Factual Programs

Factual Programs is non-fictional program which give factual information to the viewer. Most Factual programs are Documentary's which are programs based on a particular subject such as Animals surviving in the jungle and the program would contain footage and a voice over narrating.

Ross Kemp On Gangs
The first example is Ross Kemp On Gangs. This is a factual program as it gives information about gangs and how they live. In the episodes we see Ross Kemp visiting different locations such as America, Jamaica, Brasil and entering gang territory and talking to gang members and others who are effected by gang violence. In each episode we see Ross Kemp in an interview with the gang leader. This show provides information about gang life and why gangs are formed.

Also the style of the program is fast in places such as when there is a shooting or a situation occurs, so it has fast cuts to keep the audience entertained as documentaries are known to be slow and boring from the lack of presentation style.

What I like about this program is we get an insight on gangs and how they live, what they go through and see what life is like for them.




Top Gear
My second example is Top Gear. Top Gear is about all the latest and upcoming cars. Famous for it's challenges such as turning a car into a boat and sailing over the channel. Top Gear is a factual program as it gives information about cars and also they test drive them giving the audience a visual demonstration of how the car is. 
What I like about Top Gear is mainly the challenges set each episode, the reason why is because there is always humor, the cars are different and also problems occur which is entertaining. 
Also what use to be good was the 'Cool Wall', also what I like about Top Gear is the hot lap set by the stig at the end of the show. What I enjoy about this is there is a leader board for the cars and each week a different car is tested around the track. It's fastest lap goes on the leader-boards and it is ranked in order of speed.



Apprentice
The Apprentice is about contestants fighting to become Alan Sugars apprentice. Each week there is a different task and the contestants have to work in teams to win the task as by the end of the task, the losing team will have someone fired. 
What I like about the Apprentice is how competitive contestants are which makes it interesting. Also the tasks each week are interesting to watch as we can see which contestants can handle the pressure. 




Secret Millionaire
Secret Millionaire is about a Millionaire going undercover as a person in need of a job and works with people who are in need of money as they are in problems. The secret millionaire donates money to people who are in need and to pick themselves up as they deserve it.

What I like about this program is it helps people out and you get to see people earning what they deserve. I also like the fact that the people think they are being filmed for an entirely different reason but find out in the end that they get money to help them and there reaction changes.




Undercover Boss
Undercover Boss is about a boss of a company going undercover in his/her own business and investigating the business from a different perspective. The Boss works closely with a few of the employees and by the end judging on how hard they work, they reward them with a gift or promotion.

What I like about this show is is some episodes there are people not doing there job properly and the boss himself can't do anything until the end as he/she blow their cover. Also it shows that people get what they deserve for how hard they work.
I also like at the end the employee's reaction to when they meet the boss and how they realize that they were working with them. 





Planet Earth
Planet earth is about animals around the world which we don't see often such as elephants, penguins, lions in the wild etc. The style of the show is not very fast but has quite slow cuts between each scenes. There are a few cuts for example when the predator is hunting the prey.

What I like about this is we get an insight of what happens in the wildlife and also we see it from a great point of view. Also we see how animals around the world survive and how they live. What I don't like about some of it is it can be slow.





Airport
The airport shows us what goes on in the airport and what different situations occur. What I like about this show is there are many situations between the staff and people flying as sometimes someones flight is delayed, their ticket is not valid..... It's also entertaining and can be humorous. 





Frozen Planet
Frozen planet is a documentary about the cold side of earth, the Arctic and Antarctic. What I like and find interesting about this program is it is very factual and gives a lot of information about what is going on in these areas. It talks about how climate change affects land forms such as the ice sea.

Human Planet
Human Planet is about us human and describes the human species. It is interesting as it gives facts on the human species. What i like about this program is it talks about how humans are adapted to the world and how we survive. It is also interesting and is very factual





Gadget Show
Gadget show is all about the latest and high tech gadgets, it gives reviews and also they are set challenges which is similar to top gear. I like this program because it gives information on what to buy, for how much and also tells us what is the latest tech.