lowculture.co.uk is a
UK television website founded in January 2003 by Paul Lang, who currently works as the art director of ''
Doctor Who Adventures''.
Purpose
The website sought to celebrate popular television shows, especially 'low brow television' each day selecting a pick of the day television show and spotlighting various facts. The site has become a cult hit among many readers, especially for its love of the more trashy and camp television in the UK - leading to some journalists labeling the site as part of the 'trashologist' movement
The website was also famous for backing contestants in Reality TV shows who have not been supported by the mainstream media. This has included
Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace
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in ''
Big Brother 7'' and
Same Difference in 2007's ''
The X-Factor''.
Forum
The site also included a popular forum, where readers are invited to contribute on various topics from television shows to radio programmes. This part of the site has seen the development of LOLyoaks based on the internet
phenomena
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of
LOLcat
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s and the UK Soap ''
Hollyoaks'', receiving spotlight in the UK Media.
Getting the low down on popular media
The Independent, 3 December 2007
References
External links
lowculture.co.uklowculture Forums
British entertainment websites
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Internet properties established in 2003