# Totally Viral

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2006 British TV series or programme

Totally Viral Genre Comedy Narrated by Donald Sinden Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English Production Running time 30 minutes Production companies RDF, Spun Gold Original release Network UKTV G2, Dave Release 27 November 2006 (2006-11-27) – 4 November 2007 (2007-11-04)

***Totally Viral*** is a British [comedy television](/source/Comedy_television) programme, composed entirely of clips from video-sharing Internet websites such as [YouTube](/source/YouTube). It featured narration from English actor [Donald Sinden](/source/Donald_Sinden), and premiered in the UK on 27 November 2006.[1] The series' target audience was 16 to 34-year-old men – it was produced by [Spun Gold TV](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spun_Gold_TV&action=edit&redlink=1) (who had previously produced the programme *[The Madness of Boy George](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Madness_of_Boy_George&action=edit&redlink=1)*) in association with [RDF Television](/source/RDF_Television).[2] It featured jokes from [DV3 Productions](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DV3_Productions&action=edit&redlink=1), an animated opening title sequence created by [Jonti Picking](/source/Jonti_Picking) of [Sumo Dojo](/source/Sumo_Dojo), and "Sweet Talk", a [short film](/source/Short_film) by [Lorcan Finnegan](/source/Lorcan_Finnegan).[3][4][5] In promotion of the show, the channel boss Steve North remarked that virals were "truly ... the entertainment of the future".[6] *Totally Viral* was initially broadcast on weeknights on [UKTV G2](/source/UKTV_G2), before moving to [Dave](/source/Dave_(TV_channel)) when the channel was rebranded in October 2007[7] – at this time, a new season of 10 episodes was commissioned, which began on 26 October 2007.[8][9]

## See also

- *[Robert's Web](/source/Robert's_Web)* – a similar television series

- *[Rude Tube](/source/Rude_Tube)* – a similar television series

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Star Wars Kid is top viral video"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6187554.stm). London: [BBC News](/source/BBC_News). 27 November 2006. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090216204026/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6187554.stm) from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Thomas, Liz (19 October 2006). ["UKTV G2 targets 'upmarket men' with new shows"](http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/14563/uktv-g2-targets-upmarket-men-with-new-shows). *[The Stage](/source/The_Stage)*. London: The Stage Newspaper Limited. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0038-9099](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0038-9099). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [32398932](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/32398932). Retrieved 6 September 2012.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Hotz, Amy (5 July 2007). ["Web jokes land local family an Emmy nod"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bLIjAAAAIBAJ&pg=5824,1192388). *[Star-News](/source/Star-News)*. [Wilmington, North Carolina](/source/Wilmington%2C_North_Carolina): [Halifax Media](/source/Halifax_Media_Group). p. 1D, col. 1. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0163-402X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0163-402X). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [12762829](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/12762829). Retrieved 6 September 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Jonathan "Jonti" Picking"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/394b0328-3bca-498d-9147-b20e955ce832). London: [BBC Music](/source/BBC_Music). 2012. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180514161933/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/394b0328-3bca-498d-9147-b20e955ce832) from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["'Changes' Sells to Current TV"](http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=4280339&tpl=archnews). Ireland: [Irish Film and Television Network](/source/Irish_Film_and_Television_Network). 24 May 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Star Wars kid is Internet No.1"](https://metro.co.uk/2006/11/26/star-wars-kid-is-internet-no-1-391392/). *[Metro](/source/Metro_(British_newspaper))*. London: [DMG](/source/DMG_Media). 26 November 2006. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1469-6215](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1469-6215). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [225917520](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/225917520). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202017/https://metro.co.uk/2006/11/26/star-wars-kid-is-internet-no-1-391392/) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Holmwood, Leigh (20 September 2007). ["UKTV to launch channel called 'Dave'"](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/sep/20/television). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. London: [Guardian News and Media](/source/Guardian_News_and_Media). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0261-3077](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [60623878](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/60623878). Retrieved 6 September 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Welsh, James (18 October 2007). ["Dave commissions first programme"](http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a78006/dave-commissions-first-programme.html). *[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)*. Retrieved 6 September 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Shepherd, Robert (23 October 2007). ["Dave orders puppet panel show"](http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/dave-orders-puppet-panel-show/186639.article). [Broadcast](/source/Broadcast_(magazine)). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204209/http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/dave-orders-puppet-panel-show/186639.article) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2011.

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