Fata Morgana was a

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which ran for five

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between 2004 and 2008. It could be classified as a

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, though there were no

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s to be won. Each episode, a local

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would issue a series of five themed challenges to a particular

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, usually tasks which required a great deal of

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and

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. The inhabitants of the competing town or city had roughly six days to complete these task, ending in an event on Saturday afternoon where their efforts were

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d, and symbolic "gold stars" were awarded for each task successfully completed. Both this event and the

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during the week were taped and broadcast the following Sunday evening, with the next challenge presented at the end of the programme. Challenges included breaking

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s, assembling masses in a particular style of

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, building

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s of

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s, and retrieving items from foreign countries or

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. The first series was presented by Geena Lisa and Sergio. The latter left the program in 2007 and was replaced by Steph Goossens for the final two series.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fata Morgana (Television Program) Flemish television shows 2000s Belgian game shows 2004 Belgian television series debuts 2008 Belgian television series endings 2000s Belgian television series Eén original programming