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Alex Zane
Alex Zane (born Faris Alexander L. Albayaty; 3 March 1979) is a British television presenter and DJ. Early and personal life Zane was born in Leeds and attended Boston Spa School before going on to study Medicine at University College London, a course which he left after a year, and then Media and Communications at Goldsmiths College. His father is an academic based in Trinidad and his mother a charity worker from Leeds, though a March 2014 interview with the ''Evening Standard'' reports that "Wikipedia has Zane's real name as Faris Alexander L Albayaty but when I email asking him to clarify this and some other family details his responses are prompt, polite and discreetly uninformative". He bought a house in Highgate in 2005, having previously rented in the area. In June 2018, it was reported that he was engaged to Nettie Wakefield following a "whirlwind year-long romance". Stand-up comedy and radio Zane began his career at the age of 18 when he became a finalist on an open-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Woman (2014 Film)
''The Other Woman'' is a 2014 American romantic comedy film directed by Nick Cassavetes, written by Melissa Stack, and starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Kinney, and Don Johnson. The film follows three womenCarly (Diaz), Kate (Mann), and Amber (Upton)who are all romantically involved with the same man (Coster-Waldau). After finding out about each other, the trio take their revenge on him. Development of ''The Other Woman'' began in January 2012, when 20th Century Fox hired Stack to write the script, based on the original idea from 1996 comedy ''The First Wives Club''. Casting was done between November 2012 and June 2013. Filming began on April 29, 2013, in locations including Manhattan, Long Island, the Hamptons, Dockers Waterside Restaurant on Dune Road in Quogue, and the Bahamas, and it concluded on August 27 that year. Aaron Zigman composed the score and LBI Productions produced the film. The film was released on April 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podcast
A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing. Streaming applications and podcasting services provide a convenient and integrated way to manage a personal consumption queue across many podcast sources and playback devices. There also exist podcast search engines, which help users find and share podcast episodes. A podcast series usually features one or more recurring hosts engaged in a discussion about a particular topic or current event. Discussion and content within a podcast can range from carefully scripted to completely improvised. Podcasts combine elaborate and artistic sound production with thematic concerns ranging from scientific research to slice-of-life journalism. Many podcast series provide an associated website with links and show notes, guest biographies, transcripts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity Scissorhands
''Celebrity Scissorhands'' is a reality television show that is part of the BBC's '' Children in Need'' charity campaign, in which celebrities attempt to cut people's hair to raise money for the campaign while trained and watched by professional hairdresser Lee Stafford. Series 1 (2006) The first series began airing on BBC Three on 5 November 2006; BBC One began airing it in late night on 12 November; and it ran for two weeks, culminating on 17 November, the annual '' Children in Need'' night, when it aired as part of the ''Children in Need'' telethon on BBC One. It was hosted by Alex Zane. The celebrities were trained by Lee Stafford, a leading hairdresser, at a hair and beauty academy set up at the BBC Television Centre in London which was opened to the public on 4 November. BBC stars and ordinary people had makeovers performed at the academy. On 17 November, five of the celebrities, chosen by a public telephone and text message vote, appeared live in the salon during the Child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Unsigned Act
''Orange UnsignedAct'' (known as ''mobileAct Unsigned'' during its first series) was a Channel 4 talent competition, with bands and artists competing for a recording contract with Universal Music, a £60,000 advance, a single released after the series, an album deal and a multi-media marketing campaign. (The £60,000 was disbursed as follows: 50% on completion of the recording contract and confirmation of the winner and 50% on delivery of the final mixed, mastered and cleared album.) The show was sponsored by Orange and Sony Ericsson. Finalists 2007 * Envy & Other Sins * Revenue * Mancini * Ginger Bread Men * Bad Robots 2008/2009 * Scarlet Harlots * Hip Parade * Tommy Reilly Winners Envy & Other Sins won ''mobileAct Unsigned'' on 23 December 2007.Channel Four BloEnvy and Other Sins' BlogRetrieved 12 May 2009 As a result, their first single "Highness", was released on 3 March 2008. Tommy Reilly won the competition with his song "Gimme A Call". The winner was announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyde Park, London
Hyde Park is a Grade I-listed major park in Westminster, Greater London, the largest of the four Royal Parks that form a chain from the entrance to Kensington Palace through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and Green Park past the main entrance to Buckingham Palace. The park is divided by the Serpentine and the Long Water lakes. The park was established by Henry VIII in 1536 when he took the land from Westminster Abbey and used it as a hunting ground. It opened to the public in 1637 and quickly became popular, particularly for May Day parades. Major improvements occurred in the early 18th century under the direction of Queen Caroline. Several duels took place in Hyde Park during this time, often involving members of the nobility. The Great Exhibition of 1851 was held in the park, for which The Crystal Palace, designed by Joseph Paxton, was erected. Free speech and demonstrations have been a key feature of Hyde Park since the 19th century. Speakers' Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wireless Festival
The Wireless Festival is a rap and urban music festival that takes place every year in London, England. It is owned and managed by Live Nation. While it started as primarily a rock and pop festival, in recent years it has focused on hip hop and other urban music. Headline acts since 2010 have included Jay-Z, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Bruno Mars and Stormzy. From its inception in 2005 until 2008, the festival was sponsored by telecommunications company O2, and was called the O2 Wireless Festival. From 2009 to 2012, the main sponsor was Barclaycard and the festival renamed to Barclaycard Wireless Festival. For 2013, the sponsor changed to Yahoo!, and was renamed to Yahoo! Wireless. Since 2015, the sponsor has been the fashion retailer New Look. The capacity of the 2019 event was 49,000. Adjacent festivals were held in Leeds in 2006 and 2007, as well as Birmingham in 2014. In 2017, Live Nation also established Wireless Germany, in Frankfurt. History 2005 The firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BT Digital Music Awards
The BT Digital Music Awards (DMA) was a British music award ceremony held annually for 10 years from 2002 to 2011 (with no ceremony in 2009). Music industry professionals nominated artists, venues and hardware into the Judge's Choice award categories. The rest of the awards were made up of People's Choice Awards, voted for by the public. The final awards were held at the Camden Roundhouse on 29 September 2011. 2002 Awards The inaugural 2002 ceremony was known as the Interactive Music Awards, and was set up and sponsored by BT Openworld. The ceremony was held inside the BT Tower in London. The 2002 winners were: *Best Pop Artist: Darius *Best Rock/Indie Artist: Supergrass *Best Dance/Urban Artist: The Streets *Artist of the Year: Blue *Best Major Label: BMG *Best Independent Label: Ninja Tune *Best Promotional Campaign: EMI:Chrysalis for Pink Floyd *Best Use of Broadband: Playlouder @ Glastonbury 2002 *Best Innovation: Shazam *Best Shop: Groovetech *People's Choice Award: www.westl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Wish Live
''Death Wish Live'' was a week of live shows from Channel 4 showcasing stunts for entertainment. The five nights each featured a particular artiste; Jonathan Goodwin, The Pain Men, Zamora The Torture King, Pyro Boy Pyro Boy (born Wally Glenn) is an American stuntman, best known for strapping fireworks all over his body and blowing them up on stage. Glenn lives in Emeryville, California. His work has been featured in numerous newspapers and publications s ... & The Cirque de Flambe. Jonathan Goodwin opened the series with a hangman stunt where he was to escape cuffs before a water filled barrel pulled the noose upwards, lifting him smoothly off his feet rather than the traditional trapdoor method, in a stunt called Cheating the Gallows. The stunt went wrong when he failed to pick the lock and was seen kicking his legs before passing out and being dropped, unconscious, into cardboard boxes at which point the show went to intermission. Producers later explained that the stun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Cadets (television Hoax)
''Space Cadets'' is a British television programme made by Zeppotron (a division of Endemol UK) for Channel 4. Presented by Johnny Vaughan, it was aired across ten consecutive nights beginning on 7 December 2005, with the final episode aired on the evening of 16 December 2005. The series was a hoax at the expense of its contestants, who were told they were being trained as cosmonauts at a Russian military base before undergoing a five-day trip into low Earth orbit. In reality, the entire series was filmed in Suffolk, and the contestants did not leave Earth. The series was accompanied by a behind-the-scenes sister show ''Space Cadets: The Satellite Show'', with interviews and phone-ins. Premise The series described itself as the most elaborate hoax perpetrated in television history. The title is a reference to the slang phrase ''space cadet'', meaning a person out of touch with reality. Participants had been told that they would be appearing in a programme titled ''Thrill Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balls Of Steel (TV)
''Balls of Steel'' is a British television comedy game show hosted by Mark Dolan. Dolan's special guests perform stunts and hold their nerve during hidden camera set-ups in the presence of celebrities or the British public. ''Massive Balls of Steel'', the spin-off series to ''Balls of Steel'' was broadcast on E4, showing highlights of the show. Format There were a total of 12 acts. In each episode, six acts competed with one of them being the winner from the previous episode. At the end of each episode the studio audience had to decide which act had the biggest 'Balls of Steel' by voting on a keypad. The Balls of Steel format is distributed internationally by DRG. Acts There were various acts seen frequently on the show, presented by the regular performers. Transmissions ''Balls of Steel'' internationally UK version broadcasts It aired on The Comedy Channel in Australia in 2011 and 2013 and in the past, has also been shown on the Nine Network. In Latin America, it is b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8 Out Of 10 Cats
''8 Out of 10 Cats'' is a British comedy panel show broadcast on Channel 4 and its sister networks, airing since 3 June 2005. The show is hosted by Jimmy Carr; the current team captains are Rob Beckett and Katherine Ryan. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls and draws on polls produced by a variety of organisations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by Harris Poll. The title is derived from an old popular misquoting of a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which claimed that "8 out of 10 owners (later adverts adding "who expressed a preference") said their cats prefer it". New and past episodes air across the Channel 4 network of channels, with past episodes also repeated on Dave and Comedy Central. Overview The show is hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr and features two teams consisting of a regular team captain and two celebrity guests each. Sean Lock appeared as a team captain from series 1 to 18. He was replaced by Rob Becke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
