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A little boy called Billy has lots of adventures in his imagination.

Channel 5 Newsbloke Rob Butler hosts two people. Some anagrams appear on screen, first person to get it gets the points, the more points the quicker it is got. After five anagrams, there are three general knowledge questions. And then more anagrams, more questions and so on until Crack The Cryptic. A long phrase with no letters filled in is shown. They are also given a cryptic clue. Some of the words in the phrase are taken from the answers to the anagrams and questions. As letters are filled in, the points value drops so the quicker you get it, the higher the bonus. Broadcast by Bazal for Channel 5, 1998 to 1999 (as part of Good Afternoon).

GameSpot TV, later renamed Extended Play and then X-Play, was a television program about video games. The program, known for its reviews and comedy skits, aired on G4 in the United States and has aired on G4 Canada in Canada (and briefly on YTV during its time as GameSpot TV), FUEL TV in Australia, Ego in Israel, GXT in Italy, MTV Russia & Rambler TV in Russia, NET 25 (GameSpot TV to Extended Play only) & Solar Sports in the Philippines, and Adult Swim and MuchMusic in Latin America.

San Diego Opera's Director of Education guides viewers through an intriguing history of each opera produced by San Diego Opera. Learn about the composers' backgrounds and inspirations, the challenges they faced composing and staging the work, the reactions of audiences and critics, and recommendations for recordings, books and videos.

Channel 5 Nature Documentary

The Decorating Challenge is a show that aired between 1998 and 2005. It was produced by Canadian company, JV Productions.

Antonio Carluccio, the godfather of Italian gastronomy, travels through Southern Italy sampling and cooking the region's specialities. His tour takes him from Sardinia to Sicily and from Campania to Calabria, with visits to Rome, Puglia and Basilicata. Among the treats in store are an impromptu barbecue in a vineyard, a shepherd's feast in the Barbagia Mountains, a Neapolitan pizza-making class, a moonlit octopus-fishing trip and a San Lorenzo's night grill for ten men called Lorenzo.

Late-night adult/glamour TV series hosted by English glamour model and media personality Jo Guest.

Jo Guest facilitates discussions on intimate topics such as relationships, attraction, and sexual practices, often consulting with a panel of "sexperts" like Grub Smith and Michelle Stephens to offer advice in an entertaining format.

A debt-themed comedy drama brought to you by the dynamic duo of Miyoko Asada and Masami Hisamoto. The protagonist, burdened by her husband’s debts, becomes a ‘female debt collector’ and ventures into the complex world of finance…

The location: a dream hotel on a Turkish island. Each week, a new group of tourists arrive from a different country – from England, Germany, Japan and the USA. An observational documentary that used hidden cameras at a remote hotel to test whether national stereotypes hold true when their vacations go wrong

Aside from Jesus himself, no one has had a greater influence on the founding of Christianity than Paul of Tarsus. Among his many achievements, three are of prime importance: 1) as a powerful, tireless missionary, he spread the faith to Asia Minor, Greece, and Italy; 2) his letters, which form much of the New Testament, present a basic theology for Christianity; and 3) more than anyone else, he brought Gentiles into the early church, not only Jews, thus 'universalizing' the faith.

Channel 5 one off documentary

A surfboard builder, pro-BMX rider, a motorcycle builder and car enthusiasts are tied together by their love of custom cars and motorcycles.

Enjoy the Japanese natural beauties and the many creatures which habitat there and discover the irreplaceable importance of nature.

A series looking at the six most important German Generals of World War II. Profiling these men, the series continues to pose the question as to why it all happened. Rommel, Canaris, Keitel, Paulus, Udet and Manstein. Six careers caught in the tangle of Nazi political intrigue and ultimate disaster.

Silicon Spin was a half-hour business-related technology television program that aired on ZDTV for several years during the dot-com era from 1998 to 2001. It featured guest panelists, usually business insiders, engaged in debates moderated by host John C. Dvorak. A number of guest pundits made regular appearances, including Rebecca Eisenberg, Rebecca Roberts, Kevin Surace, Adam Lashinsky, Janet Rae-Dupree and Jason Pontin from Red Herring magazine. The show was produced by Jennifer Lavin.

Sacred Weeds was a four-part television series of 50 minute documentaries investigating the cultural impact of psychoactive plants on a broad array of early civilisations. The series was filmed at Hammerwood Park by the producer, Sarah Marris, and her production company TVF. It was broadcast in the summer of 1998 on Channel 4, a British television network. The Reader in European Pre-History at the University of Oxford, Dr Andrew Sherratt, was the series host. Prior to his resignation from the University of Oxford, Sherratt was appointed Professor of Archaeology. Each episode began and ended with Sherratt inscribing his diary with his reflections on the series' scientific and cultural investigations. In each episode the series investigated one psychoactive plant and its cultural significance. Three specialists of various scientific disciplines were invited to monitor two volunteers who had taken each plant. After the four episodes, Sherratt assigned considerably more significance to the psychoactive properties of plants in ancient civilization and the prehistoric period than expert knowledge hitherto.

A fantastic adventure of Vincent and his friends in the magical world of letter. Our little heroes run after the wicked sorcerer Lopolito who stole the letter "R" from their enchanted kingdom of Fantasy.