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All of the programmes listed below were original commissions for the network version of BBC Choice; a few went on to be repeated on BBC2 and BBC1. Liquid News and The RDA have their own pages in this section.

ANNA IN WONDERLAND (2002) - Anna Nolan travelled the world visiting weird and wonderful people, such as female wrestlers and 'furries'.

ATTENTION SCUM (2001) - Surreal comedy sketch show starring Simon Munnery, aka The League Against Tedium. It also featured Johnny Vegas. Unfortunately, only one series was made.

BACKSTAGE (1998-2000) - Cheap and cheerful show, airing daily at 6.00pm during the Choice Mk1 era, which went behind the scenes at the BBC and previewed upcoming programmes. Presented by Kaye Adams at first, but by the time it had been halved in length from 60 to 30 minutes, Julia Bradbury and Jon Monie had taken over. (All three presenters shown below on the final show). Backstage was one of the first casualties of Stuart Murphy's appointment as Choice supremo.

BACHELOR'S WALK (2002) - Drama set in Ireland, about a group of bachelors.

THE BEAT ROOM SPECIALS (2000-01) - Compilation editions of BBC Scotland's excellent music performance show.

BE ME TV (2002) - BBC Choice let us 'experience exciting and unusual lifestyles close up'.

THE BLACK RUN/ROGER BLACK'S SKIING SHOW (1998-2000) - Skiing show with Roger Black, renamed for its second series. Roger also presented coverage of winter sports on Saturday mornings in early 1999, in Snow Sports.

THE BOB MONKHOUSE DIY FILM SHOW (2000) - Bob hosted this show from Edinburgh, giving tips to budding film-makers. The show also included numerous short films from amateur directors.

BREEZE BLOCK (2002) - Geordie comedy drama, with Auf Wiedersehen Pet's Tim Healy.

CBBC CHOICE (1998-2000) Not to be confused with CBBC on Choice, this Saturday afternoon strand brought us The Crew Room, Dog and Dinosaur, L&K Replay and most notably, surprise Rentaghost and Jossy's Giants repeats.

CHILL ON CHOICE (1998-2000) - The first hour of Choice's output from 5.00pm was known as Chill on Choice, and started with an episode of the Australian soap Breakers, once it had been demoted from BBC1; then pop videos and a repeat of something like The Brittas Empire or a Top of the Pops compilation.

CHOICE CUTS (2001) - Showcasing the work of up and coming film-makers.

CHOICE WORLD CLUBBING (2000-02) - Exploring clubbing hotspots around the world.

THE CHRISTINE HAMILTON SHOW (2000) - With husband Neil playing the chauffeur, Christine took her real-life sofa out and about to interview celebrities who have weathered storms in their careers, such as Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and Bernard Manning.

CLIVE ANDERSON'S CONSPIRACIES (2001) - Clive narrated this series which discussed UFOs, Elvis and crop circles.

CLOSURE (2001-02) - Davina McCall hosted this show which mixed confessions with pop music performances.

COME FLY WITH ME (2000-02) - Possibly one of Choice's bigger budget efforts, this game show saw Joe Mace (right) and Tania Strecker fly five teams of two out to some faraway location to complete various games and challenges. The losers of each round were sent straight back home on the plane, leaving the winners to enjoy their classy hotel suite in the city.

THE CREW ROOM (1998-99) - Similar to The Dog and Dinosaur Show but without the dog and dinosaur. Presented by Marsali Stewart.

THE DAVE GORMAN COLLECTION (2001) - Although also shown on BBC2, this amusing series debuted on Choice. It saw Dave Gorman, the man with unfeasible sideburns, take up a bet to locate 54 more Dave Gormans around the world.

DERMOT'S SPORTING BUDDIES (2002) - Dermot O'Leary talked sport with various celebrities such as Sean Hughes, Davina McCall and BBC Choice mainstay Ralf Little.

DIAMOND SPORT (2000) - The computer games guru presented this 'comic review of the week's sport'.

DINERS (2002-03) - Cheap television at its cheapest - eavesdropping on people's conversations in a restaurant. Continued on BBC3.

THE DOG AND DINOSAUR SHOW (1999-2000) - Part of CBBC Choice. Dog (the clever one) and Dinosaur (the dumb one) were real-time computer animated characters who supposedly presented their show from a pod atop BBC Television Centre. However the majority of the three hour show was made up of repeats of various CBBC shows.

THE DOMINIC DIAMOND INTERVIEWS (1998-2000) - Mr Diamond spoke to various sporting celebrities.

EASTENDERS REVEALED (1998-date) - The only BBC Choice show to last the entire life of the channel; it can still be seen today on BBC3. Other Revealed shows included Casualty Revealed, TOTP Revealed and even Robot Wars Revealed. Shorter EastEnders updates could be found in Around the Square (1998-99).

ED STONE IS DEAD (2002-03) - Late Choice-period comedy drama, starring Richard Blackwood as a dead man who is given the chance to live again.

EYE CANDY (1999-2000) - Fashion show for teenagers, with Angela Buttolph.

THE FEAR (2001) - Jackanory for adults - Sadie Frost, Ray Winstone, Anna Friel and others read spooky stories.

15 MINUTES OF FAME (2000-01) - Looking back at the careers at various faded performers such as The Krankies, Bob Carolgees and Keith Harris.

15 STOREYS HIGH (2002-04) - Sitcom set in a high-rise flat. Subsequently repeated on BBC2 and BBC3; a second series aired on BBC3 in early 2004.

45 MINUTES (2000-01) - Football chat show with Lisa Rogers and Joe Mace, which actually only lasted for thirty minutes. Best known for footballer Les Ferdinand admitting he had helped a few vandals over the wall into the Blue Peter garden...

THE FOUR HORSEMEN IN 'THIS IS POP' (2000) - Sitcom about a fictional music show, 'This is Pop'. Set at BBC Television Centre, it mixed comedy with archive Top of the Pops footage. The Four Horsemen were a comedy act which actually consisted of at least two women. The strangest thing of all, though, was the scheduling - it was buried at 1.00 in the morning, and never repeated.

FUN AT THE FUNERAL PARLOUR (2001-02) - BBC Choice's first high profile sitcom, and not a half bad one at that, centering around a family firm of bungling funeral directors in Wales (right). Written by and starring Rhys Thomas, it ran for two series. Bill Oddie and Tom Baker made guest appearances.

GHETTO FABULOUS (2002) - Series exploring black culture.

GOOD EVENING ROCKALL (2000) - Light hearted current affairs show in which spin doctor Derek Draper, former songstress Lauren Laverne and a special guest each week put forward stories to be included in a news bulletin for the remote island of Rockall. Presenters were Ed Docx (first series) and Sue Perkins (second series); GMTV's Penny Smith read the bulletin at the end of each show.

THE GREAT EGG RACE RIDES AGAIN (2000) - Professor Heinz Wolff introduced condensed rehashes of classic Great Egg Race episodes. Bit of a curious (but welcome!) one considering the demographic BBC Choice was now aiming for.

GREAT SPEECHES (2000-01) - Part of Micro TV, this looked at famous speeches made by Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Bob Geldof and others.

HAVING IT OFF (2002) - Lowbrow sitcom set in a hair salon.

HEAD TO TOE (2001) - A history of fashion.

HYPE (1998-2000) - Sunday afternoon time-filler teen magazine, initially presented by Rachael Hopper and Rick Adams (right). The later incarnation left the studio and went out and about, with Emma B, Ortis and Jonathon Wilkes now presenting. Knocked on the head by Stuart Murphy.

HOTLINKS (2000) - Part of Micro TV, this 'going out and staying in' guide was a true virtual reality fest, with 'virtual' presenter Nomy (below).

INSIDE TRACKS (1998-2000) - Part of Choice's launch schedule, this was a rather good music/discussion series with Kevin Greening (left), presented from the BBC's Maida Vale studios. It veered towards the credible end of the music scene, with features and live sessions from the likes of Cousteau, Broadcast and The Delgados. Later on it was halved in length to thirty minutes, with the consequence that there was now less music and more discussion. Sean Hughes took over at the start of 2000, but the programme was stopped in its tracks soon after. The theme tune was 'Start the Commotion' by Wiseguys.

JAPANORAMA (2002) - Jonathan Ross explored pop culture in Japan.

JAPAN TV (2001) - Examining Japanese society.

JOHNNY VAUGHAN TONIGHT (2002-03) - Effectively killing off any hopes of a further series of The RDA, the first series of Johnny's chat show debuted on Choice, and was later repeated on BBC1. It was also the first programme to air on BBC3. Johnny also hosted Johnny Vaughan's World Cup Extra on BBC Choice and BBC1 in 2002.

THE JOHNNY VEGAS GAMESHOW (2002) - A one-off frantic game show in which Johnny gave the whole studio audience the chance to win a trip to France

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