7.1 /10 2 Votes
Directed by Natalie Moss Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 7 First episode date 5 February 2011 Number of episodes 65 Composer Richie Webb | 6.2/10 IMDb Narrated by Steve McKenna Original language(s) English No. of episodes 65 Presented by Ed Petrie Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genres Children's television series, Travel, Family film Similar Hacker Time, Ultimate Brain, The Dog Ate My Homework, Match of the Day Kickabout, Absolute Genius with Dick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All Over the Place is a children's television programme produced by the BBC. It is similar in ways to the discontinued programme Wonderful World of Weird, however All Over the Place is not principally a game show. It features the former CBBC links presenter Ed Petrie as lead presenter, joined across the series by various other CBBC hosts including Chris Johnson, Ceallach Spellman, Richard Wisker, Barney Harwood, Naomi Wilkinson, Sam and Mark, Michelle Ackerley, Johny Pitts and Iain Stirling.
Contents
The first two series featured attractions and events primarily in the United Kingdom. The third took the same format but travelled around the USA; the fourth series was based in Australia and the fifth and sixth visited countries around Europe. the 7th and 8th series are about Asia. All Over the Place Asia part 1 will be broadcasting on CBBC on Monday 16th January 2017. This new series will include presenter Inel Tomlinson. the eighth series will broadcast in 2018 on an unspecified date, as announced at the end of the last episode of series 7.
Format
The show features the presenters travelling all over the place in the UK and finding strange and random places to visit. Most of the segments include a competition of some kind or a song. Places visited include:
The show also features different segments throughout each series including:
Series 3
A third series was confirmed at the end of Series 2, it was filmed in 2012 and aired in 2013. Instead of being set in the U.K, the presenters are going across the Atlantic to the USA. All Over the Place returns to CBBC for a third series, and this time Ed Petrie and his CBBC mates are off to the USA.
Ed is joined by Naomi Wilkinson, Jonny Pitts, Cellach Spellman, Iain Stirling, Richard Wisker and Michelle Ackerley on a bizarre quest to find the most unusual, strange and amazing places to visit in the United States of America.
All Over the Place USA is executive produced by Louise Corbett and produced by Maria Stewart.
Series 4
A fourth series, All Over the Place Australia, was broadcast from 2014. As the title indicates, this series focuses on events and attractions found Down Under.
Series 5
A fifth series, All Over the Place Europe, began airing on CBBC in early 2015. The show follows the usual AOTP format, including regular fixtures such as 'Grown Ups Collect Stuff Too', 'Things that Stick Out...', 'The Song' and 'The Main Event', and applies it to attractions found in countries across the continent of Europe. Newcomers to the presenter lineup this series include Victoria Cook (of DNN).
Series 6
A sixth series, All Over the Place Europe: Part 2, began airing on CBBC from 4–22 January 2016 with newcomers Ben Shires from Officially Amazing and Match of the Day Kickabout, Susan Calman (from Top Class) and Lauren Layfield (from CBBC HQ and The Dengineers)
Series 7
Ed Petrie confirmed on Twitter that All Over the Place Asia began filming in 2016 and will be broadcast in 2017. He then later announced that the new series would start on Monday 16th January 2017 at 7.45am ,on CBBC with returning presenter, Cel Spellman , whose last All Over the Place series was series 4 in Australia, and new presenter Inel Tomlinson , known for being part of the comic duo, Johnny & Inel.
Spin-off
In 2016, a spin-off series titled All Over the Workplace premiered. The series is hosted by Alex Riley and is narrated by Ed Petrie. Two series have aired.