BBC SET TO BUST SOME MYTHS

Sydney, 30th August 2005: BBC Television in the UK is the latest broadcaster to acquire the internationally successful science series MYTHBUSTERS from Beyond Distribution.

Produced by Beyond Productions, MYTHBUSTERS (49 x 1 hr) is the innovative series hosted by two charismatic Hollywood special fx experts whose charter is to test universal urban 'myths'. Each episode sees them trying to prove whether you can really be sucked down by quicksand; if you can you save yourself by jumping up right at the bottom of the shaft if your elevator falls; and how long it actually takes to find a needle in a haystack as well as other intriguing questions.

Hot on the heels of announcing the sale of Mythbusters Series 1 and 2 to German broadcaster RTL 2, the new BBC deal will allow British viewers to experience the phenomenon that has viewers glued to their television sets across Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America among others.

Says Sarah Hargreaves, Creative Director, BBC Specialist Features and Business: ‘Mythbusters is a clever series, it's very entertaining but it also offers real content, which is why it's such a good fit for the BBC. We think it will appeal to a pre-watershed audience on BBC Two, our innovative mainsteam channel which recently played host to another great Australian import, Kath and Kim.'

Series 3 is currently in production with a further 30 episodes due later this year.


For further information please contact:

Katie Johnson
T: +61 2 9437 2097
katie_johnson@beyond.com.au

OR
Rhiannon Haughee
T: + 61 2 9437 2098
rhiannon_haughee@beyond.com.au


published: Tuesday, August 30, 2005