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Lifestyle magazine series for all the family, featuring items on fashion label power, NHS waiting lists and teething.

Presenter Helen Mark gives an overview of what is coming up on this edition of the weekly family and lifestyle magazine show. Jacqui Berkley reports on the pulling power of designer labels for teenagers. Robin Gordon of Debenhams talks about the selling power of labels. Cynthia Milligan of Edinburgh University talks about peer pressure. Lesley Black, a consumer journalist, is in studio to talk about value for money and bootleg items.

Stephen Nolan reports on NHS waiting lists in Northern Ireland. Dr Joe Hendron, an MLA, is blaming the UK government for not providing enough money. Dr Ian Carson of the Royal Hospitals thinks current measures will start to improve things. Andrew Dougall of the Chest, Heart and Stroke Association tells of people getting appointments after they have already died. Ian Paisley Junior is in studio to talk about what politicians are doing on the subject.

Gillian Ievers reports on kids going through teething. Dr Valerie Gleadhill, a consultant paediatrician, talks through the chief signs of teething. Samantha Leahy of Little Gems nursery suggests various methods of easing the discomfort. Laura Francis reports on adopting animals at Belfast Zoo. Trevor Anderson and his daughter Deborah talk about sponsoring a lemur. Alyn Cairns, a senior zookeeper, and Vicky Meredith, a marketing assistant talk about the benefits of adopting and a range of prices is given for various animals. Competition to win Westlife concert tickets.

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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