Why Don't You?

Why Don't You?

Infobox British television
show_name = Why Don't You?


size =
caption =
format = Children's TV.
runtime = 25 minutes.
creator =
starring =
channel = BBC1
first_aired = 20 August 1973
last_aired = 21 April 1995
num_series = 42
num_episodes =
producer = Peter Charlton, Patrick Dowling, Catherine MacFarlane
related =
imdb_id = 0266205

"Why Don't You?" or "Why Don't You Just Switch Off Your Television Set and Go and Do Something Less Boring Instead?" was a BBC children's television series broadcast in 42 series between 20 August 1973 and 21 April 1995. It went out on weekday mornings during the school holidays. The format consisted of gangs of children performing suggestions from viewers who wrote in to the show. Typically these were arts-and-crafts activities involving cutting up paper, or games and magic tricks children could learn to impress their friends.

Russell T Davies was at one time a producer and director for "Why Don't You?" before going on to greater fame as writer of "Queer as Folk" and producer of the 2005 revival of "Doctor Who". Under Davies' direction, the format of the series shifted from magazine show to drama, with plots frequently centering around harebrained young Welsh presenter Ben (Ben Slade) and his increasingly elaborate inventions. Slade was the longest serving presenter in the show's 22 year run.

Notable presenters

Notable presenters include:

* Ben Slade
* Brett Adams
* Gideon Coe
* Alexandra Fletcher
* Ant McPartlin
* Simon Nelson
* Pauline Quirke
* Nick Haward
* Marie Rooney
* Andy Orchard
* Jenny Archer
* Joseph "Johnny Badford" Radford
* Sally Garrett
* Jeananne Craig

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/titles/whydontyou.shtml "Why Don't You?" opening title sequence] at bbc.co.uk
* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/549322/ Screenonline: "Why Don't You?"]
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