Princess Productions
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| Princess Productions | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Genre | Production company |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Sebastian Scott Henrietta Conrad |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
| Industry | Television |
| Employees | 150 |
| Website | http://www.princesstv.com |
Princess Productions is a London based television production company started in September 1996 by Henrietta Conrad and Sebastian Scott and which has produced broadcast shows and pilots across a variety of genres.
Based in Whiteleys in West London, Princess has its own TV studio on the third floor and a talent agency (Princess Talent) which represents Dave Berry, Jeremy Edwards and Janet Street-Porter, among others.
In 2007 it was announced that Princess was merging with three other UK based production companies; Shine Limited, Kudos and Firefly.[citation needed]
[edit] Programming
The Sunday Night Project. Brief Synopsis: A weekly comedy-variety show where regular hosts Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr are joined by a celebrity guest host. These guests provide an opening monologue, are interviewed by Alan and Justin and take questions from the studio audience. They also take part in comedy sketches, hidden camera stunts and a game show where someone from the audience is selected to win prizes. Music is provided by a weekly guest house band.
The Search. Brief Synopsis: The Search was a seven part television show on Channel 4, which first aired in on January 7, 2007, the final episode was broadcast on February 24, 2007. The premise of the programme was that ten contestants with unique skills must solve a variety of ancient clues and puzzles from throughout history, with the aim in each episode of finding "The Symbol". The team which fulfils this directive wins the game and the losing team must then sacrifice a team member. The final episode saw the remaining (three) contestants compete to uncover a £50,000 hidden treasure.
The Wright Stuff. Brief Synopsis: A British television chat show, hosted by Matthew Wright, and currently airing on Five each weekday at 9:00am. The format is based upon the more traditional radio phone-in, featuring well-known guests discussing topical issues, and encouraging contributions from the studio and television audiences, text messages, e-mails and a phone vote.
Something For The Weekend. Currently airing 10.00am - 11.30am Sunday mornings on BBC Two.
Get Me The Producer. Coming soon on Channel 4.
Doctor, Doctor. Brief Synopsis: This was a live daily show which tackled a series of topical medical issues in front of a studio audience. Doctor Doctor was a one-hour show, with medical experts in different fields answering viewers' questions about their physical and mental well being broadcast on Five in 2006. The show has currently taken over The Wright Stuff's place in the schedules whilst it is on its summer break.
Date My Mom (UK). Brief Synopsis: Similar to the US version of the show (Date My Mom) each episode features a different guy looking for love in the weirdest place...on dates with three different mums. He's not looking to hook up though, he's spending time with the mums to discover everything he can about their daughters. He won't be able to see a picture of the daughters on his dates, so he'll have to work hard to get the truth out of the mums. In the end, everyone meets up to hear his decision. This is the spot where he'll finally get to see what these daughters look like. Broadcast on MTV UK & Ireland in 2006 - 2007.
Excellent Adventures. Brief Synopsis: Take two friends with one vision – a shared dream to travel to the ends of the earth and conquer one of the world’s greatest challenges. They will have a specific volcano peak, mountain pass, desert or stretch of white water rapids to overcome as their ultimate goal. It’s a journey of self-discovery, and their relationship with each other will be tested to the limit. They’ll be coming at the challenge from different perspectives – through a generation gap, profession, upbringing or even simply gender. It won’t be easy: two-man tents, temperature extremes, mood swings, mechanical problems and unreadable maps. But it’ll all be worth it when they realise they’ve finally achieved their dream. Broadcast on Sky One.
Freshman on Campus. Brief Synopsis: For five British students, the American Dream is about to become a reality... as they head off to the lonestar state of Texas, USA, for a semester of sunshine, studying and socialising at the University of Houston. From the classroom to the baseball diamond, from cheerleading to the Fraternity houses, and the campus parties to working at the local burger joint, they'll bring their US university dreams alive.
Office Monkey. Brief Synopsis: Offices are dull dreary places where nothing ever happens. That's why two members of offices around the UK were bribed to disrupt their work places in the funniest ways possible. The winner gets a holiday, and the right to call themselves: Office Monkey.
Danger! 50,000 Volts! Brief Synopsis: Comedy survival series in which Nick Frost met up with experts in different fields of survival and asked questions on what to do in highly unlikely situations involving danger.
Show Me The Money. Brief Synopsis: This was a live daily gameshow on Channel 4 pitting teams against the Stock Exchange. It had a short 2 series run. The show won the prestigious accolade of Royal Television Society Daytime Show of the Year.
Lily Allen and Friends Brief Synopsis: A chat show with singer Lily Allen, with an audience of her MySpace friends. Broadcast on BBC Three.
[edit] Carbon Media
Carbon Princess was a joint venture between Princess Productions and Carbon Media, specialising in high end documentaries including science, history, arts and contemporary journalism.
The Big Art Project. Brief Synopsis: A once in a lifetime opportunity for members of public to get the chance to get involved in the commissioning of a work of art, courtesy of Channel 4.
Jump London and Jump Britain.
