Election (CBBC)
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Election is a BAFTA award-winning political reality show on BBC Television
won by Quincy Washington, presented by Angellica Bell
and judged by Jonathan Dimbleby
. It first aired on Thursday 16 October 2008. A second series is in production as of 2011.
. The boys team (Purple) and the girls team (Green) have to host a launch party on an important cause. The green team has to bring awareness to chewing gum and the purple team has to bring awareness to the vast amount of dog poo.
to buy fruit in order to win an advantage for the main challenge. Both teams have to persuade IT office workers to dance. The green team persuade workers to dance the haka
; the purple team persuade workers to dance the hula
.
mentors the new mixed teams on their memory. Both teams have to perform a professional, inventive and factual tour on the River Thames
.
judge Elizabeth Brewer. One person from each team has to learn the culture, language and traditions of four countries where they have to formally discuss the culture of each country with ambassadors.
on embarrassing questions provided by their parents. The candidates have to debate about mosquito alarms on the popular BBC NEWS show Newsnight, presented by Emily Maitlis
and Jeremy Paxman
.
is the mentor for this task. "If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down."
The contestants have to do a Dragon's Den style pitch where they have to make their own fairtrade chocolate bar. With ideas from the Dubble
chocolate bar.
mentors the contestants in getting attention and publicity stunts. Both teams have to persuade members of the public to give them their extra shopping bags to raise awareness of how much unnecessary plastic is being wasted. The remaining four contestants are split into boys versus girls. Each team must campaign in the heart of Oxford Street about animal rights.
winner and leader of Scottish Youth Parliament
John Loughton
. The contestants each learn about different scientific issues and have to present a lesson in a secondary school in Edinburgh.
.
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
won by Quincy Washington, presented by Angellica Bell
Angellica Bell
Angellica Bell is a British television and radio presenter.-Early life:Born in 1976 of St. Lucian heritage, Bell was educated in Ealing, West London at Notting Hill & Ealing High School. She later earned her BA Honours degree in Politics.-Television career:2000–2006Bell joined CBBC in May 2000...
and judged by Jonathan Dimbleby
Jonathan Dimbleby
Jonathan Dimbleby is a British presenter of current affairs and political radio and television programmes, a political commentator and a writer. He is the son of Richard Dimbleby and younger brother of British TV presenter David Dimbleby.-Education:Dimbleby was educated at Charterhouse School, a...
. It first aired on Thursday 16 October 2008. A second series is in production as of 2011.
Format
Election challenges ten contestants to take part in political challenges in two teams (Purple and Green) - similar to The Apprentice. Each week a celebrity guest mentors both teams and examines them in a skills test, where the winning team will gain an advantage for the main challenge. The winning team will go on a treat and the losing team face Jonathan Dimbleby where one will be told "Your Campaign is Over", where the one will be evicted. The ten-part series culminates in the last two contestants (Hazel and Quincy) battling out at Parliament. In the end Quincy Washington from Buckinghamshire wins a personal meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.Auditions
In this first episode, 16 hopefuls enter Leadership Camp to be tested on their skills of decision making, teamwork and persuasiveness. Only ten will make it through to live in Leadership House.Making an Impression
Both teams are tested on their Unique Selling Points by first-ever female winner of The Apprentice, Michelle DewberryMichelle Dewberry
Michelle Louise Faye Dewberry is a British reality television contestant and businessperson from Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. Dewberry first came into the public eye in 2006 as the winner of the second series of British television programme The Apprentice.-Background:Dewberry was born on 9...
. The boys team (Purple) and the girls team (Green) have to host a launch party on an important cause. The green team has to bring awareness to chewing gum and the purple team has to bring awareness to the vast amount of dog poo.
Recruiting People
Vince Cable mentors the contestants about recruiting people to a cause. Both teams have to persuade people in Oxford StreetOxford Street
Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, United Kingdom. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, as well as its most dense, and currently has approximately 300 shops. The street was formerly part of the London-Oxford road which began at Newgate,...
to buy fruit in order to win an advantage for the main challenge. Both teams have to persuade IT office workers to dance. The green team persuade workers to dance the haka
Haka
Haka is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance or challenge from the Māori people of New Zealand. It is a posture dance performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment...
; the purple team persuade workers to dance the hula
Hula
Hula is a dance form accompanied by chant or song . It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. The hula dramatizes or portrays the words of the oli or mele in a visual dance form....
.
Public Speaking
Memory champion, Dominic O'BrienDominic O'Brien
Dominic O'Brien is a British mnemonist and an author of memory related books. He is the eight time world memory champion and works as a trainer for Peak Performance Training....
mentors the new mixed teams on their memory. Both teams have to perform a professional, inventive and factual tour on the River Thames
River Thames
The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
.
Diplomacy
The remaining seven candidates are taken to posh restaurant in London where they have to learn the finest Etiquette and manners from Ladette to LadyLadette to Lady
Ladette to Lady is a reality based series that first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV in June 2005. The series was produced by UK-based RDF Media....
judge Elizabeth Brewer. One person from each team has to learn the culture, language and traditions of four countries where they have to formally discuss the culture of each country with ambassadors.
Debating
The remaining 6 candidates are put in the hot seat by Ann WiddecombeAnn Widdecombe
Ann Noreen Widdecombe is a former British Conservative Party politician and has been a novelist since 2000. She is a Privy Councillor and was the Member of Parliament for Maidstone from 1987 to 1997 and for Maidstone and The Weald from 1997 to 2010. She was a social conservative and a member of...
on embarrassing questions provided by their parents. The candidates have to debate about mosquito alarms on the popular BBC NEWS show Newsnight, presented by Emily Maitlis
Emily Maitlis
Emily Maitlis is a Canadian-born British journalist and newsreader, currently employed by the BBC.-Career:Raised in Sheffield, she was educated at the local King Edward VII School...
and Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Dickson Paxman is a British journalist, author and television presenter. He has worked for the BBC since 1977. He is noted for a forthright and abrasive interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians...
.
Campaigning
The contestants have to persuade people of the public to sign petitions so that they only flush the toilet after a 'Number 2'. Ex-Mayor Ken LivingstoneKen Livingstone
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstone is an English politician who is currently a member of the centrist to centre-left Labour Party...
is the mentor for this task. "If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down."
The contestants have to do a Dragon's Den style pitch where they have to make their own fairtrade chocolate bar. With ideas from the Dubble
Dubble
Dubble is a Fairtrade chocolate bar sold in the United Kingdom. It is produced by Divine Chocolate in association with Comic Relief. The bar consists of two chunks of Fairtrade milk chocolate which contain caramelized crisped rice. Dubble has sold over 10 million bars since 2000 and released...
chocolate bar.
Publicity Stunts
Human rights activist, Peter TatchellPeter Tatchell
Peter Gary Tatchell is an Australian-born British political campaigner best known for his work with LGBT social movements...
mentors the contestants in getting attention and publicity stunts. Both teams have to persuade members of the public to give them their extra shopping bags to raise awareness of how much unnecessary plastic is being wasted. The remaining four contestants are split into boys versus girls. Each team must campaign in the heart of Oxford Street about animal rights.
Inspiration
The final three candidates travel to Edinburgh, Scotland to be tested on their ability to get attention by Big Brother: Celebrity HijackBig Brother: Celebrity Hijack
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack was an E4 temporary replacement to Celebrity Big Brother, a spin-off series of the British reality television programme Big Brother, airing on E4, with a number of closely associated programmes also airing on the same channel...
winner and leader of Scottish Youth Parliament
Scottish Youth Parliament
The Scottish Youth Parliament, also known as SYP, is a democratic, politically independent, inclusive, charity set up by a group of passionate youth workers as a national voice for young people in Scotland....
John Loughton
John Loughton
John Loughton is a youth worker, community activist, charity supporter and a former chairperson of the Scottish Youth Parliament who became prominent when he appeared on and won the British reality show Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack in 2008.- Biography :Loughton comes from North Edinburgh...
. The contestants each learn about different scientific issues and have to present a lesson in a secondary school in Edinburgh.
The Final
All ten candidates reunite; the final two present their policies in front of an assembly of young people at the House of Commons in the hope of winning the title of 'Winner of Election' and the personal meeting with Prime Minister Gordon BrownGordon Brown
James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...
.
External links
- Election website
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-VhmbztDgs