Voyage of Discovery for Jamie and Crew

10th JUNE 2008

Enthusiastic amateur sailor Jamie Owen is taking a group of disadvantaged young Welsh people on a voyage of self discovery, as they embark on a summer programme of personal development and team building that culminates in the challenge of their lives - sailing a 72ft Challenge Yacht in a competitive race on the open seas. Aspect Television will be featuring the work of Fairbridge, which has three centres in Wales helping young people who are facing issues ranging from school exclusion and homelessness to anti-social behaviour, crime and substance misuse.

Filming for the 3 x 59" episodes continues until October, with the series scheduled for transmission on BBC 1 Wales early in 2009.

Award for Aspect Television's portrayal of world of work

10TH JUNE 2008

Aspect Television's BBC1 series 'What I'd Really Like To Do', presented by Adrian Chiles, was named Best Television Programme at the Work Foundation's Workworld Media Awards held at BAFTA in Piccadilly.

Picking up the award, Aspect's Managing Director Rob Finighan said he was delighted that the series had been recognised by the Work Foundation. 'The Awards are in their 21st year and it is a great source of pride to join a list of previous winners which includes the likes of Channel Four's Dispatches programme.'

Based on a survey of dream jobs 'What I'd Really Like To Do' gave an entertaining insight to a variety of professions including best selling author, jobbing actor and airline pilot.

The ten part series was chosen by a panel of judges that included journalist Will Hutton and Baroness Kingsmill of Holland Park, who described it as 'splendidly presented' by Adrian Chiles.

Aspect takes orders for 'Souvenir'

10TH JUNE 2008

Rob Finighan's feature length music documentry profiling Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is now available online. You can see preview material and place an order at www.omd-dvd.com