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John Bishop: In Conversation With...
GenreTalk show
Presented by John Bishop
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series4
No. of episodes41
Production
Production location Hospital Club
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyLola Entertainment
Original release
Network W
Release1 September 2016 (2016-09-01) 
6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)
Related
The John Bishop Show
Life Stories

John Bishop: In Conversation With... is a British talk show hosted by comedian and actor John Bishop. It first aired on British television channel W on 1 September 2016.

Contents

The second series of 10 episodes aired from 16 March 2017 [1] and the third series began on 14 September 2017.[ citation needed ] A fourth series was commissioned in November 2017 and began on 5 July 2018. [2]

Format

The series features Bishop meeting with a celebrity guest and having an intimate conversation with them in front of a live studio audience.

Production

The show is filmed at The Hospital Club in London.

The series was commissioned on 1 March 2016. [3] A further three series of the show have been made. [4]

Series overview

SeriesStart DateEnd DateNumber Of Episodes
11 September 201610 November 201610
216 March 201718 May 201710
314 September 201723 November 201711
45 July 20186 September 201810

Episodes

Series 1 (2016)

No.
overall
No.
in series
Title Original air date Total UK viewers
(millions)
11"John Bishop: In Conversation with James Corden"1 September 2016 (2016-09-01)0.72
22"John Bishop: In Conversation with Charlotte Church"8 September 2016 (2016-09-08)0.31
33"John Bishop: In Conversation with Steve Coogan"15 September 2016 (2016-09-15)0.34
44"John Bishop: In Conversation with Alex Brooker"22 September 2016 (2016-09-22)0.31
55"John Bishop: In Conversation with Kirsty Young"29 September 2016 (2016-09-29)0.19
66"John Bishop: In Conversation with Freddie Flintoff"6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)0.33
77"John Bishop: In Conversation with Lenny Henry"13 October 2016 (2016-10-13)0.40
88"John Bishop: In Conversation with Jo Brand"20 October 2016 (2016-10-20)0.33
99"John Bishop: In Conversation with Rupert Everett"3 November 2016 (2016-11-03)0.16
1010"John Bishop: In Conversation with Miriam Margolyes"10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)0.25

Series 2 (2017)

No.
overall
No.
in series
Title Original air date Total UK viewers
(millions)
111"John Bishop: In Conversation with Lindsay Lohan"16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)0.13
122"John Bishop: In Conversation with Olly Murs"23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)N/A
133"John Bishop: In Conversation with Russell Brand"30 March 2017 (2017-03-30)0.20
144"John Bishop: In Conversation with Louise Redknapp"6 April 2017 (2017-04-06)0.19
155"John Bishop: In Conversation with Ken Loach"13 April 2017 (2017-04-13)N/A
166"John Bishop: In Conversation with Davina McCall"20 April 2017 (2017-04-20)N/A
177"John Bishop: In Conversation with Ellie Simmonds"27 April 2017 (2017-04-27)0.15
188"John Bishop: In Conversation with Jason Manford"4 May 2017 (2017-05-04)0.27
199"John Bishop: In Conversation with Meera Syal"11 May 2017 (2017-05-11)0.09
2010"John Bishop: In Conversation with Anna Friel"18 May 2017 (2017-05-18)0.13

Series 3 (2017)

No.
overall
No.
in series
Title Original air date Total UK viewers
(millions)
211"John Bishop: In Conversation with...David Walliams"14 September 2017 (2017-09-14)0.27
222"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Nadiya Hussain"21 September 2017 (2017-09-21)0.12
233"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Jimmy Carr"28 September 2017 (2017-09-28)0.18
244"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Craig Charles"5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)0.19
255"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Melanie C"12 October 2017 (2017-10-12)0.20
266"John Bishop: In Conversation with...John Cleese"19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)0.12
277"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Katie Price"26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)0.19
288"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Samantha Womack"2 November 2017 (2017-11-02)0.16
299"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Dame Joan Collins"9 November 2017 (2017-11-09)0.13
3010"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Professor Brian Cox"16 November 2017 (2017-11-16)0.19
3111"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Jeremy Corbyn"23 November 2017 (2017-11-23)0.17

Series 4 (2018)

No.
overall
No.
in series
Title Original air date Total UK viewers
(millions)
321"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Professor Green"5 July 2018 (2018-07-05)N/A
332"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Ruth Jones"12 July 2018 (2018-07-12)N/A
343"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Paddy McGuinness"19 July 2018 (2018-07-19)N/A
354"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Katherine Ryan"26 July 2018 (2018-07-26)N/A
365"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Brendan Cole"2 August 2018 (2018-08-02)N/A
376"John Bishop: In Conversation with... Will Young"9 August 2018 (2018-08-09)N/A
387"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Cuba Gooding Jr."16 August 2018 (2018-08-16)N/A
398"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Alesha Dixon"23 August 2018 (2018-08-23)N/A
409"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Gabby Logan"30 August 2018 (2018-08-30)N/A
4110"John Bishop: In Conversation with...Martine McCutcheon"6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)N/A

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