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| - | == Host ==
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| - | == Broadcast ==
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| - | Radar for E4, 2005
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| - | == Synopsis ==
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| - | Subtitled ''The Secret TV Game Show'', three contestants try to generate as much media exposure for themselves as possible with a series of hoaxes. With "hilarious" "consequences".
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| - | It's not all that funny, which is a bit of a handicap for a show that's meant to fall loosely under the "comedy" heading, but some of the stunts are quite clever and it's interesting (and a little bit scary) to see how easily some sections of the media can be duped.
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| - | ==Web links==
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| - | Since the whole idea of the show is to generate masses of publicity, here's a few examples of where the plans worked:
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| - | [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/865652.cms ''Times of India'' reports on Caroline Polledri's doggy dating website]
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| - | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4117481.stm BBC News on a pseudonymous Ms Polledri's "Supper With The Stars" scam]
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| - | [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/09/02/nkelly02.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/09/02/ixnewstop.html ''The Telegraph'' on Emma Fitch's "tattoo" of Kelly Holmes]
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| - | [http://vbulletin.thesite.org.uk/showthread.php?p=1259193 An item on ''This Morning'' about "Lion Therapy" gets some reaction]
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| - | [[Category:Stunts and Dares]]
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