Big Brother 8: The Countdown Begins

The countdown begins to a new summer series of Big Brother, starting 30 May on Channel 4 & E4, and this summer, Big Brother returns with an even bigger eighth series. On Wednesday 30 May, a brand new gaggle of housemates will move into a transformed Big Brother house and viewers will be able to watch their every move on both Channel 4, E4 and online.

Launch night, as always, will be essential viewing. In a special live show hosted by Davina McCall, viewers will finally discover the identities of the new housemates. Stepping out of the cars, greeting the crowd and clinging to just a few worldly possessions, each housemate will walk through the house doors into a brand new house. Once they do, the unsuspecting group have no idea what Big Brother has in store for them.

The second the famous doors shut behind them, the fun and frolics will most certainly begin. As they wave goodbye to the outside world, the housemates will dwell side by side, abiding by strict rules, taking part in elaborate tasks and nominating each other for eviction. All under the cheeky glint of Big Brother’s all-seeing eye.

This year also sees the return of E4’s hit spin-off shows Big Brother’s Little Brother and Big Brother’s Big Mouth, plus a brand new double-bill for Sunday nights on Channel 4 including a one-hour show hosted by Davina McCall called Big Brother on the Couch.

This summer, one big mouth will be replaced with many big mouths as Big Brother’s Big Mouth returns with a batch of special guest presenters. In front of a live audience, each week a new front person will ensure house events are hotly debated – leaving no topic or house event ignored. Big Brother will get back to you with names…

The Big Brother website’s newsroom will be working round the clock to keep fans up-to-date on events in the house, as well as offering email updates and chat forums. In addition, website users will be able to follow all the house action by subscribing to the live streaming, accessing free video clips and reading all the insider gossip in the evicted housemates’ very own web diaries. All this, plus the Big Brother Podcast will be giving Channel 4 Radio listeners an exclusive audio treat: a weekly, ten-minute show created by the housemates on the day of evictions. Visit Channel4radio.com to find out more.

Angela Jain, Channel 4 Commissioning Editor, says: “Summer wouldn't be the same without Big Brother. This year promises to be as unpredictable as ever, with a brand new group of distinctive housemates who we hope will go on one of the most memorable journeys of their lives. As always, our ambition is to deliver a series as funny, exciting and unmissable as it ever has been.”