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Answer: Blown Away

In the show 'Blown Away', ten master glassblowers from around the world compete each season for a large monetary prize, as well as a residency at the Corning Museum of Glass. The show, which was made in Canada, first premiered on the Canadian channel 'Makeful' in 2019, before later being released on Netflix. The glassblowers are set specific tasks - for example making the best champagne flutes or the best centrepiece for a dining table. For those not familiar with The Corning Museum of Glass, it is in New York and has one of the world's best collections of art and historical glass.

It is also renowned as being one of the top glassmaking schools in the world.

Answer: The Apprentice

There are both British and U.S. versions of 'The Apprentice' with the U.S. version first airing in 2004 and the UK version airing in 2005. The show features business people as contestants, and leaders of industry as their boss(es). These leaders set challenges and then gradually 'fire' the apprentices until there is only one person left standing.

The prize is usually that the winner gains employment with the featured company or wins a large sum of money. The show bills itself as 'The Ultimate Job Interview' and has featured both Lord Alan Sugar (UK) and Donald Trump (U.S.) as the 'bosses'.

Answer: Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

This U.S. show changed its name in season 3 to 'Queer Eye' in order to encompass all individuals, but was originally called 'Queer Eye for a Straight Guy' when it was first released in 2003. In the initial seasons, the Fab Five - a group of homosexual professionals - took a straight man and essentially gave him a complete makeover.

They did this by providing advice on wardrobe, grooming, decor, cleanliness, food and wine choices, and social interaction.

Answer: Project Runway

'Project Runway' is a U.S.-inspired show which first aired in 2004. In the show, the contestants are required to design clothes to a brief - which often has the constraints of different themes, short time-frames and, often, highly unusual materials. Heidi Klum was the presenter until 2017 and Tim Gunn was a mentor for the designers (until they left to start another fashion-based show called 'Making the Cut'). Finished outfits designed by the contestants on 'Project Runway' are generally judged by a panel consisting of famous designers and/or fashion icons.

Answer: Naked and Afraid

'Naked and Afraid' is an American reality show which was first released in 2013. In the show, two complete strangers disrobe entirely, meet, and then are let loose into the wild, with their only tools being their wits and one survival aid (of their choice) each. (Unfortunately, this is something like a machete or a fire starter - not a mobile phone or Thermomix!) The 'prize' - as far as I can work out anyway - seems to be the pride of surviving 21 days surrounded by lots of potentially lethal, bitey things...

Answer: Old Enough!

'Old Enough!' (this is, of course, a translation) has apparently been aired since 1991 in Japan. Picked up by Netflix in 2022, the rest of the world can now enjoy the antics of toddlers who are sent on errands by their parents. The toddlers, who are followed by a camera crew, are generally not given notes relating to their task - just verbal instructions. The children are tasked with delivering packages, picking up groceries, or visiting shrines etc. Sometimes they catch public transport and quite often, they forget some of the groceries they were meant to buy.

While there has, rather understandably, been some debate on social media about potential safety issues, the producers have been quick to point out that the route is prepared in advance, and that the camera crew is never far from the toddlers.

Answer: Holey Moley

'Holey Moley' is an American reality competition television series that was first released in 2019. Its creator, Chris Culvenor, realised that many reality competition shows seemed to be skewed towards fitness enthusiasts (think 'Ninja Warrior, 'Survivor' and 'Wipeout'). Culvenor therefore set out to create a show that virtually anybody could partake in.

He said of the series that it was 'a serious competition put in a really silly world'. In the show, contestants go up against each other in a series of head-to-head, sudden-death match-ups. Winners can earn themselves a trophy, a plaid jacket, and a fairly decent amount of cash.

Answer: Big Brother

The original 'Big Brother' was created in the Netherlands in 1999. The show quickly took off though in other countries, including Britain, the U.S and Australia, and to date, more than 20 countries have aired 'Big Brother'. Though their formats sometimes differ slightly, what is consistent, is that a group of contestants move into the 'Big Brother' house and are kept completely isolated from the outside world. They are then lucky enough to have every move they make filmed for prosperity. Each week, houseguests nominate each other to be evicted. The last man, or woman, standing at the end of the season, takes home a large cash prize, while the others get to take home absolutely nothing.

George Orwell's '1984' book was set in Oceania, a place governed by the all-controlling 'Party'. This group manages to brainwash the population into complete obedience to its leader, who they know as "Big Brother'.

Answer: American Idol

'American Idol' first aired in 2002 in the U.S. It was based on 'Pop Idol', also a Simon Fuller creation, which aired in the UK from 2001 to 2003. The show essentially starts with contestants having to audition in front of a panel of famous singers. If they pass this stage, they get a 'golden ticket' which gets them to Hollywood with all the other successful contestants. They then have singing competitions each week until only one contestant remains. The prize on this show is a recording contract and a significant amount of cash.

The show has unearthed the talents of many previously-unheard of singers, including Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks, Scott McCreery, and Phillip Phillips.

Answer: The Great British Bake Off

'The Great British Bake Off' - no surprise here - is a UK production. Often abbreviated to the GBBO, it was first released in 2010. The reason why it is always in a tent (no matter that it might be bucketing outside) is that the show was based on summer village fetes that are held all over Britain.

These invariably have a 'best Victoria sponge cake' competition and the cakes are placed in a large tent for display purposes. In the show, as you would expect, amateur cooks bake sweet treats until they are either voted off by the celebrity judges, or they win.