Sky One
Sky has commissioned a number of UK-made programmes such as Dream Team, a drama series based on a fictional football team; The Strangerers (a science fiction sitcom that was dropped after one series and never repeated); Al Murray's sitcom Time Gentlemen Please; and Baddiel's Syndrome. Hex another sci-fi show has proved popular, but was axed in April 2006 and Mile High also proved quite popular but it only lasted from 2003-2005. Sky One commissioned Terry Pratchett's Hogfather for Christmas 2006 proving to be their most successful programme ever. Sky also co-produces The 4400 sci-fi TV show and co-financed the first season of Battlestar Galactica.
It also screens many "reality" shows such as Cruise with Stelios, Road Wars, Shock Treatment, World's Deadliest Gangs, World of Pain, Road Raja, Ibiza Uncovered and the most recent series Cirque de Celebrité. It also recently has received success with entertainment science shows Brainiac: Science Abuse and spin-offs, Brainiac: History Abuse and Brainiac's Test Tube Baby and also Mission Implausible. Less successful shows include Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show.
Sky One have also commissioned a number of game shows including Blockbusters. The most recent game show is from Mark Burnett, Are You Smarter Than a 10-Year Old, based on a United States format. On January 30, 2008 Sky One announced plans to bring back the UK 1990s game show Gladiators.[2] Later this year Sky One will air The BOX Awards 2008.
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Censorship
Sky is often criticised for imposing more censorship than people feel is necessary on its programming[citation needed]. Examples include editing episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer[8] for violence and the depictions of dangerous actions that can easily be imitated and banning episodes of South Park due to strong violent and/or sexual overtones, but the most notable is arguably the broadcaster's treatment of The Simpsons, which would frequently be edited for the tamest of sexual and drug references, as well as swear words; even "crap" was routinely removed at one point.
This editing style was also imposed on Family Guy when it premiered in the United Kingdom and was so excessive (due to Sky's decision to show it at inappropriate times such as 5pm - before The Simpsons), that many thought the programme was no longer enjoyable, as that particular show features a large amount of racy and politically incorrect jokes, and the BBFC rate the show at age 15.
Many episodes of The Simpsons that were edited by Sky were eventually shown uncut on BBC Two. As of February 2, 2000, Sky relaxed their policies and restored many lines that had been previously removed.
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Voice-over
Current Xfm DJ Claire Sturgess has been a "voice" of Sky One since 1998, and was the sole announcer from 2001 until 2005. As one of Sky One's only two announcers, her voice-overs are pre-recorded once a week and played out by an automated system. Dave Kelly is the male voice-over who does live links.
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References
- ^ Sky launches new Freeview channel. BBC News (2005-10-31). Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
- ^ Alan Jay (2003-05-02). Sky confirms expansion of widescreen broadcasting. Digital Spy. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ Neil Wilkes (2007-05-22). Sky promises more HD programming. Digital Spy.
- ^ James Welsh (2007-03-01). Sky One, Sky News pulled from Virgin. Digital Spy.
- ^ BSkyB channels taken off Virgin. BBC News (2007-03-01).
- ^ James Robinson (2008-03-02). Virgin in talks to resolve dispute over Sky channels. The Guardian.
- ^ Dave West (2008-03-03). 'Talks resume' over Sky carriage dispute. Digital Spy.
- ^ Buffy fans slay Sky One. BBC News (2002-01-16).
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External links
- www.skyone.co.uk Main site
- Sky One at sky.com
- Sky Channel presentation at TVARK
- Sky One presentation at TVARK
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