Girls Aloud: Home Truths is a fly on the wall

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 style documentary

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 that was broadcast as a prelude to the group's first full length documentary series, Girls Aloud: Off the Record

Girls Aloud: Off the Record

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. The programme was first broadcast on October 12, 2005 on ITV2

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The programme followed the group for six months, during preparation for their What Will the Neighbours Say? Live

What Will the Neighbours Say? Live

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tour, the release of their tenth single, "Long Hot Summer", and recording their third studio album, Chemistry. The programme focuses on the recording of "Models" and "On My Way to Satisfaction". The show pulled in nearly 267,000 viewers, which was a 1.6% share of the audience for that night.