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Productions 2008

We produce around 50 hours of broadcast television a year.

 

How Long Will You Live? 4  

HOW LONG WILL YOU LIVE? 4
10 x 30' for RTE One

The fourth series of this hugely sucessful series for RTE One, in which presenter Dr. Mark Hamilton takes unhealthy volunteers and encourages them to make major lifestyle changes with a view to living longer.

[Image: The Priests by David Bailey]  

THE PRIESTS
1 x 60' for ITV1

A 60’ documentary for ITV1 following the rise and rise of three priests from Northern Ireland, who have clinched a major recording deal with Sony and now find themselves pitched into the premiere league of the international entertainment world. Photograph by David Bailey

[Image: Meon na mBan]  

MEON NA MBAN (THE MINDS OF WOMEN)
6 x 25’ for TG4

An entertaining new series for the Irish language broadcaster TG4, in which a gallery of feisty, formidable Irish women speak up fearlessly about the things in life that matter to them. Produced with support from Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund.

[Image: Engineering Thrills]  

ENGINEERING THRILLS
1 X 60’ for Discovery Channel

‘Engineering Thrills’ explores the latest and coolest technological advances in amusement rides, pushing the fear factor and the ride experience to the next level.

Living Loch Ness  

LIVING LOCH NESS
1 X 60’ for Discovery Channel

In this fascinating hour-long special we bring some of the world’s greatest scientific brains to the banks of Loch Ness to investigate and help create a convincing 3D CGI model of what the monster might look like.

[Image: The One Show]  

THE ONE SHOW
40 x 3-5’ films for BBC One

Short entertaining location films from all around the UK for BBC One’s nightly flagship show.

At Your Service  

AT YOUR SERVICE
8 X 30’ for RTE One

A new series, due to screen in September 2008, in which B&Bs and guesthouses all over Ireland are visited by a top hospitality professional and given advice on how to improve the quality of their service and turn themselves into more profitable and well-run businesses.

Magic Party  

MAGIC PARTY
6 X 30’ for BBC Northern Ireland

Watch and wonder as some of the coolest close-up magicians around create a streetwise mix of classic and alternative magic tricks, while party animal and DJ Joe Lindsay puts together bespoke playlists for six very special house parties.

Wanted Farmers  

WANTED FARMERS 2
1 x 60’ for BBC Northern Ireland

So many people were riveted by the first series, that our cameras are now crossing the Atlantic again, to catch up with the Elliott family, who left their dairy farm in leafy Fermanagh to fulfil Rodney Elliott’s dream of milking cows on the wild, windswept plains of South Dakota.

[Image: John 'Mack' Machowicz]  

FUTUREWEAPONS 3
Discovery US

This show just keeps getting bigger and better. Richard ‘Mack’ Machowicz returns with yet more big bangs and explosive footage from across the world.

[Image: Shabby Go Chic]   SHABBY GO CHIC
13 x 30’ for TG4

Our first commission for the Irish language broadcaster follows pairs of contestants as they track down and renovate pieces of antique furniture. Presented by Aoife Nic Fhearghusa. Produced with support from the Irish Language Fund of Northern Ireland Screen. Screened Spring 2008.
[Image: Northern Ireland's WAGs]   NORTHERN IRELAND'S WAGS
6 x 30’ for BBC Northern Ireland

Forget the sportsmen, this entertaining series is all about the frothy, glossy, high spending lifestyles of the gorgeous girls behind the guys.
[Image: Dr Mark Hamilton]  

HOW LONG WILL YOU LIVE? 3
10 X 30’ for RTE One

Dr. Mark Hamilton returns to present the third series of the popular health/lifestyle show, in which unhealthy individuals change their lifestyles and take up new activities with the aim of living longer. A student, a chef, an accountant and a taxi driver are among those queuing up for attention.

Good Dog, Bad Dog  

GOOD DOG, BAD DOG
4 x 30’ for BBC Northern Ireland

What happens when a cuddly puppy turns into a disobedient dog? Desperate owners up and down Northern Ireland sign up their errant four-legged friends for a course of training classes. Tune in and find out what happens. Screened Spring 2008.

How Long Will You Live  

HOW LONG WILL YOU LIVE? 2 REVISITED
8 X 30’ for RTE ONE

A year on, Dr. Mark Hamilton drops in on the eight people who put themselves forward for a lifestyle change in the second series of this phenomenally successful show. Will they have gone back to their bad old ways or are they still following Dr. Mark’s advice and enjoying the prospect of living longer, healthier lives?

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