Social history and nature are two more new territories
for 91Èȱ¬ Daytime this autumn, the new Daytime Controller Jay Hunt announced
today.
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Building on the highly successful strategy of offering
viewers an intelligent, diverse range of programmes, the forthcoming
season's crop will continue to challenge accepted notions of which genres
work for daytime audiences.
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Thoroughly Modern Matron
takes a nostalgic and fascinating look at nursing in the Fifties, when
hospitals were run like a military operation by the formidable ladies
in blue. Modern day medics face the tough challenge of operating under
Matron's watchful eye, while nurses from the era reminisce about how
they were put through their paces.
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In Hands-On Nature,
Chris Packham offers viewers a practical guide to enjoying
the very best of Britain's beautiful countryside, giving tips on what
to look for and how to appreciate it to the fullest.
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91Èȱ¬ TWO continues the nature theme with The Big Dig, a wry look at the ever popular pastime of allotments,
contrasting the traditional vegetable growers of South Wales with the
nouveau 'allotmenteers' of North London.
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91Èȱ¬ Daytime's tradition of popular current affairs
continues with a hard-hitting look at the notion of modern day slavery.
Britain's Streets of Slavery
puts the spotlight on the downtrodden - from carers who give up their
lives to deal with sick relatives and feel exploited by the lack of
support, to illegal immigrants managed by gangmasters.
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In a lighter vein, Adrian Chiles returns
to Daytime with a five-part series looking at the people who have opted
out of the nine-to-five - from an aristocrat living in a commune to
a stay-at-home dad.
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New controller for 91Èȱ¬ Daytime, Jay Hunt, said: "We've
worked hard over the last few years to give audiences a much broader
range of programmes and I'm pleased to be pushing the boundaries even
further this autumn.
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"This autumn's daytime schedule shows yet again that
no subjects are off limits for the daytime audience as long as we do
them in a way which really engages viewers."
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Further highlights this autumn (in channel and
alphabetical order):
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91Èȱ¬ ONE
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Britain's Streets
of Slavery
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The programme also looks at servants imprisoned by the
families who employ them. Forced to work 15-hour days, they receive
little pay or free time and no holiday.
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Their stories, told in their own words, open the door
to a world of exploitation, misery and despair in the streets of modern
Britain.
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A 91Èȱ¬ Production.
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It Beats Working
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While most of us are working longer hours than ever
before, there is a significant minority of people who have decided to
opt out of the toil of 'nine to five' drudge.
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Presenter Adrian Chiles finds out what it's like to
'not work for a living'.
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Olga Makharinsky is a 'lady who lunches', spending her
days rushing between beauty treatments, shopping and charity events.
Stuart Canlett is a stay-at-home Dad, looking after baby daughter Amy
while his wife Becky pursues a career as an Army Officer.
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Thirty-four year old Tracey Shough earns
a little money cash in hand and travels around Europe in the van that
is her home. And educated at Eton, Hector Christie grew up knowing he
would one day take over part of the family estate and would never have
to work.
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An Aspect Television production.
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91Èȱ¬ TWO
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Hands On Nature
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Chris Packham hosts a brand new series giving a hands-on
guide to appreciating and understanding nature hot-spots across the
UK, uncovering some of our greatest and most accessible natural and
wildlife wonders.
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Shot in beautiful locations around the country, the
programme will offer tips on where to go to spot some of the rarest
and most interesting animals, birds, trees and flowers, how to identify
them, and how species survive and thrive in different settings.
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Providing the backdrop are some spectacular landscapes,
across mountain, seaside, lake and forest - and the very best of what
the UK countryside has to offer.
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A 91Èȱ¬ English Regions production.
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Thoroughly Modern Matron
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91Èȱ¬ Daytime takes its first foray into social history
with a look back at the golden age of the British hospital.
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The series will look back at how trainee nurses and
doctors were put through their paces in the mid-Fifties.
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Five first-year trainee nurses and five third-year trainee
doctors will go into a specially-reconstructed Fifties hospital ward,
where they will experience some of the training methods of the day -
all under the watchful eye of a Matron and Ward Sister.
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They will have to adhere to the rules, ethics and sensibilities
of a Fifties hospital, whilst dealing with ailments, medications and
equipment which will be completely alien to them.
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Each programme will also contain interviews with retired
doctors, nurses, consultants and matrons who worked or trained during
the Fifties. Alongside their real life stories we'll discover if today's
bright young things can do it - old style.
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An IWC production.
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Race Country
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The west Berkshire town of Lambourn, often called 'The
Valley of the Racehorse', is unique in that almost the whole community
is involved in horseracing.
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This observational documentary series, presented by
Claire Balding, takes a look at the everyday lives
of the racing fraternity - from top jockeys and trainers such as Henrietta
Knight and Mick Channon, down to the stable lads and saddlers.
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It takes in the highs and lows of the season's meetings,
the foaling period and takes a behind the scenes look at the day-to-day
running of some of the country's top stables.
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An Aspect Television Production.
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The Big Dig
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The Big Dig is a new series for Daytime which takes a look
at one of the fastest growing past-times in Britain today - allotments.
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Presented by Simon Mayo, the programme
investigates the growing divide between the old-school vegetable growers
and the new 'allotmenteers' who are adopting the latest methods and
taking a bit more of a modern approach to this time-honoured tradition.
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Filmed in Cardiff and London, the programme explores
the characters behind the allotments and looks at why in some parts
of the country waiting lists are as long as ten years for a patch.
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A Liberty Bell Production.
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