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My Life

The second series of the critically acclaimed single-subject documentary strand My Life features five new films from across the UK, providing an in-depth look into the contrasting lives of some exceptional children.

Ballet Boys follows three brothers from a working class area in Liverpool trying to make it in the world of ballet. Stammer School follows children at the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children, while the story of 15-year-old Jake and his dream of following in the footsteps of his heroes Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton is told in Boy Racers.

The battles of children living with Narcolepsy are revealed in Struggling To Stay Awake and finally Toy Soldiers goes on the march with children whose lives have been disrupted by having a parent in the armed forces. Executive Producer for the series is Alison Gregory.

Ballet Boys, a Real Life production

Stammer School, a Dene Films production

Boy Racers, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Productions

Struggling To Stay Awake, a Blakeway North production

Toy Soldiers, a Walsh Bros production

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Trade Your Way To The USA

The search is on for the best team of young traders in Britain, with the chance to compete in the United States as the goal for the grand finalists in Trade Your Way To The USA.

In each episode Saira Khan, finalist in ´óÏó´«Ã½ One's The Apprentice, challenges two teams of three friends to use their wit and skills to buy items and turn them into must have products.

From markets to county shows and festivals, the teams are pitted against each other in real trading environments across the UK. In every challenge the children must negotiate for their stock, transform it and sell it. They'll have to strike great deals and get the teamwork spot on. It's all about who can sell the best and their numeracy skills are going be tested to the max. From cakes to fruit, toys to flowers, who can charm people to buy the most from them?

Two teams will eventually win through to the USA, the toughest trading environment in the world, for the Grand Final and the ultimate business challenge. But who has what it takes to Trade Their Way To The USA?

A Leopard Films production

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Project Parent

Project Parent is the brand new warm and humorous show that puts kids in control and allows them to give their single parent’s social life a kick start.

With the expert guidance of resident stylist Darren Kennedy, the children in this 13-part series take charge of their parent’s wardrobe, give them a makeover and take them on a shopping trip to find a glamorous new look for a big reveal in front of family and friends.

Aided by presenter Angellica Bell the children interrogate three would-be suitors from the Project Parent satellite surveillance van to choose the right person for mum or dad to go out with on a fun night out.

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The Big Performance

Ten terrified young singers, who can't even face singing in front of their parents, face the challenge of a lifetime in The Big Performance – they must perform in front of 40,000 people at the UK's biggest outdoor festival, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms In The Park.

Only one man can help them pull this off – choirmaster and showman extraordinaire, the award-winning Gareth Malone.

Gareth takes the shy would-be performers around the country on a state-of-the-art tour bus in this 12-part series, setting them increasingly difficult performance challenges covering a huge variety of musical styles.

Can the group hold their notes when boy band The Wanted is watching? Can they shed their inhibitions in Rock Week with the UK's air guitar champion? Will they dare walk through the streets of Birmingham dressed as Lady Gaga? All these challenges lead to the final Big Performance at the Proms.

Gareth believes these children have the potential to be great singers. Now they just need to believe in themselves.

A Twenty Twenty production

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Live 'n' Deadly

This brand new, live and unpredictable Saturday morning show, presented by action adventurer and expert naturalist Steve Backshall and children's TV favourite and animal lover Naomi Wilkinson, is set to get weekends off to a deadly start.

The daring duo are taking a tour around the UK to show C´óÏó´«Ã½ viewers that they don't have to travel half way around the world to enjoy amazing adventures or animal encounters. Every week Steve and Naomi pitch up at a different destination across the country in the Live 'n' Deadly truck, they'll then present a 60-minute show crammed full of animals, adventure, challenges and dares in front of a live studio audience.

And the fun does not stop after the show has ended, because Steve visits different cities all over the country every Sunday with the Deadly Day Out, giving people the chance to get up close and personal with British wildlife, try a new outdoor adventure and see his curious collection of deadly animals.

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