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An
inventive new season as ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE springs into summer
Press
pack available below
From
an exploration of the creative brilliance of leading cultural figures
to a brand new competition to find Britain's most exciting budding
inventors, ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE sets out to stimulate viewers this spring/summer
with a £270 million season of programmes.
Lorraine Heggessey,
Controller ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE said: "´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE has a role to play in expanding
viewers' knowledge and in offering new ideas and thoughts. Now that
we've got a stronger foundation to the channel almost every day
of the week, what we're trying to do is bring greater breadth and
depth into every genre – including science and the arts. This
is a continuation of what we've been doing over the last eighteen
months, and viewers are now seeing the fruit of this strategy on-air."
´óÏó´«Ã½
ONE has a successful track record in launching a range of science
programmes and this season brings two new series.
For his first major ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE landmark, intrepid zoologist Nigel Marven,
embarks on an epic quest to understand the extraordinary origins
and power of the Human Senses.
Nigel
goes in search of the biological roots of our senses on a journey
that takes him around the globe, to uncover the evolutionary reasons
why particular sights, sounds, smells and tastes have such a strong
effect on us.
Innovation
Nation calls all budding scientists to get inventing. ´óÏó´«Ã½
ONE launches this year-long initiative to celebrate invention, with
a look at ideas that have changed the world or made everyday living
easier.
Would-be
inventors are challenged to get thinking and to submit some life-changing
ideas of their own. Through the year the entries will be whittled
down to a short list which make it off the paper and into working
prototypes.
The
public will then vote to find the winner and one team will get the
chance of a lifetime to have their idea marketed and put on sale.
Young
inventors too can be part of the innovation nation by competing
for awards of their own through C´óÏó´«Ã½.
´óÏó´«Ã½
ONE puts a fresh face on the arts this summer as Alan Yentob introduces
Imagine, a new strand that takes a regular look
at the people and topics making waves in the arts.
Documentaries
will go behind the scenes with stories on a range of subjects from
contemporary music and modern dance, to classical ballet and sculpture,
casting new light on the visual arts, theatre, photography and fashion.
Lorraine
Heggessey said: "We have put a huge amount of time into thinking
how we can best serve the different audiences that come to ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE
for arts and culture, with different demands from this specialist
subject. We're keen to open the window to new audiences for arts,
but we also want to serve the aficionados."
Titles
for this first season of Imagine include:
•
The Saatchi phenomenon - As Charles Saatchi opens
his gallery of contemporary art in what used to be London's County
Hall, this film goes behind the scenes at the gallery as the huge
and iconic works of art by Damien Hirst and others are installed,
and contains unique scenes of Charles Saatchi himself.
• Carlos Acosta: the reluctant ballet dancer
- Young Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta is profiled for the first
time. Already a hugely successful dancer, Carlos has a season at
the Royal Ballet this year dancing with Darcy Bussell. Carlos has
choreographed his first show, Toco Roro and the film shows preparations
for the show at Sadler's Wells in London and its premiere in Havana.
• Stella's story - An intimate and exclusive
look at the life of Stella McCartney and a glimpse of what it was
like to grow up in the McCartney household. The film goes behind
the scenes at her recent Paris fashion show and watches her prepare
for the London opening of her new shop.
•
John Mortimer: owning up at 80 - An affectionate
study of John Mortimer, lawyer, writer and commentator, as he celebrates
his 80th birthday. A barrister who became a household name through
his creation, Rumpole of the Bailey. The film hears his advice about
life, what he's learned of it and from it.
The
Birth of Frankenstein continues ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE's occasional series
on 19th century British women writers. Professor Robert Winston
offers a fresh look at Mary Shelley, one of the most enduring novelists
of her generation and one of the most remarkable women of the age.
Using
dramatic reconstructions and starring Victoria Hamilton and Patrick
Malahide, In Search of the Brontës shatters
the myths that have surrounded the celebrated literary sisters Charlotte,
Emily and Anne.
Other
season highlights:
• A major new conspiracy thriller from award winning writer
Paul Abbott, State of Play is a gripping story
of deception, collusion and abuse of power set against the backdrop
of Whitehall and Fleet Street.
It stars David Morrissey as Stephen Collins, a high flying Member
of Parliament and Chairman of the Government's Energy Select Committee
and John Simm as Cal McAffrey, a well respected investigative journalist.
•
The Murder Game takes the enduring appeal of a
murder mystery, applies the science of modern forensic investigation
and a twist in the tale as a team of amateur investigators seek
to solve a crime and win a £25,000 reward.
The
investigators are guided through the case by a real detective DCS
Bob Taylor, who has hunted over 100 killers in the course of his
career with West Yorkshire Police. He is the investigators' judge,
he sets their line of enquiry but it's the terrifying Killer's Game
that decides who stays on the team.
•
Paul O'Grady stars as Ray, bingo caller and manager in Eyes
Down, a new comedy by Angela Clarke following the lives,
loves, hopes and disappointments of staff and punters at a Liverpool
bingo hall. Angela Clarke's script was developed with the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s
Northern Writer's Initiative which set out to find new writing talent.
•
Neil Pearson stars in Trevor's World of Sport as
a sports agent trying to retain his decency and dignity in a increasingly
cut throat world where his problems are compounded by a troubled
marriage, a wayward son and an array of self-obsessed clients. Written
and directed by Andy Hamilton.
•
Ian Wright asks whether people really will do anything to win a
money-can't-buy dream prize for their loved ones and he tests the
boundaries of friendship and self sacrifice in I'd Do Anything.
•
Viewers have a chance to find out whether they have become smarter
in the last 12 months or whether the year has taken it toll on their
brains as Test the Nation returns to ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE for
the National IQ Test 2003.
•
Three different men, three different lives, one bank robbery. Warren
Clarke, Hugo Speer and Lee Williams head the cast of The
Debt. A wry and witty look at just how far they will go
to get themselves out of debt.
•
Final Demand, a new drama from acclaimed writer
Deborah Moggach, stars Tamzin Outhwaite as a bored accounts clerk
looking for money and fun. She dreams up a simple scam to steal
a few cheques but what will be the final cost?
•
A case of murder, greed and corruption faces Commander Adam Dalgliesh,
as Martin Shaw brings PD James' top detective to ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE in Death
in Holy Orders. Dalgliesh investigates the death of a young
ordinand at St Anselm's theological college.
•
The scissors are being sharpened as Debbie Horsfield's Cutting
It returns for a new series. Viewers were left stunned
last season as Allie Henshall walked out on her faithful husband
Gavin Ferraday for first love Finn Bevan. Has she made the right
choice? Starring Amanda Holden, Sarah Parish, Angela Griffin, Jason
Merrells and Ben Daniels.
• Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo and Peter
Firth return to ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE as MI5 agents at the heart of the action
in their quest to thwart the activities of terrorists operating
within the UK. Spooks gets off to an explosive
start as viewers return to the exact moment where series one ended.
• Welcome to Britain looks at how British
society responds as global migration continues its upward trend
with unprecedented access to the Home Office and IND (Immigration
and Nationality Directorate), refugee organisations, social services
and asylum seekers.
•
From the makers of Son of God comes the compelling story of the
man whose missionary zeal ended up transforming the Christian world.
On the road to Damascus St Paul was struck by a
sudden and blinding conversion of faith.
Jonathan
Edwards takes viewers on the dramatic journey across the Mediterranean
in the steps of this itinerant preacher as he took Jesus' message
to the world.
•
Steve Leonard puts his knowledge of animals to the ultimate test
when he follows the first truly comprehensive search for Scotland's
biggest mythical resident. The Search for the Loch Ness
Monster uses a mix of 3-D animation, contemporary natural
history and innovative science to explode the myth of the monster.
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ONE Drama - April / May press pack (18.03.03)
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