TV Opportunities
Documentary Casting – Gay Farmer Looking for Love?
We have been contacted by a documentary maker looking to make a film about gay farmers. Please find some information below; if you or anyone you know would be interested in taking part, please get in touch with Christian the producer directly.
Documentary Casting – Gay Farmer Looking for Love?
Award winning production company are currently casting for a proposed one hour documentary that would focus on the story of finding love in the gay farming community. We would love to hear from any gay farmers who may be interested in being featured.
Any film would accurately and sensitively demonstrate the realities facing gay farmers who live in isolated rural communities, and the difficulties that they might face when searching for a partner in the agricultural world. The project is currently at the research stage and contacting us would not be a commitment to take part in a film. › Continue reading
Channel 4 Looking for Farming Families from the West Country
Channel 4 are looking for farming families from The West Country!
Jack Whitehall is coming to the West Country with a new Channel 4 entertainment show and is looking for a local farming family to stay with.
Are you a fun-loving family, proud of your West Country heritage? Do you think you can show Jack a good time?
Would you be willing to put our host up for the night and show him just how hospitable people from the West Country really are?
If the answer is yes then we want to hear from YOU!
E-mail us at westcountry@magnumtv.co.uk with your contact details, a family photo and the reasons why your household is the best!
ALL APPLICANTS MUST LIVE IN THE WEST COUNTRY
Calling All Young Farmers
Take Part in a BBC Show
The search is back on for the UK’s top young talent…Young Farmer of the Year is part of a series that celebrates the working heroes of Great Britain.
This year the BBC is on the lookout for Young Farmers aged 16-25. This is an opportunity for people, other than dancers, singers and entertainers to finally step into the limelight. The BBC want to showcase the unsung heroes at the heart of Britain.
If you are a talented Young Farmer or know someone who fits the bill, then the BBC want to hear from you.
The BBC is looking for someone who is a true ambassador for their trade, up for a challenge and wants to showcase their skills!
The programme wants as many applications as possible from a wide selection of farmers which will be whittled down to four contestants who’ll then be put through tough and testing challenges based on their skills. One will eventually win the title of ‘BBC Three’s Young Farmer of the Year.’
To apply:
email: youngtalent@bbc.co.uk
or
call: 0161 244 3716
Applications close on 5th August 2011
YOUR FIVE MINUTES OF FAME?
In the follow-up to the great article featuring Muddy Matches in last weekend's Telegraph (“Rural dating: Finding love in the countryside” by Anna Tyzack), David Whiteley from the TV programme BBC Inside Out East has got in touch to see if he might be able to do a piece on us.
Inside Out East covers interesting features in the Eastern counties (Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedford and Northamptonshire) and David would potentially like to take a look at the modern rural dating scene by following two single muddies from the region and talking to them about what makes them muddy, the importance of meeting someone who shares their interests and how meeting people in the countryside might have changed. He is likely to want to film their day-to-day lives for a while and finish with their attendance at the Mud Lovers Ball in Northamptonshire on Saturday 22nd May 2010.
Would you be interested in taking part?
We are currently looking for single muddies – male or female and of any age – who might be interested in taking part in this documentary. Ideally you would be from one of the Eastern counties listed above (but this is not essential) and work in a rural industry.
It will be a really fun experience and potentially a great way to meet a few new people so, if you fancy doing something a bit different, why not give it a go?
If you would be interested in taking part, please drop Lucy a quick email at lucy@muddymatches.co.uk with a little bit of information about yourself (e.g. name, age, where you live, what you do etc).
Inside Out at the Mud Lovers Ball
It is by no means a definite that Inside Out will be there and it is currently just an idea we are working through. If it does go ahead though and you are attending (or thinking about attending) the ball, please be assured that they would only be filming people who have agreed to speak to them. Whilst it is a great opportunity for us to promote Muddy Matches and increase awareness of the site, our primary focus is that everyone coming to the ball has a brilliant time and we are really conscious that some people are more camera shy than others! However, if on the other hand you are coming to the ball and think it would be great fun to be included in this documentary, please do let us know and if it goes ahead we will try to make sure you are interviewed – please email Lucy at lucy@muddymatches.co.uk.
The Farmer Wants a Wife
This is an opportunity for the ladies that we just couldn’t keep quiet about. Most of you will probably remember the hit series Farmer Wants a Wife that was on TV a couple of years ago. Well, exciting news, it is coming back on our screens later this year on Five and the programme-makers are looking for country-loving ladies to date their eight eligible farmers.
All the details of the show can be found on the Farmer Wants a Wife website. There’s a short video about each chap and, we must admit, work did ground to a halt briefly at Muddy Matches HQ as we checked them all out!
They all look lovely and there are some serious catches so, if you’re still single, or know some muddy girls who are, why not take a look for yourself?
To enter, you need to visit the Farmer Wants a Wife website, click on your favourite farmer and write him a letter detailing why you think you’re the woman for him. Entry deadline is the 1st March 2009 and filming takes place in April and May 2009.
Go on girls, you’ve got nothing to lose!
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