Stars in their minds
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The television programme 'Stars in Their Eyes,' in which ordinary people imitate well-known performers, has become a cultural phenomenon in the UK. Some 40,000 people request application forms to appear on the programme each year, and the 1998 celebrity show attracted an extremely large audience. Granada invests around 2 million pounds sterling in each series, as the selection process is very time-consuming and providing the competitors with wigs, costumes and make-up to allow them to closely resemble the star they are imitating is very expensive. The real performers are generally quite supportive of those who are trying to imitate them.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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UK: IMPORTANCE OF TV IN CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT
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Television (TV) may provide an effective way of monitoring a child's progress, say Royal Free Hospital researchers in a report released on 24 March 2000. Studies by parents of nearly 800 children and undertaken on behalf of the London-based hospital found that one in four recognised certain TV images at the age of one, while 96% did so at the age of one and a half. TV images such as a baby, cat or dog are regarded as more abstract compared with pictures in books and are regarded as a gauge where no special training or equipment is required to record.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2000
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On the Street where I live
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The television soap opera 'Coronation Street,' which has been running for 40 years, is discussed. 'Coronation Street' has been highly successful for Granada, selling to 30 countries.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2000
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