Eurotrash (TV series)
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.
| Eurotrash | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Peter Stuart |
| Presented by | Antoine de Caunes Jean-Paul Gaultier (1993–1997) Guest presenters |
| Starring | Victoria Silvstedt Eddy Wally Graham Norton (series 9) Carla Bruni Melinda Messenger (1997–1998) |
| Voices of | Davina McCall (series 1) Kate Robbins Johnny Daukes |
| Narrated by | Maria McErlane |
| Opening theme | Saint Tropez by Brigitte Bardot |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 16 |
| No. of episodes | 134, plus 11 specials (Original run) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30–60 minutes |
| Production company | Rapido Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 24 September 1993 – 2004 |
| Release | 17 June 2016 |
| Related | |
| Rapido Eurotrash: The Sexy Bits | |
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. 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.