Hi all! I am from a new programme for Channel 4 called The TV Show. The TV Show is a monthly pre-watershed 30 minute, live discussion programme in which members of the public debate what they have en...

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Hi all! I am from a new programme for Channel 4 called The TV Show. The TV Show is a monthly pre-watershed 30 minute, live discussion programme in which members of the public debate what they have enjoyed and disliked on TV over the past month. The show will give viewers a chance to directly quiz programme- makers and broadcasters from C4 as well as other channels about their shows and the issues they raised. Each programme will feature one or two debates on different TV related subjects in front of an audience of avid TV viewers. In addition to questions from the audience, the Show may also receive live telephone calls, emails and text messages from viewers and members of the public. This month we are planning to discuss Big Brother Celebrity Hijack and Channel 4’s Food Season. Big Brother – with all the controversy around CBB last year has Channel 4 made the wrong decision? Should they have stuck by their guns and had a proper CBB this year? Or should it have been scrapped outright? Has it been ruined by putting it on a digital channel? Have they taken all the fun out of the show? The Big Food Fight - The shows have already sparked a noisy response to the Channel 4 Duty Log and the online forums. Many viewers are questioning why these programmes need to feature the killing and slaughter of many chickens and other disturbing scenes. Furthermore viewers have questioned the need for Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to set up his own broiler chicken farm – why couldn’t he have exemplified his case using archive material? And finally do Channel 4 really care about the plight of intensively farmed chickens, or is this just another way for the broadcaster to gain ratings by stoking controversy? If you want to take part on Saturday 12th January then apply to The TV Show on Islandoo or email thetvshow@princesstv.com.

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