The Choir (2006–present)
Plot
The Choir is a BAFTA award winning TV series following Gareth Malone as he tackles the task of teaching choral singing to people who have never had the chance, or experience to sing before. The first series aired in 2006, the second series, The Choir: Unsung Town, which involved the creation of a choir in South Oxhey, Hertfordshire began on BBC Two on 1 September 2009, whilst the third series, The Choir: Military Wives was aired in November 2011.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Episode 1December 4, 2006—Gareth auditions students for the choir and sets out to have them record a CD capable of getting them accepted into the World Choir Games.
- S01E02Episode 2December 11, 2006—
- S01E03Episode 3December 18, 2006—
- S01E04Northolt School revisitedJanuary 25, 2008—In 2006, Gareth Malone tried to take a choir to the World Choir Games in China from a school that had never had a choir before. He did it in
Season02
- S02E01Episode 1February 1, 2008—Gareth Malone takes his choral mission to the Lancaster School, an all-boys' school in Leicester which, like the school in the first series,
- S02E02Episode 2February 8, 2008—Choirmaster Gareth Malone tries to get the boys ready for the school summer show
- S02E03Episode 3February 15, 2008—Choirmaster Gareth Malone decides it's time the boys learnt to sing in ancient Italian.
- S02E04Episode 4February 22, 2008—Gareth Malone finds out if his choir will make the grade to perform in the Albert Hall
- S02E05
Boys Don't Sing: RevisitedSeptember 29, 2009—Gareth Molone returns to Lancaster School to see if he has made a lasting impact
Season03
- S03E01Episode 1September 1, 2009—Choirmaster Gareth Malone heads to South Oxhey to look for recruits for his choir project.
- S03E02Episode 2September 8, 2009—Gareth arranges a public performance for the choir in a daunting concert venue.
- S03E03
Episode 3September 15, 2009—Gareth arranges for both his choirs to sing alongside highly accomplished musicians. - S03E04
Episode 4September 22, 2009—Choirmaster Gareth Malone wants to stage a choral festival at South Oxhey playing fields. - S03E05Unsung Town: RevisitedNovember 28, 2011—Gareth Malone returns to South Oxhey to catch up with the choirs he created in 2009.
Season04
- S04E01Episode 1November 7, 2011—Gareth Malone forms a choir with the partners left behind by troops away in Afghanistan.
- S04E02Episode 2November 14, 2011—In Plymouth, Gareth is overwhelmed by eager new recruits for his choir of military wives.
- S04E03Episode 3November 21, 2011—The choir is challenged to perform at the Royal Albert Hall on Remembrance Sunday.
- S04E04Military Wives: CompilationDecember 22, 2011—Choirmaster Gareth Malone believes singing can help people through the most difficult times of their lives. Gareth has been invited to RMB C
- S04E05A Year with the Military WivesDecember 25, 2012—In February 2011 Gareth Malone went to the military base at Chivenor to set up a choir for the wives who are left at home alone while their
Season05
- S05E01
Lewisham NHS TrustSeptember 20, 2012—Gareth Malone visits Lewisham healthcare NHS Trust to set up the first choir - S05E02
Bristol Royal MailSeptember 27, 2012—In his mission to get some of the country's busiest workplaces singing, Gareth Malone heads west to the Royal Mail in Bristol. He wants to c - S05E03
Manchester AirportOctober 4, 2012—With two choirs established, Gareth heads north to recruit baggage handlers, air traffic control workers and firemen at Manchester Airport. - S05E04
Severn Trent WaterOctober 11, 2012—Choirmaster Gareth Malone continues his mission to get some of Britain's busiest workplaces singing. This week he travels to the Midlands to - S05E05
The Semi-FinalOctober 18, 2012—With all of his workplace choirs set up, the contest to find Gareth Malone's best workplace choir begins in earnest as all four choirs compe - S05E06The FinalOctober 25, 2012—After last show's semi-final performances in front of the judges, it is time for the final three to battle it out. They face their biggest c
Season06
- S06E01
P&O FerriesNovember 4, 2013—Choirmaster Gareth Malone returns to create harmony in five of Britain's biggest workplaces. As the contest to be crowned 'best workplace ch - S06E02
Birmingham City CouncilNovember 11, 2013—Choirmaster Gareth Malone returns to create harmony in five of Britain's biggest workplaces. As the contest to be crowned 'best workplace ch - S06E03
Sainsbury'sNovember 18, 2013—Choirmaster Gareth Malone returns to create harmony in five of Britain's biggest workplaces. As the contest to be crowned 'best workplace ch - S06E04
Cheshire Fire and Rescue ServiceNovember 25, 2013—Choirmaster Gareth Malone feels the heat at Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, as he continues his bid to find the year's best workplace choi - S06E05
CitiDecember 2, 2013—As the contest to be crowned 'best workplace choir' continues, choirmaster Gareth Malone enters the embattled world of high finance, high fl - S06E06The Quarter-FinalDecember 9, 2013—In the quarter-final, all of the choirs finally come face to face when they arrive at Gareth's alma mater, the prestigious Royal Academy of
- S06E07The Semi-FinalDecember 16, 2013—Choirmaster Gareth Malone challenges the four remaining workplace choirs to find their souls, rhythm and conviction in a joyful bid to be cr
- S06E08The Choir Christmas FinalDecember 22, 2013—The final of the competition takes place at Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, where the three remaining choirs perform the world premier of a p
Season07
- S07E01
Episode 1December 16, 2014—Choirmaster Gareth Malone is back. He thinks the Military Wives are the perfect choice to launch the nation's centenary commemorations of th - S07E02
Episode 2December 24, 2014—Choirmaster Gareth Malone is back. He thinks the Military Wives are the perfect choice to launch the nation's centenary commemorations of th
Season08
- S08E01
Episode 1December 29, 2015—It has been ten years since choirmaster Gareth Malone first set out on a mission to get Britain singing. Since then, he has inspired hundred - S08E02
Episode 2December 31, 2015—It has been ten years since choirmaster Gareth Malone first set out on a mission to get Britain singing. Since then, he has inspired hundred
Season09
- S09E01Episode 1November 1, 2016—Gareth Malone launches his exciting singing contest to find Britain's most entertaining amateur choir. This week, Gareth is looking for a c
- S09E02Episode 2November 8, 2016—Gareth Malone launches his exciting singing contest to find Britain's most entertaining amateur choir. This week, Gareth is looking for a g
- S09E03Episode 3November 15, 2016—Gareth Malone's exciting new singing contest to find Britain's most entertaining, undiscovered, amateur choir continues. This week, Gareth
- S09E04Episode 4November 22, 2016—In the last leg of his tour of the UK, Gareth scours the south east, looking for a fourth choir to fill the last semi-final place. Contesta
- S09E05Episode 5November 29, 2016—It is the semi-final of Gareth Malone's contest to find Britain's most entertaining, undiscovered amateur choir. The four groups Gareth has
- S09E06Episode 6December 6, 2016—The grand final of Gareth Malone's contest to find Britain's most entertaining, undiscovered amateur choir. From the hundreds who applied, a
Season10
- S10E01
Episode 1March 11, 2019—The school next to Grenfell Tower asks Gareth Malone to help pupils create a concert to mark the reopening of their building. They find they - S10E02
Episode 2March 18, 2019—In the second episode, staff and pupils are back in their building after more than a year away. The uncertainty around the return is now beh
Season11
- S11E01
Episode 1January 6, 2020—Gareth Malone faces a challenge which will test him like no other – to form a choir in one of the toughest prisons for young offenders. What - S11E02
Episode 2January 7, 2020—With just three weeks to go, Gareth has only seven performers and a handful of half-baked songs. Gareth is still hoping to get a performance
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