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unusual facts about Channel Five



Blackbird Leys

In 2006, residents from the estate took part in The Singing Estate, a Channel Five reality TV show following their progress from amateur singers to classical choir.

Dominic Montserrat

A wider audience saw him co-presenting the TV documentary series The Egyptian Detectives, a production of National Geographic Channel and Channel Five.

Norman Cyril Jackson

Norman Jackson's son appeared in the episode on his father's crew in Lord Ashcroft's documentary series Heroes of the Skies (broadcast on Channel Five on 4 October 2012), as well as the Discovery Channel's Air Aces (premiering October 2013).

Oliver Killeen

In 2006 Agnieszka Piotrowska directed a documentary about Oliver Killeen for Channel Five titled Conman With 14 Wives (also broadcast as Trust Me I am a Conman in some territories) which led to a discovery of Killeen's subsequent bigamous marriage.

Tiggywinkles

Beginning in July 2008, Tiggywinkles featured in a 20 part, half hour documentary TV series produced by Two Hand Productions, and shown on Channel Five in the UK – Wild Animal ER – presented by Kate Gerbeau.


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Alistair Appleton

In 1999, Appleton returned to the UK, where he scored roles on Sky's Hot TV (2000), Five's House Doctor (2000–2003), BBC Two's Rhona (2000), the Travel Channel's Travel On (2001), BBC One's Garden Invaders (2001), Cash in the Attic (2002–2005), BBC Food's Stately Suppers (2005), and had an appearance as himself on the 2006 Doctor Who episode Army of Ghosts.

Astra 2D

From November 2008, Five began to transmit free to air for the first time on Astra 2D, using borrowed space on a BBC transponder, allowing the channel to join Freesat.

Debbie McGee

In October 2004, McGee and her husband appeared on The Farm, Five's version of the RTÉ show Celebrity Farm.

Home staging

The techniques have been televised by home stylist Ann Maurice in the television show House Doctor on Five.

Joseph Tremain

He is best known for starring in the first series (13 episodes) of the children's television series Morris 2274 in 2003 for Five television.

Nicola McLean

With Nicola McLean on Wedding TV and Channel Five's Generation Sex.

Sarah Lancashire

In 2006 she presented an edition of the Five documentary social heritage series Disappearing Britain in which she interviewed people with memories of Wakes Week holidays in Blackpool by Cotton mill workers in the early 20th Century.

Steve Furst

Furst appeared on The Johnny Vaughan Tonight show on BBC Choice and BBC One and continues to appear as a regular contributor to The Wright Stuff on Five.