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- Comedian Al Murray's Showbiz Fights was an irreverent and entertaining rundown of the best celebrity kicks and punches to be caught on camera. Al guided us through the spats, the slaps, the punches, the put downs and the out and out physical violence that happens when celebrities lose their calm, cool poise and act like a bunch of teenagers who've drunk too many alcopops. These are not the professional boxing fights of Ali, Bruno or Tyson - these are the flare ups caused by a loss of temper from the likes of Cantona, Prescott and er...Tyson. Al interviewed some of the fighters, the victims, the witnesses and the experts and comments on their technique, their balletic poise but most of all, how much of an idiot they made of themselves in public. He also had a go at stunt-fighting and took his fighting prowess out into the streets to see if he could fool the paparazzi with a public scuffle. From the verbal tongue-lashing of Lizzie Bardsley in Wifeswap to Robbie vs Liam; McEnroe vs everybody; John Prescott vs the egg thrower and the extraordinary group fight that occurred at the Tyson-Lewis press conference, Al gave us his unique and comic take on the moments when the famous became infamous. Al also took a look at the best showbiz TV and film fights and found a very novel way of bringing to the screen those famous celeb fights that were never caught on camera including Jordan vs Posh. With contributions from Lizzie Bardsley, Chris Eubank, Tony Banks, Annabel Croft and Ron Atkinson.
- TV has been helping families sort out their problems for a while now; wives have been swapped, kids have been super-nannied and teens have been tamed. However, in the world of Bebo, Facebook and endless text messaging, friendship groups have become like alternative families for the young. Now, for the first time, friends attempt to sort out problems that parents probably aren't even aware of. In Best Friend Rehab, a group of friends, fed up with their mate's self-destructive behaviour, gave them the ultimate wake-up call - an intervention where were confronted by secretly filmed evidence of their behaviour.
- Presenter Louis Bhose travels to the United States of America to explore teenage life the other side of the pond. He meets a group of devout Christian teenagers who let him into their religious conference, where he experiences the music, the beliefs, the teaching and the merchandise. After spending time with the teenagers, Louis comments on what he's found and how it has changed his original perceptions of their religious beliefs.
- Danni is a 27 year-old-elephant-mad recruitment consultant in Welwyn Garden City. On her way to work she is stopped by Richard Blackwood and his PA, they have broken down and need to find a coffee shop; can Danni help? Of course she can. She's not been at work long before Richard is in to give her a coffee for helping him out. But that's not all the help he needs. He's in town to be the celebrity face of a charity benefit organization for elephants called Rock The Trunk and he needs to create a sensible image for himself, will Danni pose as his fiancé? Before she has time to think about it Danni finds herself meeting the local Lord and founder of the charity as Richard Blackwood's fiancé. Whilst there flying lover Danni is also treated to helicopter ride over London courtesy of the Lord. Just when she thinks her day couldn't get any stranger Big Brother's Alex Sibley comes in to Danni's workplace looking for a job. Overcome with it all Danni is sent home to prepare for the charity drinks that evening but when she arrives it is revealed to her that in fact the charity is just a facade for an ivory smuggling operation. Danni is put on the spot when Richard Blackwood asks her to join him in this and become is wife.
- Michael Truscott is a 22-year-old music shop assistant from Leeds. His day starts like any other but when Jaqueline, a music PR organizing a celebrity rock tribute rock comes in to by a guitar things start to become slightly odd. Throughout the day a list of celebrity's are due to come in to sign the guitar and Michael has agreed to oversee this. However when Tommy Vance can't get there to sign it Michael steps in to help and takes the guitar to Tommy at the local radio station. What he didn't bargain for is being asked to go on what he thinks is live radio and pretend to be different people taking part in a phone in. When Michael's favorite golfer Lee Westwood rings the shop and asks Michael to sign the guitar on his behalf Michael is convinced he's being taken for a ride. Things take an even more bizarre twist when later that evening he attends the rock tribute to Phil Collins and is asked to stand in on drums for the man himself.
- A couple at the crossroads of their relationship arrive at a country house hotel to be confronted with the people who will shape their future: their past, in the form of his and her exes. One way or another, through a series of set-piece encounters, the right decision will become clear. Shortlisted Rose d'Or International Pilot Award at Montreaux Television Festival 2004
- In February 2008 Monkey went behind the scenes with The Feeling in the run up to the release of their second album. After the huge success of their first album, we accompanied them through all the final nervous steps to the new launch; from making the last touches to the music in their Los Angeles studio, tracking their progress through all the press and publicity, to the final moments as they waited to hear what position they had reached in the charts.
- Four overweight Brits go junk food cold turkey in the mountains of Northern Pakistan. They've embarked on a daring journey to a hidden village with a big secret - it's home to one of the best diets in the world. For one month they will live with the people of Shimshal, eating a simple and natural diet that has changed little in thousands of years. And in return the junk food addicts will make their hosts their favorite junk meals from back home - all served from a British kitchen they've brought out with them. What will the clean living people of Shimshal make of a greasy fry up and will the experience help the Brits rethink their bad diet back home? Thousands of miles away from the junk food they can't resist can they bin their bad eating habits once and for all?
- The Fist of Zen has been sent to separate the weak from the strong, the wheat from the chaff, the prawn balls from the beef dumplings. The contestants face many trials once they decide to follow the path. On the way they encounter the exploding inflatable body suit, the 30 second onion goggles, or the challenge of the ping-pong balls tied around the gentleman's man snake... and the wise man will suffer them, in silence. Yes, even when the paper cuts between the fingers are dipped in vinegar and lemon juice, the wise man must keep his trap shut, for if he screams, he will lose out on a stack of western trading paper (also known as money)...
- The ultimate quiz show, Grand Slam pitted the former winners of the main TV quizzes (Mastermind, Fifteen-to-One, Countdown, etc.) against one another, face to face. Grand Slam was the toughest quiz on television, testing all aspects of mental agility and requiring contestants to put their money where their mouths are - each contestant paid one grand in order to take part - and the winner took all.
- Is the first year of marriage really the honeymoon period? This intimate documentary series films a group of newlywed couples from the day they say 'I do' to capture all the significant milestones and tricky adjustments - for better and for worse - during the statistically trickiest period of matrimony. Most relationships have their own quirks and dynamics, but by the year's end, who will still be together? As their lives take courses they could never have predicted, the pairings who might have made viewers say "I'll give them a year" at the outset could just prove to be the strongest of the bunch. Alongside Hitched, She's Having a Baby and Nine Months Later explore having children. The first rides the ups and downs of pregnancy with a group of mums-to-be, while the latter sees how first-time parents cope with their new responsibilities.
- Hitler's Favourite Royal is the extraordinary but little known royal story of the British prince who became a convicted Nazi. Prince Charles Edward was Queen Victoria's youngest grandchild. Brought up at Claremont House and educated at Eton until he was 14, Charles Edward was forced by Queen Victoria to take up the Dukedom of Coburg in Germany after a series of unexpected deaths of uncles and cousins. Transformed overnight from a British Prince to a German Duke, the course of his life was altered in ways he could never have imagined as he found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Narrated by Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton Hitler's Favourite Royal features interviews with one of the Duke's grand-daughters who had never spoken publicly about him before. It is a very compelling story which achieved the highest audience of the day when it was broadcast in 2007 on Channel 4 as part of the High Society season.
- In this programme we meet 'attachment parents'. These are mothers who breastfeed their children on demand and only stop when the child decides they are ready - it is not unknown for a child to still be breastfeeding at the age of 7. Other aspects of AP (attachment parenting) include sharing your marital bed with your children, carrying them in a sling past walking age, not putting your child in nappies and 'unschooling', an extreme form of home education where kids only learn what they want when they want. With its back-to-nature and hippy leanings this style of parenting is pretty well established in the US and a growing phenomenon in the UK. The programme has tracked down extreme adopters on both sides of the Atlantic.
- 22-year-old Wedding & Events Planner, Karen Cohen from West London thought her day was like any other when she grabbed her usual coffee on the way to work. However it is soon clear that this is no ordinary day. Her boss informs her she will be looking after a supermodel Caprice who is due to arrive any minute. Like a whirlwind, Caprice turns up and asks Karen to organize her blessing evening! She politely goes along with a Wedding Video Producer, whose work was certainly not up to standard and completely cringed at Caprice's fiancée's blessing requests! As Caprice's new confident, Karen goes along with her to do an exclusive interview at ITN, but it isn't only Caprice who is being interviewed! The blessing plans shape up and its all systems go at the venue, Harrods. Mohammed Al Fahed arrives and Karen soon learns of a secret which could affect the blessing - but to what extent does Karen go to to save the day!
- Linda Narty is a 23-year-old wannabe rapper and editing assistant from London. Her day starts strangely when on her way to work she meets a busker who is adamant he went college with her, of course he didn't but she politely goes along with it. When she arrives at work she is told she will be doing a "day in the life" interview with rap star Coolio. From his hotel to a pirate radio station run by Normski her day begins to get even stranger and once Coolio discovers she's a rapper he invites her to rap on air. Coolio is impressed and arranges a meeting with his A & R men, they are interested but want her to change her name as part of the deal. Later still that day Coolio has to perform on top of a London tour bus, he asks Linda to rap with him and she pulls it off like a true pro. However she draws the line at changing her name in order to become famous and refuses.
- How does the care you receive at your local hospital compare with the rest of the UK? Jon Snow reveals the true scale of the NHS postcode lottery, which is denying some patients vital drugs while others receive the same treatment elsewhere
- Nicola feels that there is a definite gap in the cosmetics market for a make-up range for fairer skinned girls. Nicola must design, create and successfully launch a make-up range which she hopes will end up on cosmetic counters, competing against the giants of the industry. Will the launch be a huge success?
- Nicola Brady is a 19-year-old barmaid from Birkenhead. She dreamed of being a model when she left school before being told she was too short. But today she gets a call from a model agency asking her to come in for a casting. Little does she know that she is about to become embroiled in a PR scam to rough up the clean cut image of Holby City heart throb Jeremy Edwards. Her day gets weirder when she is invited to the recording studio where Jeremy is recording a version of 'Ferry Cross the Mersey'. The song is great but it lacks something...Nicky. Jeremy begs her to do the backing singing and before she knows it she's shooting a live performance on a ferry crossing the Mersey.
- A spoof documentary profiling the life and home life of eccentric sex therapist Patty Edwards. The show chronicles her upbringing on the fictitious Scottish island of Skeel, and introduces the viewer to Patty's mother, husband, college lecturer and former patient.
- Prince Charles' Other Mistress tells the fascinating, largely unknown and ultimately tragic story about his intense relationship with Australian heiress Dale "Kanga" Tryon. For a period in the 1970s Kanga (Lady Tryon), and Camilla Parker Bowles were deadly rivals for the Prince's affections. Camilla was the consummate insider who knew how to play the royal game, Dale however was a talented amateur who committed the cardinal sin of talking about her relationship with the Prince to the press. As a consequence, she soon found herself excluded from the royal circle. Following this exclusion her mental fragility led to her being sectioned under the Mental Health Act and she died aged 49 in unusual circumstances in 1997, only months after Diana. With exclusive and previously unseen interviews with Dale herself and heartfelt contributions from friends and journalists who knew her well including Oscar-nominated actress Sarah Miles. Prince Charles' Other Mistress will shed new light on, and add a new name to, the familiar landscape of the relationship between Prince Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles and Diana, Princess of Wales.
- Two pushy mums, two talented daughters - all following the same dream of fame and fortune in the music business. But have the kids got what it takes or are they just doing it for mummy? A team of experts put Claudia (10) and Steph (14) through their paces to discover once and for all if they really are as gifted as their mums believe. Spending time with the girls and their families they observe their talent and hectic schedules, and advise mother and child on what they're doing well and where they're going wrong. And if the experts' advice is followed, Claudia and Steph could be performing a showcase in front of some of the music industry's most influential figures.
- 'Rather Good Videos' is a brand new music and animation show from ultra-cool net animator Joel Veitch where the brilliant, the cool, the uncensored and the downright weird all find a home. Show One features videos from Belle and Sebastian, The Coral and classic Duran Duran, as well as Bez from the Happy Mondays trying to break David Blaine's starvation record, A screening of the uncensored raunchy new Cooper Temple Clause Video and Joel's infamous Kitten band performing Laibach's 'Tanz Mit Laibach.'
- Presenter Louis Bhose travels to the United States of America to explore teenage life the other side of the pond. He meets a Rodeo bull rider, his girlfriend and friends, and gets a chance to learn about all aspects of the Rodeo lifestyle from the technique to the right pair of jeans. After spending time with the teenagers, Louis comments on what he's found and whether he thinks he could make it as a Rodeo bull rider.
- Steven Hart is a 22-year-old old Recruitment Consultant from Newcastle. Steven is sent along to meet a new client who he will be responsible for finding staff for. On arrival he is surprised to find that this is no ordinary jam making company - it's owned by Samantha Fox, hence the name 'Sam's Jams'. Whilst there Steven is asked to help out with a casting session for glamor models who will be the face of the company. He can't believe his luck when page three stunner's Jakki Deg and Leilani walk in. His day continues to take more bizarre twists and turns when Jakki Degg invites him for lunch and he helps Sam Fox out of a tricky situation. His day ends at a photo shoot with the girls in their underwear, the male model has failed to arrive and Sam asks Steven to stand in.
- Following the extensive career of the director Steven Spielberg, focused around an exclusive interview with Spielberg himself, along with contributions from Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta Jones, Lord Attenborough, Bob Hoskins, Haley Joel Osment, Nigel Havers John Williams and more, this documentary features some of the most iconic moments in movie history and is the definitive story of the most popular and successful film-maker of all time.
- Anobservational documentary in the tragic wake of the tsunami, through the eyes of TV producer Amanda Murray, who was caught up in the catastrophe while holidaying in Thailand on the paradise island of Koh Lanta. The film is a personal journey that gets to the heart of the story behind the news - following a handful of Thais and foreigners who survived this disaster of biblical proportions. We see what the future really holds for these survivors once the cameras have gone and people's interest at home has faded. Then as the long-term recovery process begins to unfold we hear how their feelings swing between optimism and despair. There has been much coverage of the huge scale of the Tsunami and its aftermath; this film looks at the tragedy at a much more intimate level, putting a human scale on sometimes incomprehensible statistics. The film moves between the neighbouring islands of Koh Lanta and Koh Phi Phi on the west coast of Thailand where the aftermath of the disaster threatens the survival of both communities but in entirely different ways.... When the Thai government turns down the offer of international aid, declaring it can look after its own, the film discovers what kind of support Thai people can really hope for. Both islands rely on tourism to survive but in Lanta, where the journey begins, it looks like the tourist season is over before it even started. Lanta is right in the middle of the disaster zone, but despite being in the path of the wave it was spared much of the horrendous devastation that was suffered by Phi Phi. Lanta's confirmed death toll is 9. In a matter of days the island is back on its feet - but the streets are empty. After a mass exodus in the first 24 hours the international media and foreign offices do nothing to help the situation and despite local protests the advice is to stay away. How will the locals survive and what will the government do to help them? When should the tourists return? What can the locals do to get them back? And are there more alternative ways of providing aid? Jow, a bungalow business owner, is indebted to Pete, a British tourist who nearly died in the wave. He helped to rescue her then stayed on with a few other foreign tourists to help rebuild her business. Butch, a diver who lives in Lanta and finds himself out of work, turns his attentions to the local fisherman and through direct donations from his home in Belgium he gets the first boats back in the water, without any government assistance - it's a joyous occasion. Then hundreds of foreign business owners pull together for a press call on the beach with a banner declaring "Welcome Back to Lucky Lanta" - spirits are high but it's a desperate attempt to bring the season back to life and by the end of February hope is fading fast. The tourists aren't coming and Jow, who has yet to receive any government compensation has to resign herself to an uncertain future. For Phi Phi, made famous by "The Beach" it's a tragically different story - this massively overdeveloped but beautiful island was decimated, with the loss of life reaching over 1500 and the islanders immediately evacuated. Here is a story of displacement and opportunism. Many of the survivors have lost family and friends and most have lost their businesses but nearly all want to return as soon as possible. But with the infrastructure destroyed and a lack of clarity around the government plan for the rebuild of Phi Phi, the islanders are forced further apart as they search for new ways to make a living. The opportunity for making money on Phi Phi is renowned and rumours abound about how the rebuild might take shape? Will the big businesses move in? Will the islanders ever be able to go back? What is being done to support these people who've lost everything? And when will Phi Phi re-open for business? On Phi Phi we meet Birds, sorting through the few things he has left in his shop. His family were lucky, they are all alive but he's lost all his assets. He loves the money he can make there but soon starts to realise that it could be over a year before he can return. Leaving his family behind in Phuket he heads off to the other side of the country to try and start again. Julie and Ann lost everything and are in severe debt. They camp out at a friend's house in the mainland of Krabi waiting for government handouts through word of mouth, but the days of waiting for depressingly little compensation soon get to them and when they are continually accused by government officials of not being from Phi Phi they lose heart and move to Bangkok to stay with family. We see them in the hectic city, looking lost and donating the little money they have to a charity to buy coffins for the friends they lost. Satana lost her mother, sister, 2 cousins and many of her friends as well as her brand new business. Unlike the others at first she cannot face going back and is unsure about ever returning -- but as the weeks go by she can begin to imagine a life for herself on Phiphi again. In Phuket at a Muslim ceremony, 40 days after she buried them, she says goodbye to her mother and sister and the next day she returns to Phi Phi for the very first time. Despite the desperate circumstances of many the characters, the tone of the film is uplifting. This is a story of survival and of people's humanity - and, as the survivors cope with their horrific circumstances, their desire to move on and unwavering spirit continually shine through.
- Chancers beware: Swag is coming to get you. Swag targeted the dodgy, the opportunist and the downright criminal, the series put temptation in their paths and then had a good laugh as they got their comeuppance for their bad behaviour - cars that fell apart when somebody tried to hotwire them; lorries full of goodies that transform into mobile jails, and medieval minstrels pursuing pickpockets - Swag had them all.
- The Chart was the weekly music video show on Five that truly reflected the musical tastes of its viewers. Voiced by Anita Rani and Sam Delaney this interactive show allowed the audience to vote for their favorite singles and albums and featured the whole gamut of chart music.
- The World's Best New Year's Eve Party Countdown was aired in 2003 with two hours of music videos of the public's definitive top 25 tunes to party to, including everything from current chart hits to Motown classics as voted by Five viewers and visitors to the Yahoo! website.
- Documentary charting the shifts in viewer's attitudes and tolerance since television began, and exploring what small screen images have shocked and appalled Britain.
- Can parents of extremely spoilt teenagers reverse their years of indulging and mollycoddling? Can they fast track their over-protected brats into fully functioning, independent adults using real life challenges in just a few weeks? We're about to find out... Welcome to "Your Kid" a fresh and bold series where indulgent parents try to fast-track their inept and pampered teenagers into the real world. Eight teenagers who've been waited on hand and foot all their lives will compete against each other in tough challenges set by their parents to drag them kicking and screaming into adulthood. Then their pampering parents will get together to argue, plead and vote on who should stay and who is such a hopeless case they should leave the show. The winner will get the chance to actually, as well as figuratively, spread their wings, with an amazing round-the-world trip, which will mark their big step into the real world. And after a teary farewell to their parents at the airport gate, they'll step away from them for the first time in their life and take their first steps into adulthood. Indulgent mothers and fathers of the spoilt and the inept need to face up to the parenting job they've done and judge how well or badly their almost-adults fare as they are sent out into the real world. Viewers get to watch an amazing transformational journey as spoilt brats are turned into valuable members of the human race.