Eigo de Shabera Night

Infobox Television
show_name = Eigo de Shabera Night


format = talk show
runtime = 29 minutes
starring = Moe Oshikiri
Patrick Harlan
Norito Yashima
country = JPN
network = NHK
first_aired = March 31, 2003
last_aired = present
website = http://www.nhk.or.jp/night
imdb_id = 0420393

nihongo|"Eigo de Shabera Night"|英語でしゃべらナイト|Eigo de shabera naito is a Japanese talk show by NHK. The show began in 2003 and is ongoing. Contrary to the title, Japanese is the main language used in the show, although the Japanese hosts use English when interviewing British and American celebrities, such as Noel Gallagher and Colin Farrell, or when the English language is discussed.

nihongo|"Pakkun Eiken"|パックン英検 is a quiz where Patrick Harlan defines a certain word in English, after which contestants must produce the word in question. Other sections of the show include "London Online" and nihongo|"Shijou Saikyou!? no Eigo Purojekuto"|史上最強!?の英語プロジェクト.

Cast

Current cast

* - since April, 2007
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* - since April, 2007
* - since April, 2007
* - narrator, since October, 2006

Past cast

* - March 31, 2003—March, 2007
* - March 31, 2003—March, 2007
* - narrator, March 31, 2003—September, 2006

Other

* - regular guest
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Theme songs

*The opening song from March 31, 2003 until March, 2006: "Help!" performed by the Beatles
*The opening song from April, 2006 until March 23, 2007: "Help!" covered by Love Psychedelico
*The opening song since April, 2007: "Magical Mystery Tour" covered by Bonnie Pink
*The ending song: "A Hard Day's Night" performed by the Beatles.

Broadcasting times

*March 31, 2003—March, 2006: 11:15 p.m.—11:45 p.m. on Mondays
*April, 2006—March, 2007: 11:00 p.m.—11:30 p.m. on Fridays
*Since April, 2007: 11:00 p.m.—11:30 p.m. on Mondays:*Reruns at 2:10 a.m. on Saturdays

Trivia

* The Japanese title of the show, "Eigo de Shabera Naito", is a word play featuring a shortened version of the Japanese expression "nai to ikenai" which means "have to" or "must". In this sense the title means "eigo de shaberanai to [ikenai] " or "have to speak English". The word "naito" means night, adding to the word play since the show airs at 11:00 pm.

External links

* [http://www.nhk.or.jp/night/ Official website]
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