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MUMBAI:
BBC's teen brand BBC Switch has announced a raft of new content
aimed at 12 to 17-year-olds, across TV and online at bbc.co.uk/switch.
The
first programme to launch in late March/early April on BBC Two
will be The Surgery. The remaining content will launch
on BBC Two in May.
New
teen talk show The Surgery will be a series of 15-minute
programmes linked to BBC Radio 1's The Surgery, giving
British teenagers a voice. The show, hosted by new signing Jeff
Leach, will deal with an assortment of topical issues facing teens
such as dating, family, social networking, ASBOs, fashion, drinking
and drugs, body image, celebs, politics and more.
Each
week, Jeff will have an open and challenging discussion with the
teen studio audience, with weekly contributions from teens across
the UK. The Surgery will also have a dedicated section
on bbc.co.uk/switch, which offers expert advice and practical
information.
Class
of 2008
is an observational documentary series that follows six up-and-coming
young talented people in London on their creative journeys as
they strive to establish themselves as successes in their fields
of fashion, music, design, acting, DJing and entrepreneurship.
The
eight-episode series will follow the group and their ups and downs
as they try to land record deals, modelling contracts, acting
roles, show fashion collections and launch club nights.
Revealed
will be a journalism series of current affairs programmes that
give an authentic depiction of the teenage world in the UK today.
The show, presented by young journalists Charlotte Ashton and
Anthony Baxter, will inform and lead viewers on a journey to make
sense of a variety of subjects such as teen alienation, gangs,
family life, sex, school and more.
Kyle
XY is
a teen drama from the US which will air for the first time on
UK terrestrial TV. The show tells the story of a unique teenage
boy Kyle, played by Matt Dallas, who has a mysterious past and
the family that takes him in.
Launched
in October 2007, BBC Switch is the BBC's teen service delivering
content to 12 to 17-year-olds across multiple platforms, TV, Radio
1 and online.
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