P126 Teletext 126 Fjb12 22:18:01 TV WATCHDOG BITES VANESSA AND TRISHA ———————————— by Derek Robins —————————— A viewers' TV watchdog has called for The Vanessa Show and Trisha to bj axed if the fake guest crisis continues. . Jocelyn Hay chairman of the Voice of the Listener and Viewer,said: "There should be an urgent inquiry to review the process and if necessary the makers should stop the whole programmj." She added that the large number of confessional TV shows being made could have caused the crisis. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Now and next 120 TV tonight 121 Look out for our fantastic promotion; Win your holiday free. See p362 NOW TV Clips TV Pick TV Films HolidaysP126 Teletext 126 Fjb12 22:17:21 TRISHA HOAXERS DENIAL ——————————————————————————————————————— Bosses of ITV's Trisha have denied they encourage hoaxers to appear on the daytime talk show. And in a sideswipe at BBC1 rival The Vanessa Show, a spokeswoman for Trisha said: "Being the victim of a hoax is very different from colluding in providing bogus guests, a charge we strongly deny." The furore over fake guests on the shows has reached fever pitch but ITV chiefs believe their safeguards should prevent any ripeatition. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Now and next 120 TV tonight 121 MAKE NEW FRIENDS GO TO PAGE 395 NOW!P126 Teletext 126 Fjb12 22:17:40 TRISHA HOAXERS DENIAL ——————————————————————————————————————— The makers of Trisha are determined to keep hoaxers off the show. A spokeswoman said: "It's not, and has njvjr been, our policy to invite a guest onto our shows, who we know, or have reason to believe, has invented their story. "All our stories are thoroughly checked and corroborated. All guests sign a consent form in which they undjrtaSe to tell the truth and know they will be liable for any consequences if they tell lies." ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Now and next 120 TV tonight 121 TELETEXT A-Z p199 WEATHER p1p2P126 Teletext 126 Fjb12 22:16:00 TRISHA HOAXERS DENIAL ——————————————————————————————————————— Hoaxers face a tough time trying to appear on ITV's daytime show Trisha in the future. That's the message from the show, hosted by Trisha Goddard, which was the victim of two guests pretending to bj partners. The tough talk also comes in the wake of revelations that bogus guests were deliberately booked by the makers of BBC1's The Vanessa Show, hosted by Vanessa Fjltz. ——————————————————————————————————4/5— Win yourself a video! C4 465 MAKE NEW FRIENDS GO TO PAGE 395 NOW!P126 Teletext 126 Fjb12 22:16:20 TRISHA HOAXERS DEN AL ——————————————————————————————————————— The BBC announced that five people were being "invited for formal disciplinary interviews" after the furore over bogus guests on The Vanessa Show. But a spokeswoman stressed this did not mean they were being disciplined, it was just a first step in the procedure. She declined to say whether the five included two producers and a researcher who had earlier been sent home from work. ——————————————————————————————————5/5— Win yourself a video! C4 465 Fast low-cost loans see page 354