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29/11/2007 VIRGIN 1 COMMISSIONS TWO MORE DOCUMENTARIES FOR ITS "ENVY" PROGRAMMING STRAND: BOOB ENVY AND MONEY ENVY


Following the success of Penis Envy, Virgin 1 (Virgin Media Television's recently launched entertainment channel) has commissioned Twofour to make two unique hour-long factual documentaries, Boob Envy and Money Envy which will  run exclusively on Virgin 1 this December as the latest instalments in the channel’s peak time “Envy” strand.

Boob Envy (1 x 60), presented by Thaila Zucci (Star Stories, Balls of Steel), will uncover some of the biggest issues surrounding a topic of massive interest to both sexes - boobs. From big, small, uneven to downright saggy, Boob Envy will find out why the nation’s breast obsession is greater than ever before and what size and shape most women aspire to. With research showing that 75% of women are unhappy about the size and shape of their breasts, the documentary has plenty of issues to uncover.

Boob Envy will follow four women with breast issues. From a woman whose lopsided chest has forced her to become a virtual recluse, to a woman whose oversized breasts are affecting her health, each case study searches for the latest enhancement treatments to find out what really works in the quest for perfect breasts along with commentary from a variety of talking heads and medical experts.

Money Envy (1 x 60) will explore another national obsession - wealth. The show examines what it really takes to become a millionaire and our inherent desire to be fabulously rich in an increasingly consumerist society and asks whether money really can buy you happiness. Hosted by award-winning comedian Stephen K Amos, who also presented Penis Envy, Money Envy will follow a whole host of characters from self-professed millionaire Tre Azam (The Apprentice) to Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon and millionairess Jacqueline Gold of Ann Summers fame. From self-made entrepreneurs to “old” money and from instant to wannabe millionaires, the show will ask whether today’s society is motivated by prosperity and wealth and if being rich really all it’s cracked to be?

Boob Envy and Money Envy were commissioned by Senior Commissioning Editor for Virgin 1 Rebecca Johnson.  Executive Producers for Twofour are Stuart Murphy and Emma Morgan. Boob Envy is produced by Sadia Butt and Money Envy is produced by Phil Jones both for Twofour.

Celia Taylor, Director of Programming for Virgin1, said:

Both Boob Envy and Money Envy embody the very spirit of original programming that we’re undertaking for Virgin 1. They’re noisy, funny, smart and controversial with a real opportunity for shared viewing.”

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