Feel the Fear is a television programme for 7 to 12 year-olds broadcast on CITV

CITV

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 in the United Kingdom

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. The show centres around the two presenters, Holly Willoughby

Holly Willoughby

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 and Steve Wilson

Steve Wilson

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, setting each other challenges to test their nerve. It uses common phobias, such as the fear of heights and the dark, as the basis.

Show Format

The shows are broadcast alternately: one week Holly will set Steve a fear to face and the next week Steve will present a challenge to Holly. The 'boys v girls' idea is a sub-theme of the programme. Whoever is facing their fear completes three challenges over two days, two on day one and another on day two. These increase in difficulty as they progress, and the final challenge really determines whether the fear has been overcome or not.

Other Features

During the challenges a phobia expert, Anjula Mutanda

Anjula Mutanda

Anjula Mutanda is a British psychologist, life coach and therapist. She trained at Durham University and has since appeared on many television programmes giving psychological analysis, such as Big Brother, GMTV, Kilroy, Have I Been Here Before? and RI:SE. She is also the current psychologist on...

, monitors the heartbeat of the contestant in order to find out whether they are 'feeling the fear'. There is also a 'body burst' section, in which Anjula explains, with the aid of an animated sequence, the science behind the fears and the body's reactions to these.

Episode list

Below is a list of the episodes broadcast, in transmission order.

• Holly vs Flying
• Steve vs Stings
• Holly vs Rollercoasters
• Steve vs Sharks
• Holly vs Snakes
• Steve vs The Dark
• Holly vs Stage Fright
• Steve vs Spiders
• Holly vs The Deep
• Steve vs Bulls
• Holly vs Rats
• Steve vs Heights
• Boys vs Girls

Broadcast Details

November 2005 onwards

• Day: Mondays
• Time: 4:30pm-5:00pm
• Channel: ITV Network (CITV
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  CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
  
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January 2006 onwards

• Day: Mondays
• Time: 4:00pm-4:30pm
• Channel: ITV Network (CITV)

April 2006 onwards

• Day: Sundays
• Time: 10:30am-11:00am
• Channel: CITV
  CITV
  CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
  
  

October 2006 half term

• Day: Weekdays
• Time: 11:00am-10:30am
• Channel: CITV

February 2007 and onwards

• Day: Weekends
• Time: 5:30-6:00
• Channel: CITV

January 2008 and onwards

• Day: Weekdays
• Time: 5:30 -6:00
• Channel: CITV

External links

• Official website
• Feel the Fear at itv.com/citv
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