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	<title>The TV Show &#187; The Family</title>
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		<title>The Big 4 &#8211; Cambridge</title>
		<link>http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/12/16/the-big-4-cambridge/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/12/16/the-big-4-cambridge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The TV Show</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month The TV Show&#8217;s Big 4 made its way to Cambridge to find out what viewers there had to say about Channel 4 and its programmes.


Watch the video to find out what the locals thought of recent programmes including Miss Naked Beauty, The Family, Cookalong Live, Channel 4 News, Time Team, Embarrassing Teenage Bodies [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-620" src="http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/files/2008/12/cambridge_164.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="115" />Last month The TV Show&#8217;s Big 4 made its way to Cambridge to find out what viewers there had to say about Channel 4 and its programmes.<span id="more-621"></span></p>
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<p>Watch the video to find out what the locals thought of recent programmes including <a href="http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/M/missnakedbeauty/index.html" target="_blank">Miss Naked Beauty</a>, <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/" target="_blank">The Family</a>, <a href="http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/cookalong-live/cookalong-live-the-series/index.html?intcmp=lifepage_box7" target="_blank">Cookalong Live</a>, <a href="http://www.channel4.com/news/" target="_blank">Channel 4 News</a>, <a href="http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/T/timeteam/" target="_blank">Time Team</a>, <a>Embarrassing Teenage Bodies</a> and more.</p>
<p>Do you agree with what the people of Cambridge had to say? Let us know by posting your comments below.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;d like to share your views with The TV Show&#8217;s Big 4, keep your eyes on our <a href="http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/take-part/" target="_blank">Take Part</a> section to find out where we&#8217;ll be heading to in 2009.</p>
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		<title>The Big 4 &#8211; Exeter</title>
		<link>http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/11/13/the-big-4-exeter/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/11/13/the-big-4-exeter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The TV Show</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Viewer Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamie Oliver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Family]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, The TV Show&#8217;s Big 4 travelled west to find out what the people of Exeter had to say about Channel 4 and its programmes.

 
Take a look at the video to find out what the locals thought of recent programmes including Jamie&#8217;s Ministry of Food, The Family, Britain&#8217;s Got the Pop Factor, Miss [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-585" src="http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/files/2008/12/exeter_164.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="115" />Last month, The TV Show&#8217;s Big 4 travelled west to find out what the people of Exeter had to say about Channel 4 and its programmes.<span id="more-541"></span></p>
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<p>Take a look at the video to find out what the locals thought of recent programmes including <a href="http://www.jamiesministryoffood.com/content/c4/home.html" target="_blank">Jamie&#8217;s Ministry of Food</a>, <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/" target="_blank">The Family</a>, <a href="http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/P/peter_kays_britains_got_the_pop_factor_and_possibly_a_new_celebrity_jesus_christ_soapstar_superstar_strictly_on_ice/" target="_blank">Britain&#8217;s Got the Pop Factor</a>, <a href="http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/M/missnakedbeauty/" target="_blank">Miss Naked Beauty</a>, <a href="http://www.channel4.com/news/dispatches/" target="_blank">Dispatches</a>, <a href="http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/P/paulogrady/" target="_blank">The Paul O&#8217;Grady Show</a>, <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/T/thomas-hurndall/" target="_blank">The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall</a> and more.</p>
<p>Do you agree with what they had to say? Let us know by posting your comments below…</p>
<p>If you&#8217;d like to share your views with The TV Show&#8217;s Big 4, please visit our <a href="http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/take-part/" target="_blank">Take Part</a> section to find out where it will be travelling to this month.</p>
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		<title>Backstage &#8211; October 08</title>
		<link>http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/10/14/backstage-october-08/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/10/14/backstage-october-08/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The TV Show</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Viewer Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sex Education Show]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This month&#8217;s edition of The TV Show featured an exclusive Q&#38;A session with the stars of The Family, and a lively debate on The Sex Education Show.

 
Many of the viewers who joined our studio audience were able to voice their opinions live on air, but for those who didn&#8217;t, we sent our viewer video [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-102" src="http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/files/2008/10/oct08_120.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="90" />This month&#8217;s edition of The TV Show featured an exclusive Q&amp;A session with the stars of <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/" target="_blank">The Family</a>, and a lively debate on <a href="http://www.channel4.com/video/the-sex-education-show/catchup.html" target="_blank">The Sex Education Show</a>.<span id="more-499"></span></p>
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<p>Many of the viewers who joined our studio audience were able to voice their opinions live on air, but for those who didn&#8217;t, we sent our viewer video camera backstage to give everyone a chance to speak directly to Channel 4.</p>
<p>Watch the video to find out what our audience members thought of programmes including <a href="http://www.channel4.com/video/the-sex-education-show/catchup.html" target="_blank">The Sex Education Show</a>, <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/" target="_blank">The Family</a> and <a href="http://www.channel4.com/video/bring-back-star-wars/" target="_blank">Bring Back Star Wars</a>.</p>
<p>Do you agree with the comments made? Do you have a different point of view about the programmes discussed? Please let us know what you think by leaving your comments below.</p>
<p>The TV Show is broadcast live from west London on the first Saturday of each month – if you&#8217;d like to join the studio audience and have a chance to put your questions to Channel 4, please see our <a href="http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/take-part/" target="_blank">Take Part</a> section for more information.</p>
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		<title>Watch The TV Show &#8211; October 08</title>
		<link>http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/10/07/watch-the-show-october/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/10/07/watch-the-show-october/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The TV Show</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[October&#8217;s edition of The TV Show featured an exclusive Q&#38;A session with The Family and a heated debate about The Sex Education Show. We also caught up with The TV Show&#8217;s tour of Britain and found out what the people of Birmingham had liked and disliked about Channel 4 in September.
If you missed the live [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-485" src="http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/files/2008/10/krish_oct_120.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="90" />October&#8217;s edition of The TV Show featured an exclusive Q&amp;A session with <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/" target="_blank">The Family</a> and a heated debate about <a href="http://www.channel4.com/video/the-sex-education-show/catchup.html" target="_blank">The Sex Education Show</a>. We also caught up with The TV Show&#8217;s tour of Britain and found out what the people of Birmingham had liked and disliked about Channel 4 in September.<span id="more-483"></span></p>
<p>If you missed the live show, or would like the opportunity to watch again, you can now watch the full programme here on the blog and let us know what you think. Do you agree with the comments that were made about <a href="http://www.channel4.com/video/the-sex-education-show/catchup.html" target="_blank">The Sex Education Show</a>? Do you have any more questions for <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/" target="_blank">The Family</a>?</p>
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<p>Joining Krishnan in the first half of the show were Simon, Jane and Emily Hughes from <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/" target="_blank">The Family</a>. They, along with executive producer Nick Curwin, answered a number of questions from the audience about the series. Watch the video to find out why the Hughes family were picked to take part, learn more about how The Family was made, and find out whether they&#8217;ve learnt anything as a result of watching themselves on screen.</p>
<p>Also on this month&#8217;s programme were Anna Richardson, presenter of <a href="http://www.channel4.com/video/the-sex-education-show/catchup.html" target="_blank">The Sex Education Show</a>, and commissioning editor for the series, Walter Iuzzolino. Find out what they had to say in response to the comments from the studio audience &#8211; and let us know whether you agree with their points.</p>
<p>After the show, as always, a number of audience members took the chance to record their backstage <a href="http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/blogs/viewer-videos/" target="_blank">viewer videos</a> – keep an eye on the site over the coming week or so to see what they had to say.</p>
<p>We also conducted an exclusive web chat with The Family – visit <a href="http://community.channel4.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5200030229/m/15500024011" target="_blank">The TV Show forum</a> to find out what they had to say.</p>
<p>The next edition of The TV Show takes place on Saturday 1 November – if you&#8217;d like to join the studio audience please contact <a href="mailto:thetvshow@princesstv.com" target="_blank">thetvshow@princesstv.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>Looking forward to Saturday&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/10/02/looking-forward-to-saturday/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/10/02/looking-forward-to-saturday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krishnan Guru-Murthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m really excited about this Saturday. Two cracking subjects to discuss and some great guests in the studio. I&#8217;ve been a late starter with The Family but found myself sucked in very quickly. And everyone I know says the same thing about it: that being convinced to actually watch is the biggest hurdle. Once you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-473" src="http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/files/2008/10/krish_small_120.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="90" />I&#8217;m really excited about this Saturday. Two cracking subjects to discuss and some great guests in the studio. I&#8217;ve been a late starter with <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/" target="_blank">The Family</a> but found myself sucked in very quickly.<span id="more-471"></span> And everyone I know says the same thing about it: that being convinced to actually watch is the biggest hurdle. Once you start viewing it hooks you fast and you understand and identify with everything that is going on and every tension in the relationships straight away. Because we&#8217;ve all been there to a lesser or greater degree.</p>
<p>There are <a href="http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/10/01/got-a-question-for-the-family/" target="_blank">so many questions</a> I want to ask Mum and Dad about why they did it, how it felt, how it changed them and what they&#8217;ve experienced since it started being broadcast. So if the hands don&#8217;t go up in the studio audience I&#8217;ll be quite happy to fill the airtime myself. But I rather suspect my guests will be as intrigued as I am.</p>
<p>And then there is <a href="http://www.channel4.com/video/the-sex-education-show/catchup.html" target="_blank">The Sex Education Show</a>. And where do we start with this one? Is this an honest attempt at public service broadcasting about an important subject? Or an entertaining and slightly titillating show about sex that you can get away with watching because its on Channel 4 and not Virgin + 1 at three in the morning? Take a look at the clip below and let me know what you think.</p>
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<p>The format is certainly bold &#8211; and so are the images they show and the material they discuss. But is it on at the right time? Is it putting people off their dinner?! And do we really care that much about Anna Richardson&#8217;s sex life &#8211; charming and funny though she might be? There has been a rash of programmes on tv about sex recently. Maybe it is just a coincidence, maybe commissioners are trying to cheer us up from the desperate financial crisis or maybe they are reflecting changing social attitudes. But who is The Sex Education Show really aimed at? Is it aimed solely at teenagers? Why has Channel 4 really put this on? I think this might just be a pretty lively debate.</p>
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		<title>Got a question for The Family?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/10/01/got-a-question-for-the-family/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/10/01/got-a-question-for-the-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The TV Show</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month&#8217;s edition of The TV Show &#8211; 4.10pm, Saturday October 4 &#8211; looks set to be a lively 30 minutes of studio discussion. Not only will we be featuring a debate on The Sex Education Show, we&#8217;ll also be hosting an exclusive question and answer session with The Family.

In response to the hundreds of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-469" src="http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/files/2008/10/thefamily2_120.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="90" />This month&#8217;s edition of The TV Show &#8211; 4.10pm, Saturday October 4 &#8211; looks set to be a lively 30 minutes of studio discussion. Not only will we be featuring a debate on <a href="http://www.channel4.com/video/the-sex-education-show/catchup.html" target="_blank">The Sex Education Show</a>, we&#8217;ll also be hosting an exclusive question and answer session with <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/" target="_blank">The Family</a>.<span id="more-465"></span></p>
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<p>In response to the hundreds of comments Channel 4 has received about The Family (via our <a href="http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/09/17/observing-the-family/" target="_blank">very own blog</a>, through the <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/" target="_blank">official site</a> and on the <a href="http://community.channel4.com/eve/forums?a=tpc&amp;f=6910040608&amp;m=64400749901" target="_blank">C4 forums</a>) The TV Show will be dedicating the first half of the live programme to the Hughes family.</p>
<p>Dad Simon, mum Jane and daughter Emily are confirmed as guests for the Q&amp;A session and will also be staying back after the show to take part in a TV Show web chat – check out <a href="http://community.channel4.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5200030229/m/15500024011" target="_blank">The TV Show forum</a> on Saturday to find out how you can take part.</p>
<p>In part two, Krishnan will be hosting a debate on <a href="http://www.channel4.com/video/the-sex-education-show/catchup.html" target="_blank">The Sex Education Show</a>. The show &#8211; in which presenter Anna Richardson aims to &#8220;tackle the nation&#8217;s sexual ignorance and reticence&#8221; &#8211; was, excluding Big Brother, Channel 4&#8217;s most complained about programme in September (mostly due its pre-watershed broadcast) but has been a <a href="http://sexperienceuk.channel4.com/" target="_blank">huge online success</a> with people around the country openly sharing their sexual experiences and problems with others.</p>
<p>Have you watched <a href="http://www.channel4.com/video/the-sex-education-show/catchup.html" target="_blank">The Sex Education Show</a>? Do you think its suitable pre-watershed viewing? Have you found the programme educational? Tune in to The TV Show this Saturday and to find out what the programme makers have to say.</p>
<p>As ever, if you&#8217;d like to contribute your views to Saturday&#8217;s show &#8211; either as part of our live studio audience or over the phone &#8211; please see our <a href="http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/take-part/" target="_blank">Take Part</a> section for more information.</p>
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		<title>Observing The Family</title>
		<link>http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/09/17/observing-the-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The TV Show</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As anyone who&#8217;s taken notice of the distinctive promotional posters and on-air trails will no doubt be aware, The Family made its long-awaited debut on Channel 4 tonight. A minutely-observed eight-part documentary series, it promises to &#8220;lift the lid on family dynamics&#8221; and &#8220;build a revealing and intimate portrait of life in Britain today&#8221;.

Filmed over [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-335" src="http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/files/2008/09/thefamily_120.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="90" /></a>As anyone who&#8217;s taken notice of the distinctive promotional posters and on-air trails will no doubt be aware, <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/" target="_blank">The Family</a> made its long-awaited debut on Channel 4 tonight. A minutely-observed eight-part documentary series, it promises to &#8220;lift the lid on family dynamics&#8221; and &#8220;build a revealing and intimate portrait of life in Britain today&#8221;.<span id="more-339"></span></p>
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<p>Filmed over 100 days and nights, <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/">The Family</a> will chronicle the everyday lives of the &#8220;vibrant and often fiery&#8221; Hughes family from Kent – dad Simon, mum Jane, daughters Jessica, Emily, Charlotte and son Tom – as they respond to the challenges that modern family life presents.</p>
<p>Did you watch the first episode? What did you make of it? Was <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/">The Family</a> what you expected?</p>
<p>BAFTA award-winning director Jonathan Smith said he wanted the series to provide &#8220;an honest portrait of family life in the 21st century&#8221;. Do you think this will be achieved? Have you been able to relate to what you&#8217;ve seen so far? Does <a href="http://www.channel4.com/health/the-family/">The Family</a> reflect your experience of how families live and interact in this country today? The TV Show would love to know what you think.</p>
<p>If you missed tonight&#8217;s first episode, please take a look at the clip below to get a flavour of what went on.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.channel4.com/video/the-family/catchup.html" target="_blank">The Family will be available free on Catch-Up for the next 30 days</a>.</p>
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