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{{Infobox television
| alt_name     = FBi
| image        =
| genre        = [[Children's television series|Children's]]
| presenter    = [[Zoe Ball]] <small>(1995)</small><br>[[Grant Stott]] <small>(1995–97)</small><br>Paul Brophy <small>(1995–97)</small><br>[[Sarah Vandenbergh]] <small>(1996–97)</small><br>[[Gail Porter]] <small>(1998)</small><br>[[Chris Jarvis (presenter)|Chris Jarvis]] <small>(1998–99)</small><br>[[Tim Vincent]] <small>(1998–99)</small><br>[[Kate Heavenor]] <small>(1999–2000)</small><br>[[Keith Duffy]] <small>(2000)</small><br>[[Vernon Kay]] <small>(2000)</small>
| country      = United Kingdom
| language     = English
| num_series   = 6
| num_episodes = 133
| runtime      = 120–180 minutes
| company      = [[BBC Scotland]]
| channel      = [[BBC One|BBC1]] <small>(1995, 2000)</small><br>[[BBC Two|BBC2]] <small>(1996–99)</small>
| first_aired  = {{start date|1995|4|22|df=y}}
| last_aired   = {{end date|2000|9|23|df=y}} 
}}

'''''Fully Booked''''', later retitled '''''FBi''''', is a British [[children's television series]] produced by [[BBC Scotland]] and broadcast from 22 April 1995 to 23 September 2000.

==Format==
===Series 1–3===
The first series is presented by [[Zoe Ball]] and [[Grant Stott]], and set in a fictional [[hotel]]. The presenters were joined by actor Paul Brophy, who appeared as a series of comic characters (such as 'Jan Van der Vall', 'Les Vegas' and 'Wee Alistair McAlistair'), and by a large puppet, a talking [[Highland cow]] named Morag who was the hotel's [[receptionist]].

The second series had Ball being replaced by ex-''Neighbours'' star [[Sarah Vandenbergh]], due to the former's promotion to co-hosting ''[[Live & Kicking]]''. Stott, along with Brophy's characters and Morag, all returned. This series was not broadcast live but was 'recorded as-live', meaning that it was recorded in one session with no editing and broadcast as if it were a continuous live show (though without any live interactivity). This format was also used for the third series.

Due to the [[Death of Diana, Princess of Wales|death of]] [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] in the early hours of 31 August 1997, the edition of ''Fully Booked'' recorded for broadcast that morning was postponed, ultimately airing as part of the [[CBBC]] morning schedule on [[BBC Two]] on 2 September at 7:30am.

===Series 4–5===
The fourth series had a new logo, title sequence and set introduced, along with a remix of the theme music. The presenters and characters of the show's previous incarnation were all removed, with a new presentation team consisting of [[Chris Jarvis (presenter)|Chris Jarvis]], [[Gail Porter]] and [[Tim Vincent]]. The show continued to use the magazine format, with guests, games, features, inserts and music; however, the 'hotel' gimmick was largely dropped in favour of relatively straightforward magazine presentation.

The fifth series continued in this new format, but with [[Gail Porter]] having decided to quit kids' TV, [[Kate Heavenor]] was brought in to replace her. Heavenor had previously been presenting programmes for [[BBC Choice]], and was one of the first presenters to graduate from a digital BBC channel to a show on one of the mainstream terrestrial channels.

The show gained a reputation for allowing alternative bands to perform alongside the mainstream pop acts, and booked groups including [[Electrasy]], [[Shed Seven]], [[Catatonia (band)|Catatonia]], [[The Dandys]] and [[Saint Etienne (band)|St. Etienne]] to appear during this era.

===Series 6===
The sixth and final series was replaced by a new live series. A new studio set, title music and graphics were introduced to tie in with the retitled name ''FBi''.

The show was still hosted by Kate Heavenor, but [[Chris Jarvis (presenter)|Chris Jarvis]] and [[Tim Vincent]] were not involved, and were replaced by [[Vernon Kay]] (previously a presenter on digital channel [[Play UK|UK Play]]) and former [[Boyzone]] member [[Keith Duffy]].

The show had a similar mixed-magazine format to its predecessors, but aimed to increase the level of live interactivity by encouraging viewers to take part in the show via the internet, [[email]], [[text messaging]] and telephone. Viewers were given the opportunity to take part in games and features and submit questions for studio guests.

==Transmissions==
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|-
! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes
|-
| '''1''' || 22 April 1995<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/65872098a1e14b549ec6529f57434d93 |title=Fully Booked – BBC One London – 22 April 1995 |date=22 April 1995 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> || 16 September 1995<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/22d13173a839414a8c35576a4f5afd33 |title=Fully Booked – BBC One London – 16 September 1995 |date=16 September 1995 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> || 22
|-
| '''2''' || 21 April 1996<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8c17b2a40b384c3f95c0c1bfb388b8bc |title=Fully Booked – BBC Two England – 21 April 1996 |date=21 April 1996 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> || 15 September 1996<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a6c5846b413a441d8dc3acd04ff5db3e |title=Fully Booked – BBC Two England – 15 September 1996 |date=15 September 1996 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> || 22
|-
| '''3''' || 27 April 1997<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3315e54e83444defb558a7f20b349775 |title=Fully Booked – BBC Two England – 27 April 1997 |date=27 April 1997 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> || 21 September 1997<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ee9e27e0a35e474fb7da992f225167fe |title=Fully Booked – BBC Two England – 21 September 1997 |date=21 September 1997 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> || 22
|-
| '''4''' || 26 April 1998<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c00ed8de00d4da0bdb01a45a5f3826c |title=Fully Booked – BBC Two England – 26 April 1998 |date=26 April 1998 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> || 19 September 1998<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b45256cb5f8c485982a38e0e97d381d4 |title=Fully Booked – BBC One London – 19 September 1998 |date=19 September 1998 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> || 22
|-
| '''5''' || 25 April 1999<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a40ef797ea06492097800ba2bf625e53 |title=Fully Booked – BBC Two England – 25 April 1999 |date=25 April 1999 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> || 19 September 1999<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ffc4c2d3a3594f6e816b59137d9833a7 |title=Fully Booked – BBC Two England – 19 September 1999 |date=19 September 1999 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> || 22
|-
| '''6''' || 22 April 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/457dfcef6fac4264b694abfa065fa7db |title=FBi – BBC One London – 22 April 2000 |date=22 April 2000 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> || 23 September 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d8a11474cb1348a1a3b472623660ba1a |title=FBi – BBC Two England – 23 September 2000 |date=23 September 2000 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> || 23
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0185801|title=Fully Booked}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0267177|title=FBi}}
*[https://www.saturdaymornings.co.uk/show/su Summer Replacements] at Saturday Mornings
*[http://www.paulmorris.co.uk/satkids/fullybooked.htm ''Fully Booked''] on Paul Morris' SatKids
*[http://www.paulmorris.co.uk/satkids/fbi.htm ''FBi''] on Paul Morris' SatKids

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[[Category:1990s British children's television series]]
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[[Category:British television shows featuring puppetry]]
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