BBC One Challenges Celebrities to Face Life on the Streets

Snow is coming and sitting in a heated room, with a slightly opened window, looking at the opposite side hardly one can not notice a man with old scarf and coat, who seems that, has nowhere to go. The only word Homelessness comes to mind … This seems an eternal problem of nations, countries …

What do we do in order to prevent this problem to be “developed”? What do we do in order to makes these people’s lives a bit easier? Only put some coins – pence, tetri …

But there is a new initiative; according to the BBC One homelessness is put in the spotlight with a follow-up series to the acclaimed BBC Three series Filthy, Rich And Homeless.

As noted in the Press release, former tennis star Annabel Croft, Coronation Street actor, Bruce Jones, the One Show's Hardeep Singh Kholi, journalist and writer Rosie Boycott and the Marquis of Blandford will be plunged headlong in to a world of sleeping rough, soup runs and hostels.

The aim of this initiative is to highlight the problems that affect homeless people everyday.

Ten days, that the participants of this initiative will live on the streets and in hostels for the homeless, will be guided and assisted by John Bird, Editor-in-Chief and founder of the Big Issue, and Craig Last, who used to work as a youth worker in hostels for Centrepoint, both of whom will ensure the experience is an authentic and informative one.

To know what the life of homeless people is like, these ten tough days on the streets will lead the contributors change their look on many things and events in their own life and the surrounding world.

According to the BBC Press Office, Maxine Watson, BBC Commissioning Executive for Documentaries, said: "Following the success of the first series, this updated version provides new insights.

"We see the sharp contrast between those who live invisible and anonymous lives on the streets and those for whom anonymity is neither a desirable nor an easy option... until now."

Richard McKerrow, Executive Producer at Love Productions, said: "Homelessness is a complex issue, but I hope that this series will go some way to challenging some of the stereotypes surrounding what it means to be homeless and be an enlightening journey for both the participants and viewers."

The Series Editor is Elliot Reed and Executive Producer for Love Productions is Richard McKerrow. BBC Executive Producer is Maxine Watson.


Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/12_december/12/homeless.shtml www.crisis.org.uk/policywatch/pages/hidden_homeless.html