The Weakest Link

Internationally, the show has taken off airing in at least over 50 countries world-wide, some with red haired, female presenters, some without, and some even with male presenters such as the US syndicated edition as mentioned below. Others include the Irish version hosted by Eamon Dunphy, the Italian version presented by Enrico Papi, the Chilean version (broadcast on Canal 13) hosted by local actress Catalina Pulido, the South African (broadcast on SABC3) with Fiona Coyne, the Polish version with Kazimiera Szczuka on TVN, the Filipino versio ...

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The Weakest Link, The Weakest Link - Format, The Weakest Link - Overview, The Weakest Link - Detail, The Weakest Link - Final, The Weakest Link - Success, The Weakest Link - International versions, The Weakest Link - American version, The Weakest Link - Australia, The Weakest Link - Hong Kong, The Weakest Link - Philippines, The Weakest Link - Mexico, The Weakest Link - Germany, The Weakest Link - Poland, The Weakest Link - Trivia

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This is a list of television-related events in 2000. 1999 in film 2000 in film 2001 in film 1999 in home video 2000 in home video 2001 in home video 1999 in television 2000 in television 2001 in television 2000 in television - Events. January 17 - Robin Givens replaces Mother Love as host of the talk show Forgive or Forget. January - Ta ...

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2There is also a variant for use in Scotland, see Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom for details. 3 The Royal motto used in Scotland is Nemo Me Impune Lacessit (Latin for "No-one provokes me with impunity"). 4 Not official. 5Officially recognised languages, in Wales: Welsh; and in Scotland: Scottish Gaelic since 2005 Act. Norman French is also used for occasional items of official business. 6 Formed as United Kingdom of Great Britain ...

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This is a list of television-related events in 2005. 2004 in film 2005 in film 2006 in film 2004 in home video 2005 in home video 2006 in home video 2004 in television 2005 in television 2006 in television 2005 in television - Events. January 1 - The U.S. channel package "PT East", originally created by the New York, New York, company PrimeTime 24, and ...

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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers very large cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The maximum cash prize (in the original UK version) is one million pounds. The programme originated in the United Kingdom, where it is hosted by Chris Tarrant. It is based on a format devised by David Briggs, who, along with Steve Knight and Mike Whitehill, devised a number of the promotional games for Chris Tarrant's breakfast show on Capital FM rad ...

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Danny Wallace (born 16 November 1976; also referred to as Leader and King Danny I of Lovely) is a British writer, living in London, best known for his work with the comedian Dave Gorman and for starting both the collective, Join Me and the micronation Lovely. Walllace was born in Dundee in Scotland and began writing at 13, writing reviews for videogames magazines like Sega Power and Super Play. At 18 he then began writing about entertainment and comedy, mainly through the magazine Comedy ReviewIncluding:

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Bad Wolf references in Doctor Who - Television episodes. The phrase has turned up in every story beginning with the second one, with one mention in each of the two-parters. Although some argue that the Nestene Consciousness (in the first episode of the season, Rose) mouths the phrase when it sees the TARDIS, when the BBC website team published their "Bad Wolf" website, Rose was significantly ...

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Bad Wolf references in Doctor Who, Bad Wolf references in Doctor Who - Sightings, Bad Wolf references in Doctor Who - Television episodes, Bad Wolf references in Doctor Who - Other allusions, Bad Wolf references in Doctor Who - Tie-in websites, Bad Wolf references in Doctor Who - Ninth Doctor Adventures, Bad Wolf references in Doctor Who - Comic strips, Bad Wolf references in Doctor Who - 23-6-801, Bad Wolf references in Doctor Who - Revelations, Bad Wolf references in Doctor Who - Torchwood

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2001 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present). Candid Camera (1948-present). 2001 in television - 1950s. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present). Guiding Light (1952-present). The Today Show (1952-present). Panorama (UK) (1953-present). Face the Nation (1954-present). The Tonight Show (1954-present). This Is Your Life (UK) (19 ...

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2001 in television, 2001 in television - Events, 2001 in television - Debuts, 2001 in television - Television shows, 2001 in television - 1940s, 2001 in television - 1950s, 2001 in television - 1960s, 2001 in television - 1970s, 2001 in television - 1980s, 2001 in television - 1990s, 2001 in television - 2000s, 2001 in television - Ending this year, 2001 in television - Changes of network affiliation, 2001 in television - Notable TV movies and events, 2001 in television - Deaths

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2002 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present). Candid Camera (1948-present). 2002 in television - 1950s. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present). Guiding Light (1952-present). The Today Show (1952-present). Panorama (UK) (1953-present). Face the Nation (1954-present). The Tonight Show (1954-present). This Is Your Life (UK) (19 ...

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2006 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present). Candid Camera (1948-present). 2006 in television - 1950s. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present). Guiding Light (1952-present). The Today Show (1952-present). Panorama (UK) (1953-present). Face the Nation (1954-present). The Tonight Show (1954-present). As the World Turns (1956-p ...

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There are a number of sub-categories in the genre known as reality television. In some, the viewer and the camera are passive observers following people going about their daily personal and professional activities; this style of filming is often referred to as "fly on the wall" or cinéma vérité. COPS is a notable example of the genre. Other programs place contestants in competitions or artificial living environments (see Survivor). Often "plots" are constructed via editing or planned situations, with the results resembling soap operas — hence the term, docusoap. Reality t ...

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Reality television, Reality television - Origins of reality television, Reality television - Types of reality TV, Reality television - Celebrity reality vs. ordinary reality, Reality television - Hidden cameras, Reality television - Game shows, Reality television - Dating shows, Reality television - Sport shows, Reality television - Talk shows, Reality television - Analysis

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The winner of the episode was then given the opportunity to win one of a selection of much larger prizes, usually including international first-class holidays, expensive jewellery, and the like, the most valuable of which was one or two luxury automobiles. In early seasons, the cumulative scores over several nights of the contestant were kept, and they would add prizes to their collection as their cumulative score exceeded the required amount. Later seasons changed this, instead the prize to be won on any particular night was determin ...

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$ale of the Century, $ale of the Century - Game format, $ale of the Century - Current Australian Format, $ale of the Century - American Format, $ale of the Century - Major Prizes, $ale of the Century - Current Australian Format, $ale of the Century - American Format, $ale of the Century - Game Show References, $ale of the Century - Hosts, $ale of the Century - Slot machine

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In 1968, captured crewmembers of the USS Pueblo (AGER-2) used a discreet version of the finger as a covert signal of "obscene derisiveness and contempt" (quoted from a newspaper caption) in propaganda photos taken by their North Korean captors. [1] The gesture was explained to the North Koreans as 'the Hawaiian Good Luck sign'. In Canada, showing the middle finger is sometimes called the Trudeau salute after Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau because of a famous photo of him giving the finger to protesters in Salmon Arm, Brit ...

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The finger, The finger - Origin, The finger - Bowfinger, The finger - Interpretation, The finger - Famous examples

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RAI started off as a privately owned company. The Unione Radiofonica Italiana (URI) was formed in 1924 by private entrepreneurs and part of the Marconi group. Granted a monopoly of radio broadcasts in 1924, URI made its first broadcast – a Haydn quartet – on the 24th October of that year. In 1927 URI was renamed Ente Italiano Audizioni Radiofoniche (EIAR). It survived until 1944 when, under Allied pressure, it was reborn as Radio Audizioni Italiane, or RAI. Still a privately owned company, it operated two networks: Rete Rossa and Rete Azzurra, with Rossa playing more serious music and Azzur ...

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RAI, RAI - Early history, RAI - Management, RAI - Presidents of RAI, RAI - Directors-general of RAI, RAI - Television, RAI - Satellite television channels, RAI - Radio channels, RAI - Television channels, RAI - News, RAI - Other programmes, RAI - Series, RAI - Other satellite TV programmes

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There are a number of sub-categories of reality television. Reality television - Documentary-style. In many reality television shows, the viewer and the camera are passive observers following people going about their daily personal and professional activities; this style of filming is often referred to as "fly on the wall" or cinéma vérité. MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County may be the epitome of this style of show, with unscripted situations, real-life locations, and no tasks given to th ...

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Reality television, Reality television - Origins of reality television, Reality television - Types of reality TV, Reality television - Documentary-style, Reality television - Hidden cameras, Reality television - Game shows, Reality television - Self-improvement/makeover, Reality television - Dating shows, Reality television - Talk shows, Reality television - Analysis and criticism, Reality television - Costs

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Every person at "Buena Fortuna"'s studio automatically became a game participant. Those who participated on stage were chosen in a lottery way: each show goer was assigned a specific number. A machine filled with balls (similar to those used for lottery games) was then turned on, and the machine released a series of numbered balls, depending on which game is to be played, usually between two and four. Audience members whose assigned numbers appeared on the balls went on to participate on the show's main stage. Viewers could also participate from home, by using a cellular telephone. There wa ...

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Buena Fortuna, Buena Fortuna - History, Buena Fortuna - show, Buena Fortuna - Games

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The game format varied in its details over the years and in various nations, however the core remained unchanged. The format of the Australian version is presented below. All contestants were spotted with $20 to start. The host read a trivia question to the three contestants (one of which was usually the winner of the previous show) who had to press a buzzer to answer the question. Correct answers were worth $5, while incorrect answers were minus the same amount. If a player answered incorrectly, the answer was revealed and the game went on to the next ...

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$ale of the Century, $ale of the Century - Game format, $ale of the Century - Current Australian Format, $ale of the Century - American Format, $ale of the Century - Major Prizes, $ale of the Century - American Format, $ale of the Century - Game Show References, $ale of the Century - Hosts, $ale of the Century - Slot machine

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Given the prevalence of disapproval as a tool of government, including the criminal law and diplomatic relations, some fail to see voting as a positive and voluntary choice of a desirable outcome. To these, the electoral and legal systems are in general about reducing the losses, not pursuing the possible gains, in political cooperation with each other. This negative view of politics itself is very commonly associated with libertarianism. Other advocates of disapproval voting argue that they simply wish to extend to the citizen the po ...

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Disapproval voting, Disapproval voting - Voting against, Disapproval voting - Disapproval expression in other voting systems, Disapproval voting - Arguments for and against, Disapproval voting - Popular use, Disapproval voting - No-confidence voting

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MediaCorp - TV drama and sitcom series. Chinese language: Seletar Robbery (1982) (First Singapore telemovie) The Awakening (1984) (The first blockbuster drama) The Unbeatables (First drama series in Singapore about gambling. Its three seasons were released in 1993, 1996 and 2002 respectively.) Don't Worry, Be Happy (1996) (The first local Chinese sitcom) Return of the Condor Heroes (1998) (The most expensive blockbuster wuxia drama ever produced by MediaCor ...

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MediaCorp, MediaCorp - Milestones, MediaCorp - Management, MediaCorp - Audit Committee, MediaCorp - Group Internal Audit, MediaCorp - MediaCorp channels, MediaCorp - Shows for MediaCorp, MediaCorp - TV drama and sitcom series, MediaCorp - TV variety shows, MediaCorp - TV charity shows, MediaCorp - Major shows, MediaCorp - News and current affairs, MediaCorp - Others shows, MediaCorp - MediaCorp radio stations, MediaCorp - English, MediaCorp - Chinese, MediaCorp - Malay, MediaCorp - Tamil, MediaCorp - French/German/Japanese, MediaCorp - Others

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Johnny Vegas - Early performances. His career took off when he won the Festival Critics' Award at the 1997 Edinburgh Festival, and was the first newcomer to be nominated for the Perrier Award. His early shows The Johnny Vegas Gameshow and The Johnny Vegas Show contained elements such as Butlins style sing-a-longs, onstage pottery, verbal abuse of the audience, actual drunkenness and generated charges of sexism. Audience members report great variation in the quality of the shows, the talent for ad-libbing seeming to desert him on occasion to be replaced by ...

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Johnny Vegas, Johnny Vegas - Early life, Johnny Vegas - Life before fame, Johnny Vegas - Fame, Johnny Vegas - Early performances, Johnny Vegas - Major projects, Johnny Vegas - Appearances, Johnny Vegas - Ceramics, Johnny Vegas - Personal life

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