Michael McIntyre visits the UK's most prestigious and iconic comedy venues, unearthing a raft of comedy's brightest new talent and finest comedians en route.
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Michael McIntyre visits the UK's most prestigious and iconic comedy venues, unearthing a raft of comedy's brightest new talent and finest comedians en route.
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The extraordinary life story of Giuseppe Di Vittorio, elected first secretary of the CGIL trade union after the war and member of the Constituent Assembly in the ranks of the Italian Communist Party. A man committed, until his death, to fighting for workers' unity.
Venice: The Series is a web series co-produced by and starring American actress Crystal Chappell, and is inspired in part by the "Otalia" storyline on the daytime drama Guiding Light. The series has been broadcast since 2009, and is currently in its fourth season. Venice is described by Chappell as "a show about families, and life, and all the simplicity of it, and the turmoil of it. We're going to be following a character named Gina who is a designer, and she is a gay woman."
"Obsessed" offers an honest and unflinching look at a difficult subject: extreme anxiety disorders. It explores the world of individuals suffering from such mental illnesses as obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and hoarding, as well as the effects their illness has on their family and friends. Each participant undergoes a form of cognitive behavioral therapy that exposes the sources of their fears in an attempt to manage them.
The story of the Convoys is a tale of compelling drama, full of bravery and tragedy. It takes us into the lives of hundreds of thousands of unheralded men whose incredible everyday courage, played out in the cruel seas and cold skies of the North Atlantic changed the course of the war.
Burey Bhi Hum Bhale Bhi Hum is an Indian comedy-drama television series featuring the story of two brothers who live together in a same house with their families. The series premiered on March 16, 2009
Documentary following the staff working at the highest hospital in the world as they treat the many climbers who suffer injuries while climbing Mount Everest.
Intelligence – Servizi & segreti is an Italian television series.
Symbol of France’s glory, Versailles is probably the most splendid royal palace in Europe. From 1643 to 1792 it was the stage on which the most glorious period of the French Monarchy played out, until the darkest days, at the fall of the Bourbon dynasty. This collection offers a sensitive and endearing portrait of the monarchs and recreates their life, loves and political willpower.
Shaq Vs. is an American reality television show produced for ABC by Dick Clark Productions and Media Rights Capital starring American basketball star Shaquille O'Neal. It began airing on August 18, 2009. Shaquille O'Neal claims to be "the greatest athlete" and challenged numerous top athletes in their own sports. The Washington Post has pointed out similarities to Shaq Vs. and Todd Gallagher's book "Andy Roddick Beat Me With a Frying Pan" saying the book and the show have "precisely the same premise" and that a TV show based on the book Gallagher was trying to sell was "the exact same show." TMZ later reported that Gallagher received a half-a-million dollar settlement. Gallagher's name appears in the credits of season 2 as a producer. The Arizona Republic reported that in early 2008 Steve Nash, a former teammate of O'Neal's, had mentioned to O'Neal a reality show he was pursuing that would feature Nash taking on professional athletes in their own sport. O'Neal said Nash's idea was based on training with other athletes, not competing against them. Nash would not confirm the Republic's story and said, "We collaborated on parts of the show." Nash is an executive producer of the program.
The story is about the life of a middle-aged woman played by Mehrane Mahin Torabi, who is a university professor and has a successful professional life, but despite being single, she is a kind mother to all her siblings' children and even the neighbor's son.
The series revolves around a group of young people who live in the same hostel in Tahrir Square, and experience many funny and comedic situations during their stay together.
Man on Earth is a four-part British documentary television series presented by Tony Robinson. The programme documents the effects of climate change across 200,000 years of human history. The series premiered 7 December 2009 on Channel 4 with 1.4 million viewers. Accompanying Robinson to help explain the science are archaeologist Dr. Jago Cooper and climate modeller Dr. Joy Singarayer.
Osman & Jeppe is about the two friends Osman and Jeppe, who both go to a special class. In each episode, they deal with new school-related problems and tasks. Osman is often comically blamed for Jeppe's misdeeds. However, Jeppe still shows that he values Osman's friendship, and it sometimes also happens that Osman gets fed up with Jeppe's bad behavior and tells him off.
Game Show in My Head is an American television game show airing on CBS produced by Ashton Kutcher and hosted by Joe Rogan. The show premiered on CBS on January 3, 2009 and aired on Saturdays at 8PM Eastern Standard Time.
A look at the lives of a large ensemble group of punks, mods, and rockers in the fictional town of Holwenstall. The series is a satirical portrayal of the counter-culture lifestyle, blending slapstick humor, punk ideology, underground music and coming of age melodrama to analyze the interlocking lives of its troubled and self-centered protagonists. Features strong language, nudity and violence.
Together is a Singaporean Chinese drama produced in 2009. It was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It is MediaCorp's 46th anniversary year-end blockbuster drama, and was sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore. It made its debut on 30 November 2009 and ended on 18 January 2010. This drama serial consists of 36 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The series also utilized the writer and some cast members from The Little Nyonya, a 2008 production by MediaCorp that went on to become the highest rated Singaporean TV series in 15 years. The series title also refers to the children's folk song "The More We Get Together" and the tune is played during the interlude and in the introduction of the theme song.
Graham Norton hosts the annual search for a singer or group to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest.
The true story behind the search for missing five-year-old Mari Luz Cortés.
Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder is a British sketch show starring comedian Al Murray. The multi character aspect of the show was a departure from Murray's previous television comedy work, as the sole character The Pub Landlord. The show ran from 27 February to 12 April 2009, airing in the Friday night prime time slot on ITV & UTV. STV in Scotland did not broadcast the programme. It was commissioned on 4 June 2008.
Pinkerton School is a boarding school with two teachers. One of the teachers, Mr. Soper, is nice, and the other, Ms. Macbeth, is evil and is constantly trying to enslave the children of the school. However, four of the students act as a secret organisation known as "The Invisible Network of Kids", or "I.N.K." for short. I.N.K's mission is to thwart all of Ms. Macbeth's evil plans.
Celebrity MasterChef Australia is an Australian competitive cooking game show. It is spin-off of MasterChef Australia, itself an adaptation of the British show MasterChef, and features celebrity contestants.
Noonbory and the Super Seven is an animated television series produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment.
In the beginning was sex. To the ancient cultures, sexuality, love and sex were inextricably connected with the creation of the earth, the heavens and the underworld. To the citizens of the ancient civilizations that gave birth to ours, sensuality and sexuality were an integral part of society. This series exploration of Egyptian and Roman sexual practice allows viewers the opportunity to see how attitudes and beliefs about sexuality functioned in the early civilizations, and how those attitudes reveal the unspoken rules that defined public and private behavior. Episodes cover human sex and sexuality from a historical perspective, and examines in detail different texts and images which provide us with evidence about sexual practices, beliefs and ideologies in the ancient world – from erotica on pots to legal texts, phallic votive objects, fertility ceremonies, prostitution, female and hermaphroditic creator deities, from religious rituals to sex manuals.
Casi Ángeles in the Gran Rex Theater 2009
The Apprentice Australia is an Australian reality television series which airs on the Nine Network. It is based on NBC: The Apprentice. It first aired on 28 September 2009 and features Mark Bouris, founder and chairman of Wizard Home Loans and Yellow Brick Road, as the chief executive officer. It is narrated by Andrew Daddo, and the series' winner received a one-year employment contract worth $200,000 at a job managing Bouris' newest business venture, Yellow Brick Road.
The Annoying Orange is a comedic web series featuring an anthropomorphic orange who persistently irritates other food characters through puns, loud commentary, and relentless jokes. These interactions often lead to exaggerated or grim outcomes. Created by Dane Boedigheimer, the series combines live-action footage with animation, using real fruits overlaid with human facial features. It debuted on YouTube and gained widespread popularity, eventually expanding into television and consumer products.
Noted experts explain the science behind the deaths some of the strangest, most grizzly, tragic or simply avoidable deaths from across the globe and throughout time.
Franco Montero, a frustrated detective, receives a second chance when he is forced to adopt his 10 year old brother (who happens to be a child prodigy). With his help, Franco will solve the most complicated mysteries.
Househusbands of Hollywood was a Fox Reality Channel series that documented the lives of five househusbands and their wives and families.