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    LESSONS IN LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS

    Birmingham Evening Mail, UK
    October 4, 2006, Wednesday
    Worcs Edition

    TV Choice FAMILY BRAT CAMP (C4, 9pm)

    IN PREVIOUS series of this programme, troublesome teens were taken to
    strict American camps in the middle of nowhere to see if a spell of
    roughing it would give them a chance to think about the consequences
    of their bad behaviour and instil some much-needed discipline.

    Generally, the experiment seemed to work, but some viewers may have
    wondered what happened when the youngsters got back to Blighty -
    if their home environment hadn't changed, wouldn't they simply slip
    back into old bad habits?

    It shouldn't be a problem for the brats taking part in the new version
    of the show, as this time they aren't the only ones who'll be getting
    the short, sharp shock treatment - their parents are going along too.

    The dysfunctional families are being shipped off to the Idaho desert
    to see if living in virtually Stone Age conditions will force the
    mums and dads to accept they are at least partly responsible for
    their offspring's out-of-control antics.

    But will the harsh regime bring the troubled clans closer together
    or simply force them further apart?

    In the first episode, both generations find sleeping in the wilderness
    a shock to the system.

    WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? (BBC1, 9pm)

    BARGAIN Hunt presenter David Dickinson may be extremely knowledgeable
    about the history of antiques, but it seems he's less well informed
    about his own past.

    In the latest edition of this fascinating series, the flamboyant
    celebrity goes in search of his roots - a process that's particularly
    poignant for him because he was adopted at birth.

    David only discovered this by chance at the age of 11, but his
    adoptive parents did tell him the name of his biological mother,
    Eugenie Gulessarian, a local woman of Armenian heritage, and it's
    this part of his family tree he wants to concentrate on.

    He says: "I think as a little boy, having found out that I came from
    this Armenian stock, I've always wanted to know more about it. As I
    got into my twenties and thirties I did find out more, but eventually
    that came to a stop. So I'm hoping that this programme will take me
    the full journey."

    It seems he's achieved his aim when he meets a long-lost relative
    who can shed more light on his family, and David also discovers some
    surprising similarities between himself and his ancestors.

    GRAPHIC: HISTORICAL... David Dickinson explores his heritage.'
    BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS... families head to the Idaho desert in a
    back-to-basics attempt to curb their tearaway teenagers' out-of-control
    behaviour - and get the parents to take responsibility.
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