| Entertainment USA | |
|---|---|
 Title card from Entertainment USA | |
| Genre | Light entertainment Documentary |
| Presented by | Jonathan King |
| Opening theme | I'll Slap Your Face[1] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 15 April 1983 |
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Entertainment USA was a British television series broadcast by the BBC. It was first shown on BBC2 in 1983, ran for eight years and was devised and presented by Jonathan King.[2][3]
The show presented entertainment news, clips, interviews and music from the United States to a British audience. It was produced by Michael Hurll and directed by Gordon Elsbury. It was nominated for a BAFTA award as Best Light Entertainment Programme in 1987.[4] It had an audience peak of 9.7 million.[5] Each series was repeated later in the year, updated with new music video clips and movie trailers. There were several connected specials at Christmas, and featuring festivals such as the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.[6]
- ^ 45cat.com - "I'll Slap Your Face" Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ The Glasgow Herald, 15 April 1983. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Who is Jonathan King?", The Guardian, 24 November 2000. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ Entertainment USA at IMDb.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ Tim Walker, "Jonathan King: 'My book's an online hit, millions click on my videos. How about lifting the media ban on me?'", The Independent, 28 November 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Entertainment Switzerland - BBC Two England - 27 May 1985 - BBC Genome". Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 27 May 1985. Retrieved 11 September 2017.