Invasion of the Job Snatchers

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Invasion of the Job Snatchers
GenreFactual
Narrated by Alice Levine
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerDavid Williams
ProducerSebastian Grant
EditorSandi Scott
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network
Release2 April (2014-04-02) 
7 May 2014 (2014-05-07)

Invasion of the Job Snatchers is a British television series that was first broadcast on BBC Three on 2 April 2014. The six-part series, narrated by Alice Levine, shows previously unemployed people given work experience in Christchurch, Dorset. [1] [2]

Contents

Episode list

#TitleOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [3]
1"Episode 1"2 April 2014 (2014-04-02)TBA
2"Episode 2"9 April 2014 (2014-04-09)TBA
3"Episode 3"16 April 2014 (2014-04-16)TBA
4"Episode 4"23 April 2014 (2014-04-23)TBA
5"Episode 5"30 April 2014 (2014-04-30)TBA
6"Episode 6"7 May 2014 (2014-05-07)TBA

The Young People

Reception

Sam Wollaston of The Guardian called the first episode "good television" and criticised Tony Hall for axing BBC Three. [4] The Mayor of Christchurch, John Lofts, said the title of the programme "doesn't reflect what we believe the content of the programme to be". [5]

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References

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  5. Clark, Katie (2 April 2014). "BBC3's Invasion of the Job Snatchers TV show features Christchurch businesses". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 3 April 2014.