Canny Cops

Canny Cops 2019

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Documentary series following Durham police in the former mining towns on the north-east coast where crime and drug use is high and cops and criminals are on first name terms.

2019

Help Me Anthea, I'm Infested

Help Me Anthea, I'm Infested 1970

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Help Me Anthea, I'm Infested is a 2007 factual entertainment television show produced by RDF Television for BBC Three, presented by Anthea Turner and Mark Coltman, a professional pest control expert. The presenters visit people whose houses have pest control problems, give them advice and help them to exterminate vermin. Originally slated for six episodes, the BBC cut the series short after the third episode was broadcast. According to an interview with Anthea Turner, only the first three episodes were planned to be on bug infestations, although she did not specify what later episodes would cover. Critical reactions were very negative: James Watson at the Daily Telegraph described it as being both boring and exhibiting "grinding, excruciating pointlessness", while The Guardian's Nancy Banks-Smith described it as "frightful". Charlie Brooker thought Turner came across as "a hard, judgemental piece of work who spends most of her time haranguing the human inhabitants for living in filth", and the resulting programme feels like "a strange psychodrama in which the punters are caught between unfeeling vermin on one side, and an unfeeling former Blue Peter presenter on the other". Jeremy Paxman used it as an example of the perceived low quality and lack of public value of BBC Three programmes in an interview with the BBC chairman, Sir Michael Lyons, on Newsnight along with My Man Boobs and Me, My Dog Is As Fat As Me, Freaky Eaters and Fat Men Can't Hunt. The novelist P.D. James listed it as one of the BBC's "most embarrassing programmes".

1970

Dreamspaces

Dreamspaces 1970

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Dreamspaces was a BBC documentary TV series about architecture and interior design. The series ran for two seasons and had twelve episodes total. The show was broadcast on BBC Three from 2003 to 2004. The presenters of Dreamspaces were David Adjaye, Justine Frischmann and Charlie Luxton.

1970

Special 1 TV

Special 1 TV 1970

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Special 1 TV is a satirical football television programme, produced by Blue Elf Productions and Caboom Entertainment. The stars of the show are puppet caricatures of various football personalities: namely José Mourinho, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Wayne Rooney, Fabio Capello and Arsène Wenger. All of the characters on the programme are voiced by Irish actor, comedian and impressionist Mario Rosenstock. Typical episodes are recorded on the day before transmission in Dublin and run for up to six minutes length. Nearly all episodes appear in full on YouTube.

1970

EastEnders: The Greatest Cliffhangers

EastEnders: The Greatest Cliffhangers 2010

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A three-part series on BBC Three, featuring 100 cliffhangers from the first 3918 episodes to find out which character had the most endings. It aired as part of EastEnders's 25th anniversary celebrations. The first part aired on 26 January 2010, the second on 2 February 2010 and the third on 16 February 2010. The character turned out to be Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden).

2010

Stars in Fast Cars

Stars in Fast Cars 2005

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Stars in Fast Cars was a humorous motoring-themed celebrity game show, in which celebrities competed at motoring challenges, including recreating movie stunts and racing modified armchairs.

2005

Sex Map of Britain

Sex Map of Britain 2017

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Meeting people for whom sex, sexuality and having children is less than straightforward.

2017

Unsolved: The Man With No Alibi

Unsolved: The Man With No Alibi 2018

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Unsolved: The Man With No Alibi. In the early hours of 12 July 2002 Jong Ok Shin, a 26 year old Korean student, was brutally stabbed to death, as she walked home, after a night out in Bournemouth. Omar Benguit, a heroin addict, was convicted of the murder and sentenced to life in prison. Journalist Bronagh Munro investigates.

2018

Are You Fitter Than a Pensioner?

Are You Fitter Than a Pensioner? 2010

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Unhealthy young Brits are immersed into the world of super-fit, health-obsessed old age pensioners living in 'active retirement communities' in America.

2010

Go Hard or Go Home

Go Hard or Go Home 2023

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Brutal workouts… terrifying challenges… how far will eight Brits go to change their life? Adrenalin-fuelled fitness challenge series, hosted by Jordan North.

2023

Don't Get Screwed

Don't Get Screwed 1970

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Don't Get Screwed is a BBC television series made by Objective Productions. It is a consumer show that goes to extreme lengths to make viewers aware of their rights so they can fight back and avoid being cheated.

1970

Unsolved: An Alibi For Omar

Unsolved: An Alibi For Omar 2021

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Reporter Bronagh Munro uncovers new evidence that casts doubt on the conviction of a man who has spent 19 years in prison for murder.

2021

Britain's Missing Top Model

Britain's Missing Top Model 2008

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Britain's Missing Top Model was a British Reality TV modelling show for disabled women, aired on BBC Three. The premiere episode aired on 1 July 2008. The show courted controversy, with many speculating that the show made disability a spectator event. The show followed eight young women with disabilities, who competed for a modelling contract. One of the contestants, Sophie Morgan, had already appeared on another Reality TV show, Beyond Boundaries, in 2005. The series aired over a period of five weeks. The women lived together and competed in a series of challenges and photo shoots. Each week, at least one contestant was sent home. The winner of the competition was 23 year-old Kelly Knox.

2008

Live from the BBC

Live from the BBC 2016

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Showcasing some of the best new comedy talent, filmed in the iconic Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House.

2016

Tonight with Target

Tonight with Target 2021

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DJ Target hosts a fresh, new music entertainment show celebrating the culture of British black music featuring performances from established and emerging artists, celebrity guests and features.

2021

Boom Town

Boom Town 1970

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Boom Town is a structured-reality television and comedy sketch show series produced by independent company Knickerbockerglory for BBC. It first aired on BBC Three in August and September 2013. Directed by Hannah Springham and produced by Jonathan Stadlen, the series features a cast of eccentrics playing their own alter-egos, including their "own catchphrases, eccentricities and larger than life personalities".

1970