The O-Zone

For the Moldovan band, see O-Zone.

The O Zone was a weekly music magazine show broadcast on BBC from 1989 to 2000 made by BBC Children's Presentation. The first series was presented by Andy Crane on BBC One as a ten-minute filler each weekday morning during the summer school holidays, before switching to a Sunday-morning slot from that September onwards. The series continued as a five-to-15-minute filler shown during school holidays and Sunday mornings on CBBC throughout the year, hosted by CBBC presenters Andi Peters, Philippa Forrester, Toby Anstis and Zoë Ball.

The O-Zone
Created by	Rowan Ayers
Presented by	Andy Crane Andi Peters Philippa Forrester Toby Anstis Jayne Middlemiss Jamie Theakston Zoë Ball Mark Franklin
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Mike Appleton Paul Smith
Original release
Network	BBC One BBC Two
Release	10 July 1989 (1989-07-10) – 1 December 2000 (2000-12-01)

The show was given an overhaul and makeover from 13 January 1995, with Jayne Middlemiss and Jamie Theakston as the new dual presenters. The series was moved to Friday evening with Sunday repeat. The series was extended to 20 minutes from September 1996.

There was also a spin-off series, The Pop Zone, shown in 1998.

In October 2000, the show was replaced by Top of the Pops Plus, which had already been on UK Play. The programme was axed in 2001.

External links

• The O-Zone at IMDb
• The O-Zone at the British Film Institute