A new tv show centred around the Gypsy community trying to show a broader view than mbfgw, starts Tuesday 15th Dec, on Bio channel (sky 156).
http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/shows/a-gypsy-life-for-me.html;jsessionid=E1579FF0A43703F39D47FBEAA2AB15CF?origin=hpcaro%26ps=1I f you watch it I would like a review.
Coming in November to Bio®, a new 8-part series following the lives of Gypsies and Travellers over the summer of 2011. A Gypsy Life For Me will follow key characters and events from the travelling community with exclusive access to some of the most colourful and entertaining aspects of Gypsy life.
Bio has got together with the traveller community to find out how they would like to celebrate their way of life, giving them the opportunity to tell their stories. We will be spending the next few months meeting a whole host of colourful Traveller and Gypsy characters and finding out how they cope with the prejudices and stereotypes many of them face through their everyday life.
We have been given unprecedented access to Travellers Got Talent, the community’s annual talent contest. Jake Bowers, a Romany journalist and the contest’s promoter, hopes this will overcome negative stereotypes to reveal a nation that has survived for a thousand years. He says:
“By throwing open the doors…we will be revealing the tales and talents of those determined to follow in the footsteps of other famous performers with Gypsy heritage such as Charlie Chaplin, Cher Lloyd, Bob Hoskins and the Gypsy Kings.”
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