Eurotrash (TV series)

Eurotrash
Created byPeter Stuart
Presented byAntoine de Caunes
Jean-Paul Gaultier (1993–1996)
Guest presenters
StarringVictoria Silvstedt
Eddy Wally
Graham Norton (series 9)
Carla Bruni
Melinda Messenger (1997–1998)
Voices ofDavina McCall (series 1)
Kate Robbins
Johnny Daukes
Narrated byMaria McErlane
Opening theme"Saint Tropez" by Brigitte Bardot
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series16
No. of episodes134, plus 11 specials (Original run)[1]
Production
Running time30–60 minutes
Production companyRapido Television
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release24 September 1993 (1993-09-24) –
2004 (2004)
Release17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)
Related
Rapido
Eurotrash: The Sexy Bits
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Eurotrash is a 30-minute magazine-format programme in English, presented by Antoine de Caunes and Jean-Paul Gaultier and produced by Rapido Television. It was shown in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland on Channel 4 from 24 September 1993 and was a late-night comical review of unusual topics mainly from Western and Central Europe; though, despite the title, also around the world.

It ran for 16 series (134 episodes, plus 11 specials) until 2004, making it one of the UK's longest running late-night entertainment shows. The show averaged around a 20 percent audience share, pulling in around 2–3 million viewers each week, making it the most popular entertainment show on the channel.[2] Channel 4's slot average for Eurotrash's broadcast time was around 900,000 viewers, making the show an important hit for the channel at the time.[3]

  1. ^ "Archive / Clip Licensing". Rapido Television. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. ^ Rapido TV website, accessed 16 May 2014 (link)
  3. ^ Jasper Rees (15 May 1999). "Television Review - Arts & Entertainment". The Independent. Retrieved 22 September 2012.