Clarke, Stewart (14 October 2019). "Ant and Dec, Studio Lambert Rev Up 'Street Car Showdown' for the BBC (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 2 July 2020. Delivered with the duo’s trademark cheeky humour and with illustrations from rising star Katie Abey, Propa Happy is bursting with ways to make yourself and the people around you feel good. Melissa Fairley, Publishing Director at Farshore said: “Ant & Dec are national treasures who have spent their career making families laugh and smile. Covering the Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca, Almeria, Axarquia, Mallorca and beyond, EWN supports and inspires the individuals, neighbourhoods, and communities we serve, by delivering news with a social conscience. Whether it’s local news in Spain, UK news or international stories, we are proud to be the voice for the expat communities who now call Spain home. I was binge-watching Chatty Man, Graham Norton show, Friday night with Jonathan Ross and yes, BGT (don't ask, I'm just really in the brit-show phase right now), and I was drawn to these people who are always making people laugh; David Walliams and Ant&Dec most especially. I think I've watched all the interviews with them on youtube and I bought and finished Camp David last week (I'm still thinking if I'll do a review on that one, it's just so sad).

Ant and Dec both met each other whilst working on the BBC's children's TV drama Byker Grove. Still at the age of 13 they became the best of friends, although at first they didn't really think much of each other! Ant and Dec remember their one dud ahead of game show launch". Extra.ie. 9 January 2022 . Retrieved 22 October 2023. Following allegations of fraud in 2007, an investigation by auditors Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu discovered that two shows, Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, had defrauded viewers participating in phone-ins. The programmes were subject to a further investigation by Ofcom which found that between January 2003 and October 2006 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway had: [44] [45] Ant & Dec are NSPCC Ambassadors for Childhood, and are releasing the book ahead of the charity’s Childhood Day on 10th June 2022.Harrison, Ellie (12 November 2019). "Ant and Dec discover they are cousins in DNA Journey documentary". The Independent . Retrieved 22 October 2023.

In this final period of writing it is mostly video calls with dogs on our knees, but still trying to make each other laugh – which in essence is what we’ve spent the last 30 years doing!” The fundraising day encourages kids and grown-ups across the UK to come together to fundraise so that the NSPCC and Childline can be here for children. The pair were ridiculed for their alleged participation in the fraud on the front cover of the satirical magazine Private Eye. [46]In November 2019, Ant and Dec's DNA Journey aired, which followed the pair as they retraced their family roots through DNA samples. In the show, they both found out that they have the same DNA marker, which means Ant and Dec are related as distant cousins. [30] The DNA Journey format has since been done with other celebrities. In 1997, the duo switched to Channel 4, presenting an early-evening children's show entitled Ant & Dec Unzipped. [18] This show also won a BAFTA but was dropped after just one series. [19] ITV signed the duo in August 1998, [20] and within weeks they were assigned to present ITV1's Saturday morning programmes SMTV Live and CD:UK, alongside Cat Deeley. The duo presented the shows with Deeley for three years, becoming the most popular ITV Saturday morning show. The programme's success was the mix of games such as Eat My Goal, Wonkey Donkey and Challenge Ant, sketches such as "Dec Says" and the "Secret of My Success", and the chemistry between Ant, Dec, and Deeley. Two SMTV VHS cassettes, compiling highlights from both shows, were released in 2000 and 2001. Ant & Dec also starred in the children's TV series Engie Benjy during their time on SMTV. [21] [22] National TV Awards 2006: Full winners list – TV News". Digital Spy. 31 October 2006 . Retrieved 12 March 2012. When asked in interviews, Dec always tells the story as when he first saw Ant 'He was sitting in the corner with his head in his hands and I thought 'What a miserable bugger!'' Declan had been at Byker Grove from the start, Ant was a newcomer at the beginning of the 2nd series. But by 1993 the storyline given to PJ and Duncan (Ant and Dec) on the show lead them to their pop career! The song 'Tonight I'm Free' started it all off. Ant and Dec fans asked if they could release the single, and so they did due to the demand. Little did the lads know that this was to be the beginning of pop stardom!!! Created in consultation with child psychology experts and with guidance from the NSPCC, the book includes mental health advice and activities so that children can nurture their emotional well-being everyday.

From their modest beginnings in 'Byker Grove' through through to their 'unique' time as pop stars and an award-laden TV career, those three decades have flown by in the blink of an eye. They've also featured an incredible cast of supporting characters, including their first scriptwriter - (an unknown comedian called David Walliams), Saturday night fun and games with countless Hollywood A-listers and celebrities they torture - sorry, work with - every year in the jungle. Told through the lens of every TV show they've made, as well as everything they've learnt along the way, this is the riotously funny journey of two ordinary lads from Newcastle who went on to achieve extraordinary things. Although McPartlin had gained some television experience with a brief stint on the children's television series Why Don't You?, which was broadcast on the BBC, Donnelly was the first of the two to acquire his place on the BBC children's drama Byker Grove. He joined in 1989, playing Duncan. A year later, McPartlin joined the cast to play PJ (series 2, episode 5). Their friendship began when their storylines collided, creating a friendship both on and off-screen. [8] Byker Grove producer Matthew Robinson told them to "Stay together through any row you have, whatever it is, be together and you could be the future Morecambe and Wise. I think they have proved that in many ways." [9]As if this wasn't enough for Ant and Dec to be busying themselves with, Christmas 1999 they starred in their very first Pantomine, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Television – News – British Comedy Awards 2006: The Winners. Digital Spy (13 December 2006). Retrieved 5 May 2012. It is interesting to hear how they both have developed and changed individually over the years. But despite the success, they remain humble and I think that's what made me admire them more. Told through the lens of every TV show they’ve made, and including everything they’ve learnt along the way, this book charts the journey of two ordinary lads from Newcastle who went on to achieve extraordinary things. British Comedy Awards 2006: The Winners – TV News". Digital Spy. 13 December 2006 . Retrieved 12 March 2012.

Byker Grove producer: I told Ant and Dec to 'stay together' ". BBC Online. 27 January 2017 . Retrieved 2 July 2020. Mike McGrath, Head of Partnerships at the NSPCC, said, “The NSPCC’s Childhood Day, which takes place on the second Friday of every June, is a vital moment in the calendar when we call on children and grown-ups up and down the UK to come together and raise money for the NSPCC. Ant & Dec's Limitless Win renewed for 2 seasons". Radio Times. 11 July 2023 . Retrieved 22 October 2023. DEC: And as another Chinese proverb says, 'If you've been in a double act with your best mate for 30 years, why not write a book about all your most memorable moments in three decades of show-business?'Don't get me wrong, it's mildly entertaining but you won't learn much - it's like an evening with Ant and Dec, where they wheel out plenty of tried and true anecdotes you probably have heard before if you're a longtime fan - especially if you read their 2009 autobiography.