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BBC Kids unveils 2005-2006 programming highlights
Posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 06:25 PM
New and returning series include • 2gether 3 Non Blondes, 90 Days in Hollywood, Celeb, Girls in Love, Little Britain, My Parents Are Aliens, Postman Pat, Rooms that Rock, Serious Desert, Serious Jungle, The Call, Theodore Tugboat, Top of the Pops and What Not 2 Wear. 2gether New and Returning Series (Network Premiere) Sat. and Sun. at 5:30pm ET, beginning Sept. 3 2gether is a half-hour series complete with hit original tunes and five heartthrob singers who have become an overnight success. They are joined by overly adoring fans and sleazy music execs who are ready to exploit them at every turn. This fictional group includes the five key ingredients to every successful boy band – “the heartthrob” Jerry O’Keefe, “the rebel” Mickey Parke, “the cutie” Jason “QT” McKnight, “the shy one” Chad Linus and “the older brother” Doug Linus. 3 Non Blondes New and Returning Series (Network Premiere) Sun. at 9pm ET, beginning Sept. 4 Critically acclaimed for the originality of its comedy, this series introduces British society to the character sketch as it takes the hidden camera stunt show in a whole new direction. Cameras follow the girls as they take to the British streets, adopt various characters and watch how the public react. From tarts touting for Jesus, to a Cockney rapper who will only talk in rhyme, nothing is sacred and no one is safe. 90 Days in Hollywood New and Returning Series (Network Premiere) Weeknights at 8:30pm, beginning Aug. 29 This is the story of nine actors from different countries and different backgrounds who share one common dream: making it big in Hollywood. For these young hopefuls, every day is a real-life, high-stakes gamble. 90 Days in Hollywood captures the calls from agents about upcoming opportunities, the actors’ sweaty-palm pre-audition anxiety, the taut atmosphere of the auditions themselves and the tense wait for call-backs in the days or weeks to follow. Celeb New and Returning Series (Network Premiere) Weeknights at 11pm ET, beginning Aug. 29 What exactly does a past-his-prime, 50-something rock star do with his time? Harry Enfield plays wrinkly rock star and squire of the manor, Gary Bloke, in a comedy series based on a long-running cartoon strip in a popular satirical magazine. His partying days now past, Gary spends his time enjoying the simple country pursuits of roaring about in fast cars and appearing with Debs, his publicity-loving, ex-model wife, in Hello magazine. Girls in Love New and Returning Series (North American Premiere) Sat. and Sun. at 2pm ET, beginning Sept. 3 Adapted from Jacqueline Wilson’s best-selling books, Girls in Love is a teen drama about the trials and tribulations of being 14 years old. This series is all about the important things: friends, fun and boys! Little Britain New and Returning Series (Network Premiere) Sat. at 9pm, beginning Sept. 3 Written and performed by Matt Lucas and David Walliams, this character-based sketch show looks at the debris of modern life and delights in all that is mad, bad, quirky and generally crazy about the people and places of Britain. With a number of prestigious awards firmly tucked into their pink shell suits, it is time to pop down the rabbit-hole with Matt Lucas and David Walliams for another whistle-stop tour of the barmy people and places that make Britain, Britain. My Parents Are Aliens New and Returning Series (North American Premiere) Weekdays at 5pm ET, beginning Aug. 29 Melanie, Josh and Lucy Barker are orphans. When Brian and Sophie Johnson, a wealthy, childless couple, offer to foster the Barker children it looks like everybody’s last chance to have a normal family life… until the Johnsons come clean. They’re alien metamorphs from the planet Valux! Postman Pat New and Returning Series (Network Premiere) Weekdays at 11am ET, beginning Aug. 29 Everyone’s favourite postman, Postman Pat, and his faithful companion, Jess the Cat, are back in a series packed full of humour, excitement and adventure. From snowboarding to managing a pop band and even making his very own Hollywood movie, Pat definitely is a 21st century hero! Rooms that Rock New and Returning Series (Network Premiere) Sat. and Sun. at 2:30pm ET, beginning Sept. 3 Rooms that Rock is a fun, action-packed home décor show that puts the kids in the designer’s seat to create fantastic makeovers of family spaces. Each show begins when our young, energetic host drops in on our unsuspecting family. After getting over the initial shock that they have been chosen for an episode of Rooms that Rock, the resident teen (or tween) gives a tour of the room most in need of the makeover. Serious Desert New and Returning Series (Network Premiere) Winter 2005 This six-part BAFTA award-winning series follows eight 13 to 15-year-olds as they trek 60 miles across the world’s oldest desert in Namibia to help the highly endangered desert-adapted black rhinoceros. The children trek with camels, build camps and survive in the most basic conditions while they track and monitor the rare rhinos. Serious Jungle New and Returning Series (Network Premiere) Winter 2005 Serious Jungle is a unique and groundbreaking reality children’s series. A camera crew follows eight children, carefully selected out of hundreds of hopefuls, into the dark and unknown rainforests of Borneo. The kids have the task to learn how to survive in the jungle and help build a refuge to return young Orang-utans back to the wild. Serious Jungle won the 2003 Royal Television Society, Best Factual Children’s Programme. The Call New and Returning Series (Network Premiere) Sat. and Sun. at 8:30pm ET, beginning Sept. 3 The Call explores the compelling struggle of three actors striving to be cast in a role that may propel them to the next level and help them make their mark in showbiz. This dynamic documentary series explores the casting process and the players on both sides of the casting table. The audience joins the actors behind closed doors as the glamorous façade is stripped away to reveal the struggles and heartaches of a journey into the competitive world of casting. Theodore Tugboat New and Returning Series (Network Premiere) Weekdays at 6am and 9am ET, beginning Aug. 29 Theodore Tugboat is a cheery tugboat featured in this award-winning animated maritime series. Living in the magical Big Harbor, Theodore, “the friendliest tugboat in the world” works for the Great Ocean Tug and Salvage Company fleet with his friends. Top of the Pops New and Returning Series (North American Premiere) Weeknights at 9:30pm ET, beginning Sept. 2 Top of the Pops remains the definitive Britpop-chart show, attracting some of the world’s most high profile and up-and-coming performers. With over 2,000 episodes in the vault, Top of the Pops has welcomed such music heavyweights as J.Lo, Beyoncé and Avril Lavigne. What Not 2 Wear New and Returning Series (Network Premiere) Sat. and Sun. at 8pm ET, beginning Sept. 3 Style consultants Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine give cruel-to-be-kind advice to fashion victims who have been set up by their loved ones. In each episode, Trinny and Susannah take a not-so-fashionable victim and turn them into a fashion star.
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