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Miss Piggy and Kermit on BBC's The One Show

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BBC1 promos for *Muppets Tonight*

The British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, is a large state-owned public service broadcaster in the UK. It creates and airs programming for radio, internet, and television. It draws revenue from a TV license paid by households in the UK, and thus does not depend on either advertisers or shareholders. It is estimated that roughly 90% of UK citizens use BBC services on a weekly basis.^[1]

The BBC has been involved with several Muppet/Henson productions and appearances over the years. 45 of the 120 edited (without UK skits) episodes of The Muppet Show were shown from 8th February 1986 to 7th October 1987.^[2] The Tale of the Bunny Picnic, The Secret Life of Toys, Me and My Monsters, That Puppet Game Show and The Furchester Hotel were produced in association with the BBC. Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy appeared on an installment of the interview show "Parkinson" on the BBC in 1979. In 2002, the BBC produced the documentary "I Love Muppets".

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (first aired on ABC on December 5, 1979) aired on BBC1 on December 15, 1979. Kermit and Miss Piggy have appeared twice on The One Show on BBC1. In 2009, they spoke to hosts via teleconferencing, then on March 25th, 2014, they appeared live in the studio on the One Show sofa to promote Muppets Most Wanted. In the second appearance, Kermit introduced The One Show in the style of The Muppet Show with stock footage of Gonzo form Episode 309: Liberace being played after the opening titles. Kermit and Piggy's interview also included stock footage from Episode 122: Ethel Merman and Huntley and Brinkley. Cookie Monster also appeared on The One Show on November 7th, 2016 to promote the second series of The Furchester Hotel. On February 23rd, 2018, Fozzie Bear appeared on The One Show sofa alongside Dara O'Briain to promote The Muppets Take the O2. Animal also appeared outside the studio at the end of the show in a performance with Rae Morris, even though she had her own drummer.

BBC's radio channels have also featured Muppet/Henson content on such series as The Chris Moyles Show (BBC Radio 1), BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat, and The Film Programme (BBC Radio 4). In December 2008, Gideon Coe of BBC 6 Music played a song by The Electric Mayhem on his eponymous program.[1] Elmo was a guest on Greg James in 2011.

Henson programming aired on BBC Channels

A Muppet Family Christmas, Follow That Bird, I Love Muppets, Inside the Labyrinth, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together, The Tale of the Bunny Picnic, Me and My Monsters, Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets Tonight, The Christmas Toy, The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show, The Frog Prince, The Furchester Hotel, The Muppet Babies, The Muppet Musicians of Bremen, The Muppet Show, The Muppets, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Secret Life of Toys, The StoryTeller, Sesame Tree, That Puppet Game Show