A League of Their Own ( uk game show ) - wikipedia A League of Their Own ( uk game show ) This article is about the British television game show hosted by James Corden. For other uses, see A League of Their Own ( disambiguation ). A League of Their Own Genre Comedy Panel game Created by Paul Brassey Presented by James Corden Starring Andrew Flintoff Jamie Redknapp Jack Whitehall Theme music composer Will Slater Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 12 No. of episodes 128 ( As of 24 November 2016 ) ( list of episodes ) Production Location ( s ) Pinewood Studios ( 2010 ) Elstree Studios ( 2011 -- ) Running time 60mins ( episode 1, series 3 --, Specials ) 30mins ( series 1 -- 2 ) Release Original network Sky 1 Picture format 16 : 9 ( 1080i HDTV ) Original release 11 March 2010 ( 2010 - 03 - 11 ) -- present External links Website sky1.sky.com/sky1hd-shows/a-league-of-their-own A League of Their Own is a British sports - based comedy panel game that was first broadcast on Sky 1 on 11 March 2010. It is hosted by Gavin and Stacey star James Corden and features Andrew Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp as team captains. John Bishop and Georgie Thompson were regular panellists for the first four series alongside two weekly guests. Jack Whitehall joined the cast as a regular panellist from the fifth series onwards. On 23 April 2014, Sky announced that they have signed a three - year contract deal, which will see the show on the air until 2017. Contents 1 Format 2 Participants 3 Production 4 Reception 5 Guest appearances 6 Transmissions 6.1 Original series 6.2 Specials 7 Australian version 8 Danish version 9 German version 10 References 11 External links Format The show is a standard panel quiz show where two teams of three, the Red and Blue teams compete for points awarded in three rounds, to find the overall winning team by points total. Round 1 involves both teams having to rank three different sportspersons according to a specific criterion. Round 2, Guest List, involves both teams having to guess the answers given by a sportsperson about his or her sport. Round 3, Human Clock, sees two members of each team have to answer questions for as long as the third team member can sustain a physical challenge in the studio. Participants The show is hosted by James Corden, a comedy writer best known for co-writing and starring in Gavin & Stacey. The Red Team is captained by retired footballer Jamie Redknapp, who was formerly joined by once regular panellist and stand - up comedian John Bishop. The Blue Team is captained by retired England cricketer Andrew Flintoff, formerly joined by once regular panellist and Sky Sports F1 presenter Georgie Thompson. As of series 5, comedian Jack Whitehall has replaced Georgie Thompson as regular panellist on the blue team due to Georgie 's F1 commitments. In series 5, John Bishop was absent for several episodes due to his Sport Relief challenge, eventually leaving the show altogether. Each week the teams are supplemented by special guests. Neither Corden, Redknapp nor Thompson had been regular features on a television panel show before. Corden was non-committal about whether the show marked a new direction for him as a television host, stating `` I spend most of my time sitting in a room with my mates talking about sport anyway. To get paid to do such a thing will be great. I hope it will be a fun show and people will enjoy watching it. '' Redknapp said `` I 'm loving it, but it is nerve - wracking '' and `` the key is to try to have a bit of fun, but to remember that we 're not comedians and ca n't compete with the professionals '' referring to Bishop and Corden. Thompson said of the show that it was `` the fun factor that I 've been looking for '' and represented an `` exciting opportunity '' in her career. Production The show was created by Paul Brassey, a development producer at CPL Productions. The show was recorded in Pinewood Studios ( Elstree Studios from series 3 onwards ), being filmed on Mondays and Tuesdays in front of a live studio audience. The show was commissioned by Duncan Gray, with Gray, Danielle Lux and Murray Boland acting as Executive Producers. It was announced on 20 October 2009 that the pilot for the show would be hosted by Corden alongside team captains Redknapp and England cricketer Stuart Broad, although Broad was replaced in the line up by Flintoff by the time of the series 1 start. Executive producer Danielle Lux said it would be `` an Olympic standard comedy show for anyone who loves their sport and a fun - filled half - hour for those who do n't. '' The pilot was recorded on 24 October, and was due to be aired later in 2009. Sky1 's promotion for the show included a TV advert featuring Corden mis - kicking a football, spoofing contemporary serious sportswear advertising campaigns, accompanied by the tagline `` the new panel show that does n't take sport too seriously ''. Reception Keith Watson of the Metro welcomed the show as a challenger to `` Britain 's No. 1 TV sports spot - the - scripted - bits banter show '', referring to the BBC 's show A Question of Sport, hosted by Sue Barker. Watson, writing after the first episode, said `` Team skippers Freddie Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp are just there as window - dressing / butts of jokes, for this is Corden 's show and he takes to it like a puck to the ice rink. ( Sue ) Barker beware. '' Sharon Lougher and Larushka Ivan - Zadeh also of the Metro went further, announcing the show as `` basically, A Question of Sport for idiots... the televisual equivalent of Nuts magazine ''. Writing after the first episode, Harry Venning of The Stage panned the show, summarising it as `` Imagine A Question of Sport without the sports questions, combined with They Think It 's All Over without the comedy ''. Criticising the length of the opening hour - long special, Venning said it contained some fine gags but not enough of them, and the format was `` dull, unimaginative and painfully protracted '', albeit praising Flintoff for being `` surprisingly witty and charming ''. The British Comedy Guide said of the first episode that `` the sportsman - dominated panel showed : very few laughs, and little charm '' and were not convinced of the format, although conceding that not being sports fans they might not be the target audience. Guest appearances Comedian Jimmy Carr has made fourteen guest appearances making him the most frequent guest on the programme. The following have made more than one appearance on the show as a guest ( up to and including series 10, episode 8 ) : 14 appearances Jimmy Carr 8 appearances Gabby Logan 7 appearances David Walliams 6 appearances John Bishop 5 appearances Micky Flanagan 4 appearances Jack Whitehall Claudia Winkleman 3 appearances Clare Balding Kevin Bridges Jessica Ennis Jenny Jones Frank Lampard Lee Mack Jason Manford Dara Ó Briain Josh Widdicombe 2 appearances Richard Ayoade Aisling Bea Christine Bleakley Peter Crouch Tom Daley Mo Farah Noel Fielding Robbie Fowler Joe Hart Amanda Holden Chris Hoy Ruth Jones Neil Morrissey Dermot O'Leary Kevin Pietersen Romesh Ranganathan Jon Richardson Johnny Vegas Amy Williams Niall Horan a. One of their appearances was as a guest team captain. b. Appearances made after series 5, when Bishop was no longer a regular panellist. c. Appearances made before Whitehall became a regular panellist. Transmissions Main article : List of A League of Their Own episodes Original series Series Start date End date Episodes 11 March 2010 13 May 2010 10 7 October 2010 11 November 2010 10 4 March 2011 29 April 2011 8 7 October 2011 18 November 2011 7 5 20 April 2012 8 June 2012 8 6 26 October 2012 14 December 2012 8 7 23 August 2013 11 October 2013 8 8 29 August 2014 17 October 2014 8 9 15 May 2015 17 July 2015 8 10 7 January 2016 10 March 2016 10 US 10 May 2016 24 May 2016 11 22 September 2016 24 November 2016 10 US 2.0 5 June 2017 26 June 2017 12 14 September 2017 TBC TBC Specials Date Entitle 20 May 2010 The Best of Series 1 27 May 2010 The Unseen Bits from Series 1 12 November 2010 The Best of Series 2 19 December 2010 The Unseen Bits from Series 2 23 December 2010 Christmas Special 6 May 2011 The Unseen Bits from Series 3 ( Part 1 ) 13 May 2011 The Best of Series 3 ( Part 1 ) 20 May 2011 The Best of Series 3 ( Part 2 ) 27 May 2011 The Unseen Bits from Series 3 ( Part 2 ) 16 December 2011 End of Year Special 6 January 2012 The Unseen Bits from Series 4 13 January 2012 The Best of Series 4 15 June 2012 The Unseen Bits from Series 5 ( Part 1 ) 22 June 2012 The Unseen Bits from Series 5 ( Part 2 ) 29 June 2012 The Best of Series 5 21 December 2012 The Unseen Bits from Series 6 ( Part 1 ) 28 December 2012 The Unseen Bits from Series 6 ( Part 2 ) 18 October 2013 The Unseen Bits from Series 7 ( Part 1 ) 25 October 2013 The Unseen Bits from Series 7 ( Part 2 ) 1 November 2013 The Best of the Rally Car Special 8 November 2013 The Best of Series 7 17 October 2014 The Unseen Bits from Series 8 ( Part 1 ) 24 October 2014 The Unseen Bits from Series 8 ( Part 2 ) 31 October 2014 The Unseen Bits from Series 8 ( Part 3 ) 31 October 2014 The Unseen Bits from Series 8 ( Part 4 ) 24 December 2014 Christmas Special 24 December 2016 Christmas Special Australian version An Australian version of A League of Their Own aired on Network Ten on 16 September 2013. It was presented by comedian Tommy Little and the captains were tennis star Pat Cash and swimmer Eamon Sullivan. The series had ten episodes. Nine episodes were broadcast with the tenth episode being viewed online after it was cancelled to immediate effect after posting a disappointing rating in the show 's ninth week. Danish version A Danish version of A League of Their Own aired on Kanal 5 on 7 September 2015. It is presented by comedian Carsten Bang and the captains are former professional cyclist Jesper Skibby and comedian Jesper Juhl. In the first season there was 10 episodes, and the last aired on 5 November 2015. The first season was very successful, with good ratings, and Kanal 5 decided to renew the show for a second season, with the premiere on 18 February 2016. The season contained 8 episodes, with the same host and captains as in season 1. The last episode of Season 2 aired on 14 April 2016. Season 2 was another successful season for Kanal 5, and they decided to renew the show for a third season, with the same host and captains as in the first two seasons. The first episode in Season 3 aired on 4 September 2016. Awards Host Carsten Bang was nominated for Best Host at Zulu Awards 2016. German version A German version of A League of Their Own called Eine Liga für sich - Buschis Sechserkette aired on German Sky 1 on 13 March 2017. It is presented by sports commentator Frank Buschmann and the captains are comedian Matze Knop and television host and former professional handball player Panagiota Petridou. References Jump up ^ Jeffery, Morgan ( 15 March 2012 ). `` Jack Whitehall joins Sky1 's ' A League of Their Own ' for fifth series ''. Digital Spy. Jump up ^ `` Sky orders another three series of A League of Their Own ''. British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 23 April 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` A League of Their Own ''. The British Comedy Guide. n.d. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010. Jump up ^ Natalie Jamieson ( 20 January 2010 ). `` Corden wants David Beckham for a Sport Relief sketch ''. Newsbeat. BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 26 March 2010. Jump up ^ Alex Fletcher, ( 10 March 2010 ). `` Redknapp nervous about comedy show ''. Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010. Jump up ^ Alex Fletcher, ( 10 March 2010 ). `` Thompson : ' I 'm out of comfort zone ' ''. Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010. Jump up ^ `` A League of Their Own ''. Pinewood Studios. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` A League of Their Own -- Production Details ''. The British Comedy Guide. n.d. Retrieved 26 March 2010. Jump up ^ Dan French ( 20 October 2009 ). `` Corden, Redknapp for Sky1 's ' League ' ''. Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Corden to host sports quiz ''. Chortle.co.uk. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2010. Jump up ^ `` Watch James Corden in A League of Their Own ad ''. The Guardian. London. 19 February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010. Jump up ^ Keith Watson ( 12 March 2010 ). `` James Corden steps into Sue Barker role for A League of Their Own ''. Metro. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010. Jump up ^ Sharon Lougher, Larushka Ivan - Zadeh ( 11 March 2010 ). `` Today 's TV highlights ''. Metro. Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010. Jump up ^ Harry Venning ( 15 March 2010 ). `` TV review ''. The Stage. Retrieved 26 March 2010. 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Question: where do they film league of their own
Answer: Elstree Studios