Star Awards 2001 is a television awards ceremony telecast on 25 November 2001 as part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp to honour its artistes who work on MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It is the first awards ceremony presented by the newly rebranded MediaCorp.
House of Joy is a Singaporean Chinese Drama produced by Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The show made its debut on 6 November 2006 and is telecast every weekday night at 9pm. The show has a total of 20 episodes.
On the first few days of the show's running, many Singaporeans provided feedback to MediaCorp on how they felt about this show. What most people said was why the show was named House of Joy when there were so many crying scenes for Ivy Lee in the show. MediaCorp replied that the word Joy - Huan Le in Chinese is a combination of the name of the 2 lead characters - Yihuan and Letian.
The story encourages those who are debt-ridden due to overspending sing credit card to strive on to overcome their financial and social problems. The lead actor, Chen Hanwei as Huang Le Tian - a "commoner lawyer" who also volunteered in Credit Counselling won many hearts with his sincere kindness and cute sense of humour.
Wok Of Life is a long-running Chinese drama which aired in Singapore in 1999. The show starred Chew Chor Meng, Ann Kok, and Evelyn Tan as the main characters.
In Pursuit of Peace is a Singaporean television drama set in Japanese-occupied Singapore during World War II. The series was first run on MediaCorp Channel 8 from 9 March to 11 May 2001 on Friday nights. The series is based on the 1999 book Eternal Vigilance: The Price of Freedom, which contains numerous eyewitness accounts of survivors of the Japanese occupation of Southeast Asia.
The Family Court is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 1 September 2010 and ended on 1 October 2010. This drama serial consists of 23 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The encore is being made from 26 August 2011 to 27 September 2011 at every weekday at 5:30pm.
Samsui Women is a 24-episode historical drama produced by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation in 1986. Starring Zeng Huifen, Huang Wenyong, Hong Huifang and Li Yinzhu. It details the travails of the Samsui women, who came from Sanshui, China to Singapore in search of work in the construction industry, and whose hard work have helped shape Singapore for years.
Together with The Awakening, it is considered one of the greatest dramas produced by the SBC and catapulted veteran actress Zeng Huifen to stardom with her role as the hardworking and kind Ah Gui. The theme song was voted one of the top 5 favourite drama theme songs at the Star Awards 2007 25th anniversary special.
Stepping Out is a Chinese drama in Singapore, telecast in 1999 and reran in 2006.
The series is mainly the Chinese immigrant experience in Singapore, and their rough, hard ascent to the present state of wealth and riches that is unprecedented in Singaporean history. The drama begins in China and spans roughly three decades. It was produced following the success of the 1997 period drama The Price of Peace.
The story begins at the beginning of the Chinese Civil War during the 1920s. The chaos and upheaval which entailed caused many Chinese to migrate to Southeast Asia, mainly Malaysia and Singapore, and sets the background for the series. The Hock Lee bus riots and Chinese middle schools riots of the 1950s were referenced and clips of the actual incidents were shown.
Pillow Talk is a Singaporean Chinese drama which will be telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 2 April 2012. This drama serial consists of 21 episodes, and will be screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
This serial is a spin-off to the popular 2007 drama Mars Vs Venus. Award-winning director Chong Liung Man replaces Li Ning Qiang as executive producer of Pillow Talk since the latter has retired. The scriptwriter for both shows remain unchanged. On the other hand, cast members are largely different. Only Pierre Png remains as Huang Biren and Jesseca Liu have left MediaCorp while Tay Ping Hui was busy filming Rescue 995 and Unriddle 2.
The Truth is a Singaporean Chinese modern suspense drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 7 April 2008 and ended on 2 May 2008. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
On the Fringe 1987 is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 18 Apr 1988. This drama serial consists of 25 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9.00 pm.
The Peak is a Singaporean Chinese drama which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 8 January 2007 and ended its run on 5 February 2007. The show was initially slated for a 20 episode run, but was extended to 21 episodes due to over-runs in the recording of the drama.
Despite several negative reviews, the show was watched by almost 1 million viewers, making it one of the highest rated local dramas, breaking records previously held by A Million Treasures and Measure of Man.
With You is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 12 May 2010 and ended on 8 June 2010, consisting of 20 episodes. The series was MediaCorp's most highly-rated drama of 2010 and focused on the effects the supernatural had on a series of people.
Star Awards 2005 is the 12th Star Awards ceremony, held on 4 December 2005. It was part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8. Following MediaCorp's merger with SPH MediaWorks on 1 January 2005, the nominees included artistes from the former SPH MediaWorks Channel U, many of whom were former employees of MediaCorp and its predecessor TCS. Channel U, now MediaCorp Channel U, aired the ceremony for the first time and began broadcasting at 7:30pm.
Prior to the actual ceremony, a separate awards ceremony and gala was held at the The Fullerton Hotel in which technical category awards and the Young Talent Award were given out.
The show lasted three hours and saw four artistes winning two awards each, namely Bryan Wong, Chen Hanwei, Huang Biren and Quan Yi Fong.
Fann Wong and Xie Shaoguang won the All-Time Favourites Award in a special category honouring artistes who have won in the popularity awards for ten years. Xie Shaoguang was in Malaysia during the awards ceremony, so he was
Housewives' Holiday is a Singaporean Chinese drama, which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 4 March 2009 and ended on 31 March 2009. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. This drama was the Highest Rated Drama Series for 2009, where ratings peaked at 23.4%.
Kinship Part 2 is a Singaporean Chinese long running drama which was televised on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8 every Monday to Friday at 19:00 tonight. It made its debut on 17 December 2007. The drama is the second of two parts.
This drama series consists of a cast which aims to appeal to both younger and older audience. As such, the producers have cited this drama as a highly anticipated drama, comparable to the likes of Holland V, Double Happiness and Portrait of Home. This drama is the longest running drama being produced by MediaCorp in Year 2007.
Crime Busters x 2 is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 30 September 2008 and ended on 27 October 2008. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.