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Spider! was a musical children's television series made by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment for the BBC which originally aired in 1991. It followed the adventures of a spider, the protagonist, and a young boy. The stories were told through song, performed by Jeff Stevenson with his children, Casey and Holly, singing backing vocals. The style of music varies from rock 'n' roll to haunting and melancholic, and was produced by Rick Cassman. A BBC Video entitled "Spider! - I'm Only Scary 'cos I'm Hairy!" which contained all 13 episodes was released soon after the series ended. A DVD version was also released later.
Desperados is a children's drama about a wheelchair basketball team. Following an accident which leaves him disabled, Charlie finds new meaning to his life when he joins the Desperados team.
Kilroy was a BBC One daytime chat show hosted by Robert Kilroy-Silk that began in 24 November 1986 and finished on 29 January 2004 after 18 years. The series was originally called Day to Day for the first two seasons, and renamed to Kilroy in September 1988.
Candy Cabs is a comedy drama series shown on BBC One in April 2011. The plot revolves around a group of friends who set up a female-only taxi company in a seaside town in Northern England. It is written by Johanne McAndrew and Elliott Hope and produced by Splash Media. The second series is to begin filming in October 2013.
Britain’s hairiest hounds get a makeover on the hunt for Britain’s best dog groomer. Sixteen professionals compete to see who can transform them into the smartest pooches in the land.
The series aims to explore Irish history using the historical facts and evidence while charting the origin and impact of the numerous myths that have been passed off as history in the past. Key to this approach is relating developments in Ireland to events and changes in Europe and the world at large as the centuries progress.
The Billion Dollar Chicken Shop (also known as Inside KFC) is a 2015 British English three-part documentary television miniseries that premiered on BBC One. The series goes behind the scenes of the fast food restaurant chain KFC.
Enlightening, uplifting and refreshingly innovative, this series takes a pioneering journey through the unexplored galaxy inside our own heads. Combining cutting edge science with extraordinary experiments, dazzling graphics and inspiring human stories, it shows how personality is formed throughout our lives and how our minds work to win friends and influence people. By exploring the science behind the workings of the human mind, the programmes reveal what each of us can do to make the most of its remarkable capability - including how to literally 'think faster' and even master our most powerful emotions.
Furniture restorer Jay Blades helps us to become more self-sufficient and to rekindle our love for easy-to-follow DIY. He looks back through the archives to rediscover the very best home and garden advice from some of the nation’s favourite experts, and he shares his own hacks, tips and tricks to get everyone inspired to have a go and make something special.
Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: London finds the acclaimed cook and food writer living back in the city where she was born and bred, getting re-acquainted with one of the world’s most exciting capitals and its fantastic food. Rachel meets people that share her lifelong culinary passion and uncovers new trends and the colourful diversity of the capital’s cooking. She sketches, snaps pictures and records what she discovers in her notebook along the way, to inspire new dishes in her own kitchen. The series provides an inspirational insight into Rachel’s London life and a wonderful selection of new recipes that reflect her creativity and the multi-cultural gamut of the capital’s vibrant food scene.
Fish is a BBC drama series of 2000, starring Paul McGann as an idealistic lawyer who specialised in industrial tribunals. In court, he often came up against a female lawyer, played by Jemma Redgrave. Fish's wife had mysteriously disappeared, leaving him to look after his young son, and he began an affair with Redgrave. The other regular character was Trevor, an amateur philosopher who owned a mobile burger bar.
Written by actor/writer Stephen Tredre, after his death the series final scripting was finished by Matthew Bardsley, resulting in only one series being made.
Simon Reeve travels through glorious Cornwall as the county emerges from lockdown and investigates what the future holds for one of Britain’s favourite tourist destinations.