Environmental issues in Australia and Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice: Difference between pages

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Difference between pages)
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
 
No edit summary
 
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox Television
[[Image:Rabbit proof fence in 2005.jpg|thumb|400px|A [[rabbit-proof fence]] enforces a barrier to protect agriculture areas in [[Western Australia]]. Rabbits are an [[invasive species]] in Australia.]]
| show_name = Britain's Got The Pop Factor... And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice
| genre = [[Comedy]] ([[sitcom]])
| runtime = 75 minutes (including adverts)+45 mins results show
| creator = [[Peter Kay]]
| starring = [[Peter Kay]]<br />[[Cat Deeley]]<br/>[[Neil Fox]]<br />[[Pete Waterman]]<br /> [[Nicki Chapman]] <br /> [[Jo Enright]] <br /> [[Pearce Quigley]] <br /> [[Karl Lucas]] <br /> David Hulston <br /> Sian Foulkes
| country = {{UK}}
| language = [[English language|English]]
| network = [[Channel 4]]
| first_aired = [[12 October]] at 20:00 [[2008]]
| last_aired =
| num_episodes = 1
| website = http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/P/peter_kays_britains_got_the_pop_factor_and_possibly_a_new_celebrity_jesus_christ_soapstar_superstar_strictly_on_ice/index.html
}}
'''Britain's Got The Pop Factor... And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice''' is a two-hour long [[comedy]] [[sitcom]] created, writteSHITtelevision | title=Peter Kay returns with reality show spoof | publisher=Guardian | author=Owen Gibson | accessdate=2008-10-07}}</ref><ref name="mail">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1048537/Peters-Got-Talent-Comedian-Kay-sends-reality-shows-new-spoof.html | title=Kay's Got Talent: Comedian Kay sends up reality shows in new spoof | work=Daily Mail | accessdate=2008-10-07}}</ref>


The title, and general format of the show is a [[parody]] of several modern and rather popular [[talent]] [[reality television]] [[television programme|programmes]], the most notable being ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]'', ''[[Pop Idol]]'', ''[[The X Factor]]'', ''[[Any Dream Will Do (TV series)|Any Dream Will Do]]'', ''[[Soapstar Superstar]]'', ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' and ''[[Dancing On Ice]]''.
As with other countries there are a number of '''environmental issues in Australia'''.


==Plot==
{{seealso|Environment of Australia}}
As well as being the title of the show, ''Britain's Got The Pop Factor... And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice'' is the title of the fictional series the show is based around. Kay stars as a fictional contestant on the show, singer Geraldine McQueen. [[Nicki Chapman]], [[Pete Waterman]] and [[Neil Fox]] (who were also judge panellists in ''[[Popstars]]'' and ''[[Pop Idol]]'' respectively) will star as judges.<ref name="mail" /> [[Jo Enright]], [[Karl Lucas]], David Hulston and Sian Foulkes will star as a band, in which the two women are wheelchair-bound.<ref name="mail" /> This is presumably a reference to the constant 'sob stories' which appear on these type of shows. [[Cat Deeley]] is "the host" of the show.<ref>[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article1753720.ece Cat is on the Spoof for Peter]</ref>


==Issues==
==Music==
R(Our) Wayne sang a medley of [[Return to Innocence]] by [[Enigma (musical project)|Enigma]], [[Love Train]] by [[Kenny Gamble]] and [[Leon Huff]], [[Earth Song]] by [[Michael Jackson]], [[YMCA (song)|YMCA]] by [[The Village People]] and [[There's No-one Quite Like Grandma]] by the [[St Winifred's School Choir]].
Key [[conservation issues]] include the protection of Australian habitat from invasive species, soil salinity and the effects of [[mining in Australia|mining]] and land clearing on the environment. The protection of wetlands and other unique habitats is becoming increasingly important to Australia. Other major environmental issues in Australia include the preservation of biodiversity especially in rainforests, and the protection of the [[Great Barrier Reef]] from [[Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef|environmental threats]].


Two Up Two Down sang a medley of [[We Built This City]] by [[Starship (band)|Starship]], [[Bootylicious]] by [[Destiny's Child]], [[9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)|9 to 5]] by [[Dolly Parton]], [[Holding Out For A Hero]] by [[Bonnie Tyler]] and [[Hero (Mariah Carey song)|Hero]] by [[Mariah Carey]].
The culling of [[brumby|wild horse]]s and [[kangaroo]]s are two of the more controversial environmental issues in Australia. Recognising the problem and dealing with [[climate change in Australia]] while formulating an appropriate [[energy policy of Australia|energy policy]] have been key environmental issues for the current [[Australian Government]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} The protection of waterways in [[Murray-Darling Basin]] and more generally the sustainability of [[irrigation in Australia]] are also major issues.


Geraldine sang a medley of [[Born To Run]] by [[Bruce Springsteen]], the theme to [[Born Free]] (perhaps best known as [[Andy Williams]]' version), [[Free Nelson Mandela]] by [[Special AKA]], [[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]] by [[Rihanna]], [[C'est La Vie]] by [[B*witched]] and [[Milkshake (song)|Milkshake]] by [[Kelis]].
===Climate change===
{{main|Climate change in Australia}}

Climate change has become a major issue in Australia in recent years. Much of the country's population appears to be losing its traditional water sources due to persistent drought even as most of the [[outback]] receives large increases in rainfall. At the same time, [[Australia]] continues to have the highest per capita [[greenhouse gas]] emissions and academic studies have clearly shown the influence of [[fossil fuel]] and [[light metal]] ([[aluminium]] and [[titanium]]) industry [[lobby group]]s on the country's political system to be both strongly established and highly extensive.

All federal and state governments have explicitly recognised that climate change is being caused by greenhouse gas emissions. Sectors of the population are actively campaigning against new coal mines and coal fired power stations because of their concern about the effects of global warming on Australia. Other sectors of the population, however, believe it is still too early to tell whether or not there has actually been human induced climate change and believe the natural variability of Australia's climate too high for panic. After publication of the [[Garnaut Climate Change Review |Garnaut]] draft report and the Green Paper on the proposed [[Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme]] members of this group are increasingly viewed as "climate sceptics".

There is expected to be a net benefit to Australia of stabilising greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at 450ppm CO2 eq <ref> {{cite web | url= http://www.garnautreview.org.au/CA25734E0016A131/WebObj/GarnautClimateChangeReviewInterimReport-Feb08/$File/Garnaut%20Climate%20Change%20Review%20Interim%20Report%20-%20Feb%2008.pdf | format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]] |
title= Garnaut Climate Change Review Interim Report to the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments of Australia | work= | accessdate=2008-04-27 | date=February 2007 | publisher=[[Garnaut Climate Change Review]] | last= | first= | coauthors= | pages=63pp | quote=These glimpses suggest that it is in Australia’s interest to seek the strongest feasible global mitigation outcomes – 450 ppm as currently recommended by the science advisers to the UNFCCC and accepted by the European Union.}} </ref> although vested interests such as the coal industry argue this proposition.

{{seealso|Effects of global warming on Australia}}

===Conservation===
{{Main|Conservation in Australia}}
[[Conservation ethic|Conservation]] in Australia is an issue of state and federal policy. Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world, with a large portion of species endemic to Australia. Preserving this wealth of [[biodiversity]] is important for future generations.

A key conservation issue is the preservation of biodiversity, especially by protecting the remaining rainforests. The destruction of habitat by human activities, including land clearing, remains the major cause of biodiversity loss in Australia. The importance of the Australian rainforests to the conservation movement is very high. Australia is the only western country to have large areas of rainforest intact. Forests provide timber, drugs, and food and should be managed to maximize the possible uses. Currently, there are a number of environmental movements and campaigners advocating for action on saving the environment, one such campaign is the Big Switch.

Land management issues including clearance of native vegetation, reafforestation of once-cleared areas, control of exotic weeds and pests, expansion of dryland salinity, and changed fire regimes. Intensification of resource use in sectors such as forestry, fisheries, and agriculture are widely reported to contribute to biodiversity loss in Australia. Coastal and marine environments also have reduced biodiversity from reduced water quality caused by pollution and sediments arising from human settlements and agriculture. In central New South Wales where there are large plains of grassland, problems have risen from—unusual to say—lack of land clearing.

The [[Daintree Rainforest]], a tropical rainforest near [[Daintree, Queensland]] covering around 1200 square kilometers, is threatened by logging, development, mining and the effects of the high tourist numbers.

====Invasive species====
{{Main|Invasive species in Australia}}
Australia's geographical isolation has resulted in the evolution of many delicate ecological relationships that are sensitive to foreign invaders and in many instances provided no natural predators for many of the species subsequently introduced. Introduced plants that have caused widepread problems are [[lantana]] and the [[prickly pear]] bush. The introduction and spread of animals such as the [[cane toad]] or [[rabbit]] can disrupt the existing balances between populations and develop into environmental problems. The introduction of [[cattle]] into Australia and to a lesser extant the [[dingo]], are other examples of species that have changed the landscape. In some cases the introduction of new species can lead to [[plague]]s and the extinction of endeminic species.

====Fauna====
{{main|Threatened fauna of Australia}}

{{see also|Extinct Australian animals}}

====Land clearing====
{{Main|Land clearing in Australia}}
In the [[prehistory of Australia]] the [[indigenous Australians]] used fire to clear land for the hunting of game and encouraging new growth. With colonisation the majority of cleared land in Australia has been developed for cattle, cotton and wheat production. The extinction of 20 different mammal, 9 bird and 97 plant species have been partially attributed to land clearing. Land clearing is a major source of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, and contributed to approximately 12 percent of Australia’s total emissions in 1998.

Consequences of land clearing is [[dryland salinity]] and [[soil erosion]]. Since European settlement a total of 13% of native vegetation cover has been lost.

====Logging====
Clearcutting of [[old growth forest]]s is continuing in parts of Australia. <!-- Tassie, Gippland?, Western Aussie? -->

====Marine conservation====
One of the natable issues with [[marine conservation]] in Australis is the protection of the [[Great Barrier Reef]]. The Great Barrier Reef's environmental pressures include water quality from runoff, climate change and mass coral bleaching, cyclic outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish, overfishing, and shipping accidents.

{{seealso|Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef|Whaling in Australia}}

===Energy===
Australia is a major exporter and user of coal, the burning of which creates CO<sub>2</sub>. Consequently, in 2000 Australia was the highest emitter of [[greenhouse gases]] per capita in the [[Developed country|developed world]] irrespective of whether or not emissions from land clearing were included.<ref>[[List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions per capita]]</ref> It is also one of the countries most at risk from [[climate change]] according to the [[Stern report]].

===Soil salinity===
{{Main|Salinity in Australia}}
[[Soil salinity]] affects 50,000 km² of Australia and is predominantly due to land clearance.

===Uranium===
Australia has the largest reserves of [[uranium]] in the world and there has been a number of [[List of Australian Inquiries into Uranium Mining|enquiries on uranium mining]]. The [[anti-nuclear movement in Australia]] is actively opposing mining as well as preventing the construction of nuclear power plants.

{{Seealso|Uranium mining controversy in Kakadu National Park}}

===Whaling===
{{Main|Whaling in Australia}}
[[Whaling]] in Australia took place from [[History of Australia (1788-1850)|colonisation]] in 1788. In 1979 Australia terminated whaling and committed to whale protection. The main varieties hunted were [[Humpback Whale|Humpback]], [[Blue Whale|Blue]], [[Right Whale|Right]] and [[Sperm Whale]]s.<ref name=Suter>{{cite journal | last = Suter | first = Keith D. | year = 1982 | month = October | title = Australia's new whaling policy : Formulation and implementation | journal = Marine Policy | volume = 6 | issue = 4 | pages = 287–302 | doi = 10.1016/0308-597X(82)90004-5}}</ref>

==Environmental movement==
{{seealso|Category:Environmental organisations based in Australia}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Peter Kay]]
*[[List of environmental issues]]
*[[Britain's Got Talent]]
*[[Pop Idol]]
*[[The X Factor]]
*[[Soapstar Superstar]]
*[[Strictly Come Dancing]]
*[[Dancing On Ice]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.envirotalk.com.au/ Envirotalk] - Australia's largest environmental discussion forum]

[[Category:Environmental issues in Australia| ]


{{Australia-stub}}

created by Jon Snuff

Revision as of 19:59, 12 October 2008

Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice
GenreComedy (sitcom)
Created byPeter Kay
StarringPeter Kay
Cat Deeley
Neil Fox
Pete Waterman
Nicki Chapman
Jo Enright
Pearce Quigley
Karl Lucas
David Hulston
Sian Foulkes
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
Running time75 minutes (including adverts)+45 mins results show
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release12 October at 20:00 2008

Britain's Got The Pop Factor... And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice is a two-hour long comedy sitcom created, writteSHITtelevision | title=Peter Kay returns with reality show spoof | publisher=Guardian | author=Owen Gibson | accessdate=2008-10-07}}</ref>[1]

The title, and general format of the show is a parody of several modern and rather popular talent reality television programmes, the most notable being Britain's Got Talent, Pop Idol, The X Factor, Any Dream Will Do, Soapstar Superstar, Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing On Ice.

Plot

As well as being the title of the show, Britain's Got The Pop Factor... And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice is the title of the fictional series the show is based around. Kay stars as a fictional contestant on the show, singer Geraldine McQueen. Nicki Chapman, Pete Waterman and Neil Fox (who were also judge panellists in Popstars and Pop Idol respectively) will star as judges.[1] Jo Enright, Karl Lucas, David Hulston and Sian Foulkes will star as a band, in which the two women are wheelchair-bound.[1] This is presumably a reference to the constant 'sob stories' which appear on these type of shows. Cat Deeley is "the host" of the show.[2]

Music

R(Our) Wayne sang a medley of Return to Innocence by Enigma, Love Train by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, Earth Song by Michael Jackson, YMCA by The Village People and There's No-one Quite Like Grandma by the St Winifred's School Choir.

Two Up Two Down sang a medley of We Built This City by Starship, Bootylicious by Destiny's Child, 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton, Holding Out For A Hero by Bonnie Tyler and Hero by Mariah Carey.

Geraldine sang a medley of Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen, the theme to Born Free (perhaps best known as Andy Williams' version), Free Nelson Mandela by Special AKA, Umbrella by Rihanna, C'est La Vie by B*witched and Milkshake by Kelis.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kay's Got Talent: Comedian Kay sends up reality shows in new spoof". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  2. ^ Cat is on the Spoof for Peter
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Environmental_issues_in_Australia&oldid=244834351"