Jedward are back on the radar. Following their love-hate relationship with the British public in X Factor, and then representing Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest, they’re back on a tour of Britain.
In Jedward’s Tour of Britain, John and Edward Grimes will learn to be tour guides at some of the UK’s World Heritage sites including Hadrian’s Wall and the Jurassic Coast.
The Vic Reeves Project features the Think Pit, a secret underground location where kids explore important questions like “could a dog ever really be Prime Minister?”, “do flying monkey soldiers exist?” and “if you pick your nose will your head actually cave in?”
Made By Me takes children on the trip of a lifetime across the world to meet the workers responsible for making the products they take for granted, such as trainers and jeans.
The new series will follow five British teenagers to the Philippines and Indonesia where they will witness for themselves the conditions under which their beloved belongings are produced.
As well as visiting the factories where the products are made, the teenagers will also live alongside their host families to gain a real insight into what daily life is like for the people that work so hard to create the items that they normally wouldn’t think twice about the origin of.
Finally, the award-winning CBBC documentary series, My Life, returns in 2012 with four new commissions, each following extraordinary children with unique stories to tell.
From a child waiting to receive a life-saving kidney donation from his mum to a group of teenage boys in London setting up their own fruit and vegetable business, My Life tackles a different subject each week, providing an in-depth look into the contrasting lives of some exceptional young people living in the UK.
It includes Me, My Mum and Her Kidney, Home Grown Boys, Crowning Glory, and Sticks & Stones.
Keep an eye out for these programmes over the coming months.
