Read the texts and match the names to the descriptions of TV programmes. One name is extra.
1. SITCOM
2. SCIENCE FICTION
3. MUSIC SHOW
4. REALITYSHOW
5. TALK SHOW
A. Big Brother shows a group of people who live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world. They have no television, radio or the Internet and are not allowed to have any communication with the
outside world. Television and cameras continuously watch them. Each series lasts for three months, with 12-16 people entering the house. To win the final prize, all of them have to survive.
B. Friends marked a new generation in television. The series are based around a group of friends living in the big city. All of them used to spend most of their time in Central Park, the coffee house next door or in Monica's apartment. They all have different relationships and try to find the meaning in life. Their friendship is the only thing that stays the same.
C. Oprah Winfrey produced and hosted the show, one of the longestrun- ning daytime television shows in history. Winfrey interviewed many celebrities. She says her worst interview was with Elizabeth Taylor in the second season. On February 10, 1993, Winfrey sat down with Michael Jackson for what was the most-watched interview in television history. Jackson, an intensely private entertainer, had not giver an interview for
14 years.
D. Top of the Pops is Britain's longest running programme. It was first broadcast in January 1964 and since then has occupied prime time on BBC television. Its primary value is in introducing generations of youngsters to the pleasures and excitement of pop music. The show saw many changes through the decades, in style, design, fashion and taste. The Rolling Stones and The Beatles participated in it.