Wed, Oct 17, 2007
The two teams are given this week's challenge: to devise an original and well-executed quiz Show.
Jeremy Beadle will be the presenter for both teams, and Greg Dyke has organised two substantial prizes. Gina impressed Greg so much last week that he keeps her as producer, but moves her to Team A to see how she copes with different team members. Rob becomes the producer for Team B. The teams get a chance to visit the 'Deal or No Deal' studio, watch Noel Edmonds presenting and meet the production team. Richard Van-Treit, the studio manager, gives them some good advice.
The teams begin to think up possible new formats for a quiz show. Team A's editor, Jeremy Salsby, likes their idea but recommends that they play it out and rehearse thoroughly to iron out any problems. Ruth Joseph, the Team B editor, also likes their format, but she tells them it needs interesting, brain-teasing questions and answers. Gina's team doesn't rehearse and has a painful session with Jeremy Salsby.
Team A is still trying to make up for lost time. They need 100 questions and answers, each verified by two different sources according to Greg's rules, and this must be completed by the end of day three. Gina and Johnathan meet Jeremy Beadle and outline their show, 'Beadle's Bluff', to him. Next it's Rob and Karen's turn to explain their show, 'Truth and Lies', and it becomes apparent that Jeremy thinks their format is too complicated. Team A has a major problem: Lola has not verified the answers to her questions, but Johnathan and Rebecca finally get everything done and agreed with minutes to spare.
Final rehearsals and filming take place. Rob introduces Jeremy Beadle to the revised format, but it is still too complicated. Team A has problems within the team. Gina rehearses the contestants but leaves Jeremy in the Green Room.
Greg, Ruth, Jeremy S and the two teams get to watch the shows. Team B's revised format is still too complicated. It is obvious that some of Team A's answers are wrong. Both shows are saved by Jeremy Beadle, but he is unimpressed with the whole thing.
Greg makes his decision: Rob's Team B is the winner. Greg sees Gina and her researchers to find out what went wrong. There is a great deal of bad feeling and harsh words within Team A. Lola is sent home for providing the wrong answers, but Greg allows Gina to remain.
Jeremy Beadle will be the presenter for both teams, and Greg Dyke has organised two substantial prizes. Gina impressed Greg so much last week that he keeps her as producer, but moves her to Team A to see how she copes with different team members. Rob becomes the producer for Team B. The teams get a chance to visit the 'Deal or No Deal' studio, watch Noel Edmonds presenting and meet the production team. Richard Van-Treit, the studio manager, gives them some good advice.
The teams begin to think up possible new formats for a quiz show. Team A's editor, Jeremy Salsby, likes their idea but recommends that they play it out and rehearse thoroughly to iron out any problems. Ruth Joseph, the Team B editor, also likes their format, but she tells them it needs interesting, brain-teasing questions and answers. Gina's team doesn't rehearse and has a painful session with Jeremy Salsby.
Team A is still trying to make up for lost time. They need 100 questions and answers, each verified by two different sources according to Greg's rules, and this must be completed by the end of day three. Gina and Johnathan meet Jeremy Beadle and outline their show, 'Beadle's Bluff', to him. Next it's Rob and Karen's turn to explain their show, 'Truth and Lies', and it becomes apparent that Jeremy thinks their format is too complicated. Team A has a major problem: Lola has not verified the answers to her questions, but Johnathan and Rebecca finally get everything done and agreed with minutes to spare.
Final rehearsals and filming take place. Rob introduces Jeremy Beadle to the revised format, but it is still too complicated. Team A has problems within the team. Gina rehearses the contestants but leaves Jeremy in the Green Room.
Greg, Ruth, Jeremy S and the two teams get to watch the shows. Team B's revised format is still too complicated. It is obvious that some of Team A's answers are wrong. Both shows are saved by Jeremy Beadle, but he is unimpressed with the whole thing.
Greg makes his decision: Rob's Team B is the winner. Greg sees Gina and her researchers to find out what went wrong. There is a great deal of bad feeling and harsh words within Team A. Lola is sent home for providing the wrong answers, but Greg allows Gina to remain.
Fri, Oct 19, 2007
Greg Dyke gives the teams their challenge for this penultimate week: to create a five-minute issue-based programme for Channel 4's youth slot, T4. The producer role goes to Rebeka (Beks) and Rebecca. Both Chris and Felicity are concerned at their lack of a chance to shine. Greg arranges for them all to meet the T4 presenters and they discuss how serious issues can be packaged for a teenage audience.
Jeremy Salsby and Ruth Joseph, the teams' editors, agree it is a stiff challenge to create something both factual and fun for this audience. Divisions in Rebecca's Team B are immediately apparent. The teams have eight hours to come up with an idea that will be approved by Ruth and Jeremy. Beks' Team A comes up with 'Date My Faith', a speed-dating game between young people of different religions. Jeremy likes the idea but emphasises that they must get the best possible contestants they can find. Ruth bans Rebecca's team's first idea, but agrees to their second one, based on discrimination and first impressions.
Rebecca's suggestion for developing their discrimination idea meets with no enthusiasm. The team agrees to use Johnathan's idea of a 'culture swap'. Team A interviews students from a local sixth form college to take part in their dating game. Team B decides to use Tracey, a glamour model, and persuades Sarah, a Muslim woman, to take part. Rob still has doubts about the idea.
Both Teams have settled on religion as their focus. Filming begins. Beks takes control and makes decisions. Rebecca's team decides that their programme, 'Be Me', will involve handcuffing their two participants together. They start filming in a mosque and Tracey, Karen and Rebecca cover up to enter. Meanwhile, Beks' stern manner unnerves her youngest, teenage contestant. Gina expresses concerns. Rebecca's Muslim volunteer is reluctant to enter a sex shop, but Karen persuades her. Rob considers his future.
Filming is completed and Greg, Ruth and Jeremy watch the finished products. They like the idea behind 'Date My Faith' but think it lacks substance and is too thin on facts; better thought-out questions would have revealed more. It was more like entertainment than a factual item. Greg and Ruth prefer Team B's idea, but Jeremy defends his team's programme.
Greg makes his decision and decides to inform the teams himself. He tells Team A that they muddled 'faith' and 'culture' and that he didn't learn enough from their item; he wanted to hear more from Sarah, the Muslim girl. He decides Team B has won. Beks is devastated.
Greg summons the two teams to his office separately to review how they have performed over the previous five weeks. Anyone not likely to make it as a TV producer will be sent home. Greg has been impressed by Beks in previous tasks, so he lets her through to the final despite the fact that her team lost, but Sid and Chris are out. Gina and Felicity (Fliss) live to fight another day. Rebecca goes through to the final as the producer of this week's winning programme, and Greg also keeps Johnathan despite continuing reservations about his ability to be a team player. Rob decides he wants to leave, so Karen is the last one through to the final.
Jeremy Salsby and Ruth Joseph, the teams' editors, agree it is a stiff challenge to create something both factual and fun for this audience. Divisions in Rebecca's Team B are immediately apparent. The teams have eight hours to come up with an idea that will be approved by Ruth and Jeremy. Beks' Team A comes up with 'Date My Faith', a speed-dating game between young people of different religions. Jeremy likes the idea but emphasises that they must get the best possible contestants they can find. Ruth bans Rebecca's team's first idea, but agrees to their second one, based on discrimination and first impressions.
Rebecca's suggestion for developing their discrimination idea meets with no enthusiasm. The team agrees to use Johnathan's idea of a 'culture swap'. Team A interviews students from a local sixth form college to take part in their dating game. Team B decides to use Tracey, a glamour model, and persuades Sarah, a Muslim woman, to take part. Rob still has doubts about the idea.
Both Teams have settled on religion as their focus. Filming begins. Beks takes control and makes decisions. Rebecca's team decides that their programme, 'Be Me', will involve handcuffing their two participants together. They start filming in a mosque and Tracey, Karen and Rebecca cover up to enter. Meanwhile, Beks' stern manner unnerves her youngest, teenage contestant. Gina expresses concerns. Rebecca's Muslim volunteer is reluctant to enter a sex shop, but Karen persuades her. Rob considers his future.
Filming is completed and Greg, Ruth and Jeremy watch the finished products. They like the idea behind 'Date My Faith' but think it lacks substance and is too thin on facts; better thought-out questions would have revealed more. It was more like entertainment than a factual item. Greg and Ruth prefer Team B's idea, but Jeremy defends his team's programme.
Greg makes his decision and decides to inform the teams himself. He tells Team A that they muddled 'faith' and 'culture' and that he didn't learn enough from their item; he wanted to hear more from Sarah, the Muslim girl. He decides Team B has won. Beks is devastated.
Greg summons the two teams to his office separately to review how they have performed over the previous five weeks. Anyone not likely to make it as a TV producer will be sent home. Greg has been impressed by Beks in previous tasks, so he lets her through to the final despite the fact that her team lost, but Sid and Chris are out. Gina and Felicity (Fliss) live to fight another day. Rebecca goes through to the final as the producer of this week's winning programme, and Greg also keeps Johnathan despite continuing reservations about his ability to be a team player. Rob decides he wants to leave, so Karen is the last one through to the final.