[Animal]

The final editing has been done, and the producers like what they see
Subject to change Teen Big Brother could possiby be shown on TV starting October 13th!!!!!!
Another change to plan is the moving of times shown. No mid day educational proggy, no no, Endemol/Channel 4 are now thinking of showing it at 10pm, with 5 x 1 hour episodes
Buh Bye!!

[internetsusie]

yeah so there!! whoopee

[James]

Thanks for this info Animal, there was a long article in today's Guardian about the show, with quotes from the producers.

Though haven't yet mentioned to the newspaper about the early start date.

Thrills and skills

Big Brother calls in post-16 quango, reports Peter Kingston

Tuesday September 16, 2003
The Guardian

A junior version of Big Brother, which featured sex between two of the 18-year-old housemates during recording, is due to go out in a Channel 4 education slot with the backing of the Learning and Skills Council.

Britain's biggest quango gave advice to Teen Big Brother as part of its work with Channel 4 to enhance the educational content of its programmes. Officials were hiding any glee at what will undoubtedly boost ratings for a show that was commissioned with the uphill brief of informing teenagers about educational and training opportunities, and improving their key skills.

The programme, which is designed to inform teenagers about educational and training opportunities, caused a minor tabloid lather when it leaked out that a couple of contestants had actually done what the newspapers had been hoping would happen on the original "reality television" show.

"Channel 4's ratings are not top of our concern," said an LSC spokesman. "If people are watching and the educational messages are getting across, that's our job done. To the best of our knowledge we don't have a seduction department in the LSC."

When it is screened early in the new year, the show will not duck the fact that intercourse occurred during the week that contestants were in the Big Brother house, a Channel 4 spokeswoman said. "It's relevant to how a group of 18-year-olds live and to what's important to them," she said.

The show has been made by Endemol, which produced the original Big Brother, the fourth series of which was screened this summer. Eight 18-year-olds from diverse backgrounds - four male, four female - were selected after national auditions.

"All of them are at crossroads in their lives, either thinking of higher education or in jobs where they don't want to be," said the Channel 4 spokeswoman.

They spent a week in the Big Brother house. Unlike the original, in which the viewers vote each week for one housemate to be expelled, Teen Big Brother allowed the participants to vote for two to leave in the middle of the week.

At the end, the remaining six decided who should be the winner. He or she won "the vocational trip of a lifetime", the spokeswoman explained. For instance, if the winner was interested in becoming a chef, they would be taken abroad to visit some first-rate catering training institutions, she said.

During the week, the housemates were set tasks by Big Brother that were designed to improve their employability and key skills. The tasks would also demand a strong element of teamworking.

During production it was realised that the cameras had captured something that was not part of these tasks. "There was a sexual incident between two of the people in the house," the spokeswoman said.

This will not be screened, she stressed. But references to it by the other housemates will not be cut out.

The show unashamedly seeks to exploit the enormous popularity of the original Big Brother among its target audience, 16- to 20-year-olds.

Though no screening dates have been finally decided, it is expected that the show will go out in half-hour instalments as part of Channel 4's educational output, 4Learning, possibly in January.

An accompanying website will offer fuller details of educational and training opportunities for young people over 16.

The LSC spokesman said: "The LSC has been working with Channel 4 to enhance the educational content within its existing and future programmes, including advice on a specific programme based on the Big Brother format, but this has not involved any financial contribution from the LSC to support the show's development."

From http://media.guardian.co.uk/bigbroth...042523,00.html

[internetsusie]

Teen Big brother is definatly going out on the 13th October, there was a small piece about it today in the Sunday people, Endomol have rang up my son, who is one of the housemates to confirm that it will be going out on that date with 5 one hour programmes starting at 10pm, they have decided against it going out as an educational programme, they didnt realise at the time that 8 18 year olds could make such amusing and interesting viewing. They are starting on the publicity now and things should be in the daily papers from next week

[Animal]

TV promos starting monday the 6th

[internetsusie]

Its now being advertised on the official channel 4 web site.

[Animal]

Nah, not like that, you gotta post it with style

Channel 4 has put up This Page Lotsa info on the show (including some things i didn't know about)
Check it out

[kaphc]

Wow this sounds good!

I'm looking forward to watching it!

[James]

The TV listings has this to say about the first two episodes

Teen Big Brother: The Experiment
Channel 4
Monday 13th October 2003
22:00 to 23:10

Following a group of 18 year-olds who spent 10 days in the Big Brother house in August. Following their arrival at the house, and the niceties out of the way, it doesn't take long for the eight to get down to some serious frank discussions. By day two there are tears, laughter and screaming matches. There is no public vote, the group have to decide their own fates. Presented by Dermot O'Leary.

Tuesday 14th October 2003

Following a group of 18 year-olds who spent 10 days in the Big Brother house in August. It's day three, and tensions continue to mount. Shaneen and Tracey decide to let bygones be bygones, but the truce does not last long. And when the second task proves to be a struggle for some, a monumental screaming match ensues between Paul and Jade. Presented by Dermot O'Leary.

There's an interview with Tommy and Jade here

[internetsusie]

can yo tell me where you got the tv listings from please, I have looked everywhere

[James]

I use a computer program called Digiguide to get TV listings.
These programs are also on the Radio Times site though. Do a search for Big Brother there to find them.

[internetsusie]

thankyou, I found it on the radio times web site.

[Animal]

*note to self, buy Radio Times to add to scrapbook*

[internetsusie]

Will you stop followin me around!

[Animal]

I was here 1st

[internetsusie]

but I have the senior rank

[kaphc]

Animal and internetsusie, are you getting excited about watching the Teen BB programmes on C4?

I'm starting to look forward to it, but am wondering how we are going to identify our fellow forum member from all the other yellow boiler-suited people? Or would you rather not say - or wait until we all say which of the housemates we like / don't like???!!!

[internetsusie]

I dont know why they have said they are all in uniform, they are not, the ads started on channel4 tonight, when you see them you will see they are not in orange or yellow boiler suits.

[Insider]

they wore overalls for 3/4 of a day at max

[steve_o]

I saw the advert for this, they look a right bunch of brats, which means it will probably be good. Great to watch I hope, funny thing is I though I was an adult at 18. I thought they were putting kid's of 15 and 14 in there? that's what I'd call a teenager.

[Insider]

i think in this case brats = care free/ up for a laugh, which can only be a good thing

[steve_o]

I'm begining to wonder now though if it will be good or are ch4 exploiting young people for a cheap thrill because they knew two people had sex in the house. Will they show it? and if they do, is it right?. Ch4 have it covered because they can say they were 18. This bring's about unanswered questions they know the deed has already been done and it hasn't just happened live. Would this programme be showed at all if nothing happened in there? Lets have a debate That's if anyones still interested these day's.

[kaphc]

I think C4 have realised that the programme will be more popular than just on the "educational" slot in the mornings. As for what they show, from what I've read, it's just a shot of bedclothes moving.

In heat magazine this week, there are pictures and descriptions of the eight housemates, so I'm having fun trying to work out who animal and insider are!

[BigSister]

Intresting....
Thanks Kaphc

[Insider]

heh, i live in the south coast UK, might help you suss it out.

The reason they are bringin it forward is because they was so pleased with the final edit they didn't want to wait until next year.

Yes, it's just gonna be a tumble under the sheets you will see and as tommy said "you put a load of 18 year olds together, what did you expect"