3 January 2008)

Dermot O'Leary hosts the new Big Brother spin-off series in which celebrities will be taking on the role of Big Brother as they oversee a talented group of young housemates.

Big Brother's Little Brother
(E4 during Big Brother Celebrity Hijack, from 3 January 2008)

Dermot O'Leary hosts the live fanzine show direct from the Big Brother nerve centre. With all the latest breaking news, exclusive behind-the-scenes access and insider interviews.

X Factor
(ITV1 Saturdays, from 18 August 2007)

The search for the next pop sensation continues as judges Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh audition hundreds of hopefuls in Birmingham and Cardiff, with the lucky eventual winner receiving a million-pound record contract and a shot at a Christmas number one.

National Lottery: 1 vs 100
(BBC One Saturdays, from 18 August 2007)

Dermot O'Leary hosts a quiz show in which one hopeful contestant takes on 100 opponents in a bid to win cash. Includes the National Lottery draws.

National Lottery: 1 vs 100
(BBC One Saturdays, from 13 January 2007)

Dermot O'Leary hosts a quiz show in which one hopeful contestant takes on 100 opponents in a bid to win cash. Includes the National Lottery draws.

Celebrity Big Brother's Little Brother
(E4 and Channel 4 during Celebrity Big Brother, from 4 January 2007)

Dermot O'Leary presents a live daily programme from the Celebrity Big Brother compound, featuring interviews, polls, facts and competitions.

National Lottery: 1 vs 100
(BBC One Saturdays, from October 2006)

Dermot O'Leary hosts a quiz show in which one hopeful contestant takes on 100 opponents in a bid to win cash. Includes the National Lottery draws.

Big Brother's Little Brother
(E4 and Channel 4 during Big Brother 7, from 19 May 2006)

Dermot presents the fanzine show live from the Big Brother nerve centre bringing viewers the latest breaking news, exclusive behind-the-scenes access and interviews with housemates' relatives and friends. Search Radio Times for times.

Big Brother's Big Brain
(Channel 4 and E4 during Big Brother 7, from 22 May 2006)

Companion programme to Big Brother in which the housemates' behaviour, seen in pre-recorded footage, is analysed and debated by a team of psychologists and guests. The psychologists also set experiments to see how the contestants will react. Search Radio Times for times.

Celebrity Big Brother's Little Breakfast
(Channel 4 and E4 during Celebrity Big Brother, from 6 Jan 2006)

Dermot presents a live daily programme from the Celebrity Big Brother compound, featuring interviews, polls, facts and competitions, plus news of anything that may have happened while we were asleep.

Morning Glory
(Channel 4 weekdays at 8.30am, from 6 Jan 2006)

Live show with a variety of news, entertainment and real life stories from around the world.

Big Brother's Little Brother
(Channel 4 and E4 during Big Brother 6, from 27 May 2005)

Generation Jedi
(BBC Three, May 2005)

Dermot tells the story of a generation of fans through the parable of Star Wars. In his quest to discover why Star Wars means so much to fans, Dermot returns to his home town of Colchester to meet fellow celebrity fans and real-life Star Wars aficionados. For more information see Generation Jedi on the BBC Three site.

Celebrity Big Brother's Little Brother
(Channel 4 and E4 during Celebrity Big Brother, from 6 January 2005)

Dermot's Saturday Club
(Radio 2 Saturdays at 2pm, from 4 September 2004)

An interactive show featuring live sessions, showbusiness guests and tips on dating, shopping and DIY.

Big Brother's Little Brother
(Channel 4 and E4 during Big Brother 5, May 2004)

SAS Desert: Are you tough enough?
(BBC Two, February 2004)

Series in which members of the public endure gruelling training with the notoriously tough SAS regiment.

Re:covered
(BBC Three)
Short 15min repeats often shown on BBC Three.

Shattered
(Channel4 and E4, January 2004)

12 people competed to win a potential prize fund of £100,000 by staying awake for a week. In the Shattered studio participants battle it out to avoid elimination. For more information see the Shattered page.

Born to Win
(BBC One)

Dermot O'Leary, Colin Jackson and Sally Gunnell hosted the sporting competition for 16- to 18-year-olds which aims to find the sporting talent of the future.

Teen Big Brother - The Experiment
(Channel 4 and E4)

Dermot O'Leary introduced the daily updates on a group of eight 18-year-olds who spent ten eventful days in the Big Brother house during August as part of an educational experiment.

Re:covered
(BBC Three and BBC One, second series)

Music series in which three bands or artists each perform a current track of their own and a cover version of their choice.

Big Brother's Little Brother
(Channel 4 and E4 during Big Brother 4, May 2003)

SAS Jungle: Are you tough enough?
(BBC Two, February 2003)

Series in which members of the public endure gruelling training with the notoriously tough SAS regiment.

Big Brother's Little Brother
(E4 and Channel 4, during Celebrity Big Brother, November 2002)

Dermot's Sporting Buddies
(BBC Choice, BBC Three and BBC Two)

Series in which Dermot O'Leary accompanies a celebrity to a sporting event of their choice, along the way uncovering facts about their life, loves and passions.

SAS: Are You Tough Enough?
(BBC Two and BBC Choice, March 2002)

A three-part programme in which Dermot follows 29 members of the public as they endure ten days of gruelling training with the notoriously tough SAS Regiment.

Big Brother's Little Brother
(E4 and Channel 4 during Big Brother 3, May-July 2002)

Re:covered
(BBC Choice and BBC One. series 1)

Music series in which three bands or artists each perform a current track of their own and a cover version of their choice.

The Barfly Sessions
(Channel 4)
Dermot O'Leary presents an indie music series from the Barfly in London and Leeds.

Past one off shows

15th April 2008 (10.00pm)
Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour (ITV2)

Comedian Leigh Francis's alter ego Keith Lemon explores the world, meeting a host of celebrities along the way. Keith concludes his adventures in Iceland, where gives his advice on post office prices and local architecture, and gets a very memorable massage at the Blue Lagoon. His relaxation is short-lived, however, when he has a fiery confrontation with one of the crew. But the ever-professional Keith puts this behind him as he goes on a trip to see the Northern Lights with Dermot O'Leary.

30th December 2007 (11.10pm)
Big Brother Around the World (E4)

Dermot O'Leary presents the highlights from Big Brother series around the globe.

14th December 2006 (8pm)
Extinct (ITV1)

Dermot was the celebrity campaigning for the leatherback turtle.

12th July 2006 (9pm)
Gordon Ramsay's F Word (Channel 4)

Dermot took up the recipe challenge and cooked Irish stew. His stew won as it was perferred to the Gordon Ramsay version. Gordon also got Dermot to taste various animal's testicles which Dermot was surprisingly good at recognising.

25th April (11:05pm)
The Annual Barfta Awards (Channel 4)

Virtual spoof awards ceremony, complete with a virtual celebrity audience, which celebrates all that is the very worst in British life. Categories include 'Worst Celebrity Chef' and 'Hypocrite of the Year'. Hosted by Jeffrey Tambor - Hank from 'The Larry Sanders Show'.

6th April (BBC Choice)
Stupid Punts

Gambling show with Patrick Kielty, in which celebrities try to guess how many wigs Debbie McGee will be able to catch in a windstorm or which Chelsea Pensioner will talk longest about the war. Guests are Dermot O'Leary, Gina Yashere, Paul Zenon and Lisa Rogers.

2nd March (8:10pm), 3rd March (8pm), 4th March (8:30pm), 5th March (8:30pm)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Celebrity? (ITV1)

Chris Tarrant presents four celebrity specials that aim to raise a million pounds for charity. Celebrities include Davina McCall, James Redmond, Andy Gray, Richard Keyes, Dermot O'Leary, Kaye Adams and Ross Kelly.

10th February (2.25pm)
Top of the Pops (BBC1)

Repeat of Fridays show presented by Dermot.

8th February (7.30pm)
Top of the Pops (BBC1)

Dermot presents the show.

30th December (2.00pm)
South Africa Freedom Day Concert on the Square (E4)

Coverage of the concert in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the abolition of apartheid in South Africa. Performing in front of Nelson Mandela are REM, the Corrs, Dave Stewart, Mel B, Atomic Kitten, Hugh Masekela, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Beverley Knight. Dermot O'Leary, Margherita Taylor and June Sarpong are behind the scenes.

30th December (2.10pm)
Fashion 2001 (ITV1)

A look at the UK fashion industry over the past year. Filmed during Clotheshow 2001 at the NEC in Birmingham, the programme looks back at the year's designs and investigates catwalk trends for 2002. With Dermot O'Leary, Gail Porter, Josie D'Arby and Joe Mace.

5th December (2.50am)
Our Toon (Animation) (Channel 4)

Dermot O'Leary talks about his favourite animation.

 


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