91Èȱ¬ One Winter/Spring 2007
Entertainment and Comedy
The Omid Djalili Show
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"All I've ever wanted to do is to bring world peace through stand-up comedy ... and now that I've done that, I can concentrate on my new 91Èȱ¬ One comedy series."
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Invoking the spirit of Dave Allen, Omid Djalili, one of Britain's best contemporary comic performers and multi-award-winning stand-up, realises his ambition in his self-penned, self-titled stand-up and sketch show.
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The British-Iranian comedian has not only completed UK and US sell-out tours, but has also appeared in numerous Hollywood blockbusters, including Gladiator and The Mummy.
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A man whose talent expands way beyond the "perfect ethnic everyman bit-part specialist" he refers to himself as, Omid unleashes an idiosyncratic mix of political and social commentary, with the odd belly dance thrown in for good measure.
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A unique fusion of Omid's hugely successful and highly energetic stand-up, comedy sketches and characters, the show takes a grown-up swipe at modern-day life in a multi-cultural society.
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Comic Relief
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Spring will see the return of Red Nose Day on 91Èȱ¬ One. Amongst the many exciting sketches and programmes, Comic Relief presents the following:
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Comic Relief Does Fame Academy 2007
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Following the huge success of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy in 2005, when over £1m was raised for the charity, the Fame Academy once again opens its doors to a new batch of celebrity students. Thirteen stars will sing for survival live every night from the Academy's Circle of Fear to raise money for Red Nose Day 2007.
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They'll live and work together and be put through their paces by the Fame Academy staff, led as usual by tough head teacher, Richard Park.
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The wannabe singers, all desperate to win the viewers' votes, need to deliver the performance of their lives as they sing for survival every night. No one wants to be in the bottom two as their fate is decided by their fellow celebrities in the dreaded student vote.
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Every night, one celebrity student is expelled because there can be only one winner of the ultimate celebrity talent contest.
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Comic Relief Does The Apprentice
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Sir Alan Sugar brings his abrasive business style to Comic Relief.
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In Comic Relief Does The Apprentice, 10 top celebrity candidates battle to build businesses that must raise as much money as possible for the charity.
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Over two gruelling days the high-profile stars toil as two teams under the watchful eyes of Sir Alan's sidekicks, Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford.
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The backdrop is London and, for the celebrity candidates, Sir Alan sets a tough, streetwise, hands-on task that calls for discipline, teamwork, creativity and sheer hard work.
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If they succeed, the show climaxes in a star-studded commercial fight to the finish.
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If they fail, their celebrity status won't save them, because, the following day, the teams are called to Sir Alan's infamous boardroom to defend their performances.
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Whatever the outcome, one team wins and one team loses. Sparks will fly. And in the losing team, a celebrity is going to get fired.
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Ronni Ancona & Co
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Multi-faceted mimic Ronni Ancona returns to 91Èȱ¬ One with a new series which takes a sideswipe at the celebrity masses through impressions and character sketches. Ronni is joined by a different special impressionist guest for each show, including John Sessions and Jan Ravens.
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Featured celebrity impressions include Jordan overseeing her ever-increasing literary empire; Bill Oddie going in search of lesser-spotted Colleen; and Angelina Jolie indulging in some maternal interior design.
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Elsewhere, Kerry Katona goes shopping; Demi Moore comes under the spotlight in Celebrity Stories; and Al Pacino, Renée Zellweger and Anthony Hopkins star in a big-screen adaptation of Punch And Judy.
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2007
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Eurovision 2006 saw monster rockers Lordi power their way to Finland's first-ever victory in the hotly fought competition: can the contest ever be the same again?
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This year will see Europe descend on Helsinki for The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and, once again, 91Èȱ¬ One will be at the core of the action with Sir Terry Wogan, as always, at the helm.
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This is Eurovision's 52nd year and it's growing bigger all the time as rumours abound about who'll be representing the UK, with everyone from Morrissey to the Scissor Sisters apparently in the frame.
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The UK entry will be chosen in mid-March, in a primetime special.
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So come and join the Eurovision party: 180 million Europeans can't be wrong!
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The Harry Enfield Show
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Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse return to 91Èȱ¬ One this winter with an outstanding new sketch series. Accompanied by Morwenna Banks and Perrier Award-winner Laura Solon, the series is stuffed to the gills with hilarious new creations from the godfather of British character comedy.
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The series is written by Harry, Paul and the cast as well as long-time collaborator Dave Cummings with Bert Tyler Moore and George Jeffrey. It is directed by Tristram Shapeero (Greenwing, Peepshow).
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Just The Two Of Us
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It's back! The duet-singing showdown, Just The Two Of Us, returns for a brand-new series in which eight celebrities sing for survival. They are paired with some of the world's biggest recording stars and have to perform live every night.
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A rigorous training programme sees the professionals put their partner's vocal skills to the test as they prepare to step out on stage and fight it out for the Just The Two Of Us crown.
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Glamorous husband-and-wife team Vernon Kay and Tess Daly return to host the show, guiding the celebrity songbirds through the emotional rollercoaster of intense daily rehearsals, live performances, the critique of the judging panel and the triumphs and tribulations of the uncompromising viewer vote.
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Packed with all the glitz and glamour of a live music entertainment show, Just The Two Of Us not only guarantees exclusive performances from the pro-celebrity couples, but also promises a series of unique professional collaborations.
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In the first series, Sian Reeves and Russell Watson hit the headlines as champions after an unforgettable emotional journey. But who will follow in their footsteps and be crowned Just The Two Of Us champions 2007?
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The People's Quiz
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91Èȱ¬ One is scouring the length and breadth of the country to find the best quiz contestant in the UK.
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From Portrush to Portsmouth and from Perth to Pontypool, potential winners will test their mental agility in countrywide open auditions. Over 12 weeks, thousands of hopefuls will be whittled down to just one undisputed quiz show champion – who will walk away with a guaranteed six-figure cash prize.
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Whether you've got a double first from Oxford or an honours degree from the university of life, The People's Quiz is open to you.
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In a unique twist, questions will be published in advance of the auditions, allowing everyone in the UK to test their general knowledge and polish their quiz show skills.
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But with hundreds of thousands of questions on subjects ranging from particle physics to pop music and reality TV, only the very brightest will make it through to the final and the chance to win a life-changing cash prize.
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After You've Gone
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Nicholas Lyndhurst makes a welcome return to 91Èȱ¬ One as jack-of-all-trades Jimmy Venables, probably the only man in Britain who gets divorced and ends up sharing a home with his mother-in-law.
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Weekend dad Jimmy offers to move back into the marital home to look after his two teenagers when his ex-wife volunteers to tend victims of a natural disaster in Africa.
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Unfortunately, Jimmy's patrician mother-in-law, Diana (Celia Imrie), views him as a walking, talking natural disaster so she virtually moves in to "help", which generally means undermining Jimmy whenever possible.
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With a smart-talking daughter, Molly (Dani Harmer, star of Tracy Beaker), who thinks she's already a woman, and a son, Alex (Ryan Sampson), who occasionally dresses a bit too much like one, just how much of a challenge can adapting to fatherhood on a daily basis be?
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After You've Gone is created by Fred Barron (My Family). The cast also includes Amanda Abbington as Jimmy's girlfriend and Vincent Ebrahim and Lee Oakes as Jimmy's mates.
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Unbelievable
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Unbelievable is a brand-new comedy panel show, based on unbelievable truths and believable lies, that tests the participants' ability to talk funny, convincing nonsense.
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Under the watchful eye of host Angus Deayton, two teams of comedians and celebrity guests must remain poker-faced as they reveal incredible facts and embarrassing stories about themselves. Some of them are true – all of them are unbelievable.
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The show features an exciting combination of talent, which includes David Mitchell as a regular team captain.
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As well as personal revelations, Unbelievable features incredible facts and fabrications from around the world, mystery walk-on guests and amazing archive.
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Unbelievable is a slick new take on the panel-show format and its celebrity revelations give the series a distinctive talk-show quality.
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Armstrong & Miller
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Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller are reunited after five years in this brand-new contemporary sketch-show series.
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This new series includes a vista of characters and situations from Alexander and Ben's accessibly absurd world, including the patois-talking Second World War pilots, the hapless cuckold and the genially terrifying bailiff.
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Beneath the veneer of solid, wholesome British respectability lurks some distinctly subversive and surprising characters.
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