The premise for the new show was that unlike
The Late, Late Breakfast Show, which had been broadcast from the BBC's studios each week, the
Roadshow would come from a new, different and exotic location each week. These 'locations' were in fact elaborate studio sets dressed to resemble each week's location, such as the
North Pole, a
space station,
Hollywood, or
Niagara Falls. The ironically cheap production values of these sets were frequently made light of by Edmonds.
Features The show also introduced regular features such as the Gunge Tank, the "Gotcha Oscars" and "Wait 'Till I Get You Home", which would all be carried across and subsequently developed in ''Noel's House Party''. The Gunge Tank was a booth with a large tank of slime at the top. A member of the public would sit inside and try to win prizes by answering a set number of questions before their time ran out. If they failed they would be 'gunged' by Noel Edmonds who would pull a lever at the side of the tank to empty the gunge over the contestant. Another item was "Clown Court", where a guest actor from a TV series would be on trial for all the bloopers made during the shooting of that show, such as
Sylvester McCoy in the title role of
Doctor Who, and
Tony Robinson as his character of
Baldrick in
Blackadder the Third. ==Transmissions==