Abduction and Melinda for LivingTV

In the UK, Living TV has unveiled two new shows for its spring schedule: a documentary series about child abduction, and a Melinda Messenger-fronted daytime talk show.

First up is Child Snatchers (10×30') from UK indie Scallywag Productions. The show profiles parents who kidnap their own children and take them abroad. Scallywag is due to wrap production soon for a May transmission on the Flextech-owned women's channel.

For a daytime slot, Living has commissioned a talkshow titled Loose Lips (100×60'). Produced by Screen Films, the hour is fronted by ex-page three glamour model and Celebrity Big Brother contestant Messenger and discusses lifestyle issues.

{We look for programming that blend genres,{ said Living's controller Richard Woolfe. {Living TV audiences want something different and I believe we are the first to tackle the issue of child abduction on British television.{