How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? is an English reality television talent show that documented the search for an undiscovered musical theatre performer to play the role of Maria von Trapp in the 2006 Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ian stage production of The Sound of Music.
The series was devised by executive producer Gigi Eligoloff, and was announced by the BBC in April 2006. BBC One broadcast the programme, which was hosted by Graham Norton, on Saturday evenings from 29 July through 16 September 2006.
The title derives from the refrain of "Maria", a song from the first act of The Sound of Music.
"X-Change" is a Chinese documentary series, began broadcasting weekly starting in 2006, where selected participants (kids) exchange lives for 7 days. The teens/kid participants are filmed through school, leisure time, and interactions with the new family as they adjust to their surroundings.
The show is divided into several segments, each one offering contestants prizes in return for achieving a set of challenges or game tasks given by the host. The prizes offered range from cars and motorcycles to gold, cash, vacation packages and household items. The show is funded by sponsors, advertisers and commercial brands
The portuguese adaption of UK's original talent show Britain's Got Talent, a unique format that gives anonymous people, individual or in a group, the chance to show their artistic gifts in the most diverse areas with no age restriction.
Candid camera show in which unsuspecting members of the Irish public as well as some celebrities are accosted by such bizarre characters as the irascible Jake Stevens, Clifford the Orangemen and the desperate bride. All comic roles are played by comedians P.J. Gallagher, Maeve Higgins and Patrick McDonnell.
Innovative builder Jared “Cappie” Capp transforms unexpected objects into beautifully designed structures with the most creative person he knows, his teenage daughter.
Reality cooking competition where bold young chefs face some of the most-difficult and most-outrageous basket ingredients in Chopped history. The trendsetters create inventive new dishes while dazzling the judges with cutting-edge technique.
Baking competition pitting teams of professional chefs against each other to create towering showpieces and multitudes of miniatures, under the scrutiny of two of the industry's top patissiers.
Welcome to the crazy world of “hot-shot truckers” – a special breed of independent truckers who will haul anything, anywhere, at any time. In northern BC, two rival families and their crews as they tackle some of the most harrowing roads and dangerous off-road locations in their custom ‘monster’ trucks. These bands of maniacs will do anything to get the job done.
An annual awards ceremony presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature.
My Dream Derelict Home In The Sun features property expert Scarlette Douglas, as she follows the bravest Brits as they sink their savings into derelict properties in some of the most beautiful parts of France and Spain to transform them into dream homes.