Blood, Sweat and T-shirts
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Blood, Sweat and T-shirts is a British
TV documentary
series, broadcast in 2008 on BBC Three
.
The series followed six British fashion consumers aged between 20 and 24 as they travelled to India
to live and work alongside Indian garment workers, making clothes destined for sale in British high-street stores.
The series was nominated in the Best Factual Series category at the 2009 BAFTA Television Awards
.
The series was followed by Blood, Sweat and Takeaways in 2009, which focused on the food production in Asia, and Blood, Sweat and Luxuries in 2010, which focused on the production of luxury goods in Africa. Stacey Dooley
, one of the participants, has presented several shows for BBC Three since 2009 under the title Stacey Dooley Investigates.
United Kingdom
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TV documentary
Documentary
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series, broadcast in 2008 on BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
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The series followed six British fashion consumers aged between 20 and 24 as they travelled to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to live and work alongside Indian garment workers, making clothes destined for sale in British high-street stores.
The series was nominated in the Best Factual Series category at the 2009 BAFTA Television Awards
British Academy Television Awards 2009
The 2009 British Academy Television Awards were held on 26 April at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The event was broadcast live on BBC One and was hosted by Graham Norton. The nominations were announced on 24 March...
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The series was followed by Blood, Sweat and Takeaways in 2009, which focused on the food production in Asia, and Blood, Sweat and Luxuries in 2010, which focused on the production of luxury goods in Africa. Stacey Dooley
Stacey Dooley
Stacey Dooley is a British television personality who rose to fame in 2009 after appearing in a number of BBC Three documentaries highlighting child labour issues in developing countries.-Career and background:...
, one of the participants, has presented several shows for BBC Three since 2009 under the title Stacey Dooley Investigates.
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each Wednesday at 8:30pm from 7 April 2010.
- In the Asia Pacific region (including IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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from 25 August 2009 at various timeslots.
- In FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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each Wednesday at 8pm from 13 January 2010, edited down to 45 minute episodes.
- In GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
on ZDFneoZDFneoZDFneo is a German digital terrestrial television channel, programmed for an audience aged 18 to 45 to counter the primarily older-skewing main programmes of public broadcasters ZDF and ARD. It replaced ZDF's documentary channel, "ZDFdokukanal", on November 1, 2009.-Name:Although the channel's logo...