The Four
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| First episode date | March 17, 2015 |
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| Final episode date | June 23, 2015 |
| Number of episodes | 48 |
| Ending theme | Mickey He |
| Languages | Mandarin, Chinese |
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| ID | 1791664 |
About The Four
The Four is a 2015 Chinese television series starring Hans Zhang, Yang Yang, William Chan and Mao Zijun. It is the latest adaption of Woon Swee Oan's novel Si Da Ming Bu. The series aired on Hunan TV from 17 March to 23 June 2015.
University Challenge: Christmas episode axed after ableism complaints
... The Four top teams go through to the semi-finals, before the last two battle it out to be named Christmas series champions...
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... Everyone had one eye on what was going on outside [Villa Park] rather than the game " As well as The Four officers, 10 people outside the ground were treated by paramedics for minor injuries, West Midlands Ambulance Service said...
Swedish murder: Five teenagers found guilty over taxi driver's killing
... The Four others, all minors at the time of the events, were sentenced to between three and four years in a young offenders institution...
'Long Covid triggered our MCAS, but doctors didn't believe us'
... One of The Four arms is using two different histamines as a trial to see in a properly controlled environment whether that works, " he said...
More hostages released by Hamas despite agonising delay
... Meanwhile, Thailand s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said that The Four Thai nationals released on Saturday were doing well...
The Chinese mafia's downfall in a lawless casino town
... The Four families Ming Xuechang was a henchman of Bai Suocheng, who heads one of the families...
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... " Out of The Four, Nadine is the most match-ready, having recently completed a string of solo dates...
Shrewsbury: A town in mourning for the boys 'so full of promise'
... Meole Brace School in Shrewsbury, which The Four teenagers previously attended, said in a statement earlier on Tuesday that all four boys were well-thought of and well-known by the school community...
University Challenge: Christmas episode axed after ableism complaints
By Noor NanjiCulture reporter
An episode of Christmas University Challenge has been pulled after two contestants complained about a lack of provision for their disabilities.
One of the contestants, who is blind, called The Experience " distressing".
Audio description, which they said had been promised, was not provided, while a request for subtitles for another contestant, who is neurodivergent, is understood to have been turned down.
The Bbc said it had apologised to the individuals concerned.
The Show 's production company Lifted Entertainment, which is part of ITV Studios, also offered its " sincere apologies".
Christmas University Challenge , a festive spin-off from the Bbc Two Quiz Show , features teams of distinguished alumni who compete on behalf of their former universities.
Bbc News understands that the two contestants flagged disabilities to The Producers before the recording.
It is understood that the production team said subtitles were not possible but that audio description would be provided. However, in The Event , audio description did not happen.
'Distressing'One of the affected contestants said: " One minute before The Show , we were told there was no audio description and that your captain will instead have to explain everything. "
The Contestant said the visual images, which needed describing, included a pie chart and maps. " It was distressing, " they added.
The Other contestant, who is neurodivergent and has challenges with audio processing, said they had requested subtitles in advance so they wouldn't be at a disadvantage when trying to answer questions at speed.
" Unfortunately, I was told this wasn't possible, " they said.
They still agreed to participate, but said The Experience was " overwhelming and overstimulating" and that it impacted their ability to function for a week afterwards.
After The Show was recorded, the two contestants - who have asked not to be named - complained to The Bbc and asked for the episode not to be broadcast.
" I was In Touch to say I'd prefer not to have the manifestation of my disability broadcast on network TV in the run-up to Christmas, " The First contestant said.
On Friday, the decision was made to pull the episode.
Both contestants said the decision not to air it was greatly appreciated, and that they had offered to help make the programme more inclusive.
A BBC spokesperson said: " We can confirm that an episode in the upcoming series of Alumni University Challenge will not be broadcast because two of the contestants felt their access requirements were not sufficiently met by the production.
" We Are working closely with producers to improve cross industry access on our programmes to ensure a consistent approach is implemented.
" We would like to apologise to the individuals and teams concerned, and they have been written to personally by The Producers . "
Lifted Entertainment said: " During the pre-filming briefing for this episode, two contestants requested that certain adjustments be made in order for them to be able to fully participate.
" However, following the recording, we were made aware that the adjustments made fell short of their requirements. We have spoken to the individuals involved and offered our sincere apologies.
" Having listened very carefully to their descriptions of their experiences, we agreed with The Bbc that the fairest course of action was not to screen this particular edition. "
Fourteen teams are competing in seven first-round matches of Christmas University Challenge . The Four top teams go through to the semi-finals, before The Last two battle it out to be named Christmas series champions.
The contestants compete in the same format as the parent show, with teams pitted against each other as they take on a series of questions.
In the episode in question, which was filmed in November, two Oxford and Cambridge colleges were pitted against each other.
Bbc News understands the rest of the festive series is not affected by the decision to pull the episode. The Show is presented by The Bbc 's Amol Rajan .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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