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Rolling with the A-teens

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MTV has tapped into Lime Pictures to produce "Living on the Edge", a UK version of the hit docu-drama in the United States "Laguna Beach". Shot in Alderley Edge, the show's key challenge is recreating the glamor effect offered by the US show. Other issues surrounding the production of "Living on the Edge" are discussed.

Author: Wood, Tony
Publisher: EMAP Maclaren Ltd.
Publication Name: Broadcast
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0040-2788
Year: 2007
Television programs, Television dramas, Living on the Edge (Television program)

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Man versus the mountain

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Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP) produced a drama-documentary film "The Beckoning Silence" based on climber Joe Simpson's novel of the same title. The show was commissioned by Channel 4, which also backed DSP's feature documentary on Simpson "Touching the Void". The making of "The Beckoning Silence" is discussed.

Author: Pennington, Andrian
Publisher: EMAP Maclaren Ltd.
Publication Name: Broadcast
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0040-2788
Year: 2007
The Beckoning Silence (Television program)

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Braving a daredevil's ego

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Ben Devlin, producer of the 60-minute documentary Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel, describes his experiences while filming the documentary in Montana, USA. The crew had to deal with the idiosyncrasies of the motorcycle stuntman, who suffered a stroke days before the filming.

Author: Devlin, Ben
Publisher: EMAP Maclaren Ltd.
Publication Name: Broadcast
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0040-2788
Year: 2007
United States, Portrayals, Stunt men and women, Stunt performers, Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel (Television program), Knievel, Evel

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Subjects list: United Kingdom, Authorship, Documentary television programs, Television documentaries
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