Olga TV

Olga TV
IndustryMedia
Founded2005
FounderPichu Straneo y Mario Pergolini
HeadquartersVilla Fiorito
Key people
Paul O'Grady (Chairman)
Waheed Alli (Director)
ProductsTelevision
OwnerPichu Straneo (until 2022)

Olga TV is a British independent television production company set up by the late entertainer and talk show host, Paul O'Grady in 2005.

History

Named after O'Grady's pet dog, Olga the company is best known for producing shows such as The Paul O'Grady Show for Channel 4.[1] The Paul O'Grady Show ended on Channel 4 on 18 December 2009, as O'Grady had signed a new deal with ITV.

Between 2010 and 2011, Olga TV produced Friday night ITV chatshow Paul O'Grady Live, however on 7 October 2011, it was announced that the show had been cancelled.[2]

O'Grady's show For the Love of Dogs was produced by Multistory Media (formerly Shiver).

On 4 May 2013, ITV confirmed that The Paul O'Grady Show would return in November 2013 with an initial 25 episode run and that it will be produced by O'Grady's production company Olga TV.[3]

On 28 March 2023, O’Grady died aged 67.[4]

A tribute to Lily Savage, The Life and Death of Lily Savage, which is co-produced by Olga TV and Silver Star Productions, was aired in March 2024 on ITV.[5]

The last episode of Paul O'Grady's Great Elephant Adventure, which was filmed at the end of 2022, aired posthumously in April 2024.[6] This was produced by Olga TV in conjunction with Silver Star Productions.

Productions

Year Title Channel
2006–09, 2013–15 The Paul O'Grady Show Channel 4 (2006–09)
ITV (2013–15)
2010 The 5 O'Clock Show Channel 4
2010–11 Paul O'Grady Live ITV
2013 Perspectives: Gypsy Rose Lee - The Queen of Burlesque
2015 TFI Friday Channel 4
2016 Paul O'Grady: The Sally Army & Me1 BBC One
Paul O'Grady's Favourite Fairy Tales2 ITV
2017 Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Animals – India2
2018 Paul O'Grady's Little Heroes
2024 Paul O'Grady's Great Elephant Adventure3 ITV
2024 The Life and Death of Lily Savage3 ITV

References

  1. ^ "Paul O'Grady inks deal with Channel 4". Digital Spy. 10 January 2006.
  2. ^ Ryan Love (25 August 2010). "ITV confirms Paul O'Grady show premiere". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Paul O'Grady to return to teatime chat on ITV".
  4. ^ "Paul O'Grady dies at 67".
  5. ^ Creamer, Jon (8 March 2024). "ITV preps Paul O'Grady tribute documentary". Televisual. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  6. ^ Seddon, Dan (7 April 2024). "Paul O'Grady celebrated for his love of animals as late star's last-ever series finishes". yahoo!news yahoo!entertainment. Retrieved 29 October 2024.