The Singing Estate was a four-part constructed documentary series made by North One Television for Five and FiveArts Cities in the UK, shot from January 2006 to April 2006 and transmitted from 11 June to 2 July 2006. On the Blackbird Leys estate, in Oxford, conductor Ivor Setterfield auditioned 140 hopeful amateur singers, eventually picking 40 for 'Ivor's Choir' as they were then known. The aim was to teach these singers, many of whom did not read music, several well-known pieces for a concert at the Royal Albert Hall three months later.
The programme followed the audition process in some depth, showing hopefuls and the hopeless, and Ivor's reaction to them. After the choir line-up was finalised, with some singers held in reserve, they began their public career with a performance of "The Wild Rover" at an Oxford United home game. In subsequent programmes they learned new pieces including Carl Orff's Carmina Burana; visited Italy, where they sang O Sole Mio with Italian tenor Franco Malapena; held a marquee concer
Adventurer and broadcaster Ben Fogle follows the annual Great Migration of wildebeest and other mammals from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Maasai Mara in Kenya and back again.
Following day-to-day life at a nursery with a difference, set up by child psychologist Laverne Antrobus to help the UK’s most challenging children. Many have already been excluded from nurseries nearer home, and this could be their last chance to curb their unruly behaviour before they enter mainstream education. But with tears, tantrums and sulks a daily occurrence, even an expert like Laverne may find them difficult to handle.
Five "celebrities" go to a farmhouse in Tuscany where they will see the sights and learn about the culture and cuisine of Italy while living in a villa together.
Four cocaine users follow the drug's trail from the Colombian rainforests to the streets of the UK, taking part in search-and-destroy missions with the Colombian military and meeting cartel members, as well as civilians caught in the crossfire.
The Desert Forges was a game show set in the Wadi Rum desert region in Jordan. It was first aired on Channel 5 from 23 June to 25 August 2001. It is produced by Adventure Line Productions, who also made Fort Boyard.
Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver was a British game show, part of the Worst Driver television franchise, in which six British celebrities had to perform various challenges to prove their driving prowess. The show was presented by Quentin Willson for both series, with Jenni Falconer joining as co-host for the second.
Dumber & Dumberest is a comedy programme produced by Square Donkey for British television channel Five.
Featuring clips of accidents for humorous effect, it is presented by Noddy Holder. Holder commentates on the misfortunes of those featured in the videotape clips. It was intended to be a 'slot filling' programme but was usually aired from 8:30pm to 9pm on a Wednesday night
Ground-breaking two-part documentary. An unprecedented insight into the lives of London's most notorious street gangs, following young people exposed to murder, drug deals, guns and knives on a daily basis, showing the real-life events taking place every day in London's toughest neighbourhoods