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Presenters

Current Presenters Davina McCall 2000-present Marcus Bentley (voice over) 2000-present George Lamb 2008-present Zezi Ifore 2008-present Iain Lee 2008-present Gemma Cairney 2008-present

Shows

Series

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The premise of the gameshow is for contestants to live in isolation from the outside world in a custom built house. The winner is the last contestant remaining in the house at the end of the series as housemates are evicted by a weekly public phone vote. The prize is a large sum of cash. The show's name comes from George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, a dystopia in which Big Brother is the all-seeing, omnipotent leader of Oceania. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950 who used the Pseudonym George Orwell, was an English writer Nineteen Eighty-Four (also titled 1984) by George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair) is a 1949 English Novel A dystopia (from the Greek δυσ- and τόπος alternatively cacotopia, kakotopia, cackotopia, or anti-utopia) is the vision of a society Big Brother is a Fictional character in George Orwell 's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the

The main shows are hosted by Davina McCall and narrated by Marcus Bentley. Marcus Bentley (born 4 October, 1967) is a British Actor, broadcaster and Voiceover artist The show premiered on Channel 4 on 14 July 2000. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It is produced by Brighter Pictures, a company of Endemol. Endemol is a television production company based in the Netherlands, with Subsidiaries and Joint ventures in 23 countries including the United The show was an instant hit with up to 10 million viewers tuning in.

Contents 1 Main series 1.1 Logo 1.2 Auditions 1.3 Format 1.4 House 1.5 Tasks 1.6 Aspect ratio 1.7 Live streaming 1.8 Theme tune 2 International Broadcasts 3 Sponsorships 4 Shows 5 Spin-off series 5.1 Celebrity Big Brother 5.2 Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack 5.3 Teen Big Brother 5.4 Big Brother Panto 6 Criticisms and controversy 7 Footnotes 8 See also 9 External links

Main series

Davina McCall is the host of the main show and the Live Eviction shows and Dermot O'Leary was the presenter of the companion show Big Brother's Little Brother, however, on 27 November 2007, it was revealed that he will not return for the future Big Brother series' but he hosted Celebrity Hijack. This is a complete list of shows about and relating to Big Brother (UK. Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary Jr (born 24 May, 1973 in Colchester, England) better known as Dermot O'Leary, is an British This is a complete list of shows about and relating to Big Brother (UK. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The new presenters for the 2008 series have been confirmed to be George Lamb and Zezi Ifore. The Honourable George Lamb ( 11 July 1784 &ndash 2 January 1834) was a British politician and writer Zezi Ifore (zeziː ifɔːre (born c 1985) is a UK DJ, Dancer, Television presenter, Magazine editor and Fashion designer

Although the ethics of the show, and of some of its contestants, have sometimes been questioned,^[1] its continued popularity has ensured its survival. Ethics is a major branch of Philosophy, encompassing right conduct and good life

The ninth series will launch on Thursday, 5th June 2008. Big Brother 9 2008 was the ninth series of the British Reality television series Big Brother that aired on Channel It has also been confirmed that a 10th and 11th series of Big Brother UK will be aired, which include the celebrity version, all of its subsidiary shows and E4 streaming. ^[2]

However, it was announced on August 28th 2007 that Celebrity Big Brother 2008 will be removed from the usual Big Brother lineup. ^[3] The ITV director of television, Simon Shaps, is believed to have talked to Endemol about the contract, but it is understood the network did not make a formal offer for Big Brother. ^[4][5]

Each daily show is repeated the following morning in Channel 4's breakfast schedule, and is censored to allow younger viewers to watch. The same show is repeated on E4 later in the afternoon. Live shows on Fridays are repeated on late Saturday mornings on Channel 4's teen strand T4 and repeated in the evenings on E4.

In T4 and E4 repeats, any entrance or exit of a housemate are usually edited darker to lower the brightness of camera flashes and with the action slowed down, although this causes severe ghosting in the television picture. See also Television interference In Television, a ghost is an unwanted Image on the screen appearing Superimposed on the desired This is possibly to lower the risk of flashing cameras to sufferers of photosensitive epilepsy, even though Channel 4 does not broadcast with lower brightness (although continuity warnings are usually announced). Photosensitive epilepsy is a form of Epilepsy in which Seizures are triggered by visual stimuli that form patterns in time or space such as flashing lights bold

Logo

The iconic logo is in the shape of an eye. Since Big Brother 2, every UK series has featured a new ‘eye’ design designed by Daniel Eatock. The first series had a human eye as the logo (revealed, during her exit interview, to be that belonging to contestant Melanie Hill). The eye is chosen to signify the fact that Big Brother is ‘always watching’ and has become an iconic piece of art. Most series around the world have adopted the eye in their logo.

Auditions

Big Brother open auditions have been held around the UK and Republic of Ireland since Big Brother 2004 and online via video since Big Brother 2006. Big Brother 5 in 2004 was the fifth series of Big Brother in the UK, a reality television show shown on Channel 4 Big Brother 7 in 2006 was the seventh series of the United Kingdom Reality television series Big Brother. Before this, housemates had to send audition tapes to the studios.

Format

Each week, the housemates individually go to the Diary Room and nominate two fellow housemates for eviction. The two or more housemates with the most nominations are then revealed to the House, and the public are invited to vote for who they wish to evict by calling a housemates' premium rate telephone number. Premium-rate telephone numbers are Telephone numbers for Telephone calls during which certain services are provided and for which prices higher than normal are Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information The housemate who receives the greatest percentage of the public vote is evicted. Until Series 8, viewers were able to vote by text messaging

Series 7 housemate, Sezer Yurtseven, holds the record for highest eviction percentage. Text messaging, or texting is the common term for the sending of "short" (160 characters or fewer including spaces text messages from Mobile phones Sezer was evicted in early June 2006 (week two) of Big Brother 7 with 91. 6% of the vote, reportedly due to his televised antics. ^[6] Initially ranked in May 2006 as the fourth most likely to win (behind Pete Bennett, Imogen Thomas and Richard Newman),^[7] the then 26-year-old stockbroker was the fifth to leave the house but only the second evicted. ^[8] Model Lea Walker and waiter Richard Newman survived the vote. ^[8]

The closest eviction vote so far was between Alison Hammond and Alex Sibley of Big Brother 3, who received 38. 52% and 38. 44% respectively, a difference of just 1,027 votes. ^[9] This also happened with Series 8 housemates Kara-Louise Horne (30. 8%) and Jonty Stern (30. 7%).

Mark Owen won Celebrity Big Brother 2 with 77%, the highest winning percentage in Big Brother UK history across both the celebrity and regular series. Nadia Almada's 74% win in 2004 was the largest of the regular series. Nadia Almada (born Jorge Leodoro on 28 January 1977 is a Madeiran Reality television star best-known for being the first Transsexual winner of series ^[10]

Brian Belo won Big Brother 8 and in doing so, became the first housemate to win after entering the house late, he also became the first ever Black Big Brother UK Winner.

House

For the first two series, the house was located in Bow, London near to the Three Mills Studios. Bow is an area of East London England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. After planning permission expired in 2002, Newham Council ordered the complex to be returned to a natural habitat. The London Borough of Newham ( is a London borough in East London, within Greater London.

Subsequent series have taken place at Elstree Studios. Historically the name " Elstree Studios " refers to any of several Film studios that were based in the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in The house is built on top of the studios' old underwater tank, and it is believed that after the last series of Big Brother ends in 2010, it will be restored to an underwater tank again. For the 9th series of the show, it was originally thought that the house could be moving to a new location rumoured to be in Hammersmith; however it has recently been confirmed that the show will still be broadcast from Elstree Studios for at least a further two years. Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, approximately 5 miles (8km west of Charing Cross on Historically the name " Elstree Studios " refers to any of several Film studios that were based in the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in

The interior design of the house changes each year to suit the theme of the series. For example, the Big Brother 5 house was claustrophobic, with harsh colour schemes, while series 7 had an "Inside Out" theme with mood lighting that could be changed by the producers to reflect the mood of the housemates. Exclusive pictures of the reportedly new Big Brother 9 house were published in Heat magazine, although it has been confirmed that Big Brother will remain at its current location in Elstree Studios until 2010. Heat is a British entertainment magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media. Historically the name " Elstree Studios " refers to any of several Film studios that were based in the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in It is un-certain if Big Brother UK will move to a new location after the current contract at Elstree Studios expires. Big Brother is a Reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom and Historically the name " Elstree Studios " refers to any of several Film studios that were based in the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in

The house for series nine has been confirmed to be the largest so far.

The house is situated just meters from The George Lucas Stage in which the Big Brother spin-off Big Brother's Little Brother is filmed, as well as the Housemate interviews after they have been evicted.

Tasks

Housemates are regularly set tasks by Big Brother. These vary from a short job for one housemate (often conducted without the other housemates' knowledge) to tasks over several days involving the whole house. Shorter tasks are generally rewarded with "treats" such as cigarettes or alcohol. There is a main weekly task to determine whether the housemates receive a luxury shopping budget or basic rations only. Tasks often involve an element of performance, dressing up, or artistic endeavour. In more recent series, some tasks have also rewarded or punished housemates with regard to nominations.

Series 3 of Big Brother introduced the Saturday night "Big Brother: Live Task", which would determine on which side of the rich/poor divide individual housemates would live for the forthcoming week. The live tasks were continued throughout Big Brother 4, with winners treated to a hidden "reward room" for the evening. Live Saturday evening tasks were discontinued during Big Brother 5.

Aspect ratio

Series 1 to 6 of Big Brother (2000–2005), including the four corresponding series of Celebrity Big Brother, were some of the very few programmes on mainstream British terrestrial television that were broadcast in the old 4:3 aspect ratio as opposed to the more common 16:9 widescreen format. The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height A widescreen image is a film computer or television image with a wider and shorter aspect ratio than the standard Academy frame developed during the Classical (Except the Big Brother Panto, which was in widescreen). The reason for this is unclear, but was believed to be because of the size of some of the cameras. However, from Big Brother 7 (2006) the aspect ratio has been switched in favour of the 16:9 format, with Big Brother, and all of its sister shows broadcasting in widescreen. Big Brother 7 in 2006 was the seventh series of the United Kingdom Reality television series Big Brother.

Live streaming

Channel 4 has made available live pictures and audio from the Big Brother house. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began However, approximately a 20 minute delay is in place so that audio and/or pictures can be censored to comply with TV regulations. This is also obvious when housemates discuss the time in the big brother house and when they have done so the time is commonly 20-25 minutes behind than the time of viewing.

The action from within the house is streamed live over the Internet for a one-off fee subscription that lasts until the end of a series, and for free to broadband customers of sponsors Virgin Media. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Virgin Media Inc (formerly known as ntlTelewest, after a merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global Inc

Since the second series, Channel 4's sister station E4 has also carried live pictures and audio from the Big Brother House. E4 is a digital television channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, launched as a pay-TV companion to Channel 4 on 18 January An interactive service available to digital satellite viewers allows 24/7 access to the stream, even when E4 is carrying normal programming.

Theme tune

The theme tune was written and produced by Paul Oakenfold and Andy Gray. Paul Oakenfold (born 30 August, 1963 in Greenhithe, Kent, UK) is a Record producer and a popular trance It was released as a single in September 2000 under the name "Element Four" and peaked at number four in the UK Singles Chart. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry It is also used for the Bulgarian series. Main seasons Niki Kunchev hosted the three main seasons produced so far and the two celebrity seasons

International Broadcasts

The Polish station TVN are airing two series of the show. TVN is a major Polish commercial Television network, founded by Mariusz Walter and launched on October 3 1997. ^[11]

Sponsorships

Series	Sponsor	Slogan	Notes
Big Brother 1	Southern Comfort
Big Brother 2	BT Cellnet	It's The Buzz
Big Brother 3	O2	Get Connected	See note 1
Celebrity Big Brother 2
Big Brother 4
Teen Big Brother
Big Brother 5	TalkTalk	Get Together
Big Brother Panto
Celebrity Big Brother 3
Big Brother 6
Celebrity Big Brother 4	The Carphone Warehouse	Get Star Treatment	See note 2
Big Brother 7		Get Together
Celebrity Big Brother 5		Get Star Treatment	See note 3
Big Brother 8	Virgin Media	For a Happy House	See note 4
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack	Virgin Mobile UK		See note 5
Big Brother 9	Virgin Mobile UK

• Note 1: BT Cellnet changed its name to O2, the sponsor is therefore the same as the previous series. Big Brother 1 was the first series of Big Brother in the UK, a reality show shown on Channel 4 in which a number of contestants Southern Comfort is a fruit spice and whiskey flavored Liqueur produced since 1874 Big Brother 2 was broadcast in 2001 in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of the Big Brother Reality Telefónica Europe plc is a European Telecommunications company providing both fixed and mobile communication products usually under the styled brand O2 Big Brother 3 was the third series of Big Brother UK. The series started on 24 May 2002 and ended on 26 July 2002 Celebrity Big Brother 2002 was the second series of Celebrity Big Brother UK. Big Brother 4 in 2003 was the fourth series of Big Brother in the UK, a reality show shown on Channel 4 in which Teen Big Brother was a UK Spin off of the popular television program Big Brother in which Teenagers inhabited the house Big Brother 5 in 2004 was the fifth series of Big Brother in the UK, a reality television show shown on Channel 4 Big Brother Panto was a special series of Big Brother that brought together ten housemates from previous Big Brothers to produce the Celebrity Big Brother 2005 was the third series of Celebrity Big Brother UK. Big Brother 2005 was the sixth series of Big Brother in the UK, a Reality television show on Channel 4, in which Celebrity Big Brother 2006 was the fourth series of Big Brother (UK The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC ( known as The Carphone Warehouse, claim to be Europe 's largest independent Mobile phone retailer with over 1700 Big Brother 7 in 2006 was the seventh series of the United Kingdom Reality television series Big Brother. Celebrity Big Brother 2007 was the highly controversial fifth series of the United Kingdom Reality television series Celebrity Big Brother Virgin Media Inc (formerly known as ntlTelewest, after a merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global Inc Big Brother Virgin Mobile UK is a Mobile phone service provider operating in the United Kingdom. Big Brother 9 2008 was the ninth series of the British Reality television series Big Brother that aired on Channel Virgin Mobile UK is a Mobile phone service provider operating in the United Kingdom.
• Note 2: The Carphone Warehouse is the parent company of TalkTalk, the previous sponsor.
• Note 3: Due to the race row the sponsorship was cut off half way through the series.
• Note 4: The cost of this sponsorship was £2. 5 Million.
• Note 5: Although the change of the name of the sponsor, it is still the same company and the same sponsor adverts were used.

Shows

Main article: List of Big Brother (UK) shows

Spin-off series

Celebrity Big Brother

Originally created as a one-off tie-in series by Channel 4 in association with the BBC's Comic Relief charity telethon, Celebrity Big Brother is now a full spin-off of Big Brother UK, shown on Channel 4, S4C, E4, E4+1 and Internet live streaming and downloading, backed up with email and SMS text news reports to subscribers. This is a complete list of shows about and relating to Big Brother (UK. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began

The series features a number of celebrity contestants living in the Big Brother House, trying to avoid eviction by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize to be donated to the winner's nominated charity at the end of the run. A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention The show uses the same house and presenters as the non-celebrity version of the most recent series, but the time length is shorter than a normal Big Brother UK series. Big Brother is a Reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom and The celebrities are normally paid for their appearances, on the basis that they don't voluntarily leave.

The first Celebrity Big Brother was aired nightly on Channel 4 with the finale broadcast live on BBC One on Comic Relief night in 2001. Subsequent Celebrity Big Brothers have not involved the BBC or Comic Relief in any way, and the charities involved are given far less publicity than in the first series.

The series took a break for Teen Big Brother, which was shown in 2003 and given a revised repeat in 2004, between 2005 and 2007 it was a regular part of Channel 4's winter schedule. Teen Big Brother was a UK Spin off of the popular television program Big Brother in which Teenagers inhabited the house "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

• Celebrity Big Brother 2001
• Celebrity Big Brother 2002
• Celebrity Big Brother 2005
• Celebrity Big Brother 2006
• Celebrity Big Brother 2007

On 17 January 2007, Celebrity Big Brother caused a record number of complaints to Ofcom, with more than 45,500 people contacting the regulator^[12] and 3,000 contacting Channel 4 over allegedly bullying and racist remarks against Indian actress Shilpa Shetty. Celebrity Big Brother 2001 was the first series of Celebrity Big Brother UK. Celebrity Big Brother 2002 was the second series of Celebrity Big Brother UK. Celebrity Big Brother 2005 was the third series of Celebrity Big Brother UK. Celebrity Big Brother 2006 was the fourth series of Big Brother (UK Celebrity Big Brother 2007 was the highly controversial fifth series of the United Kingdom Reality television series Celebrity Big Brother Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Office of Communications (Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau or as it is more often known Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the Communication Shilpa Shetty ( Tulu: ಶಿಲ್ಪ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ born 8 June 1975) is an Indian film actress and model. It was reported on 18 January 2007 that Carphone Warehouse had temporarily withdrawn its estimated £3m sponsorship of Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother, in the wake of the controversy. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[13] On the 8 March 2007, Carphone Warehouse permanently dropped its sponsorship of the show. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[14] Speaking in the Commons, the then Prime Minister Tony Blair said he had not seen the show but opposed "racism in all its forms". This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to ^[15][16]

Paris Hilton was rumoured to be interested in becoming a contestant in the 2008 series for a seven-figure sum. ^[17]

However, on August 24, 2007, Channel 4 boss Julian Bellamy announced that Celebrity Big Brother would not return in 2008 and added that the show's future will be decided next year, saying "There's a general issue of supply and demand and it's getting harder to book celebrities. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. " He added he would prefer to build up anticipation for Big Brother 9 which begins in May 2008. ^[18]

On January 15, 2008, Big Brother host Davina McCall hinted on Channel 4 daytime show Richard & Judy that Celebrity Big Brother would return for another series in its original form in January 2009. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Richard & Judy is a British magazine/ chat show that aired on Channel 4 from 2001 to 2008 She hinted the same thing on the Chris Moyles Show on 13 March 2008. The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the station's breakfast show Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack

Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack was a new pilot series that aired on E4. Big Brother It was hosted by Dermot O'Leary,^[19] which was his final Big Brother series. ^[20] Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack launched on January 3 both on Channel 4 and E4. Big Brother Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began E4 is a digital television channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, launched as a pay-TV companion to Channel 4 on 18 January After the launch, all Big Brother programmes are only aired on E4. It was announced by Channel 4 on October 8, 2007. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[21] The series was a twist on the Celebrity Big Brother format. Instead of the celebrities playing the role of housemates, the celebrities become Big Brother himself. The housemates of the show are 18–21 year olds. ^[21]. It is rumoured that BB:CH will NOT be returning for a second series in 2009, instead the original Celebrity Big Brother format will be returning.

Teen Big Brother

Teen Big Brother was a special version of Big Brother, where eight 18 year olds lived in the Big Brother House for ten days. Teen Big Brother was a UK Spin off of the popular television program Big Brother in which Teenagers inhabited the house The series was aired in October 2003 on Channel 4 and E4. October 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August -

Unlike all other Big Brother series, Teen Big Brother was pre-recorded and shown some months after the contestants had left the House. During the series' broadcast, it was involved in a scandal over two of the housemates having sex on television. An organism's sex is defined by the gametes it produces males produce male gametes (spermatozoa or Sperm) while females produce female gametes (ova or Egg cells; individual

Big Brother Panto

Main article: Big Brother Panto (UK)

E4 and T4 broadcast the special Big Brother Panto' series, bringing together ten members of the various Big Brother series to perform a pantomime of Cinderella. Big Brother Panto was a special series of Big Brother that brought together ten housemates from previous Big Brothers to produce the E4 is a digital television channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, launched as a pay-TV companion to Channel 4 on 18 January T4 (presumably meaning Teenage 4) is a scheduling slot on Channel 4 ( UK) from about 9 a Pantomime (informally panto) (not to be confused with a Mime artist, referring to a theatrical performer of mime is a performance genre traditionally found Cinderella ( French: Cendrillon, Slovak: Popoluška, German: Aschenputtel, Spanish: Cenicienta It was aired from 20 December 2004 to 5 January 2005. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Criticisms and controversy

During Big Brother 4 there was a bomb scare. At 7:58 on Day 43, Big Brother asked all housemates to go to the boys bedroom until further notice because of a security alert inside the studios. The staff had left 20 minutes earlier, except for senior members of the production team who watched the housemates from behind the mirrors. The Big Brother gallery was unmanned after police advised staff to leave the house. At 8:43, Police advised that the house be evacuated. But since the gallery was unmanned, Big Brother had no method of communicating with the house, so staff had to enter. Senior members of the production team lead the housemates out via the camera runs, and they were taken to a secure area on the perimeter of the studio complex with 2 chaperones and 4 security guards. At 12:49am, the housemates were allowed to return after police gave the all clear. The eviction took place the following day.

In Big Brother 5, on what is commonly referred to as 'Fight Night', volatile ex-housemates Emma Greenwood and Michelle Bass returned to the Big Brother house after a fake eviction. Big Brother 5 in 2004 was the fifth series of Big Brother in the UK, a reality television show shown on Channel 4 Michelle Bass (born February 2, 1981 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne) is an English Glamour model and Television personality Some of the housemates were extremely displeased, and after a series of arguments, Greenwood and Bass along with Jason Cowan, Marco Sabba, eventual winner Nadia Almada, Vanessa Nimmo and Victor Ebuwa became involved in an aggressive brawl. Big Brother 5 in 2004 was the fifth series of Big Brother in the UK, a reality television show shown on Channel 4 Big Brother 5 in 2004 was the fifth series of Big Brother in the UK, a reality television show shown on Channel 4 Nadia Almada (born Jorge Leodoro on 28 January 1977 is a Madeiran Reality television star best-known for being the first Transsexual winner of series Big Brother 5 in 2004 was the fifth series of Big Brother in the UK, a reality television show shown on Channel 4 Big Brother 5 in 2004 was the fifth series of Big Brother in the UK, a reality television show shown on Channel 4 Viewers of live streaming called the police to inform them of the violent activity and, for the first time in the show's history, on-set security guards were called into the house to break up the arguments.

Big Brother 6, was heavily criticised for the amount of nudity shown on the show; after a midnight "romp" in the pool housemate Makosi Musambasi claimed to have conceived Anthony Hutton's child and asked for a pregnancy test. Big Brother 2005 was the sixth series of Big Brother in the UK, a Reality television show on Channel 4, in which There were 16 housemates in total in the sixth series of Big Brother in the UK where they were observed by television viewers 24 hours a day and each week one or more housemates were voted In addition, housemate Kinga Karolczak masturbated with a wine bottle in the garden. Big Brother 2005 was the sixth series of Big Brother in the UK, a Reality television show on Channel 4, in which

In Celebrity Big Brother 4, housemate Pete Burns claimed that his coat was made from gorilla skin; after viewers called in to Ofcom, police removed the coat for testing. Peter "Pete" Burns (b August 5 1959, Port Sunlight, Wirral, England and now living in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire The Office of Communications (Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau or as it is more often known Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the Communication Ownership of products made from gorilla is illegal in the UK without a licence. Tests found the coat was in fact made of Colobus monkeys, another endangered species. As a result the case was passed to the Crown Prosecution Service who determined that the pelts used to make the coat were imported before 1975 (the year it became illegal to import Colobus fur) and as such did not press charges. This greatly upset animal rights campaigners.

Big Brother 7 came under criticism when critics claimed that Big Brother had deliberately put unstable people into the house. Housemate Shahbaz Chauhdry referred to himself as a "Paki poof" in his audition video, upsetting the British Asian community. A total of 22 housemates participated in the seventh series of Big Brother in the UK where they were observed by television viewers 24 hours a day and each week a British Asians are British citizens who are immigrants or descendants of immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka He also threatened to commit suicide as well as stealing all the food out of the kitchen. He decided to walk on day 4 and admitted that he was mentally unstable. 7 days into the show, housemate Dawn Blake received a message in the house from her family, via Big Brother, saying "your sister is ill". A total of 22 housemates participated in the seventh series of Big Brother in the UK where they were observed by television viewers 24 hours a day and each week a This turned out to be a code message that Dawn had organised with her family before entering the Big Brother House, that the family promised they would send to her in the house if any newspapers, magazines or other media had made disparaging comments or judgements about Dawn in the outside world, so that Dawn could then leave. Dawn let her housemates know about this to some extent when she was heard whispering to them "I have a code". The producers of the show eventually caught on and although Dawn said she was leaving anyway, when she was called to the Diary Room the following day Big Brother told her that she had broken a major rule by being in contact with the outside world, and that she was being ejected from the house. When the housemates were made aware of Dawn's rule-breaking and ejection from the house, they surmised that any person who goes into the Big Brother house is going to have both good and bad comments made about them by the media and public, and that Dawn was naïve to enter the house in the first place if this was not her expectation. The public were given the opportunity to vote a previously evicted member back into the house. Thousands of complaints were made following Nikki's return to the house claiming that Channel 4 had misled the public when she had been voted out of the house originally. ICSTIS ruled Channel 4 had breached its code and imposed £50,000 'administrative charges'.

In Celebrity Big Brother 5, a worldwide debate was created by housemates Jade Goody (who had appeared on the non-celebrity version of the show four years previously), singer Jo O'Meara and model Danielle Lloyd. Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody (born 5 June 1981 is a British Television Celebrity. Joanne Valda O'Meara (born 29 April, 1979 in Rush Green) is an English Singer, Dancer and Actress Danielle Lloyd (born 16 December 1983 is an English fashion and glamour model. The row was sparked when alleged racist comments were made about Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, who was also a housemate in the show. Shilpa Shetty ( Tulu: ಶಿಲ್ಪ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ born 8 June 1975) is an Indian film actress and model. A record number of 45,000 complaints were recorded for the unfair behaviour, bullying and racism in the UK Big Brother House, with protests across India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The then Chancellor of the Exchequer (Now Prime Minister) Gordon Brown, visiting India at the time, found himself answering questions on Big Brother throughout his trip, and a wider debate on racism in the UK was raised by the media. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is The 3 housmates involved were not removed from the house, and faced eviction in the normal way, although during Jade's eviction, no crowd was present. For all 3, the normally lighthearted eviction interview was serious in tone, and began by showing clips of international news bulletins and newspaper front pages. Shilpa emerged as the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2007. Celebrity Big Brother 2007 was the highly controversial fifth series of the United Kingdom Reality television series Celebrity Big Brother Following the incident, Channel 4 was heavily criticized by Ofcom for not acting quickly enough, and was forced to apologize on air three times. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The Office of Communications (Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau or as it is more often known Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the Communication See also Celebrity Big Brother racism controversy. The Celebrity Big Brother racism controversy is a series of events related to alleged incidents of Racist behaviour by contestants on the television series Celebrity

In Big Brother 8, the next regular series after the race row back in January, housemate Emily Parr was removed from the house hours after using the word "nigger" towards housemate Charley Uchea. There were 24 housemates in total in the eighth series of Big Brother in the UK where they were observed by television viewers 24 hours a day and each week one or Nigger is a Noun in the English language, most notable for its usage in a derogatory context to refer to Black people, and also as an informal There were 24 housemates in total in the eighth series of Big Brother in the UK where they were observed by television viewers 24 hours a day and each week one or This swift action was seen as a sign from the producers that they have learned from the criticism following the Shilpa Shetty incident. During the series, the fire alarm sounded resulting in the housemates having to evacuate the building via the fire exit in the bedroom. After waiting at the security gate, they were told that everywhere had been checked and that it was safe to re-enter the house.

Footnotes

See also

• Big Brother (TV series)
• List of Big Brother (UK) contestants
• Big Brother (US)
• Big Brother Australia

External links

• Big Brother at Channel4.com
• Big Brother at the Internet Movie Database

Big Brother is a Reality television show where in each series a group of people live together in the Big Brother House isolated from the outside world but continuously This is an alphabetical list of Big Brother (UK contestants More information for each individual housemate can be found on their respective series page Big Brother is an American version of the Big Brother Big Brother Australia was the Australian version of the international Big Brother Reality television series Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began

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