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''The Big Breakfast'' is a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 and S4C each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002 during which period 2,482 shows were produced. ''The Big Breakfast'' was produced by Planet 24, the production company co-owned by former Boomtown Rats singer and Live Aid organiser Bob Geldof. The programme was distinctive for broadcasting live from a former lockkeepers' cottages commonly referred to as "The Big Breakfast House", or more simply, "The House", located on Fish Island, in Bow in east London. The show was a mix of news, weather, interviews, audience phone-ins and general features, with a light tone which was in competition with the more serious GMTV and even more serious BBC Breakfast programmes. ==History== ''The Big Breakfast'' was launched at the end of September 1992 to replace ''The Channel Four Daily'', which was Channel 4's unsuccessful first dip into the breakfast television market between 1989 and 1992. The ''Daily'', launched at huge expense, had possessed an analytical style, focusing largely on current affairs, news bulletins and cerebral quiz shows; however, this format had failed to earn enough viewing figures, and consequently Channel 4 opted to change direction and work towards a lighter style concentrating mainly on entertainment and humour. The first two presenters were Chris Evans (from 1992 to 1994) and Gaby Roslin (1992 to 1996). At its height in 1993, viewing figures reached around two million per edition, and it was the highest rated UK breakfast television programme. Along with Evans and Roslin, Bob Geldof presented a short-lived political interview slot. His wife Paula Yates became notorious with her interviews conducted lying on a bed, and the puppet characters Zig and Zag created morning mayhem in the bathroom with Evans in a slot called The Crunch. As part of his contract with ''The Big Breakfast'', Evans was committed to developing a new show for Channel 4. ''Don't Forget Your Toothbrush'' began in early 1994, and Evans cut his involvement with ''The Big Breakfast'' to three days a week, Tuesday to Thursday. Former ''Neighbours'' star Mark Little replaced Evans on Mondays and Fridays. When Evans left the show later that year, Little continued on Thursdays and Fridays while Paul Ross took over Mondays to Wednesdays. Richard Orford replaced Ross around Easter 1995 but was quickly dropped and exchanged with Down Your Doorstep presenter Keith Chegwin. In July 1995, the show reverted to using just one male presenter throughout the week, Mark Little. Chegwin would cover for Little when he was on tour as a comedian or on holiday. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Big Breakfast」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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