Let It Shine: Season 1. Let It Shine will run for eight weeks from Saturday 7th January to Saturday 25th February 2017 on BBC One. Let It Shine is a new UK wide BBC talent search to find 5 contestants to join the cast of a brand new stage show. They will play the role of a boyband in a new nationwide touring musical that features the music of Take That. Thousands applied, and from discussions between the TV show Producers, vocal coaches and choreographers, a selection of contestants were invited to audition for the chance to win a place in the stage show.