Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs

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Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
File:Paul O'Grady For the Love of Dogs logo.png
Genre Documentary
Presented by Paul O'Grady
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 4
No. of episodes 38 (including specials)
Production
Running time 30 minutes (Series)
60 minutes (Specials)
Production company(s) Shiver Productions
Distributor ITV Studios
Release
Original network ITV, STV, UTV
Picture format 576i (PAL)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release 3 September 2012 (2012-09-03) –
25 December 2015 (2015-12-25)
Chronology
Related shows The British Animal Honours
The Dog Rescuers
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs is a multi-award winning British reality documentary television series set at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and presented by Paul O'Grady.

Format

Throughout the series, Paul meets members of the Battersea staff to talk about the dogs in their care, including head vet Shaun Opperman and head of canine welfare training Ali Taylor. In each episode, Paul meets a few of the dogs who come to Battersea as strays or because their owners can't look after them anymore, and follows each dog's progress through the home.

O'Grady commented that he had wanted to do such a show for years and that he took to it with an "enthusiasm that surprised everyone except me". Although scheduled to initially film at the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home for six days, he stayed as a volunteer for six months.[1] At the end of the first series, O'Grady was invited to become an ambassador for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

The show is made by Shiver Productions[2][3] and premiered on ITV on 3 September 2012. The last series aired on 8 October 2015 and concluded on 10 December 2015 with a Christmas special on 25 December 2015.

Transmissions

Series

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 3 September 2012 15 October 2012 7
Christmas Special 25 December 2012 1
2 9 May 2013 4 July 2013 8
Christmas Special 25 December 2013 1
3 4 September 2014 20 November 2014 11
Christmas Special 25 December 2014 1
4 8 October 2015 10 December 2015 8
Christmas Special 25 December 2015 1

Awards

Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs has won a number of awards. The show has won two consecutive National Television Awards for 'Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme' in 2013 and 2014.

On 14 October 2014, it was revealed that For the Love of Dogs had been nominated for a third National Television Award, this time under the category 'Most Popular Factual Programme'. But it lost out to Gogglebox. The show has been nominated for a fourth National Television Award in 2016.[4]

The show was also nominated for a BAFTA for 'Best Features Programme' in 2013.[5][6]

Year Group Award Result References
2013 National Television Awards Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme Won [7][8][9][10]
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Factual Entertainment Nominated
BAFTA Television Awards Best Features Programme Nominated [5][6]
TV Choice Awards Best Factual Entertainment & Lifestyle Show Won
TV Times Awards Won
2014 National Television Awards Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme Won [11][12][13][14]
Broadcast Awards Best Popular Factual Programme Nominated [15]
TRIC Awards Factual Programme Won
TV Times Awards Favourite Factual Show Won
2015 National Television Awards Most Popular Factual Programme Nominated [16]
TRIC Awards Factual Programme Nominated
TV Choice Awards Best Factual Entertainment Show Nominated
TV Times Awards Favourite Factual Show Won [17]
2016 National Television Awards Factual Entertainment Nominated [18]
TRIC Awards Factual Programme Nominated
TV Choice Awards Best Factual Show Pending

Sponsorship

The seven episodes in the first series were sponsored by pet product company Bob Martin Petcare, however the Christmas special in 2012 was sponsored by Animal Friends Pet Insurance.[19][20] The second series in 2013 was sponsored by Pedigree.[21] The 2013 Christmas special was sponsored by Scs Sofas and Carpets. The third and fourth series and Christmas specials in 2014 and 2015 were sponsored by Pets at Home stores.

References

  1. ↑ O'Grady 2012, pp. 352–356.
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  15. ↑ http://www.broadcastawards.co.uk/shortlist
  16. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a603190/national-television-awards-2015-voting-opens-the-full-longlist.html#~oSE3cKjULtjocA
  17. ↑ http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/tv-times-awards/categories
  18. ↑ http://www.nationaltvawards.com/vote/07/78jarqbifgphdc1tld06scpl97/2260781030161b55#category
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  20. ↑ Animal Friends Insurance has announced their sponsorship of ITV’s 'The British Animal Honours 2013'
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External links

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