Come Dine With Me Flashcards
When was it made?
10th January 2005-present
Institution/Production
Channel 4/ITV Studios/Shiver Productions
How is the institution funded?
It receives no public funding. It is funded entirely by its own commercial activities.
Where was it shown? Channel/Countries
Channel 4 and United Kingdom,Australia, Canada etc…
Viewing figures (approximately)
Over 1 million viewers
Producer/director
Martin Dance/David Sayer, directed by various people
Narrator
Dave Lamb
One print interview:date/location
Interview with Dave Lamb, 2010 for the Guardian
Name of the main stars
Dave Lamb, Dawn Barry(died,appeared on show in 2009), Peter Marsh(bad loser), Rory Nicoll (first person to be axed off show)
Spin offs/tie-ins
Come Dine With Me:Champion of Champions, Celebrity Come Dine With Me, Couples Come Dine With Me, Come Date With Me
Main theme/representation/link
Lifestyle/Cooking/Entertainment/Competition(£1000 prize)
Critical responses?
sore losers,swearing,fighting,dodgy desserts,heated confrontations
Merchandise
Kitchen Gadgets, Board game,app,dining gifts,cookbooks
Official Website?
No, everything on All 4 website
How do fans respond?
The majority of people enjoy it because it is popular, entertaining and intriguing(food,contestants). Only some don’t like it and have criticism and controversies about the show.
Awards
Won Best TV Daytime Programme(TRIC 2011), Best Lifestyle show(TV Quick Award 2011)
Target audience
Mass audience but it seems to fit a younger audience and people of a lower class in society
Format of copy/text
Simple,large,bold,easy to read
Social media(official)
Facebook, Twitter
Social media(unofficial)
Gender
mixed
Binary Opposites
good vs.bad cooking, kind vs.mean contestant,positive vs. negative criticism
Anything else interesting about the text
No.of series-30
No.of episodes-1,364
Running Time-30 mins(daytime),60 mins(prime-time)
Theme music
Patrick Duffin,Nick Crofts
