8:15 from Manchester
TV Show| Title | 8:15 from Manchester |
| User score | 5 |
| Release date | Apr 21, 1990 |
| Release date of last episode | Sep 14, 1991 |
| Genre | |
| Production country | GB |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 2 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 43 |
| Run time | 60 min. |
8:15 from Manchester was a Saturday morning children's magazine show broadcast on BBC1 when Going Live! was in summer recess. Broadcasting from Manchester, it was presented by Ross King and Charlotte Hindle. The first edition was broadcast on 21 April 1990. It was produced by Martyn Day. BBC Radio 1 weathergirl Dianne Oxberry joined for the second series, which began on 28 April 1991. The format was very similar to Going Live!, with imported cartoons punctuating items, such as games, music performances and interviews. A regular segment was The Wetter The Better, a game show based in a swimming pool and hosted by Ross King. A weekly drama was shown, in which the short episode ended in a dilemma of some sort. Two endings had been filmed and viewers telephoned to vote which ending would be shown. It also incorporated a repeat run of Rentaghost, though all the pre-1980 episodes were omitted and the end-credits rarely seen. Later, episodes of Grandad, starring Clive Dunn, were also shown. The theme tune was by Inspiral Carpets: a rewrite of their single "Find Out Why". An early edition had a feature of how the theme was recorded.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS2.E21 ∙ Series 2, Show 21
Sep 14, 1991
S2.E20 ∙ Series 2, Show 20
Sep 7, 1991
S2.E19 ∙ Series 2, Show 19
Aug 31, 1991
S2.E18 ∙ Series 2, Show 18
Aug 17, 1991
S2.E17 ∙ Series 2, Show 17
Aug 10, 1991
S2.E16 ∙ Series 2, Show 16
Aug 3, 1991
S2.E15 ∙ Series 2, Show 15
Jul 27, 1991
S2.E14 ∙ Series 2, Show 14
Jul 20, 1991
S2.E13 ∙ Series 2, Show 13
Jul 13, 1991
S2.E12 ∙ Series 2, Show 12
Jul 6, 1991
S2.E11 ∙ Series 2, Show 11
Jun 29, 1991
S2.E10 ∙ Series 2, Show 10
Jun 22, 1991
S2.E9 ∙ Series 2, Show 9
Jun 15, 1991
S2.E8 ∙ Series 2, Show 8
Jun 8, 1991
S2.E7 ∙ Series 2, Show 7
Jun 1, 1991
S2.E6 ∙ Series 2, Show 6
May 25, 1991
S2.E5 ∙ Series 2, Show 5
May 18, 1991
S2.E4 ∙ Series 2, Show 4
May 11, 1991
S2.E3 ∙ Series 2, Show 3
May 4, 1991
S2.E2 ∙ Series 2, Show 2
Apr 27, 1991
