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Lifestyle magazine series for all the family, featuring items on ADHD, First Communion debt and textile industry decline.

Presenter Helen Mark gives an overview of what is coming up on this edition of the weekly family and lifestyle magazine show. Following on from a previous report on ADHD Sarah Salters is interviewed in studio about her experiences with her son and the support group which she is part of. Helen Mark shares viewers' letters on the subject.

Report by Henry McDonald on the soaring costs of First Communion and how loan sharks are taking advantage. Jim Cunningham of Diamond Luxury Cabs shows the range of stretch limos he is offering for the event. Father Martin O'Hagan talks about the danger of families getting into debt. Jackie Gallagher of Derry Citizen's Advice also discusses debt issues. Brenda Kearns tells how kids might feel left out if their communion is downscaled.

Norman Rosborough talks about his memories of textile factories in Derry and of closures over the years. His wife Ann discusses struggling to make ends meet after a factory closed. Felix McCrossan of the GMB union reveals the scale of textile industry job losses. Professor Robert Gavin talks about the social history of the textile factories in the area. Christine Hutton reveals how she wouldn't go back into the failing industry now.

The results of the Garden Rake Over competition are revealed. Famous TV gardener Diarmuid Gavin arrives by helicopter to judge. Video introductions are presented for the three families in the final - the Taggarts, the Smiths and the Kearns. The result is announced and the winning family interviewed.

Stephen Nolan reports on infidelity with Northern Ireland men revealed in a study to be the most faithful in the UK. Kate Corr of Woman magazine is interviewed on the subject. An anonymous private detective is interviewed in shadow revealing signs to look out for in potential infidelity.

The Family Show (previously named Family Life) was a weekly magazine style series presenting reports and in-studio features on family matters, from young children, education, mothers, fathers and issues for the elderly, as well as items on cooking, shopping and leisure.


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The Family Show

Consumer, health and family issues combine in this UTV magazine series from the early 2000s.
Helen Mark presented this eclectic weekly show for Ulster Television, which embraced all aspects of family life from the home and garden to healthcare; from retail to education; from consumer protection to organisations providing care for those in need. Originally called Family Life before morphing into the Family Show, the series provides a warm snapshot of the times as it deals with the issues affecting everyone from young children to the elderly in the early days of the new century. And it was also to provide a platform for a young rising star in the shape of Stephen Nolan, who embarked upon his award-winning broadcasting career as a roving consumer reporter for the series.

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