{"id":38430,"date":"2023-10-22T12:21:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T10:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1912388"},"modified":"2023-10-22T15:44:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T13:44:44","slug":"for-the-love-of-dogs-to-get-remake-in-paul-ogradys-memory","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/for-the-love-of-dogs-to-get-remake-in-paul-ogradys-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"For the Love of Dogs \u2018to get remake in Paul O\u2019Grady\u2019s memory\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Amanda Holden, Martin Clunes and Ricky Gervais are reportedly in the running to host the reboot. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 22 October 2023 at 10:21 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>ITV is reportedly looking to reboot Paul O\u2019Grady\u2019s For the Love of Dogs in memory of the late presenter.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/24482025\/paul-ogradys-for-the-love-of-dogs-celeb-host\/\">The Sun on Sunday<\/a>, Amanda Holden, Martin Clunes and Ricky Gervais are all being considered as potential hosts for the remake, which would start filming in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>Beloved host and comedian O\u2019Grady \u2013 who passed away in March this year at the age of 67\u00a0 \u2013 made eleven seasons of the show, which saw him meet dogs and members of staff at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.<\/p> <p>A source quoted by The Sun on Sunday said: \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a heart-warming series which raised the profile of the charity and\u00a0ITV\u00a0plans to continue making it in Paul\u2019s memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has reached out to ITV for comment on this story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/22431433\/amanda-holden-paul-ogrady-for-love-dogs-host\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sun<\/a> had previously reported that Holden \u2013 who is also an ambassador for Battersea Dogs &amp; Cats Home \u2013 was the frontrunner to host any further seasons of the show following O\u2019Grady\u2019s sad death.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"heading-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/dancing-on-ice-professional-matt-evers-exit-newsupdate\/\">Dancing on Ice professional Matt Evers confirms exit after 17 years<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/david-bradley-sweet-tribute-nigel-harman-strictly-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who star David Bradley receives sweet tribute from Nigel Harman in Strictly cameo<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The most recent season of the show was filmed before O\u2019Grady passed away and aired posthumously, making it an extremely emotional run of episodes for fans.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, earlier this week, it was revealed that Battersea Dogs and Cats Home had named its vet hospital after O\u2019Grady in tribute to the work he had done as an ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>The home\u2019s chief executive Peter Laurie said: \u201cAs an ambassador for Battersea, especially during his 11 years filming For The Love Of Dogs, Paul helped animals in their recuperation from surgery, and at times, watched as they headed off site for specialist surgery; 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