³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ THREE Autumn 2005 & Winter 2006 press pack
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Following analysis by trend prediction
agency Future Foundation, which
found that 83% of British adults
have had or would consider having
counselling or therapy, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ THREE is
branching out from the hugely popular
parenting genre – which it pioneered
– by commissioning a number of
programmes with a therapy or
self-improvement theme, including Office SOS and My Childhood.
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Complementing these are provocative,
authored documentary strands
by new film-makers: Mischief,
The Trouble With..., I Love... and Gypsy Wars.
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Honey We're Killing the Kids
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Imagine you could fast- forward through your
child's life to a snapshot of them at age 40 –
what would you hope to see?
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Honey We're Killing the Kids is a ground-breaking
new series offering six families a peek into their
children's future.
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But forget "healthy, wealthy,
happy and wise". For many parents it's an unsettling
vision that greets them, as the consequences of a
couch-potato lifestyle, fry-ups, fast food and fizzy
pop are revealed.
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Child psychology expert and government health
adviser Kris Murrin gets to work predicting each
child's life expectancy and charting their future
health profile.
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The children undergo a series of
medical and scientific tests and, with the aid of
some state-of-the-art graphics wizardry, a detailed
portrait emerges of what they will look like as
middle-aged men and women.
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The parents attempt to stop destiny in its tracks by
overhauling their entire family's lifestyle. Can they transform the face of their children's future?
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Kris Murrin lays down radical new guidelines on
everything from diet, exercise and sleep to better use
of their spare time, and believes that following her
strategy will help the families create a happier,
healthier future.
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A ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ production
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KS
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My Childhood
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Most people wonder exactly which events and
experiences in their childhood contributed to
making them the person they are today, and
how learning more about this can help to
make them better people and better parents.
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Six celebrities go on a voyage of discovery back
into their childhoods to try to learn more about
themselves.
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These psychologically revealing journeys
will shed light on the events and circumstances that
helped mould them into the people they are now.
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From a rough council playground where a future
Premiership footballer took his first sporting steps to
a lonely school corridor where a future TV star was
secretly bullied, the celebrities visit the people and
places that left an indelible mark.
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A leading psychologist accompanies them on their
journey, exploring the science of the developing
child's brain, the psychological effects of an absent
father and the various influences that make "the
child the father of the man".
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An Endemol UK production
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KB
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Gypsy Wars
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Depending on which paper you read, Gypsies
are either spongers and the scourge of society
or a respectable community of people who
have chosen a different way of life.
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Filmed over eight months, Gypsy Wars offers a unique
insight into the often violent confrontations between
local residents and the travellers who set up camp in
their 'back yard'.
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Three films explore the lives of those who live on
either side of the divide: travellers driven from town
to town by the law, forced into huge illegal sites; and
residents waging solitary campaigns defending their
own 'human rights'.
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Not for the faint-hearted, the series delivers stories
of eviction, destruction, revolt and murder.
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Gypsy
Wars reveals the jagged relationship between people
who see themselves on the verge of civil war.
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A Hardcash production
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KR
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The Trouble With…
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Before it was broadcast last year, The Trouble
With Black Men provoked controversy and
outcry but ultimately proved to be a hit with
viewers and critics alike.
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The Trouble With...
returns this autumn with three new
documentaries.
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Broadcaster and writer Simon Fanshawe decries the
superficiality and promiscuity within the gay
community in The Trouble With Gay Men;
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journalist
Carole Malone condemns liberal and over-indulgent
parenting in The Trouble With Young People;
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and
comedian and writer Robin Ince is disturbed by the
emergence of an older generation growing old
disgracefully in The Trouble With Old People.
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All three have strong, uncompromising views and
aren't afraid to speak their minds.
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The audience won't
necessarily agree with them but they will certainly
challenge the PC brigade and serve up food
for thought.
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A Diverse production
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KA
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I Love…
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Provocative and thought-provoking, I Love...
looks at people who make extraordinary choices
about their lives and behaviour that others
might find disturbing or shocking.
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It promises to take viewers to unknown territories,
turning ideas on their head and forcing people to
think about the conventional views held in society.
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I Love... takes a glimpse into the extraordinary world
of the 'pro- annas' – people who actively promote
anorexia as a lifestyle choice. They see nothing
wrong with crash dieting and dismiss the mental
and physical effects that the eating disorder causes.
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Another film discovers a growing minority of people
who are proud to be mad: they may suffer from
serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and
bipolar affective disorder but, they say, it's better
being mad than medicated.
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And I Love Being HIV+ looks at the controversial world of 'bug chasers' –
gay men who deliberately set out to infect
themselves with HIV.
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A ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ production
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KR
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Mischief
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Witty, intelligent and bold, new series Mischief
promises to tackle serious subjects with flair,
imagination and style.
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³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ THREE gets to the
heart of contemporary domestic issues and
turns them upside down and inside out.
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Circumcision is just one of the topics Mischief plans
to lay bare.
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Most American men are circumcised,
whereas Brits prefer to keep their foreskin intact.
So is it better to be circumcised or not? Is it
healthier? Sexier? Or are circumcised men and their
lovers missing out?
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Has the National Health Service let us down? Are
we being deprived of a simple procedure that could
protect men from conditions ranging from premature
ejaculation to cancer? Or should circumcision be
outlawed worldwide?
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Mischief goes searching for the answers to these
questions and more. Prepare to cross your legs,
boys – snip snip!
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A ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ production
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NR
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The Ferocious Mr Fix It
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Glaswegian tough guy Alasdair Jeffrey is
on a mission to sort out Britain's
nightmare workers.
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In every workplace in Britain there are certain
people stopping the others getting the job done.
Alasdair's unconventional approach is to arrive
unannounced and confront Britain’s most difficult
employees face to face.
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"I'm like a dentist," says
Alasdair. "What I do is painful, but it has to
be done."
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Everywhere he goes Alasdair finds that people
know what's wrong but don't know how to put
things right.
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His approach is to use shock tactics: "Sometimes people need a slap before you can
get them to change."
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With Alasdair there's no escape.
He could arrive at the front door at 4.00am,
or uncommunicative workers could find themselves
handcuffed to their office rival.
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But beneath the tough
image is a man with an uncanny knack of
understanding people's problems and how to
put them right.
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Note: this programme was previously known by the working title Office SOS.
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A ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ production
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KB
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³ÉÈËÂÛ̳3's Love Map of the UK
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Where do all the single men live, who gets
married the most, where's the best place to
find a date, and where are you most likely
to have an affair?
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³ÉÈËÂÛ̳3's Love Map of the UK explores the changes
in family and personal relationships in the UK and
provides take-home facts and revelations to give
viewers a fascinating snapshot of the nation in 2005.
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This hour-long special creates a unique 'map' of the
health and social issues that really matter to its
audience.
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The show takes England, Northern Ireland,
Scotland and Wales and uncovers the regional
differences in the way we live today, with viewers
being able to find out how their area rates by
inputting their postcode interactively at any time
during the show.
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Love 'hot spots' are revealed by the latest in satellite
technology, and a number of surveys, including one
specially commissioned by ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ THREE, give a real
insight into Britain's top towns for those looking
for romance.
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Relationship experts are also on hand as they meet
the individuals whose stories illustrate the real Love
Map of the UK.
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A ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ production
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RI
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Come Buy With Me
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Property virgins desperate for a deposit who
are trying to get their heads around the maze
of mortgage deals on offer can bank on
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ THREE for some sound advice.
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According to recent research, a quarter of first-time
buyers only manage to scramble on to the property
ladder with a helping hand from their parents.
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Come
Buy With Me can help them break free from the
folks' apron strings, stand on their own two feet and
form their first real-estate relationship.
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The series sends potential buyers on 'blind property
dates' in a bid to match them with their dream
property partner so that they can double their
spending power.
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Each couple is then helped to locate
their perfect home by property finder Sarah Van Der
Noot.
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However, once the co-buyers are left to set up
their own home together, will it all be a bed of roses – or pistols at dawn?
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A RDF Media production
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NR
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Stars in Fast Cars
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Ever thought about catapulting a car at a coconut shy, taking a penalty with some heavy plant machinery, or playing musical chairs on four wheels?
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If these ideas get you a little too excited then say hello to Stars In Fast Cars.
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Fantasy is about to become reality for 36 celebrities as they compete in a series of Wacky Races-esque events to become the fastest star-in-a-car.
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Sir Steve Redgrave recreates a scene from the Italian Job by attempting to manoeuvre a car into the back of a moving truck; Nell McAndrew takes part in a safari themed offroad challenge and Goldie is racing in his armchair…
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It sounds weird, and it is!
Trying to instil some kind of sanity to the automotive madness is Dougie Anderson.
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A ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ production
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CW
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Spin
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There's no escaping the news these days.
What with 24- hour TV news, ever-expanding
newspaper supplements and online blogs
everywhere you turn, it's tough trying to get
your head round it all.
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³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ THREE has asked some of Britain's top
creatives to share their personal take on the news,
in collaboration with the people directly affected by
the news stories, and create a stunning new public
artwork in response to a topical news headline.
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Their challenge? To unveil their major new work
within just a few weeks and be spied on by ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳
THREE cameras all through the artistic process.
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Spin promises the best of British artists giving their
unique – and occasionally cheeky – twist on the
news stories of the day.
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A ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ production
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IC
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The House of Tiny Tearaways
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"Tanya's no-nonsense diagnoses
and ingeniously simple solutions
cut through the debilitating family
dynamics in a way that is utterly
fascinating to watch. Essential
viewing for all potential and
actual parents" - The Guardian
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Hit series The House of Tiny Tearaways returns
for an extended six-week run of nightly visits
to television's first ever toddler sanctuary.
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Once again, renowned clinical psychologist Dr Tanya
Byron throws open the doors to parents who can
take no more, whose kids scream, kick, swear, won't
eat, won't sleep and generally drive them up the wall.
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Tanya successfully turned around the sleeping, eating
and behavioural problems of the 13 families who
took up residence in the debut series.
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She is now
presented with a whole new set of problems and
new families, all hoping that her common sense
methods will work their magic once again.
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Outline Productions and ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Format
Entertainment co- production
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CG
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Spendaholics
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The psychological money makeover show
takes one out-of- control spender each week
and helps them kick their addiction into touch.
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Spendaholics experts Jay Hunt and Benjamin Fry force the spenders to face their problem head-on.
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Joining the team for the new series is psychologist
Mark Hopkins, who will be helping to delve into their
real motives for spending.
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While Jay comes up with clever, less expensive ways
to lead the high life, Benjamin and Mark work to
unpeel the real reasons behind the spendthrifts'
buying habits.
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Whether it's holidays or champagne, cars or jewellery,
each contributor is given the shock treatment and
confronted with their fixation before being forced
to go 'cold turkey' – surviving a whole week on as
little as £30.
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It's a four-week tough-love treatment.
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A Betty production
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GM
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