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For All liFe’s Big events the autumn season on itv1 > events > sport > entertainment > Drama > Factual > Daytime > CITv > movies For All liFe’s Big events the autumn season on ITV1 events We Are most divAs 2 soccer Aid 2008 Amused (Wt) > pAge 2 For All liFe’s Big events the autumn season on ITV1 events s occer occer a id 2006 id returning soccer Aid 2008 An initiAl production For ITV1 press contActs World Cup legends and top this year, each squad will comprise of Kirsty Wilson celebrities are to go head-to-head eleven celebrities and five Worldc up greats. publicity manager With under a week to train and bond before in an England versus The Rest tel: 0844 881 13015 the big game, the pressure is on for the of The World football match, as mail: [email protected] players to get match-fit and be performance- Soccer Aid 2008, to raise funds www.itvpresscentre.com ready. england were victorious at old for the charity UNICEF and its trafford, but on new turf and with new teams, partners, returns to ITV1. there’s a clean slate this time around. With all picture contAct the players determined to score that winning With Ant & Dec presiding, this year’s event goal and lift the prestigious soccer aid 2008 – to be screened live – takes place on the www.itvpictures.com trophy, it really is anyone’s game. hallowed turf of Wembley stadium, where the crowd will have a thrilling opportunity soccer aid 2008 will raise funds for UNICEF’s to see football legends play alongside big- health, education and protection work with name celebrities. vulnerable children all over the world. UNICEF works with partners in more than the brainchild of robbie Williams and 150 countries worldwide, through long-term Jonathan Wilkes, the inaugural soccer aid development and emergency work, to help was held at old trafford and attracted a children realise their full potential. UNICEF host of world-class players and celebrities, is funded entirely by voluntary contributions including Diego maradona, Damian lewis, and the donations to soccer aid 2008 will angus Deayton, patrick Kielty, Gianfranco enable UNICEF and partners to reach many Zola, alastair campbell, paul Gascoigne and thousands more children worldwide. Jamie redknapp. pAge For All liFe’s Big events the autumn season on ITV1 events neW this seAson We Are most Amused (Wt) Made By ITV productions For ITV1 press contActs This Autumn, ITV1 is producing a Ben Webster star studded comedy show that head of entertainment will bring together the very best programme publicity comedy talent from the last 60 tel: 0844 881 13013 years all on one stage, to benefit mail: [email protected] youth charity The Prince’s Trust. www.itvpresscentre.com in celebration of HRH the prince of Wales’ 60th Birthday, the show will appeal to all ages picture contAct with its mix of both new and old established comedy acts. HRH the prince of Wales is www.itvpictures.com known for his love of comedy and in particular home grown talent from the likes of monty python, the Goons and the two ronnies. a unique one off night, this event promises to be a very special celebration of comedy talent. pAge For All liFe’s Big events the autumn season on ITV1 events returning divAs 2 (Wt) Made By ITV productions For ITV1 press contActs The Divas return to ITV1 following Ben Webster its successful debut last year. head of entertainment programme publicity Divas 2 will bring together the very best tel: 0844 881 13013 female singing talent for a spectacular and mail: [email protected] glamorous TV event, and will again be in www.itvpresscentre.com association with four of the uK’s top breast- cancer charities. picture contAct last year’s show featured exclusive performances from celine Dion, alicia Keys, www.itvpictures.com Jennifer lopez, Girls aloud, leona lewis, Jamelia, natasha Bedingfield andc haka Khan. expect bigger, sexier and bolder exclusive performances from the very best singing ‘divas’ around today – all together on one stage for one night only. pAge For All liFe’s Big events the autumn season on ITV1 sport s ipa ipa p ress / / ress r ex Features ex englAnd UEFA chAmpions FA cup internAtionAls leAgue > pAge For All liFe’s Big events the autumn season on ITV1 sport s ipa ipa p ress / / ress r ex Features ex neW this seAson englAnd internAtionAls An ITV sport production For ITV1 press contActs Fabio Capello’s England team ITV1 will also be broadcasting england’s laura Wootton will be putting their recent woes international against Germany live on ITV press office behind them when they start their Wednesday 19 november when capello’s tel: 020 7156 7241 men will face the euro 2008 finalists in Berlin. mail: [email protected] qualifying campaign for the 2010 www.itvpresscentre.com World Cup this autumn on ITV1. ITV1 is to transmit every england qualifier played on home turf for the World cup 2010 Following the disappointment of failing picture contAct and euro 2012 competitions as well, with to qualify for euro 2008, the england team comprehensive same-day highlights of all will be determined to prove their international www.itvpictures.com england games later in the evening on ITV1. worth during the season, and will be facing Kazakhstan in their first home Worldc up qualifier at Wembleys tadium on saturday 11 october. pAge For All liFe’s Big events the autumn season on ITV1 sport returning UEFA chAmpions leAgue An ITV sport production For ITV1 press contActs The UEFA Champions League this season, British clubs should once laura Wootton returns to ITV in September again be present in abundance in the ITV press office with Europe’s top clubs early stages, with manchester united and tel: 020 7156 7241 chelsea having secured automatic places in mail: [email protected] convening again to do battle www.itvpresscentre.com for one of the most prestigious the group stage, and liverpool and arsenal entering at the third and final qualifying trophies in world club football. stage in late august. meanwhile, rangers picture contAct are to compete in the second qualifying British teams did outstandingly well in the round, with llanelli entering the contest at www.itvpictures.com competition last season, with manchester the first qualifying stage. united beating chelsea on penalties in the first all-British final inm oscow. and it was ITV will broadcast the pick of the two live the fourth year in succession that a British games each tuesday on ITV1 and ITV4, team had reached the final, whilel iverpool with comprehensive highlights of all the also made the semi-finals. evening’s games being shown later in the evening on ITV1. pAge 8 For All liFe’s Big events the autumn season on ITV1 sport neW this seAson the FA cup An ITV sport production For ITV1 press contActs The FA Cup kicks off on its new and this year’s Fa cup is already breaking laura Wootton ITV1 home, with the pick of the new records, with 762 club entries beating ITV press office live games from round one the all-time record that was only set last tel: 020 7156 7241 season. it should be a contest packed full of mail: [email protected] through to the final. The road to www.itvpresscentre.com Wembley begins in November with action as the lower league clubs look to make a name for themselves, while those in the top some of Britain’s most modest flight fight to regain their place at the top of picture contAct clubs ready for the opportunity to the pile. take on top Premier League talent. www.itvpictures.com ITV1 will also show comprehensive highlights last season, many clubs outside the top at each stage of the competition, including flight found success, withc hasetown the ties not broadcast live on the channel. becoming the smallest team ever to reach the Fa cup third round and non-league havant and Waterlooville reaching the fourth round to play mighty liverpool at anfield. current Fa cup holders portsmouth were the only premier league club to reach the semi-finals; the first time since 1908 that the top division has had only one representative playing at that stage. pAge For All liFe’s Big events the autumn season on ITV1 sport returning FormulA 1 A north one television production For ITV1 press contActs Steve Rider presents live now battling to win the driver’s laura Wootton coverage from the final six rounds championship, he faces strong competition ITV press office of the 2008 Formula 1 World from reigning champion Kimi raikkonen and tel: 020 7156 7241 his Ferrari teammate Felipe massa, as well mail: [email protected] Championship, with the Belgian, www.itvpresscentre.com Italian, Singapore, Japanese, as BmW sauber driver robert Kubica. Chinese and Brazilian Grand Prix steve rider will be joined live by picture contAct still to come. former drivers Mark Blundell and Martin Brundle, with commentary from www.itvpictures.com all eyes are on British driving prodigy James Allen and reports from Louise lewis hamilton, who is hoping to improve Goodman and Ted Kravitz. upon his second place finish in the driver’s championship in 2007 after his meteoric rise to fame during his debut season. hamilton won the first race of the 2008 season in australia, also taking the flag in monaco and silverstone, with podium finishes in the spanish and turkish Grand prix. pAge 10 For All liFe’s Big events the autumn season on ITV1 entertAinment BritAnniA high the x factor hArry hill’s tv Burp > pAge 11 For All liFe’s Big events the autumn season on ITV1 entertAinment neW this seAson BritAnniA high An ITV productions And gloBe co-production For ITV1 press contActs Britannia High is a brand new it also captures the youngsters’ lives and loves Janice troup musical drama for ITV 1 set in a through their first days and months at the head of ITV programme publicity, UK contemporary performing school over eight episodes.