The Common Room was an interactive TV show on ITV Play

ITV Play (channel)

ITV Play was a 24/7 participation television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. The ITV Play name continued on the ITV Network until December 2007....

. The Common Rooms main presenters were Tim Dixon

Tim Dixon

Tim Dixon is an English television presenter who rose to promise in 2003. Aged just 21, in 2005 he was described by Flextech as "The best young up-and-coming television presenting talent in the UK".-Education:...

 and Emma Lee. Zö Christien also presented occasionally.

Format

The Common Room launched on ITV Play on Monday 31 July. The Common Room dropped their puzzles/quizzes and is now a text-in programme. A daily theme was usually set allowing viewers to text-in with their opinions. Pictures and videos were sent in as well. Prizes could be rewarded for the best picture/video and text. The prizes usually contained an ITV Play T-Shirt, Slinky, Pen and sometimes an electrical item as well (e.g. Mp3 Player). So this was more of a chat show. The presenter also gave out celebrity gossip, facts or general news.

Viewers could phone, text or send an MMS to take part in the show. People's text messages were always on the screen and occasionally photos and videos were shown. A live phone call took place rarely.

The first series of the show ended on Friday, 10 November 2006.

Presenters and Studio

The set of The Common Room consisted of a green sofa with notice boards behind next to a plasma screen which isn't always visible. The presenter used a miniature electrical screen to read the texts. Alternatively, the presenter could read the screen in front of them to read the texts and view the pictures

Tim Dixon is a former CITV

CITV

CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...

 presenter between January-December 2003. Whilst not working, Tim is a music enthusiast, enjoys singing and playing the guitar.

Emma Lee grew up in Birmingham during the 70s- an era of top telly. She lists her hobbies as wing walking

Wing walking

Seen in airshows and barnstorming during the 1920s, wing walking is the act of moving on the wings of an airplane during flight.-The beginning of air walkers:...

, scuba diving

Scuba diving

Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....

, flying helicopters, and rally driving. Emma's TV career begun eleven years ago after a nationwide search for a magazine style show for Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

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