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Viewers To Decide
Viewers of a new show will be asked to help decide how £10
million of lottery money will be spent.
Channel 4 bosses want to start a national debate to help the Big Lottery
Fund pick five projects around the UK to benefit from the cash.
The channel's chief creative officer, Jay Hunt, said: "For the first time
people will be able to influence which aspect of community life in the UK
could benefit best from this huge sum of lottery money. This series will
provide a fascinating insight into what people care about most passionately
and provide the opportunity to make real changes for the better."
The five-part Channel 4 series, which has a working title of The Big
Decision, will be shown next year.
Chairman of the Big Lottery Fund Peter Ainsworth said: "The public have
raised billions for good causes by playing the National Lottery and with
this programme we want to spark a nationwide debate on the best use of
lottery money and the themes that best represent the needs and aspirations
of this decade.
"By telling us what really matters to them, the public will have a real say
in where £10 million of Big funding will go next year."
October
02
2011 - waveguide.co.uk
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