''6ixth Sense'' is a

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television series aired on

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. Hosted by

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, it features him giving

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readings to a studio audience, and occasionally shows one-to-one readings.BBC Cumbria
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Background

Fry turned down three offers to do a television programme before he finally accepted to make ''6ixth Sense with Colin Fry'' in 2002. 6ixth Sense catapulted him to fame and made him a household name. It was the start of a successful run of TV shows for him on

. IPM, the television company who made 6ixth Sense, said that they wanted to make a

version of ''Crossing Over'' with Fry working with an audience theatre-style and doing one-to-one sittings. Their interest in the genre was influenced by

showing ''Crossing Over'' with

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and

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who had been on ''Psychic Livetime'' on

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.Fry, Colin. ''The Happy Medium: My Psychic Life'', 2012, pp. 221–224.

6ixth Sense Special

A ''6ixth Sense Special'' was broadcast on

in 2002/03 showing footage from the original pilot episode, explaining how the programme was made and its origins, also featuring highlights, interviews and outtakes.You Tube
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DVD

A DVD entitled ''6ixth Sense with Colin Fry'' including 15 minutes of unseen footage was released in 2003 by

and Flextech Rights Limited.DVD
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References

2002 British television series debuts English-language television shows 2003 British television series endings 2000s British reality television series