Archive for September, 2009
Greenlit: Wallace and Gromit’s World of Science, BBC1
Wallace and Gromit’s World of Science – Innovative and humorous science series in which Wallace explores the scientific breakthroughs that influenced his inventions with the help of archive footage (and Gromit). Channel: BBC1 Producer: Aardman Animations Source: Broadcast
Greenlit: Life, BBC1/Discovery
Life (10×60′) - Our planet may be home to more than 30 million different animals and plants. And every single one is locked in its own life-long fight for survival. Life uncovers some extraordinary strategies they’ve developed to stay alive and to breed. Narrated by David Attenborough (and Oprah Winfrey on Discovery Channel) and using [...]
Greenlit: King of the Crown, TLC
King of the Crown (12x ) -Reality series that follows Cy Frakes who runs a beauty pageant business called Gowns and Crowns. Channel: TLC Producer: Five Five Productions / Discovery Studios TX: 30th September 2009 Source: Cynopsis
Deathlist
The death list is a macabre roll call of fifty famous people predicted to die in 2009 – so far nine people have fulfilled expectations. The list goes back to 1987 – in 1991, none of the people on the list died, but interestingly Saddam Hussein was on there. History could have been very different… [...]
Anglo-Saxon Pots of Gold
Terry Herbert, 55, struck gold in a farmer’s field in Staffordshire, UK, when he went metal detecting. He discovered a stash of 1,500 gold and silver treasures that date back to the 7th century. The haul is being valued by experts but is likely to be worth seven figures, a sum that Mr Herbert will [...]
Greenlit: My Life With Milk, Fruit TV
My Life with Milk – radio documentary featuring US gay rights campaigner Harvey Milk, which will be broadcast on new web broadcaster www.fruittv.tv. TX: 2010 Source: Broadcast
Greenlit: Aids in America, Fruit TV
Aids in America – documentary featuring US HIV survivors talk about living with the disease, which will be shown on new web broadcaster www.fruittv.tv. TX: 2010 Source: Broadcast
Creatives’ House Swapping
Creative Caravan is a free house swap / subletting site for people working in the advertising/media/fashion/art and design industries, the idea being that you are more likely to have something in common with your landlord / renter and so are less likely to run into incompatibility/expectation issues. Ideal for short term lets for vacation or [...]
All The Things That Can be Made From a Pig
Once upon a time, Pig 05049 was slaughtered and was made into dozens of products – not all of them bacon. Christien Meindertsma spent three years researching the products that can be manufactured from one pig and discovered a list that included cigarettes, porcelain, chewing gum, heart valves, ammunition and bio diesel. Everything was recorded [...]
Greenlit: Queer As Folk: Ten Years On, Fruit TV
Queer As Folk: Ten Years On – documentary featuring writer Russell T Davies about the groundbreaking show which will be shown on new gay/transgender web broadcaster www.fruittv.tv. TX: 2010
