TRL UK was a British version of the popular American show Total Request Live which first aired in the states in 1998, however it was not brought to the United Kingdom until the last quarter of 2003.
It was broadcast from London's Leicester Square from the UK's capital and the presenters would stand in front of glass windows facing down onto the street to the audience just like the U.S. version.
Originally touted as "Quite simply the biggest show we have ever launched at MTV UK,"[1] TRL didn't have the same impact as the USA's version did.
The USA's version kickstarted the careers of Britney Spears and Eminem,[2] but TRL did not do this for UK-based acts.
Low ratings led to the show's cancellation in December 2005 and Dave Berry went on to work as a presenter for CD:UK.