Post by Debs on May 22, 2007 20:27:23 GMT 1
Channel 4 have finally published the Press Pack for Big Brother, containing all the nitty gritty information you need on the upmcoming series.
The Big Brother House
The new batch of housemates will reside in the famous Big Brother house, located within Elstree Film and Television Studios in Hertfordshire. The house is, as always, fully equipped with state-of-the-art audio and visual recording equipment to document every movement made and every word said in the house and garden, 24 hours a day. There are 41 cameras this year.
There will be one bedroom for all the housemates to share. There will also be a larder just off the kitchen area. In terms of décor, the house will have a modern feel to it, with clean lines and elegant furniture. The garden comes complete with a swimming pool.
Big Brother 8 housemates will face a mixed up modernistic sur-reality house when they arrive – nothing is where it should be. It may all look glamorous with designer mod cons but the house will be hard work for its new residents.
A giant blue roll-top bath in the raspberry pink living room will be the first indication that all is not as it should be. It’ll be like bathing in a disco with multi-coloured light panels surrounding it. But that is just the beginning…
Just cooking a meal may take team work. At the furthest point away from what appears to be the ‘kitchen’ is the housemate’s fridge/freezer – outside in the garden. The sink is on one side of the main living area, and the hotplate opposite is set amongst a wall of white cubes. But where is the cooker?
For those with an eye for pop culture, there are plenty of ‘arty’ references in the house. There’s Big Brother’s very own homage to Brit art bad boy, Damien Hurst – a split rubber chicken suspended in clear boxes. A cheeky, Warhol-inspired target is painted on the white floor in the living room and the oval cut out white and blue wall is also inspired by the Barak Architects, who the designed the 'Cheese House' building in Nitra, Slovakia.
Other objects of interest in the house include:
- For the first time the Diary Room will have a lit corridor that will indicate if the room is in use, by changing colour from red to green when the Diary Room button is pushed.
- Tea and toast will be a luxury the housemates may have to live without, as the kettle and toaster are locked away in a see-through box. Only Big Brother will decide when they’ll get access.
- A retro 70s’-designed blue and black phone is nestled on the sink bench – but who will be calling and will the housemates be able to phone home?
- The white dining room table is surrounded by white retro designer chairs and stools.
- A corrugated water butt in the garden will enable the housemates to collect and use water for the garden.
- Recycling bins in the food storage area will help the housemates to be environmentally friendly
- A closed blind on the outside of the window in the living room, but who’ll be peeping in?
- One half of the living area is raspberry pink floor to ceiling - and the other half is baby blue.
- Two large circular windows look onto the garden. But will it just be Big Brother keeping an eye on sunbathing housemates?
Big Brother house designer Patrick Watson says,
"It has taken 8,000 man hours to construct the house for this summer’s housemates. This year we have gone for a cleaner, more adult look, using more textures and colours to brand each area."
Big Brother on the Couch
Starts Sunday 3 June, 2007, 8pm
Davina McCall will host a brand new addition to the Big Brother family, Big Brother on The Couch. The new Sunday night show will be see Davina take a look back at the key events of the week and talk to leading experts from the field of psychology about how life in the most watched house in Britain is affecting its residents.
Big Brother’s Big Mouth
Broadcast live in the shadow of the Big Brother house straight after the nightly Channel 4 show, Big Brother’s Big Mouth is a fast-paced vibrant arena for all Big Brother fans to air their views and ask the questions on everybody’s lips. In front of a live studio audience, special guest presenters will preside over a panel of experts - including journalists, celebrities, obsessive fans and friends and relatives of the housemates - will dissect all the latest news and gossip in the house. Plus viewers can get involved by calling and ranting into the Big Brother’s Big Mouth mouthpiece, emailing or texting their thoughts and becoming a member of the studio audience.
The Big Brother House
The new batch of housemates will reside in the famous Big Brother house, located within Elstree Film and Television Studios in Hertfordshire. The house is, as always, fully equipped with state-of-the-art audio and visual recording equipment to document every movement made and every word said in the house and garden, 24 hours a day. There are 41 cameras this year.
There will be one bedroom for all the housemates to share. There will also be a larder just off the kitchen area. In terms of décor, the house will have a modern feel to it, with clean lines and elegant furniture. The garden comes complete with a swimming pool.
Big Brother 8 housemates will face a mixed up modernistic sur-reality house when they arrive – nothing is where it should be. It may all look glamorous with designer mod cons but the house will be hard work for its new residents.
A giant blue roll-top bath in the raspberry pink living room will be the first indication that all is not as it should be. It’ll be like bathing in a disco with multi-coloured light panels surrounding it. But that is just the beginning…
Just cooking a meal may take team work. At the furthest point away from what appears to be the ‘kitchen’ is the housemate’s fridge/freezer – outside in the garden. The sink is on one side of the main living area, and the hotplate opposite is set amongst a wall of white cubes. But where is the cooker?
For those with an eye for pop culture, there are plenty of ‘arty’ references in the house. There’s Big Brother’s very own homage to Brit art bad boy, Damien Hurst – a split rubber chicken suspended in clear boxes. A cheeky, Warhol-inspired target is painted on the white floor in the living room and the oval cut out white and blue wall is also inspired by the Barak Architects, who the designed the 'Cheese House' building in Nitra, Slovakia.
Other objects of interest in the house include:
- For the first time the Diary Room will have a lit corridor that will indicate if the room is in use, by changing colour from red to green when the Diary Room button is pushed.
- Tea and toast will be a luxury the housemates may have to live without, as the kettle and toaster are locked away in a see-through box. Only Big Brother will decide when they’ll get access.
- A retro 70s’-designed blue and black phone is nestled on the sink bench – but who will be calling and will the housemates be able to phone home?
- The white dining room table is surrounded by white retro designer chairs and stools.
- A corrugated water butt in the garden will enable the housemates to collect and use water for the garden.
- Recycling bins in the food storage area will help the housemates to be environmentally friendly
- A closed blind on the outside of the window in the living room, but who’ll be peeping in?
- One half of the living area is raspberry pink floor to ceiling - and the other half is baby blue.
- Two large circular windows look onto the garden. But will it just be Big Brother keeping an eye on sunbathing housemates?
Big Brother house designer Patrick Watson says,
"It has taken 8,000 man hours to construct the house for this summer’s housemates. This year we have gone for a cleaner, more adult look, using more textures and colours to brand each area."
Big Brother on the Couch
Starts Sunday 3 June, 2007, 8pm
Davina McCall will host a brand new addition to the Big Brother family, Big Brother on The Couch. The new Sunday night show will be see Davina take a look back at the key events of the week and talk to leading experts from the field of psychology about how life in the most watched house in Britain is affecting its residents.
Big Brother’s Big Mouth
Broadcast live in the shadow of the Big Brother house straight after the nightly Channel 4 show, Big Brother’s Big Mouth is a fast-paced vibrant arena for all Big Brother fans to air their views and ask the questions on everybody’s lips. In front of a live studio audience, special guest presenters will preside over a panel of experts - including journalists, celebrities, obsessive fans and friends and relatives of the housemates - will dissect all the latest news and gossip in the house. Plus viewers can get involved by calling and ranting into the Big Brother’s Big Mouth mouthpiece, emailing or texting their thoughts and becoming a member of the studio audience.
