[Series so far, BBC1]
The programme is presented by Piers Morgan, former editor of the News of the World and then The Daily Mirror newspapers between 1994 and 2004. Morgan, as a former British newspaper editor, and tabloidese newspapers at that, is well informed and respected within the media world and the show offers an interesting angle because he is trying to find out the truths behind these people, who have had a famously dark or upsetting experiences of fame, through his own tabloidese perspective which presents the guests with public opinions and press portrayal as, for some of them, he would have felt whilst publishing their stories in his former newspapers. However Morgan is also open minded and understanding and, more often than not, accepts what they're saying and as he develops a sympathy or understanding behind what categorises them into this category of 'dark fame' and therefore so does the audience because the counterargument lies within Morgan and is embraced, if possible, by the guest.
From browsing online I have discovered that the series is now over, and so all the guests on the show were limited to the ones we've seen and, for atleast this series, there are no more to come. The series has consisted of the interviews of firsty contraversal comic Jim Davidson, discussing the truth of his racist and wife-beating reknowned persona. Then Jason Donovan, who went from Neighbours to cocaine to a legal case that cost him his respect and credit. Nancy Dell'Olio, who became famous whilst dating Sven Goran-Eriksson, Pamerla Anderson, who talks to Piers about the dark side of her career as a sex symbol and rock'n'roll relations throughout her life. Mickey Rourke, who fell from Hollywood stardom and is gradually making his way back into movies, primarily based to his successful acting part in Quentin Tarantino's Sin City in 2005, and undoubtedly one of the most opinion changing episodes of the series. Bruce Jones, who discusses his very public fall from fame out of Coronation Street, Tracey Emin, bad girl of British art who talks to Piers about the tabloids' reactions to her work and her rise to fame, and finally Chantelle Houghton, who went from having her heart broken by The Sun for only putting her on Page 3 once to winning Big Brother and becoming an official celebrity.
jL
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