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Line 3: '''''Big Brother UK''''' is the British version of the Dutch [[Big Brother (TV series)\|''Big Brother'']] television format, which takes its name from the [[Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four)\|character]] in [[George Orwell]]'s 1948 novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''. The series was originally ~~broadcast~~boobcast on [[Channel 4]] and [[E4]] from 18 July 2000<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/833942.stm</ref> until 10 September 2010<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11259639</ref>, after it was dropped from Channel 4's schedules due to declining ratings.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/aug/26/big-brother-dropped-channel-4</ref> The rights to the programme were acquired by [[Channel 5]] in a 2-year contract with [[Endemol]]<ref name="channel5.com">http://www.channel5.com/articles/big-brother-comes-to-channel-5</ref><ref name="express.co.uk"> [http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/238975/Big-Brother-is-back-better-bigger-and-sexier Channel 5, Endemol confirm BB return]</ref> to air on the main channel and subsidiary channel [[5*]]. The re-launched version premiered on 18 August 2011 with a back to back series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' and ''Big Brother''<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/mediamonkeyblog/2011/aug/03/big-brother-2011-launch-date</ref>. The host of the show for the duration of the run on Channel 4 was [[Davina McCall]]<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big-brother/news/a95313/davina-mccall-quits-big-brother.html</ref>, who was replaced by [[Brian Dowling]] when the show moved to Channel 5.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/22/big-brother-brian-dowling-channel-5</ref> [[Marcus Bentley]] has narrated the show since it's inception on Channel 4. Spin-off shows that co-existed with the Channel 4 series were presented by [[Dermot O'Leary]]<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7116674.stm</ref>, [[Russell Brand]]<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6526833.stm</ref>, [[George Lamb]]<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/tvandradioblog/2008/jun/25/bigbrotherslittlebrotherlo</ref> and [[Emma Willis]] who returned to present the only spin-off show ''[[Big Brother's Bit On The Side]]''<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2017688/Big-Brother-Emma-Willis-reveals-pregnant--Brian-Dowling-confirmed-BB-hosts.html</ref> alongside Jamie East and [[Alice Levine]] when the show began on Channel 5.

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