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HOT NEW PROGRAMMES THIS SEASON
Got to Dance! The biggest national dance competition to ever hit UK TV screens comes to Sky1 HD.Searching the nation for Britain’s best dance crews, troupes and solo dancers of all styles and ages, Got To Dance looks to discover the country’s most talented dance floor masters. The one and only Davina McCall hosts the competition that will push its contestants to their limits as they strive to win the life-changing cash prize of £100,000.
Guest Judges include Ex-PussyCat Doll Kimberley Wyatt, West End star Adam Garcia, and top choreographer Ashley Banjo.
Catch Got to Dance! Sunday nights at 6pm on Sky1 HD!
Push The ButtonAnt and Dec invite two families to battle it out in a series of fun games and challenges in a bid to win as much as £100,000!
Channel: ITV1
Broadcast time: Satrudays at 20:00pm GMT
To appear on the programme visit: http://www.sroaudiences.com/application.asp?show_id=416
Pineapple Dance StudiosIf you have loved Got To Dance you are going to love Pineapple Studios!
The biggest West End shows, the most famous pop acts, the highest level auditionees, and some of the world’s most successful dance teachers all pass through Covent Garden’s Pineapple Dance Studios on a daily basis and now they'll pass through your living room! As Sky1 HD gives you exclusive access to the world famous dance space we'll be capturing every move, every performance and every bit of drama. Blurring the lines between documentary, comedy and drama and creating a new style of documentary filmmaking.
Pineapple Dance Studios will follow the lives of the teachers, pupils and staff at the studio as they attend auditions, rehearsals and performances. Sky1 HD will be there to witness the thrill of their dreams coming true and their pain of being rejected. Over 200 classes take place each week, covering over 30 styles of dance, taught by industry professionals who choreograph and dance with the world’s leading artists, companies and West End shows.
Channel: Sky 1 AND Sky 1 HD
Broadcast time: Sundays at 18:00pm GMT
ALESHA DIXON
Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, MC, songwriter and television personality. After finding fame in the all-girl trio Mis-Teeq, she is expected to release her debut solo album in 2008 after the initial release of the album Fired Up was cancelled. On December 22, 2007 she was crowned winner of the popular TV show Strictly Come Dancing after scoring near full marks with the judges and out performing runner-up Matt Di Angelo. She presented a documentay on photography brushing and the lottery on BBC 1 this year (2008), she is currently out with a single ' THE BOY DOES NOTHING' by Asylum/Atlantic record, we expect more from the talented Ms Alesha in 2009.
It was revealed in July 2009 that Alesha would be joining the Strictly Come Dancing judging panel in September 2009, she replaced Arlene Phillips, 66, which led to the BBC being accused of ageism by the media, and Dixon herself faced criticism by newspaper columnists such as Amanda Platell and Janet Street-Porter.
In a statement Jay Hunt, the BBC1 controller said, "Is it about ageism? Absolutely not, I'm committed to reaching out to the broadest possible audience." Bosses at the BBC have also been accused of sexism, as none of the male judges on the show have been replaced.
The debate became so heated that it was even discussed by Harriet Harman, Minister for Women and Equality and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Commons, who voiced her opinion that she suspected age discrimination and called on the BBC to reinstate Phillips.
The BBC received a number of complaints from the public, angry about the changes to the judges line-up, with many feeling that Phillips has been axed for no good reason. Dixon, having a conflicting schedule also had to rearrange three dates on her upcoming tour, The Alesha Show in order to do the show, which is broadcast live on Saturday nights.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alesha_Dixon)
LENNY HENRY
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Born on August 29 1958 in Dudley, West Midlands to a Jamaican family, Lenworth George Henry shot to fame in 1975 aged just 17. After doing impressions to amuse his classmates as a child, Lenny won a place on the TV talent show 'New Faces', doing a Frank Spencer impersonation. He won, and was subsequently offered numerous contracts including those he took up, The Fosters and Tiswas (1975). From there he joined the touring 'Black and White Minstrel Show' alongside 'blacked up' whites. After 5 years he left, admitting "I'd like to do anything else rather than that" and went on to star and write alongside Tracey Ullman in 'Three of a Kind' (1981), through which Lenny first met TV producer Paul Jackson who introduced him to the Comic Strip team.
He hosted the pilot 'Saturday Night Live' in 1985 which starred French and Saunders as well as Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmonson. Later that year he performed at the Edinburgh Festival and starred in the second series of 'The Lenny Henry Show'. Lenny's impression of Steve Martin in 'Lenny, Live and Unleashed' led to interest in his comedy from across the Atlantic, and he was offered a three film deal for £1.75m from Disney which began with the film 'True Identity'. The film flopped at the box office and Lenny's contract was subsequently terminated.
Lenny also spends a lot of his time helping young, black comedians start their careers, particularly through his production company Crucial Films. After creating the series 'Chef' he encouraged the producers to hire more black workers on set, and as a result the programme is made with many black crew members. He won a Royal Television Society Silver Award medal for outstanding contributions to multi-ethnic programming in the UK, through his production company Crucial Films.
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