Don't Scare the Hare

Don't Scare the Hare
GenreGame show
Presented byJason Bradbury
Voices ofSue Perkins
Theme music composerMarc Sylvan
Richard Jacques
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes9
Production
Production locationDock10 studios[1]
Running time35 minutes
Production companyInitial
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release23 April (2011-04-23) –
22 October 2011 (2011-10-22)
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Don't Scare the Hare is a 2011 British television game show produced by Initial (a subsidiary of Endemol UK) for the BBC, hosted by Jason Bradbury and narrated by Sue Perkins. The programme was aired on BBC One on Saturday evenings and was first transmitted on 23 April 2011. This series had been planned to run for nine episodes[2] but it was taken off air after six episodes because of poor ratings. The remaining three episodes were rescheduled for broadcast in October 2011.[3]

In the show, contestants must compete in a series of challenges to win £15,000 of prize money; failure to complete questions and physical challenges risks "scaring" a giant robotic hare.[4] The programme has been described by its host as "fantasy based toddler telly with an adult twist".[5] It was the first show to be made at Dock10, MediaCityUK.[6]

  1. ^ "Don't Scare the Hare". Dock10. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ Plunkett, John (26 April 2011). "Doctor Who's return wilts in the heat". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Don't Scare the Hare - Next on - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ "TV review". The Stage. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  5. ^ Fletcher, Alex (23 April 2011). "Jason Bradbury ('Don't Scare the Hare')". Digital Spy. London. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  6. ^ Donohue, Simon (28 April 2011). "Waterfront in the spotlight". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 May 2011.