The Speaker (TV series)

This article is about the television show. For The House of Commons Speaker, see Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom). For other uses, see Speaker.
The Speaker
GenreEntertainment
Narrated byJane Horrocks
ComposerRory Dow
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerKieron Collins
ProducerDarrell Olsen
EditorsJohn Edwards
Toby Jones
Ian Wilson
Running time8 x 60mins
Production companyBBC Manchester
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release7 April (2009-04-07) –
29 April 2009 (2009-04-29)
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The Speaker is a 2009 British television series, broadcast on BBC Two. It is a talent show type series that aimed to find the best young speaker in the United Kingdom. The show is narrated by Jane Horrocks. The three judges are stand-up comedian Jo Brand, former basketball player and psychologist John Amaechi and Jeremy Stockwell.

Regional auditions were held in London, Glasgow, Cardiff and Manchester. 160 young people were invited to auditions after sending in videos of themselves speaking. The participants had to be aged between 14 and 18. Only 5 participants are allowed through to the next round for each region in episodes 1 & 2. Then the 20 who get through are reduced to 8 after a number of challenges in episode 3.