Tiger Aspect

The Great British Property Scandal

deepashah — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:46:10 +0000

George is on a crusade to tackle Britain’s housing crisis for a brand new Channel 4 series.

Nearly two million British families don’t have adequate housing, and yet one million homes lie empty across the country. Fired up by this senseless waste, architect and Ambassador for Shelter, George Clarke, sets out to raise awareness of the issue and calls on the British public to support his campaign to fill up Britain’s empty homes.

The UK’s housing crisis has had a devastating impact on thousands of people from a wide range of backgrounds and the problems are only set to get worse. Increasing economic strain, new house-building at alarmingly low levels and a lack of affordable housing mean there is increasing strain in the system.

George will be examining the problems associated with the 350,000 long-term empty homes and suggesting possible new solutions to bring these properties back into use. He’ll be lobbying central government and local councils urging them to up their efforts and join him in his campaign to make a real dent into the number of long term empty properties in the UK.

George is an Ambassador for Shelter and has been working with the charity for three years lobbying the government to provide better housing conditions for families in need.

He says, “The empty homes problem across Britain is something I’ve been passionate about for many years and I’m delighted that Channel 4 has decided to commission such a ground breaking programme. It is a privilege to be at the centre of something with such amazing power to really make a difference to the lives of many people, not to mention breathing new and much needed life back into some beautiful but neglected properties.”

Executive Producers: Jo McGrath, Ruth Pitt & George Clarke
Presenter: George Clarke
Consultants: David Ireland & Katharine Hibbert
Director: Adam Boome
Producer: Charlotte Wassermann
Senior Editor: Mick Johnson
Transmission Dates: 9pm, Monday 5th December & Tuesday 6th December 2011
Episodes: 2
Episode Length: 60 minutes

Restoration Man Series 2

deepashah — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:07:24 +0000

All over the country, thousands of old buildings lie forgotten and neglected, tangled up with red tape and development restrictions. Many of these property orphans are steeped in history and are of outstanding architectural interest, yet are slowly being left to rot. Luckily these forgotten gems are being bought by stubborn romantics who all share one dream – they want to create a home which is totally unique.

Architect George Clarke is passionate about our architectural heritage and wants to help breathe new life into these architectural treasures. He will share his vision and expertise to help these restoration warriors realise their dreams.

Executive Producers: Lionel Mill & Jo McGrath
Series Producer: Lionel Mill
Directors: Rob Farquhar, John Hodgson, Emma Slack, Jonathan Barker, Oliver Wilson.
Producer: Melissa Mayne
Production Start date: October 2010
Delivery Date: December 2010
Transmission Date: 9pm, 5th January 2012 – 16th February 2012
Episodes: 7
Episode Length: 60 minutes

Public Enemies

michellemiles — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:32:09 +0000

Public Enemies is a three-part drama created by multi award-winning writer Tony Marchant for BBC One.

28 year old Eddie is released from prison after serving ten years for murder. He attempts to settle back into his old community – a community that doesn’t want him. One of the few people he can talk to is his probation officer, Paula, a woman who’s only recently come back to work after a suspension: one of her offenders murdered again while under her supervision. Paula has been scapegoated.

On her return to work, Paula feels she must prove herself worthy of trust and must protect the public at all costs. So when an increasingly pressurized and frustrated Eddie claims to have not committed the murder all those years ago, Paula is not prepared to listen. The last thing she needs is an offender who won’t take responsibility for his crimes. So she clamps down hard on Eddie.

Paula may win congratulations from her colleagues for this, but she can see she’s making Eddie’s life worse. She finds herself questioning her career: the probation service has moved away from an ethos of rehabilitation and more towards public protection. Does Paula really want to be part of this? Both Paula and Eddie are victims of institutions that don’t seek the truth but seek answers. Paula is not responsible for the murder for which she was scapegoated; Eddie did not commit the crime for which he served ten years. But the overstretched system says they must take the blame. And there’s nothing they can do to change that. Maybe their only hope of redemption is with each other?

Exec producers: Greg Brenman & Will Gould
Producer: Julia Stannard
Director: Dearbhla Walsh
Writer: Tony Marchant
Main talent: Anna Friel
Transmission channel: BBC One
Production date: June, 2011
Transmission date: 4th, 5th & 6th Jan 2012
Episodes: 3
Episode length: 60

Current Transmissions

lucyfox — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:48:23 +0000

GRANDMA’S HOUSE: Thursdays @ 22.00 on BBC2

RESTORATION MAN: repeats on Tuesdays @ 21.00 & Saturdays @ 19.00 on More4

ME AND MY MONSTERS: Sundays @ 17.15 on CBBC Channel

MR BEAN THE ANIMATED SERIES: Weekdays @ 06.00 & 16.00, Weekend double bills @ 07.00 & 12.00 on Boomerang

TINGA TINGA TALES: Daily @ 12.40 (& Thursdays @ 17.00) on CBeebies, Weekdays @ 09.05 on BBC2

CHARLIE AND LOLA: Daily @ 18.10 on CBeebies

Island Parish (Series 6)

deepashah — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:47:53 +0000

The first in a new series following a year in the life of the most southerly islands of the Outer Hebrides, off the north-west coast of Scotland. One year into the job and local parish priest, Father John Paul has to face up to controversial issues threatening the future of his island parish. Shepherd, Ronald Mackinnon and the other crofters try every way to eek a living from the island. And Father Roddy receives news, which comes as a bit of a bombshell for him and the islanders.

Executive Producer: Paul Sommers
Series Producer: Nigel Farrell
Producer/Director: Aidan Woodward
Transmission Date: 8.30pm, 2nd January 2012, BBC2
Episodes: 6
Episode Length: 30 minutes

Still Ringing After All These Years: A Short History of Bells

deepashah — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:56:16 +0000

Richard Taylor travels the country to unravel the 1,500 years of history that have made bells such a key British sound. He meets the people who work with bells and those who understand their significance in our past and present. The story he tells is an extraordinary one.

Executive Producer: Paul Sommers
Producer/Director: Grace Chapman
Assistant Producer: Simon Lloyd
Transmission Date: 9pm, 14th December 2011, BBC4
Episodes: 1
Episode Length: 60 minutes

Catherine Tate: Laughing At The Noughties

samlevett — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:41:59 +0000

Catherine Tate: Laughing At The 00s is a two-hour romp through the very best comedy of the Noughties. Sketch-show sensation, Catherine, tells the story of the decade in which she became a household name through the comedy of that moment.

Featuring candid, intimate reunions with some of the biggest names in comedy, Catherine chats with Alan Carr, David Walliams, Noel Fielding, Rob Brydon and her Doctor Who co-star, David Tennant, reminiscing and reflecting on the greatest comedy moments in recent history.

Executive Producer: Clive Tulloh
Series Producer: Lindsay Jex
Producer / Director: Richard Dean
Main Talent: Catherine Tate
Transmission Channel: Channel 4
Production Date: 04, October 2010
Transmission Date: Saturday 17th, December 2011, 10.00pm
Episodes: 1
Episode Length: 120
Series: 1

Ben Elton: Laughing At The 80s

samlevett — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:29:33 +0000

Ben Elton: Laughing At The 80s is a two-hour romp through the very best comedy of the 1980s. Prolific writer and performer, Ben Elton, tells the story of the decade he made it big through the comedy of that moment and looks at how it reflected what was going on in Britain at the time – in the news, pop culture and society in general. From the birth of ‘alternative comedy’ and a youth-orientated Channel 4, to lampooning politicians on Spitting Image, and reflecting the growing divide between students and their parents as brilliantly portrayed in the Young Ones, comedy was there to highlight the huge social changes taking place in this very turbulent decade.

Executive Producer: Clive Tulloh
Series Producer: Lindsay Jex
Producer / Director: Richard Dean
Main Talent: Ben Elton, Jennifer Saunders, Catherine Tate
Transmission Channel: Channel 4
Production Date: 04, October 2010
Transmission Date: Wednesday 29, December 11.35pm�
Episodes: 1
Episode Length: 120
Series: 1

Mount Pleasant

sarahbichard — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:24:27 +0000

From one of the writers of Shameless, Sarah Hooper, comes a brand new heartfelt comedy drama set in the suburbs of Manchester. Starring an array of Britain’s best loved comedy stars including Sally Lindsay, Pauline Collins and Liza Tarbuck, the series follows thirty-something Mancunian Lisa’s day-to-day life as she shares laughter, tears and hot-tubs with her husband, family and friends.

Exec Producer: Sophie Clarke-Jervoise

Directed by: Dewi Humphreys and Dominic LeClerc

Producer: Siobhan Bachman

Main Talent: Sally Lindsay, Daniel Ryan, Angela Griffin, Pauline Collins, Bobby Ball, Adrian Bower and Liza Tarbuck

Transmission Channel: Sky One

Production Date: 19th April 2011

Transmission Date: 24th August 2011

Episodes: 8

Programme Length: 60

Series: 1

Paul Merton’s Adventures

deepashah — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:29:21 +0000

After earning his travel presenter spurs in India and China, and even managing to unlock the surprising secrets of Europe, Paul Merton has decided to move it up a gear. Not content with just one nation or one continent, every episode will take him on a unique adventure where he’ll be guaranteed to encounter a wonderful and varied cast of characters.

This 6 part series will see Paul embarking on journeys that the viewer can only dream about – from jumping aboard the largest cruise ship in the world touring the Caribbean, to the ultimate fly drive holiday in Florida; visiting the body and mind improving retreats in the Alps, to losing his inhibitions on the island that is the capital of hedonism – Ibiza. And then back at home he will be driving across England with a caravan discovering what a British summer really offers the holidaymaker apart from wind and rain. And finally Paul is outward bound attempting to “man up” in the wilds of Scotland as he learns how to fight and shoot and hunt.

And through all this Paul engages with the odd and the eccentric providing an entertaining albeit surreal take on global travel. Never has Paul travelled so widely and never has there been such fertile territory for Paul’s own ‘unique’ brand of subversive curiosity.

Executive Producers: Paul Sommers & Jo McGrath
Series Producer: Marcus Mortimer
Producer/Director: John Hodgson, Rob Rawlings
Production Start date: 3rd January 2011
Delivery Date: 19th September 2011
Transmission Date: 9pm, 19th October 2011, Five
Episodes: 6
Episode Length: 60 minutes