document_title: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

question_text: who plays dave in alvin and the chipmunks movie

text: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

text: Plot[edit]

text: During a benefit concert in Paris, France, David Seville is injured from a backstage accident. Having to recuperate there, Dave asks his aunt, Jackie, to look after the Chipmunks, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. Arrangements are also made for them to go to school at West Eastman High School. After Jackie also has an accident, the Chipmunks are left in the care of Toby, Jackie's grandson.

text: Meanwhile, Ian Hawke, who is broke and destitute, lives in the basement of JETT Records. Three singing female chipmunks, Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor, also known as The Chipettes, emerge from a FedEx packagee. Ian recruits and hires the Chipettes in an effort to resurrect his career.

text: While at school, the Chipmunks are ridiculed by jocks, who threaten to kill them for drawing their girls' attention away from them. They chase the Chipmunks around the school and give Simon a swirlie in a toilet. They visit the principal's office, only to discover that the principal, Dr. Rubin is a huge fan, and enlists their help to raise money for a music program by participating in a contest. Meanwhile, Ian is shocked to find the Chipmunks on the front page of his newspaper. After he reads a story about them, he quickly sends the Chipettes to school.

text: When the Chipmunks meet the Chipettes, a rivalry forms after the former group learns that the latter group are with Ian: with both groups wanting to compete in the Battle of the Bands, Dr. Rubin sets up a concert for them to compete in with the winners representing the school. Meanwhile, Alvin becomes popular with the jocks and joins the football team, not realizing that the next game is during the concert. At the concert, Theodore and Simon tell the fans that Alvin failed to show up, and that they cannot perform, leading to a victory for the Chipettes. When Alvin finally shows up after the concert is over, he finds the auditorium empty, and Brittany calls him out for his lack of responsibility. Alvin then returns home and attempts to apologize to his brothers, but is ignored. Theodore runs away the next day, until Alvin and Simon save him from an eagle, leading to the three making up.

text: Soon, the Chipettes are hired, but learn that the concert at which they are to perform as an opening act for a Britney Spears concert at the Staples Center is on the same night as the school contest. Ian convinces them to call off the battle and perform at the concert, but refuses to give the same credit to Jeanette and Eleanor that he gives Brittany. She demands that they all perform together or not at all, until Ian threatens to send them to a barbecue restaurant unless they perform.

text: Before the Battle of the Bands, Alvin receives a call from the Chipettes, who tell him that Ian has locked them in a cage, so Alvin races off to rescue them while Simon tells Jeanette how to open the cage over the cell phone. Simon and Theodore are on the verge of going out to perform until the others arrive just in time to perform at the contest. The Chipmunks and the Chipettes perform together and receive the money for the music program. Dave, who had left the hospital upon learning that Toby was looking after the Chipmunks, returns during the contest, happy to see the Chipmunks again. Meanwhile, Ian is further exposed at the concert of Staples Center he set up for the girls when he attempts to imitate them, only for him to be taken away by security guards. After the contest, Dave allows the Chipettes to stay with them.

text: In the mid-credits, Dr. Rubin has the jocks scrape the gum off from under the bleachers in the gymnasium. In the post-credits, Ian is thrown into a dumpster.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Zachary Levi as Toby Seville
David Cross as Ian Hawke
Jason Lee as David "Dave" Seville
Wendie Malick as Dr. Rubin
Anjelah Johnson as Julie Ortega
Kathryn Joosten as Aunt Jackie
Kevin G. Schmidt as Ryan Edwards
Chris Warren, Jr. as Xander
Bridgit Mendler as Becca Kingston

text: Voices[edit]

text:
Justin Long as Alvin Seville
Matthew Gray Gubler as Simon Seville
Jesse McCartney as Theodore Seville
Christina Applegate as Brittany
Anna Faris as Jeanette
Amy Poehler as Eleanor

text: Cameos[edit]

text:
Eric Bauza as Digger the NASCAR gopher
Quest Crew as Li'l Rosero Dancers
Jake Zyrus as himself (credited as Charice Pempengco)
Honor Society as themselves

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 21% of 82 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 3.9 out of 10.[3] The site's general consensus is that, "This Squeakquel may entertain the kiddies, but it's low on energy and heavily reliant on slapstick humor."[4] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from film critics, has a rating score of 41 based on 20 reviews.[5]

text: Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a C-.[6] Gleiberman wrote in his review with this question: "Will kids eat up this cutely fractious claptrap? Of course they will. They'll eat up whatever you put in front of them. But that doesn't make The Squeakquel good for them."[6] Sue Robinson from Radio Times said that "even if there's little here for older viewers to enjoy, youngsters will love the slapstick action and catchy soundtrack."[7]

text: Some reviews were positive, such as Joe Leydon, writing for Variety, calling it "a frenetic but undeniably funny follow-up that offers twice the number of singing-and-dancing rodents in another seamless blend of CGI and live-action elements."[8] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times commented on Betty Thomas' direction, saying that she brings "a light campy touch as she did in 1995's The Brady Bunch Movie."[9]

text: After the film had garnered $112 million worldwide at the box office over its first weekend, some critics were disappointed that it was more popular than other movies in wide release aimed at a family audience.[10][11] Richard Corliss of Time wrote that families "could have taken the cherubs to The Princess and the Frog or Disney's A Christmas Carol, worthy efforts that, together, took in only about a fifth of the Chipmunks' revenue in the same period".[12]

text: Box office[edit]

text: On its opening Wednesday, the film opened to #1 with $18,801,277, and finished the weekend at #3 behind Fox's own Avatar and Warner Bros' Sherlock Holmes[13] with $48,875,415 and a $75,589,048 5-day total, eclipsing its budget in only five days. Domestically, it is the 9th highest-grossing film of 2009, and on March 7, 2010, it outgrossed its predecessor to become the second highest-grossing film to never hit #1 behind My Big Fat Greek Wedding.[14] Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel ended its run with $219,614,612 domestically and $223,525,393 overseas with a total of $443,140,005 worldwide, which is higher than its predecessor.[2]

text: Awards[edit]

text:
2010 Kids' Choice Awards: Favorite Movie (winner)
2010 BAFTA Children's Awards: BAFTA Kids' Vote - Feature Film (winner)

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
Alvin and the Chipmunks:
The Squeakquel:
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by The Chipmunks and The Chipettes

Released
December 1, 2009 (December 1, 2009)

Genre
Pop, rock, hip hop, dance

Length
50:15

Label
Rhino

Producer
Ross Bagdasarian, Janice Karman, Ali Dee Theodore

The Chipmunks and The Chipettes chronology

Undeniable
(2008)Undeniable2008
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2009)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked: Music from the Motion Picture
(2011)Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked: Music from the Motion Picture2011

text: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack based on the film. It was released on December 1, 2009. Bands Honor Society and Queensberry, along with Filipino singer Charice, were all featured artists for both the movie and soundtrack.

text: Track listing[edit]

text:
Standard

No.
Title
Writer(s)
Performing Artist(s)
Length

1.
"You Really Got Me" (featuring Honor Society)
Ray Davies
The Chipmunks
3:05

2.
"Hot n Cold"
Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin
The Chipettes
4:05

3.
"So What"
Alecia B. Moore, Johann Karl Schuster, Max Martin
The Chipettes
4:05

4.
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
Pete Burns, Steve Coy, Wayne Hussey Mike Percy, Timothy Lever
The Chipmunks
3:36

5.
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash, Thaddis Harrell, Christopher Stewart
The Chipettes
2:57

6.
"Bring It On"
Ali Dee Theodore, Jason Gleed
The Chipmunks
3:46

7.
"Stayin' Alive"
Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
The Chipmunks
3:05

8.
"The Song" (featuring Queensberry)
Ali Dee Theodore, Alana Da Fonseca, Mike Klein, John McCurry
The Chipettes
3:06

9.
"It's OK"
Ali Dee Theodore, Alana Da Fonseca, Vinny Alfieri
The Chipmunks
2:48

10.
"Shake Your Groove Thing"
Dino Fekaris, Frederick Perren
The Chipmunks and The Chipettes
3:52

11.
"Put Your Records On"
Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck, Steven Chrisanthou
The Chipettes
3:35

12.
"I Want to Know What Love Is"
Mick Jones
The Chipmunks
2:54

13.
"We Are Family"
Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
The Chipmunks and The Chipettes
3:03

14.
"No One" (featuring Charice)
Alicia Keys, Kerry Brothers, Jr., George Michael Harry
The Chipettes
4:00

text:
Bonus track

No.
Title
Writer(s)
Performing Artist(s)
Length

15.
"I Gotta Feeling"
The Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, Frédéric Riesterer
The Chipmunks and The Chipettes
4:06

text:
[show]Amazon.com Bonus track[15]

No.
Title
Writer(s)
Performing Artist(s)
Length

16.
"In The Family"
Ali Dee Theodore, Jason Gleed, Alana Da Fonseca
The Chipmunks and The Chipettes
3:01

text:
[show]iTunes Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks[16]

No.
Title
Writer(s)
Performing Artist(s)
Length

16.
"Daydream Believer"
John Stewart
The Chipmunks
2:45

17.
"Get Ur Good Time On"

The Chipmunks
2:48

18.
"The Song"
Ali Dee Theodore, Alana Da Fonseca, Mike Klein, John McCurry
Queensberry
3:06

text: Chart performance[edit]

text:
Chart (2009)
Peak
position

Australian Albums Chart[17]
15

New Zealand Albums Chart[citation needed]
3

UK Albums Chart[citation needed]
6

U.S. Billboard 200[citation needed]
6

text: Marketing[edit]

text: Video game[edit]

text:
Alvin and the Chipmunks:
The Squeakquel

Cover Art

Developer(s)
ImaginEngine

Publisher(s)
Majesco Entertainment

Director(s)
Betty Thomas

Producer(s)
Janice Karman
Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.

Composer(s)
David Newman

Series
Alvin and The Chipmunks

Platform(s)
Nintendo DS, Wii

Release

NA: December 1, 2009

Genre(s)
Platform

Mode(s)
Single-player, Multi-player

text: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is a platform game based on the movie. It was released on December 1, 2009 (the same day as the movie's soundtrack) only for the Wii and Nintendo DS.

text: Home media[edit]

text: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel was released on DVD/Blu-ray/Digital Copy on March 30, 2010 in North America, on April 12, 2010 in the United Kingdom and on June 2, 2010 in Australia.

text: Sequels[edit]

text: Shortly after the film's release on DVD and Blu-ray, Fox and Regency had announced that Alvin and the Chipmunks 3D was scheduled to be released on December 16, 2011.[18] The title was then changed to Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.[19] On January 22, 2011, Fox 2000 Pictures started production on the film during a Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Dream ship. Filming took place primarily on the ship's upper, open decks with scenes featuring actor Jason Lee (reprising his role as David Seville) and the antics of The Chipmunks in the Carnival Dream's outdoor recreation areas. Stops on the itinerary included Cozumel, Roatan, Belize and Costa Maya (which provided tropical backdrops for many of the movie's shipboard scenes).[20] A fourth film, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, was released on December 18, 2015.[21]


document_title: List of most expensive paintings

question_text: what is the cost of mona lisa painting

question_tokens: what is the cost of mona lisa painting

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text: List of most expensive paintings

text: Background[edit]

text: The world's most famous paintings, especially old master works done before 1803, are generally owned or held at museums, for viewing by patrons. The museums very rarely sell them, and as such, they are quite literally priceless. Guinness World Records lists the Mona Lisa as having the highest insurance value for a painting in history. On permanent display at The Louvre museum in Paris, the Mona Lisa was assessed at US$100 million on December 14, 1962. Taking inflation into account, the 1962 value would be around US$790 million in 2016.[1]

tag: p

text: The earliest sale on the list below (Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh) is from March 1987; with a price of £24.75 million (£62.8 million in current value) it tripled the previous record and introduced a new era in top art sales. Before this, the highest absolute price paid for a painting was £8.1 million (£18.0 million in current value) paid by the J. Paul Getty Museum for Mantegna's Adoration of the Magi at Christie's in London on April 18, 1985.[2] In constant dollars, the highest price paid before 1987 was by the National Gallery of Art when in February 1967 they acquired Leonardo da Vinci's Ginevra de' Benci for around $5 million ($36 million in current dollars) from the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. The sale of Van Gogh's Sunflowers was also significant in that for the first time a "modern" (in this case 1888) painting became the record holder, as opposed to the old master paintings which previously had dominated the market. In contrast, there are currently only nine pre-1875 paintings among the listed top 79, and no works painted between 1635 and 1874.

text: An exceptional case is graffiti artist David Choe, who accepted payment in shares for painting graffiti art in the headquarters of a fledgling Facebook. While his shares were of limited value when he was awarded them, by the time of Facebook's IPO they were valued at around $200m.[3]

text: Van Gogh, Picasso, and Warhol[edit]

text: Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol are by far the best represented artists in the list. Whereas Picasso and Warhol became wealthy men, Van Gogh (supposedly) sold only one painting in his lifetime, The Red Vineyard, for 400 francs (about $1800 in 2011) to the impressionist painter and heiress Anna Boch.[4] His seven paintings in the list below alone were sold for over 730 million current dollars.

text: Interactive graph[edit]

text: List of highest prices paid[edit]

text: This list is ordered by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars in the current year.[note 1] Where necessary, the price is first converted to dollars using the exchange rate at the time the painting was sold. The inflation adjustment may change as recent inflation rates are often revised. A list in another currency may be in a slightly different order due to exchange rate fluctuations. Paintings are only listed once, i.e. for the highest price sold.

text:
Adjusted price
(in millions)
Original price
(in millions)
Painting
Image
Artist
Year
Date of sale
Rank
at sale
Seller
Buyer
Auction house

~$303
~$300
Interchange

de Kooning, Willem !Willem de Kooning
1955
000000002015-09-01-0000September 2015
1
David Geffen Foundation
Kenneth C. Griffin
Private sale[5]

$266 +
$250 + [note 2]
The Card Players

Cezanne, Paul !Paul Cézanne
1892/93
000000002011-04-01-0000April 2011
1
George Embiricos
State of Qatar
Private sale [6][7][8]

$212
$210 [9]
Nafea Faa Ipoipo
(When Will You Marry?)

Gaugin, Paul !Paul Gauguin
1892
000000002014-09-01-0000September 2014
2
Rudolf Staechelin family
State of Qatar
Private sale[10]

~$202
~$200
Number 17A

Pollock, Jackson !Jackson Pollock
1948
000000002015-09-01-0000September 2015
4
David Geffen Foundation
Kenneth C. Griffin
Private sale[5]

$188
$186
(€140)
No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red)

Rothko, Mark !Mark Rothko
1951
000000002014-08-01-0000August 2014
2
Cherise Moueix
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Private sale via
Yves Bouvier [11]

$182
$180
(€160M
for pair)
Pendant portraits of
Maerten Soolmans
and Oopjen Coppit

Rembrandt !Rembrandt
1634
000000002015-09-01-0000September 2015
4
Éric de Rothschild
Rijksmuseum
Louvre
Private sale
[12]

$181.2
$179.4
Les Femmes d'Alger
("Version O")

Picasso, Pablo !Pablo Picasso
1955
000000002015-05-11-0000May 11, 2015
4
Private collection
Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani[13]
Christie's, New York.[14]

$172.2
$170.4
Nu Couché

Modigliani, Amedeo !Amedeo Modigliani
1917/18
000000002015-11-09-0000November 9, 2015
6
Laura Mattioli Rossi
Liu Yiqian [15]
Christie's, New York.[16]

$166.3
$140
No. 5, 1948

Pollock, Jackson !Jackson Pollock
1948
000000002006-11-02-0000November 2, 2006
1
David Geffen
David Martinez
Private sale via Sotheby's[17]

$165.0
$165.0
Masterpiece

Lichtenstein, Roy !Roy Lichtenstein
1962
January 2017
10
Agnes Gund[18][19]
Steven A. Cohen[20]
Private sale

$163.4
$137.5
Woman III

de Kooning, Willem !Willem de Kooning
1953
000000002006-11-18-0000November 18, 2006
2
David Geffen
Steven A. Cohen
Private sale via Larry Gagosian[21]

$160.4
$135
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I

Klimt, Gustav !Gustav Klimt
1907
000000002006-06-18-0000June 18, 2006
1
Maria Altmann
Ronald Lauder, Neue Galerie
Private sale via Christie's[22]

$159.4
$155
Le Rêve

Picasso, Pablo !Pablo Picasso
1932
000000002013-03-26-0000March 26, 2013
5
Steve Wynn
Steven A. Cohen
Private sale[23]

$151.2
$82.5
Portrait of Dr. Gachet

Gogh, Vincent van !Vincent van Gogh
1890
000000001990-05-15-0000May 15, 1990
1
Siegfried Kramarsky
family
Ryoei Saito[note 3]
Christie's, New York

$150.0
$150
Adele Bloch-Bauer II

Klimt, Gustav !Gustav Klimt
1912
000000002016-01-01-00002016
14
Oprah Winfrey
unidentified buyer in China
Private sale via Larry Gagosian[26]

$146.4
$142.4
Three Studies of Lucian Freud

Bacon, Francis !Francis Bacon
1969
000000002013-11-12-0000November 12, 2013
7
[note 4]
Elaine Wynn, ex-wife of Steve Wynn[29]
Christie's, New York[30]

$143.2
$78.1
Bal du moulin de la Galette
[note 5]

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste !Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1876
000000001990-05-17-0000May 17, 1990
2
Betsey Whitney
Ryoei Saito [note 6]
Sotheby's, New York

$132.1
$104.2
Garçon à la pipe

Picasso, Pablo !Pablo Picasso
1905
000000002004-05-05-0000May 5, 2004
3
Greentree foundation
(Whitney family)
Barilla Group?[31]
Sotheby's, New York[32]

$131.1
$127.5
Salvator Mundi

Leonardo da Vinci !Attributed to
Leonardo da Vinci
1490-1519
000000002013-05-01-0000May 2013
9
Robert Simon
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Private sale via
Yves Bouvier[11][33]

$125.1
$119.9
The Scream [note 7]

Munch, Edvard !Edvard Munch
1895
000000002012-05-02-0000May 2, 2012
8
Petter Olsen
Leon Black[34]
Sotheby's, New York

$123
$118
Reclining Nude With Blue Cushion

Modigliani, Amedeo !Amedeo Modigliani
1917
000000002012-01-01-00002012
8
Steven A. Cohen
Dmitry Rybolovlev
Private sale via Yves Bouvier [11]

$120.8
$110.0
Flag [note 8]

Johns, Jasper !Jasper Johns
1954
000000002010-03-01-0000March 2010
7
Jean-Christophe Castelli
Steven A. Cohen
Private sale, estimated price[35]

$116.9
$106.5
Nude, Green Leaves and Bust

Picasso, Pablo !Pablo Picasso
1932
000000002010-05-04-0000May 4, 2010
8
Frances Lasker Brody estate
Leonard Blavatnik?[36][37]
Christie's, New York[38]

$115.9
$58 plus
exchange of
works [note 9]
Portrait of Joseph Roulin

Gogh, Vincent van !Vincent van Gogh
1889
000000001989-08-01-0000August 1, 1989
1
Private collection, Zürich
Museum of Modern Art New York
Private sale via
Thomas Ammann,
Fine Art Zurich[39]

$113.6
$53.9
Irises

Gogh, Vincent van !Vincent van Gogh
1889
000000001987-11-11-0000November 11, 1987
1
son of Joan Whitney Payson
Alan Bond [note 10]
Sotheby's, New York

$113.1
$95.2
Dora Maar au Chat

Picasso, Pablo !Pablo Picasso
1941
000000002006-05-03-0000May 3, 2006
5
Gidwitz family
Boris Ivanishvili[40]
Sotheby's, New York[41]

$111.2
$100.0
Eight Elvises

Warhol, Andy !Andy Warhol
1963
000000002008-10-01-0000October 2008
10
Annibale Berlingieri
Possibly the State of Qatar[42][43]
Private sale via Philippe Ségalot[44]

$110.5
$110.5
Untitled

Basquiat !Jean-Michel Basquiat
1982
000000002017-05-18-0000May 18, 2017
28

Yusaku Maezawa
Sotheby’s, New York [45]

$108.7 +
$105.7 + [note 11]
(¥10,300)
Anna's Light

Newman, Barnett !Barnett Newman
1968
000000002013-10-04-0000October 4, 2013
18
DIC Corp.

Private sale[46][47][48]

$108.4
$105.4
Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)

Warhol, Andy !Andy Warhol
1963
000000002013-11-13-0000November 13, 2013
20

Sotheby's, New York[49]

$105.1
$71.5
Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe

Gogh, Vincent van !Vincent van Gogh
1889
000000001998-11-19-0000November 19, 1998
5
Heirs of Jacques Koerfer (de)

Christie's, New York

$103
$100
La Montagne Sainte-Victoire
vue du bosquet du Château Noir

Cezanne, Paul !Paul Cézanne
1904
000000002013-01-01-00002013 [note 12]
20
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
State of Qatar [50]
Private sale[51][52]

$102.1
$76.7
(£49.5)
Massacre of the Innocents

Rubens, Peter Paul !Peter Paul Rubens
1611
000000002002-07-10-0000July 10, 2002
6
an Austrian family
Kenneth Thomson[note 13]
Sotheby's, London

$96.4
$95.4
Nurse

Lichtenstein, Roy !Roy Lichtenstein
1964
000000002015-11-09-0000November 9, 2015
30

Christie's, New York.[16]

$96.0
$86.3
Triptych, 1976

Bacon, Francis !Francis Bacon
1976
000000002008-05-14-0000May 14, 2008
13
Moueix family [54]
Roman Abramovich[55]
Sotheby's, New York[56]

$95.3
$49.3
(F300)
Les Noces de Pierrette

Picasso, Pablo !Pablo Picasso
1905
000000001989-11-30-0000November 30, 1989
3
Fredrik Roos (sv)[57]
Tomonori Tsurumaki
Binoche et Godeau Paris

$95.0
$80.0
False Start

Johns, Jasper !Jasper Johns
1959
000000002006-10-12-0000October 12, 2006
11
David Geffen
Kenneth C. Griffin
Private sale via Richard Gray.[58]

$94.5
$57
A Wheatfield with Cypresses

Gogh, Vincent van !Vincent van Gogh
1889
000000001993-05-01-0000May 1993
6
son of Emil Georg Bührle
Walter H. Annenberg [note 14]
Private sale via Steven Mazoh

$92.5
$47.8
Yo, Picasso

Picasso, Pablo !Pablo Picasso
1901
000000001989-05-09-0000May 9, 1989
2
Wendell Cherry
Stavros Niarchos
Sotheby's, New York

$92.4
$80.0
Turquoise Marilyn

Warhol, Andy !Andy Warhol
1964
000000002007-05-20-0000May 20, 2007
17
Stefan Edlis
Steven A. Cohen
Private sale via Larry Gagosian[59]

$91.1
$70.0
Portrait of Alfonso d'Avalos,
Marquis of Vasto,
in Armor with a Page

Titian
1533
000000002003-11-01-0000November 2003
10
AXA insurance company
Getty Museum
Private sale via
Hervé Aaron [60][61]

$90.6
$86.9
Orange, Red, Yellow

Rothko, Mark !Mark Rothko
1961
000000002012-05-08-0000May 8, 2012
26
Estate of David Pincus

Christie's, New York[62]

$89.6
$80.5
(£40.9)
Le Bassin aux Nymphéas

Monet, Claude !Claude Monet
1919
000000002008-06-24-0000June 24, 2008
20
J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller

Christie's, London[63]

$87.0
$60.5
Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier

Cezanne, Paul !Paul Cézanne
1894
000000001999-05-10-0000May 10, 1999
9
Whitney Family [note 15]

Sotheby's, New York

$85.1
$84.2
Black Fire I

Newman, Barnett !Barnett Newman
1961
000000002014-05-13-0000May 13, 2014
35
Private Collection
Anonymous
Christie's, New York.[65]

$84.1
$72.8
White Center (Yellow, Pink
and Lavender on Rose)

Rothko, Mark !Mark Rothko
1950
000000002007-05-15-0000May 15, 2007
19
David Rockefeller, Sr.
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani [66]
Sotheby's, New York[67]

$83.6
$39.7
(£24.75)
Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers

Gogh, Vincent van !Vincent van Gogh
1888
000000001987-03-30-0000March 30, 1987
1
Helen Beatty,
daughter-in-law of
Chester Beatty
Yasuo Goto, Yasuda Comp.
Christie's, London

$82.9
$81.9
Triple Elvis

Warhol, Andy !Andy Warhol
1963
000000002014-11-12-0000November 12, 2014
40
WestSpiel (de) [68]

Christie's, New York [69]

$82.8
$71.7
Green Car Crash
(Green Burning Car I)

Warhol, Andy !Andy Warhol
1963
000000002007-05-16-0000May 16, 2007
21
Private collection, Zürich
Philip Niarchos
Christie's, New York[70]

$82.8
$81.9
No. 10

Rothko, Mark !Mark Rothko
1958
000000002015-05-13-0000May 13, 2015
43

Christie's, New York[71][72]

$81.4
$81.4
Meule

Monet Claude !Claude Monet
1891
000000002016-11-16-0000November 16, 2016
49

Christie's, New York[73]

$81.7
$80.8
Three Studies for a
Portrait of John Edwards

Bacon, Francis !Francis Bacon
1984
000000002014-05-13-0000May 13, 2014
39
Private Collection
Anonymous
Christie's, New York.[65]

~$80
~$75
(€50-60) [note 16]
Darmstadt Madonna

Holbein, Hans !Hans Holbein
1526
000000002011-07-12-0000July 12, 2011
29
Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse
Reinhold Würth
Private sale via
Christoph Graf Douglas[74]

$78.8
$70.6
(£50)
Diana and Actaeon

Titian
1556–1559
000000002009-02-01-0000February 1, 2009
26
Duke of Sutherland
National Galleries of Scotland
& National Gallery, London
Private sale[75][76][77]

$78.6
$40.7
Au Lapin Agile

Picasso, Pablo !Pablo Picasso
1904
000000001989-11-27-0000November 27, 1989
5
daughter of Joan Whitney Payson
Walter H. Annenberg
Sotheby's, New York

$78.5
$68
The Gross Clinic

Eakins, Thomas !Thomas Eakins
1875
000000002007-04-12-0000April 12, 2007
21
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Private sale[78]

$78.4
$75.1
No 1 (Royal Red and Blue)

Rothko, Mark !Mark Rothko
1954
000000002012-11-13-0000November 13, 2012
36
John and Anne Marion

Sotheby's, New York[79]

$78.0
$38.5
(£20.9)
Acrobate et jeune arlequin
[note 17]

Picasso, Pablo !Pablo Picasso
1905
000000001988-11-28-0000November 28, 1988
3
Heir of Roger Janssen?
[note 18]
Mitsukoshi
Christie's, London

$76.5
$55.0
Femme aux Bras Croisés

Picasso, Pablo !Pablo Picasso
1902
000000002000-11-08-0000November 8, 2000
13
McCormick family, Chicago

Christie's, New York[80]

$75.7
$69.0
Nude Sitting on a Divan
("La Belle Romaine")

Modigliani, Amedeo !Amedeo Modigliani
1917
000000002010-11-02-0000November 2, 2010
33
Halit Cıngıllıoglu[81]

Sotheby's, New York[82]

$75.4
$63.5
Police Gazette[83]

de Kooning, Willem !Willem de Kooning
1955
000000002006-10-12-0000October 12, 2006
20
David Geffen
Steven A. Cohen
Private sale via Richard Gray.[58]

$74.8
$71.7
(£45)
Diana and Callisto

Titian
1556–1559
000000002012-03-02-0000March 2, 2012
38
Duke of Sutherland
National Galleries of Scotland
& National Gallery, London
Private sale [84]

$71.3
$70.5
Untitled (New York City)

Twombly, Cy !Cy Twombly
1968
000000002015-11-11-0000November 11, 2015
61
Family of Sydney M. Irmas

Christie's, New York [85]

$71.2
$49.5
Femme assise dans un jardin

Picasso, Pablo !Pablo Picasso
1938
000000001999-11-10-0000November 10, 1999
13
Robert Saidenberg [note 19] [87]

Sotheby's, New York

$70.9
$47.5
Peasant Woman Against
a Background of Wheat

Gogh, Vincent van !Vincent van Gogh
1890
000000001997-01-01-00001997
12

Steve Wynn[note 20]
Private sale via
Acquavella Galleries Inc.,
New York[89]

$70.4
$69.6
Untitled

Twombly, Cy !Cy Twombly
1970
000000002014-11-12-0000November 12, 2014
55
Nicola del Roscio [68]

Christie's, New York [90]

$70.4
$69.6
Four Marlons

Warhol, Andy !Andy Warhol
1966
000000002014-11-12-0000November 12, 2014
55
WestSpiel [68]

Christie's, New York [91]

$69.7
$65.5
(¥425.5)
Eagle Standing on Pine Tree[92]

Qi Baishi
1946
000000002011-05-22-0000May 22, 2011
38
Liu Yiqian
Hunan TV & Broadcast
Intermediary Co[93]
China Guardian Auctions

$69.6
$63.4
Men in Her Life

Warhol, Andy !Andy Warhol
1962
000000002010-11-08-0000November 8, 2010
37
Jose Mugrabi
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani [94]
Phillips de Pury & Company[95]

$68.2
$67.45
La Gommeuse

Picasso, Pablo !Pablo Picasso
1901
000000002015-11-05-0000November 5, 2015
63
William I. Koch

Sotheby's, New York.[96][97]

$68.1
$67.4
Buste de femme
(Femme à la résille)

Picasso, Pablo !Pablo Picasso
1938
000000002015-05-11-0000May 11, 2015
59
Steve Wynn
Joseph Lau[98]
Christie's, New York.[14]

$68.0
$35.2
Portrait of a Halberdier

Pontormo
1537
000000001989-05-31-0000May 31, 1989
5
Chauncey Stillman
Getty Museum
Christie's, New York

$67.0
$66.3
L’Allée des Alyscamps

Gogh, Vincent van !Vincent van Gogh
1888
000000002015-05-05-0000May 5, 2015
60

Sotheby's, New York[99]

$66.3
$66.3
Untitled XXV

De Kooning !Willem de Kooning
1977
000000002016-11-15-0000November 15, 2016
70

Christie's, New York[100]

$67.0
$66.2
Untitled

Rothko, Mark !Mark Rothko
1952
000000002014-05-13-0000May 13, 2014
54
Private Collection
Anonymous
Christie's, New York.[65]

$66.7
$60.0
Suprematist Composition

Malevich, Kazimir !Kazimir Malevich
1916
000000002008-11-03-0000November 3, 2008
34
Heirs of Kazimir Malevich

Sotheby's, New York[101]

$66.1
$62.1
(¥402.5)
Zhichuan Resettlement[102]

Wang Meng
1350
000000002011-06-04-0000June 4, 2011
42

Beijing Poly Auction

$65.9
$65.1
Spring (Le Printemps)

Manet, Edouard !Édouard Manet
1881
000000002014-11-05-0000November 5, 2014
57

Getty Museum
Christie's, New York[103]

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document_title: The Great British Bake Off

question_text: who won the great british bake off 2011

question_tokens: who won the great british bake off 2011

text: The Great British Bake Off

text: Format[edit]

text: The programme operates on a weekly elimination process to find the best all-around baker from the contestants, who are all amateurs. The applicants to the show are assessed by a researcher, followed by an audition in London with two of their bakes. They then undergo a screen test and an interview with a producer. A second audition involves the applicants baking two recipes for the judges in front of the cameras.[8] Ten contestants were chosen for the first series, twelve for the following two series, thirteen for the fourth, and back to twelve from series five onwards.

text: In each episode, the amateur bakers are given three challenges: a signature bake, a technical challenge, and a show-stopper.[8] The three challenges take place over two days, and the filming takes up to 16 hours a day. The contestants are assessed by the judges who then choose a "Star Baker" for the week (introduced in series 2), and a contestant is also eliminated. In the final round, three bakers are left and a winner is chosen from the three.

text: In the first series, the location of the cast and crew moves from town to town each week, but starting from the second series, the competition is held in one location in a specially constructed marquee. Interspersed in the programme are the background of the contestants as well as video vignettes on the history of baking. What each baker intends to bake during a particular challenge is illustrated using animated graphics. These graphics have been created by illustrator Tom Hovey since the show's inception in 2010.[9][10]

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Series
Episodes
Premiere
Finale
Winner
Runners-up
Average UK viewers
(millions)[11][12]
Timeslot
Channel

1
6
17 August 2010
21 September 2010
Edd Kimber
Miranda Gore Browne
2.77
Tuesday
8:00 pm
BBC Two

Ruth Clemens

2
8
14 August 2011
4 October 2011
Joanne Wheatley
Holly Bell
4.00

Mary-Anne Boermans

3
10
14 August 2012
16 October 2012
John Whaite
Brendan Lynch
5.00

James Morton

4
10
20 August 2013
22 October 2013
Frances Quinn
Kimberley Wilson
7.35

Ruby Tandoh

5
10
6 August 2014
8 October 2014
Nancy Birtwhistle
Luis Troyano
10.04
Wednesday
8:00 pm
BBC One

Richard Burr

6
10
5 August 2015
7 October 2015
Nadiya Hussain
Ian Cumming
12.50

Tamal Ray

7
10
24 August 2016
26 October 2016
Candice Brown
Andrew Smyth
13.85

Jane Beedle

8
10[13]
29 August 2017[13]

Tuesday
8:00 pm[14]
Channel 4

text: Series 1 (2010)[edit]

text: Series 1 of The Great British Bake Off saw ten home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills as they battled to be crowned the Great British Bake Off's best amateur baker. Each week the nationwide tour saw the bakers put through three challenges in a particular discipline. The rounds took place in various locations across the UK, with the final round being held at Fulham Palace, London.

text: The three finalists were Ruth Clemens, Miranda Gore Browne, and Edd Kimber. On 21 September 2010, Edd Kimber was crowned the best amateur baker.[15]

text: Series 2 (2011)[edit]

text: The number of amateur baker contestants increased to twelve for the second series. Unlike Series 1, this year The Great British Bake Off stayed in one location – Valentines Mansion, a 17th-century mansion house in Redbridge, London.

text: All the Series 2 finalists were female: Holly Bell, Mary-Anne Boermans, and the winning contestant Joanne Wheatley.[16]

text: Series 3 (2012)[edit]

text: A third series of The Great British Bake Off began on 14 August 2012.[17] The series was filmed at Harptree Court in East Harptree, Somerset.

text: In contrast to Season 2, there was an all-male final. The finalists were Brendan Lynch, James Morton and John Whaite,[18] who won the final in a surprise result.[19]

text: Series 4 (2013)[edit]

text: The fourth series of The Great British Bake Off started on 20 August 2013 on BBC Two. The series was again filmed at Harptree Court in East Harptree, Somerset.[20] The all-female final was won by Frances Quinn, with Ruby Tandoh and Kimberley Wilson as runners up.[21]

text: Series 5 (2014)[edit]

text: The fifth series of The Great British Bake Off began airing on 6 August 2014 on BBC One. This series was filmed at Welford Park in Berkshire.[22] There were twelve bakers taking part. Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood returned as judges, whilst Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc continued to present the series. Richard Burr was awarded the largest number of star baker designations of any series so far, but was beaten by Nancy Birtwhistle in the final.

text: A spin-off show The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice, hosted by comedian Jo Brand on BBC Two, was also launched as a companion series this year. Each episode was broadcast two days after the main show but later moved to the same night. The show includes interviews with eliminated contestants.[23]

text: Series 6 (2015)[edit]

text: The sixth series began on 5 August 2015[24] on BBC One, again from Welford Park in Berkshire. Spin-off show The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice returned for a second series, with Jo Brand as host. This series was won by Nadiya Hussain, with Ian Cumming and Tamal Ray as runners up.[25]

text: Series 7 (2016)[edit]

text: The seventh series began on 24 August 2016 on BBC One, once again from Welford Park in Berkshire, a later than usual start following the BBC's coverage of the Olympic Games.[26] This series was won by Candice Brown, with Jane Beedle and Andrew Smyth as runners up.

text: Series 8 (2017)[edit]

text: The eighth series of The Great British Bake Off began airing on 29 August 2017.[13] This is the first series of The Great British Bake Off to be broadcast on Channel 4 following its move from the BBC.[27] The series features new hosts Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig, and new judge Prue Leith along with returning judge Paul Hollywood.

text: Incomplete bakes and other incidents[edit]

text: As of the sixth series, there have been three incomplete bakes.

text:
In Series 2, Robert Billington accidentally dropped his tiered showstopper while applying finishing touches to the cake. Both judges and presenters came to his aid to salvage the bottom tier of his cake. He was able to present the incomplete showstopper as a single-tiered cake.
In Series 3, John Whaite was unable to complete his bake after he suffered a severe cut to his finger on the food processor. He tried to continue working on his strudel wearing a rubber glove, but the bleeding required medical attention and he therefore had to abandon the last bake. As a result, no one was eliminated that week.[28]
In Series 4, contestant Deborah accidentally used Howard's custard instead of her own. As a result, Howard was forced to use Deborah's custard, and this was taken into account by the judges.[29]
In Series 5, during the Baked Alaska challenge, Iain Watters' ice cream melted for reasons that were not entirely clear, although the editing of the show suggested that it had been caused by another contestant's actions. He threw his ice cream into the bin in frustration and left the tent. He returned shortly after, and as he had no cake for judging (he produced his bin instead, and the incident was labelled "bingate"), he was eliminated from the competition. The event that led to his departure provoked some anger from the viewers.[30]

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text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: The early reviews for the first series were mixed. Lucy Mangan of The Guardian wondered if "competitive baking [is] a contradiction in terms" and found the proceedings humourless.[31] Iain Hollingshead of The Daily Telegraph was scathing, describing the presenters as "annoying", the judge Paul Hollywood as looking "sinister without being interesting", and that the audience would be so bored that they "could certainly forgive the cameraman if he were to commit hara-kiri in a giant pool of egg and flour."[32]

text: However, reviews from the later series were more positive. Andrew Collins of The Guardian called it "the nicest show on television" and judged it the best TV programme of 2012.[33][34] Rachel Ward of The Daily Telegraph thought the programme "had just the right consistency of mouth-watering morsels, good humour, and fascinating history",[35] while Tom Sutcliffe of The Independent considered the contest "perfectly baked".[36]

text: Bake Off was moved to Channel 4 in 2017, and reviews of the programme on the channel were largely positive, although a few felt that it did not compare well to the BBC version.[37][38][39] Mark Lawson of The Guardian described the programme on Channel 4 as "both exactly the same but also just subtly different enough", and that "only someone desperate to dislike the re-plated show could argued that [it] has soured, spoiled or binned its recipe".[40] Michael Hogan of The Telegraph thought that while "Mary, Mel and Sue might be gone but the show’s recipe remains as winning as ever. The four Cs – chemistry, camaraderie, comedy, cakes – were all present and correct."[41] Anna Leszkiewicz of the New Statesman however considered that while the format had been left largely unchanged and the contestants "irresistibly likeable", "every single change to the show has been for the worse".[38]

text: Cultural impact[edit]

text: The show has become a significant part of British culture and is credited with spurring an interest in home baking, with supermarkets and department stores in the UK reporting sharp rises in sales of baking ingredients and accessories.[42][43] It was also credited with reviving the Women's Institute, whose membership reached its highest level since the 1970s.[44] The show also boosted the sales of bakery books and the number of baking clubs, and independent bakeries also showed an increase. According to one analyst, more than three fifths of adults have baked at home at least once in 2013 compared with only a third in 2011.[45]

text: TV ratings[edit]

text: The first series of The Great British Bake Off premiered in August 2010 with moderate ratings of just over 2 million viewers for its first episode.[46] This was enough to place it in BBC Two's top ten for that week, and over the series the audience grew to over three million, with the semi-final and final both achieving first place in BBC Two's weekly ratings. During the second series, the ratings gradually increased, and it became a surprise hit with nearly 4 million watching each episode.[47] Week two was the last time that the show was out-rated by another BBC Two programme in the same week (it came second to the drama Page Eight); from then until the show's move to BBC One, every competition episode would be the channel's number one rated programme of the week. By its final episode it had averaged 4.56 million viewers, peaking at 5.1 million in its last 15 minutes.[48]

text: The ratings continued to strengthen in the third series, and the show began to beat its competition in its timeslot.[49] The final of the series where John Whaite was crowned the winner saw its highest rating yet, with an average of 6.5 million viewers that peaked at 7.2 million, which made it the second highest-rated BBC Two-originated show after Top Gear since at least 2006.[50][51] The fourth series achieved some of the highest ratings seen on BBC Two. The viewer count for its premiere episode was more than two million higher than that of the previous series,[52] while the final episode was seen by 9.1 million viewers at its peak, more than twice the number of viewers on BBC One and ITV.[53] The final episode is the most-watched show on BBC Two since the present ratings system was introduced in 2002, beating the previous record set by Top Gear.[54] As a result of its high ratings, the show was moved to BBC One.[55]

text: After its move to BBC One, the opening episode was watched by over 7 million viewers according to overnight figures, beating the figure of 5.6 million for the opening episode of the previous year.[56] A "sabotage" controversy surrounding episode four helped the show gain its biggest ever audience of 10.3 million viewers, with 2 million people who watched it on BBC iPlayer.[57] The final of the show gained an overnight viewing figure of 12.29 million, then the highest viewing figure of the year for a non-sporting event on UK TV.[58] In the following year, the top ten ratings for 2015 was also dominated by The Great British Bake Off, with seven of the year's ten most-watched television programmes being episodes of the show, topped by the final episode with 15.05 million viewers.[59] In the last series on the BBC in 2016, nine of the top ten most-watched programmes of the year were episodes of the show, with 16.03 million viewers watching the finale.[60]

text: The first series broadcast by Channel 4 opened with average viewing figures of 5.8 million, rising to 6.5 million to include those watching on Channel 4+1. Although this was the lowest figure for an opening episode since 2013, it was Channel 4's biggest overnight audience since the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Paralympics.[61] The 7-day rating for the episode was 9.46 million.[62]

text: Controversies[edit]

text: Product placement sanction[edit]

text: In September 2012, production company Love Productions was sanctioned by the BBC for product placement of Smeg fridges. The issue came to light after a viewer wrote to the Radio Times complaining of "blatant product promotion". After an investigation, the BBC said Love Production's loan agreement with Smeg did not meet editorial guidelines and was being revised for the third series, and that appropriate retrospective hire payments would be made.[63] The BBC asked Smeg to remove a notice from its website promoting its association with the show, which it has since done.[64]

text: Favouritism[edit]

text: During the fourth series, there were accusations of favouritism towards female contestants after the last man Glenn Cosby was eliminated from the show;[65] however, similar claims were not made the previous year over the all-male final, or even the year before, when there was also an all-female quarter-final. The fourth series also suffered allegations of Paul Hollywood's favouritism towards Ruby Tandoh,[66][67] and personal attacks on Tandoh by various people including the chef Raymond Blanc.[68][69][70] Both Paul Hollywood and Ruby Tandoh denied the accusation.[71][72]

text: Baked Alaska controversy ("Bingate")[edit]

text: In the fourth episode of the fifth series, there was controversy around the elimination of contestant Iain Watters. During the final showstopper round contestants were tasked with producing a Baked Alaska. Iain's ice cream was shown as having not set and in a show of frustration he threw his bake in the bin. The editing of the show suggested that another contestant, Diana Beard, had caused the failure by removing the ice cream from a freezer, and the perceived "sabotage" resulted in a furore on social media networks.[73] However, unseen footage broadcast in the accompanying programme An Extra Slice shows Luis holding the large floor freezer that contained Iain's ice cream open as he piped the sides of his own baked Alaska, while Mel warns him to pipe quickly and close the freezer. Later in the episode, when Iain removes his ice cream to begin the next step of his dish, it is still quite soft, indicating it went into the freezer he shared with Diana without being completely frozen. Various members of the cast posted comments in support of Diana[74] and a BBC spokesman later issued a statement that "Diana removing Iain's ice cream from the freezer for less than a minute was in no way responsible for Iain's departure."[75]

text: More than 800 complaints were lodged with the BBC over the incident and some also complained to the communication watchdog Ofcom.[76]

text: Use of innuendo[edit]

text: A number of viewers complained to the BBC feedback show Points of View in the fifth series about the "constant smutty remarks" from the presenters Mel and Sue.[77][78] This series was seen as having more innuendos than previous ones; some reviewers noted the "extra pinch of saucy spice" and "the increasingly filthy-minded hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins",[79][80][81] while the Daily Mail argued that the "smutty" innuendos made the show no longer fit for family entertainment.[82] The series 3 winner John Whaite however argued that innuendo is part of what made the show a success,[83] whilst judge Paul Hollywood described the innuendos as banter in the spirit of the Carry On films and is a part of British culture,[84] a view shared by others.[85][86]

text: Clones, legal challenges and move to Channel 4[edit]

text: The success of The Great British Bake Off led to the BBC commissioning many other series closely following the format from Love Productions for example The Great British Sewing Bee and The Great Pottery Throw Down. However the 2014 series Hair using the same format was produced in house by the BBC, Love Productions responded by making preparations to sue the BBC for infringing their copyright.[87][88] Although the matter was kept quiet, with the BBC settling out of court and compensating Love Productions,[87][88] the matter soured relations between the BBC and Love Productions.[88] In September 2016, it was announced that the BBC had lost the broadcast rights of the show to Channel 4.[89] Channel 4 offered £25 million for the show outbidding the £15 million offered by the BBC.[89] In January 2017 the BBC waived its rights to keep the program off the air until 2018, and wished the programme "well for the future".[90]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text: The Great British Bake Off was nominated for a Rose d'Or in the Lifestyle section of the 2012 competition and won.[91][92] The programme has been nominated a number of times in various categories for the BAFTA awards and won in 2012, 2013, and 2016.[93][94] It also won two 2015 National Television Award for Skills Challenge Show.[95]

text:
Year
Award
Category
Recipient
Results
Ref.

2012
Rose d'Or
Lifestyle
The Great British Bake Off
Won
[96]

BAFTA TV Awards
Features
Anna Beattie, Andy Devonshire, Simon Evans, Richard McKerrow
Won
[97]

YouTube Audience Award
The Great British Bake Off
Nominated
[93]

2013
Features
Anna Beattie, Kieran Smith, Amanda Westwood, Scott Tankard
Won
[98]

Radio Times Audience Award
The Great British Bake Off
Nominated
[98]

National Television Award
Factual Entertainment
Nominated
[99]

2014
BAFTA TV Awards
Features
Anna Beattie, Amanda Westwood, Samantha Beddoes, Simon Evans
Nominated
[100]

National Television Award
Factual Entertainment
The Great British Bake Off
Nominated
[101]

2015
BAFTA TV Awards
Features
Anna Beattie, Samantha Beddoes, Andy Devonshire, Simon Evans
Nominated
[102]

Radio Times Audience Award
The Great British Bake Off
Nominated
[103]

National Television Award
Skills Challenge Show
Won
[104]

2016
National Television Award
Challenge Show
Won
[104]

BAFTA
Features
The Great British Bake Off production team
Won
[105]

Radio Times audience award
The Great British Bake Off
Nominated
[105]

2017
National Television Award
Challenge Show
The Great British Bake Off
Nominated
[106]

TV judge
Mary Berry
Won
[107]

BAFTA
Features
The Great British Bake Off production team
Nominated
[108]

text: International broadcast and versions[edit]

text: The UK version of The Great British Bake Off is broadcast in many countries and it has been sold to 196 territories as of 2015.[109] The format has also been sold to 20 territories by 2015, making it the third most successful BBC format after Dancing with the Stars (Strictly Come Dancing) and The Weakest Link.[110] Many of these shows have been successful.[111][112] The Junior Bake Off format has also been sold to Thailand.[113]

text: Beginning in 2014, the US broadcaster PBS has aired several series of the show under the name The Great British Baking Show.[114] The change of name was necessary due to the fact that "Bake-Off" is a registered trademark of Pillsbury in the United States. The fifth series was broadcast as Season 1 in Winter 2014–2015;[115] the fourth series was then broadcast as Season 2 in Fall 2015,[116] and the sixth series was broadcast as Season 3 in Summer 2016.

text: The CBC began broadcasting The Great British Bake Off in Canada in August 2017, starting with the seventh series and also with the Great British Baking Show title.[117]

text: International versions[edit]

text: Current and upcoming versions include:[118]

text: Legend:      Airing or in production        No longer airing

text:
Country
Local title
Host(s)
Judges
Channel
Premiere

 Australia
The Great Australian Bake Off
Shane Jacobson
Anna Gare[119]
Dan Lepard
Kerry Vincent
Nine Network[120]
9 July 2013

Claire Hooper
Mel Buttle
Maggie Beer
Matt Moran[121]
LifeStyle Food
13 October 2015

 Belgium
De MeesterBakker
(The Master Baker)
Rani De Coninck
Sofie Dumont
Bernard Proot
vtm
4 April 2012

 Brazil
Bake Off Brasil
Carolina Fiorentino (2017–)
Ticiana Villas Boas (2015–16)
Fabrizio Fasano Jr.
Beca Milano (2017–)
Carolina Fiorentino (2015–16)
SBT
26 July 2015

 Bulgaria
Bake Off: Най-сладкото състезание
(Bake Off: The Sweetest Competition)
Aleksandra Raeva
Raffi Bohosyan
Julia Pandzherova
Yuri Baltaliyski
Nova TV
15 November 2016

 Canada
The Great Canadian Baking Show
Daniel Levy
Julia Chan
Bruno Feldeisen
Rochelle Adonis
CBC
1 November 2017

 Denmark
Den Store Bagedyst
(The Great Baking Contest)
Timm Vladimir
Mette Blomsterberg
Jan Friis-Mikkelsen
DR1
28 August 2012[122]

 Estonia
Eesti parim pagar[123]
Kristjan Rabi (2015)
Indrek Vaheoja (2015)
Alari Kivisaar
Angeelika Kang
Ants Uustalu
TV3
31 August 2015

 Finland
Koko Suomi leipoo[124]
(The whole of Finland bakes)
Anne Kukkohovi
Mika Parviainen
Sami Granroth
MTV3[125]
24 September 2013

 France
Le Meilleur Pâtissier[126][127]
(The Best Baker)
Faustine Bollaert
Cyril Lignac
Jacqueline Mercorelli
M6[128]
RTL-TVI (Belgium)
26 November 2012

 Germany
Das große Backen
(The great Bake)
Britt Hagedorn (2013)
Meltem Kaptan (2013)
Enie van de Meiklokjes (2014-2016)
Annika Lau (2017)
Christian Hümbs
Enie van de Meiklokjes (2013)
Andrea Schirmaier-Huber (2013-2014)
Betty Schliephake-Burchardt (2015-2017)
Sat.1
1 December 2013

 Ireland
The Great Irish Bake Off
Anna Nolan[129]
Biddy White Lennon
Paul Kelly[130]
TV3
19 September 2013

 Italy
Bake Off Italia – Dolci in forno[131]
(Bake Off Italy – Sweets in the oven)
Benedetta Parodi
Ernst Knam
Clelia d'Onofrio
Real Time[132]
November 2013

 Israel
בייק אוף ישראל[133]
(Bake Off Israel)
Paula Rosenberg
Aya Kremerman
Ran Shmueli
Oded Brenner
Carine Goren
Channel 2
9 April 2016

 Netherlands
Heel Holland Bakt
(All of Holland bakes)
Martine Bijl[134]
(2013–15)
André van Duin
(2016–present)
Robèrt van Beckhoven
Janny van der Heijden
MAX (NPO 1)
5 June 2013[135]

 Norway
Hele Norge Baker
(All of Norway Bakes)
Line Verndal
Pascal Dupuy
Øyvind Lofthus[136]
TV3[137]
10 March 2013[138]

 Poland
Bake Off – Ale Ciacho!
(Bake Off – What A Cake!)
Anna Gacek
Paulina Mikuła[139]
Krzysztof Ilnicki
Gosia Molska[140]
TVP2
5 September 2016[141]

 Portugal
Best Bakery – A Melhor Pastelaria de Portugal
(Best Bakery – The Best Pastry in Portugal)
Ana Guiomar
Luca Arguelles
Telmo Moutinho
SIC
3 October 2016

 Romania
Bake Off Romania[142]
Nicolle Stanese[143]
Alex Stan
Simona Pope
Tudor Constantinescu
Pro TV
29 February 2016[144]

 South Africa
The Great South African Bake Off[145]
Anne Hirsch
Lentswe Bhengu
Shirley Guy
Tjaart Walraven
BBC Lifestyle
8 October 2015

 Sweden
Hela Sverige bakar[146]
(All of Sweden Bakes)
Tilde de Paula
Johan Sörberg
Birgitta Rasmussen
TV4 (Sjuan)
20 September 2012

Hela kändis-Sverige bakar[147]
(Celebrity All of Sweden Bakes)
11 November 2014

 Turkey
Ver Fırına
Burcu Esmersoy
Arda Türkmen
Emel Başdoğan
TV8[148]
20 October 2014[149]

 Ukraine
Великий пекарський турнір
(Great Bakers Tournament)
Yuri Gorbunov[150]
Serge Markovic
Catherine Ahronik
Olga Ganushchak
1+1[151]
1 September 2013[152]

 United States
The American Baking Competition[153][154]
Jeff Foxworthy
Marcela Valladolid
Paul Hollywood
CBS[155]
29 May 2013[156]

 United States
The Great American Baking Show (formerly called The Great Holiday Baking Show)[157]
Nia Vardalos
Ian Gomez
Mary Berry
Johnny Iuzzini
ABC
30 November 2015 (as The Great Holiday Baking Show)[158][159]

text: The Great Sport Relief Bake Off[edit]

text:
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

Genre

Cooking
Baking

Presented by

Mel Giedroyc
Jennifer Saunders (2016)
Ed Byrne (2014, 2016)
Sarah Millican (2016)
Sue Perkins (2014)
Jo Brand (2014)
Omid Djalili (2014)

Judges

Mary Berry
Paul Hollywood

Country of origin
United Kingdom

Original language(s)
English

No. of series
3

No. of episodes
12

Production

Running time
60 minutes

Production company(s)
Love Productions

Release

Original network
BBC Two (2012–2013)
BBC One (2014–2016)

Picture format
16:9

Original release
10 January 2012 (2012-01-10) – 23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)

Website
thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk

text: Episode viewing figures from BARB.[160]

text: Series 1 (2012)[edit]

text:
Episode No.
Signature Challenge
Technical Challenge
Showstopper Challenge
Contestants
Airdate
Viewers
(millions)

1
Traybake
Wholemeal Cheese Scones
Meringue Dessert
Angela Griffin
10 January 2012 (2012-01-10)
3.52

James Wong

Joe Swift

Sarah Hadland

2
Savoury Flan
Banana & Chocolate Chip Loaves
Layered Cake
Arlene Phillips
11 January 2012 (2012-01-11)
2.79

Fi Glover

Gus Casely-Hayford

Saira Khan

3
Classic Crumble
Coffee & Walnut Cake
24 Miniature Tarts
Alex Deakin
12 January 2012 (2012-01-12)
2.56

Alex Langlands

Anita Rani

Pearl Lowe

4
Trio of Baked Biscuits
6 Sausage Rolls
Covered Tiered Occasion Cake
Angela Griffin
13 January 2012 (2012-01-13)
3.43

Anita Rani

Fi Glover

text: Series 2 (2014)[edit]

text:
Episode No.
Guest host
Signature Challenge
Technical Challenge
Showstopper Challenge
Contestants
Airdate
Viewers
(millions)

1
Sue Perkins
12 Sandwich Biscuits
Tarte Tatin
3D Novelty Cake
Bonnie Wright
13 January 2014 (2014-01-13)
4.37

Johnny Vaughan

Michael Vaughan

Samantha Bond

2
Jo Brand
12 Gingerbread Biscuits
Banoffee Pie
Chocolate Cake
Greg Rutherford
14 January 2014 (2014-01-14)
5.07

Jane Horrocks

Jason Gardiner

Kirsty Young

3
Omid Djalili
Traybake
Iced Ring Dougnuts
Layered Cakes
Emma Freud
15 January 2014 (2014-01-15)
5.02

Jamelia[161]

Michael Ball

Victoria Pendleton

4
Ed Byrne
Pizzas
Eccles Cakes
Tiered Cakes
Alistair McGowan
16 January 2014 (2014-01-16)
4.94

Doon Mackichan

Helen Skelton

Rochelle Humes

text: Series 3 (2016)[edit]

text:
Episode No.
Guest host
Signature Challenge
Technical Challenge
Showstopper Challenge
Contestants
Airdate
Viewers
(millions)

1
Mel Giedroyc
Canapés
Paris–Brest
Trophy Cake
David James
27 January 2016 (2016-01-27)
6.03

Jason Manford

Maddy Hill

Samantha Cameron

2
Jennifer Saunders
American Muffins
Football Pie
Tiered Cake
Chris Kamara
3 February 2016 (2016-02-03)
7.44

Ed Balls

Kimberley Walsh

Victoria Coren Mitchell

3
Ed Byrne
Savoury tarts
Chocolate and Beetroot Tray Bake
3D Biscuits
Geri Horner
17 February 2016 (2016-02-17)
7.12

Jermaine Jenas

John Simpson

Louise Redknapp

4
Sarah Millican
Open-top Pie
Salmon Roulade
Cupcakes
Ade Edmondson
24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)
6.74

Alison Steadman

Morgana Robinson

Will Young

text: The Great Comic Relief Bake Off[edit]

text:
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

Genre

Cooking
Baking

Presented by

Mel Giedroyc (2013, 2015)
Sue Perkins (2015)
Jo Brand (2015)
Ed Byrne (2015)

Judges

Mary Berry
Paul Hollywood

Country of origin
United Kingdom

Original language(s)
English

No. of series
2

No. of episodes
8

Production

Running time
60 minutes

Production company(s)
Love Productions

Release

Original network
BBC Two (2013)
BBC One (2015)

Picture format
16:9

Original release
21 January 2013 (2013-01-21) – 4 March 2015 (2015-03-04)

Website
thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk

text: Series 1 (2013)[edit]

text:
Episode No.
Signature Challenge
Technical Challenge
Showstopper Challenge
Contestants
Airdate
Viewers
(millions)

1
Shortbread
Custard Slices
Portrait Cake
Jo Brand
21 January 2013 (2013-01-21)
4.17

Stephen K. Amos

Lorna Watson

Ingrid Oliver

2
Iced Biscuits
Bakewell Tart
Gateaux
Warwick Davis
22 January 2013 (2013-01-22)
4.44

Duncan Bannatyne

Simon Reeve

Andy Akinwolere

3
Scones
Chocolate Eclairs
Novelty Cake
Ellie Simmonds
23 January 2013 (2013-01-23)
4.34

Kirsty Wark

Julia Bradbury

Bob Mortimer

4
Chocolate Biscuits
Lemon Meringue Pie
Comic Relief Birthday Cake
Claudia Winkleman
24 January 2013 (2013-01-24)
4.39

Ed Byrne

Martha Kearney

Helen Glover

text: Series 2 (2015)[edit]

text:
Episode No.
Guest host
Signature Challenge
Technical Challenge
Showstopper Challenge
Contestants
Airdate
Viewers
(millions)

1
Sue Perkins
Giant Cookie or Biscuit
12 Mini Fruit Tarts
Tiered Chocolate Cake
Dame Edna Everage
11 February 2015 (2015-02-11)
7.75

Joanna Lumley

Jennifer Saunders

Lulu

2
Mel Giedroyc
24 cupcakes
20 profiteroles
Marble "Building" Cake
Jonathan Ross
18 February 2015 (2015-02-18)
8.39

Zoe Sugg

Gok Wan

Abbey Clancy

3
Jo Brand
24 Shortbread
6 Mini Pork Pies
Triple-tiered Pavlova
Sarah Brown
25 February 2015 (2015-02-25)
7.92

David Mitchell

Michael Sheen

Jameela Jamil

4
Ed Byrne
Tray Bake
12 Crumpets
Vegetable Self Portrait Cake
Alexa Chung
4 March 2015 (2015-03-04)
8.21

Victoria Wood

Chris Moyles

Kayvan Novak


document_title: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

question_text: who played alma in the ghost and mr chicken

text: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

text: Plot[edit]

text: Luther Heggs (Don Knotts) is a typesetter at the Rachel Courier Express (the local newspaper in Rachel, Kansas), but he aspires to be a reporter. One night, observing what he believes to be a murder outside of an old, supposedly haunted house known as the Simmons Mansion, Heggs rushes to the police station with his scoop. Unfortunately, as he relates the details of his story to the Chief of Police, the murder "victim" walks into the room, a local drunk who had merely been knocked unconscious by his irate wife, who had brought him in to be jailed. The next morning, Heggs walks downstairs to the dining room at the Natalie Miller boarding house and overhears Ollie Weaver (Skip Homeier), a full-time reporter at the newspaper, mocking Luther's mistakes of the night before. Ollie is also dating Heggs' eventual love interest, Alma Parker (Joan Staley). According to local lore, the Simmons Mansion was a "murder house" 20 years earlier, when Mr. Simmons murdered his wife (with some unknown sharp instrument that was never located — ultimately revealed to be a pair of gardener's pruning shears), and then jumped to his death from the organ loft. Legend has it that the ghost of Mr. Simmons can still occasionally be heard playing the organ at midnight.

text: To increase newspaper sales, Luther is assigned to spend the night in the house on the 20th anniversary of the murder/suicide. At midnight, Heggs sees the old organ begin to play by itself. There are a few other mysterious happenings, including Luther's discovery of a secret staircase to the organ loft, hidden behind a sliding bookshelf, and a pair of gardener's shears in the throat of a painting of Mrs. Simmons. His eerie story gets the town abuzz and causes a delay in the plans of Nicholas Simmons (Philip Ober), nephew of the deceased couple, who intends to demolish the mansion. In retaliation, and to discredit Heggs, Simmons sues both Heggs and the Rachel Courier Express for libel.

text: In the courtroom, Heggs' credibility is impeached by damaging testimony from his grade school teacher (Ellen Corby) who testifies that Luther was "keyed up" as a child, prone to telling tall tales for attention. Luther's own testimony is twisted by Simmons' attorney, suggesting that Luther concocted the story about his spooky night in the mansion in order to win a job as a full-time reporter. Luther's dramatic denial prompts the judge to order the jury and all interested parties to appear at the Simmons house at just before midnight to allow Heggs to prove his story. But with everyone now inside the mansion, nothing happens, and they conclude that Luther made up the whole story. Everyone leaves the mansion except for Alma, who lingers behind in secret, hoping to find evidence to restore Heggs' reputation.

text: Outside the mansion, alone and dejected, Luther begins to walk home. However, he hears the old organ playing the creepy music again. Courageously, he re-enters the mansion and discovers his friend, Mr. Kelsey (Liam Redmond), the newspaper's janitor, playing the organ. Kelsey, the former gardener for the Simmons family, confesses to being responsible for the mysterious happenings Heggs witnessed (including playing the organ remotely from an additional "tuning" keyboard located under the pipes). He tells Luther that Herkie, the overzealous police officer and acting security guard, kept him from entering the house earlier to help Luther confirm his story for the judge, jury and interested parties. Upon hearing a scream, they both descend the secret staircase to find Nicholas Simmons holding Alma captive. Kelsey confronts Simmons for killing his aunt and uncle for their fortune and leaving Kelsey's pruning shears behind to frame him (Kelsey had removed them before the police arrived to avoid being implicated in the murder). Nicholas Simmons' planned demolition of the house was an effort to destroy the hidden staircase that would ruin his alibi. Luther rescues Alma by knocking Simmons unconscious with a full body lunge ("made my whole body a weapon") from behind.

text: Nicholas Simmons is arrested and tied to a chair. Kelsey explains the details to the police chief and other persons (who have now returned to the mansion), and the case is closed. Alma takes Luther's hand, grateful for his heroic act in saving her. In the final scene, Heggs marries Alma at a small ceremony. At the end, the wedding's organ music suddenly changes to the spooky organ music of the Simmons' mansion. Everyone turns to see the small organ's keys moving by themselves, hinting that there really is a ghost after all.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Don Knotts as Luther Heggs
Joan Staley as Alma Parker
Liam Redmond as Kelsey
Sandra Gould as Loretta Pine
Dick Sargent as George Beckett
Skip Homeier as Ollie Weaver
Philip Ober as Nicholas Simmons
Lurene Tuttle as Mrs. Natalie Miller
Harry Hickox* as Police Chief Art Fuller
George Chandler as Judge Harley Nast
Charles Lane as Lawyer Whitlow
Nydia Westman as Mrs. Cobb
Reta Shaw as Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell
James Millhollin as Mr. Milo Maxwell
Robert Cornthwaite as Springer
Cliff Norton as Charlie, the Bailiff
Jim Boles as Billy Ray Fox
Ceil Cabot as Bit/clubwoman
Ellen Corby as Miss Neva Tremaine, the grade school teacher
Everett Greenbaum (uncredited) as male voice shouting "Attaboy, Luther!"
Burt Mustin (uncredited) as Mr. Deligondo
Hal Smith (uncredited) as Calver Weems
Hope Summers (uncredited) as Susanna Blush

text: * Harry Hickox played the anvil salesman in The Music Man feature film. He is also credited as Harold Hill in the touring production of the stage play version.

text: Production notes[edit]

text: This film was produced by Universal Studios, which produced countless classic horror films. Knotts was best known at the time of the film's production for his Emmy Award-winning five seasons on the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show as small town deputy sheriff Barney Fife. Andy Griffith, Knotts' co-star on The Andy Griffith Show, suggested expanding on an episode from the television series involving a deserted house (the old Rimshaw house in the episode "Haunted House" aired October 1963) in which Barney, Gomer, and Andy retrieve a baseball of Opie and his friend from the house. Another Andy Griffith Show connection is a small role played by Hal Smith, who had a recurring role on the show. Knotts left the television series at the end of the 1964–65 season in order to pursue a film career. He had already starred in The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964). Knotts' popularity prompted a multiple-movie deal with Universal, starting with this movie, and followed by The Reluctant Astronaut (1967), The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968), The Love God (1969) and How to Frame a Figg (1971). The Ghost and Mr. Chicken was directed by Alan Rafkin with a screenplay by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum; all three men had been associated with the success of The Andy Griffith Show. Several players from the television series also appear in the film including Lurene Tuttle, Burt Mustin, Hal Smith and Hope Summers. Viewers will also recognize several actors and actresses who had appeared or were then appearing on other sitcoms of the time. The movie boasts one of the largest collection of character actors/actresses assembled in a single movie.

text: Universal contract star Joan Staley was known by Alan Rafkin from their work together on the sitcom Broadside. Normally a blonde, she had to wear a dark wig because the producers felt she was "too sexy" as a blonde (she was actually Playboy's "Miss November" 1958, but was photographed very modestly, being only partially nude) and the role called for a brunette. She wore the same wig previously worn by Claudia Cardinale in Blindfold (1966).[2] Al Checco, Knotts' Army-days comedy partner, had an uncredited appearance in the film.

text: The "Simmons Mansion", a three-story Second-Empire Victorian house, stands on Colonial Street on the Universal Studios lot in California and was built for the film So Goes My Love (1946). It appeared as the Dowd house in the film Harvey (1950), and, with several alterations to the architecture, served as the home of Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives (2004 - 2012).[3] But according to horror movie host Svengoolie (aka Rich Koz, who featured The Ghost and Mr. Chicken in his 2012-2013 season on the ME TV broadcast network), the mansion was also the home of the Munsters. The popular but short-lived 1964-66 sitcom, and the related movie, Munster, Go Home! (1966), were both produced by Universal Studios.

text: The Mr. Chicken mansion is actually not the Munster house, although they are next door to each other on the new Colonial street, with the Munster house on the right. Originally they were on the old Colonial street, near New York street and Courthouse square, with the Munster house to the left of the Mr. Chicken mansion, and that is where this movie was filmed.

text: Knotts personally called the Bon Ami company president to get permission to mention the cleaning product's name in one of the film's running gags.[citation needed]

text: The original cut of the film included a scene where the portrait stabbing was explained. Kelsey had printed a copy of the portrait and placed on the back side of the one on the landing of the staircase. When pressing a secret button, the portrait turned to reveal the shears stuck in the throat with red paint. This scene was cut from all other prints and has only been seen a few times in theaters and on some television showings.

text: Home media[edit]

text: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken was released on VHS on April 30, 1996.[citation needed] Universal released the film on DVD September 2, 2003 and again on January 9, 2007, and on Blu-ray on October 4, 2016.[4]

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text: On July 12, 2005, Percepto released the soundtrack on Compact Disc. Composer Vic Mizzy used the old tune Mr. Ghost Goes to Town as his main theme. Mizzy's haunted house organ theme also appeared in the film Games (1967).

text:
Gaseous Globe (Universal logo intro)
Main Title
Luther Has a Scoop
Laugh's on Luther
Bashful One
Kelsey's Tale
Twenty Years Ago
Super S'Luther
Clock Watchers
Oh, Chute
Rickety Tik Phono
Creepy Jeepers
Haunted Organ
Hero to the
Hero's Picnic
Picnic Table
Speech Is Over
Alma Matters
Back to the Mansion
Chick-Napped
Plucky Chicken
Wedding & Finale
When in Southern California, Visit Universal City Studios (promotional tag)

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question_text: when was the commission for sc st established in haryana

text: History[edit]

text: Commission for SCs and STs[edit]

text: The first Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was set up in August 1978 with Bhola Paswan Shastri as Chairman and other four Members. In 1990 the Commission for SCs and STs was renamed as the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes were formed as per 1987[2] and it was set up as a National Level Advisory Body to advise the Government on broad policy issues and levels of development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

text: The first Commission was constituted in 1992 with S. H. Ramdhan as Chairman.

text: The second Commission was constituted in October 1995 with H. Hanumanthappa as chairman.

text: The third Commission was constituted in December 1998 with Dileep Singh Bhuria as the Chairman.

text: The fourth Commission was constituted in March 2002 with Dr. Bizay Sonkar Shastri as the Chairperson.

text: Consequent upon the Constitution (Eighty-Ninth Amendment) Act, 2003 the erstwhile National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been replaced by

text: (1) National Commission for Scheduled Castes and

text: (2) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.

text: NCSC[edit]

text: The first NCSC was constituted on 2004 with Suraj Bhan as the Chairperson. The second was constituted on May 2007 (chairperson: Buta Singh); the third from October 2010 (P. L. Punia); and the fourth from 2013, also with Punia as chairperson. The fifth NCSC began work in 2017 under chairmanship of Ram Shankar Katheria.[3]

text: Functions[edit]

text: The following are the functions of the commission:[4]

text:
To investigate and monitor all matters relating to the safeguards provided for the Scheduled Castes under this Constitution or under any other law for the time being in force or under any order of the Government and to evaluate the working of such safeguards;
To inquire into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights and safeguards of the Scheduled Castes;
To participate and advise on the planning process of socio-economic development of the Scheduled Castes and to evaluate the progress of their development under the Union and any State;
To present to the President, annually and at such other times as the Commission may deem fit, reports upon the working of those safeguards;
To make in such reports recommendations as to the measures that should be taken by the Union or any State for the effective implementation of those safeguards and other measures for the protection, welfare and socio-economic development of the Scheduled Castes; and
To discharge such other functions in relation to the protection, welfare and development and advancement of the Scheduled Castes as the President may, subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament, by rule specify.[5]


document_title: List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1982

question_text: what was the number 1 song on july 11 1982

text: These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1982. The two longest running number-one singles of 1982 are "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, which each stayed at the top for seven weeks.  At the time, 1982 had the second lowest number of number-one songs since 1956, with only 15 songs reaching the #1 spot.

text:
Key

The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1982 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.

text:
Issue Date

Song

Artist(s)

Reference

January 2

"Physical"

Olivia Newton-John

[1]

January 9

[2]

January 16

[3]

January 23

[4]

January 30

"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"

Daryl Hall and John Oates

[5]

February 6

"Centerfold"

The J. Geils Band

[6]

February 13

[7]

February 20

[8]

February 27

[9]

March 6

[10]

March 13

[11]

March 20

"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

[12]

March 27

[13]

April 3

[14]

April 10

[15]

April 17

[16]

April 24

[17]

May 1

[18]

May 8

"Chariots of Fire"

Vangelis

[19]

May 15

"Ebony and Ivory"

Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder

[20]

May 22

[21]

May 29

[22]

June 5

[23]

June 12

[24]

June 19

[25]

June 26

[26]

July 3

"Don't You Want Me"

The Human League

[27]

July 10

[28]

July 17

[29]

July 24

"Eye of the Tiger"

Survivor

[30]

July 31

[31]

August 7

[32]

August 14

[33]

August 21

[34]

August 28

[35]

September 4

"Abracadabra"

Steve Miller Band

[36]

September 11

"Hard to Say I'm Sorry"

Chicago

[37]

September 18

[38]

September 25

"Abracadabra"

Steve Miller Band

[39]

October 2

"Jack & Diane"

John Cougar

[40]

October 9

[41]

October 16

[42]

October 23

[43]

October 30

"Who Can It Be Now?"

Men at Work

[44]

November 6

"Up Where We Belong"

Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes

[45]

November 13

[46]

November 20

[47]

November 27

"Truly"

Lionel Richie

[48]

December 4

[49]

December 11

"Mickey"

Toni Basil

[50]

December 18

"Maneater"

Daryl Hall and John Oates

[51]

December 25

[52]


document_title: ...Ready for It?

question_text: when does ready for it music video drop

question_tokens: when does ready for it music video drop

text: ...Ready for It?

text: Promotion and release[edit]

text: Swift had first teased a portion of the single on September 2, 2017, during ABC's Saturday Night Football broadcast of the Florida State vs. Alabama game, and has since been used in the introduction to every Saturday Night Football game on ABC.[5] The same day, she announced it would be included on her upcoming album Reputation and confirmed its release as a promotional single.[4][6] It was made available for digital download as part of the pre-order of the album on September 3, 2017.[7] It impacted rhythmic contemporary radio on October 24, 2017.[8]

text: Writing and composition[edit]

text: "...Ready for It?" is a "pop-oriented",[9] "electronic-inspired"[10] electropop[11] and industrial pop song,[11][12] with elements of tropical house,[13] dubstep[14] and trap music.[15] The song features deep synths, a bass drop,[1] drum machines and rapping.[11][16] The atmosphere of the song drew comparisons to Rihanna.[11][12][17][18][19] The song is performed in the key of E minor with a tempo of 160 beats per minute, with Swift's vocals spanning from G3 to E5.[20]

text: The song lyrically revolves around Swift's fantasies about an individual who she describes as a "killer" who has had multiple relationships and is "younger than her exes" but "acts like such a man". These fantasies include "holding him for ransom", committing a bank heist together, moving to a secret offshore location and being held in jail. Swift uses images of Hollywood romance, islands and going undercover so that "no one has to know". She also addresses the perception of her own romantic history by comparing herself to Elizabeth Taylor and her lover to Richard Burton.[3][9][14][21] The subject of the song was rumored to be Tom Hiddleston,[12] Joe Alwyn,[2][22] or Harry Styles.[2][23] Several hints that have been dropped by Taylor Swift herself seem to identify Joe Alwyn as the song's subject, including her "liking" a Tumblr user's fan theory which stated the song is about the actor,[24][25] the song line "[he's] younger than my exes", and the opening shot in her music video which shows her in front of a wall on which two dates have been spray painted: "89" and "91", Swift and Alwyn's birth years respectively.[26]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: "...Ready for It?" received positive reviews from music critics, with some calling it an improvement from Swift's previous single, "Look What You Made Me Do".[13][14][16] Tom Breihan of Stereogum said the songwriters "made something ungainly and goofy, something that was probably a terrible idea, and they still made it sound like towering, colossal pop music".[14] Patrick Ryan of USA Today expressed some scepticism concerning Swift's rapping, but noted the contrast between the "anthemic chorus" and "dark", intense verses made for a "promising second glance on her reputation era".[16] Richard He wrote for Billboard that "Swift has never sung more expressively, nor sounded more in tune with the way modern pop production uses the voice as an instrument" and that the song's chorus has "one of the prettiest melodies of her career".[18]

text: Craig Jenkins of Vulture gave it a lukewarm review, stating that the song "doesn't reinvent pop or Taylor, but it does get her name out on a product built to keep pace with current trends".[13] Mike Wass for Idolator dismissed the song as "not good" and called it "equally underwhelming" as "Look What You Made Me Do". He concluded by saying "If you can get past the cringeworthy lyrics and jarring production, a cute chorus awaits. But that's a lot of work for a minor payoff".[27]

text: Commercial performance[edit]

text: In the United States, the song debuted and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Swift's 22nd top 10 song and her record extending 14th top 10 debut on the chart. It also became her 13th number one song on the Digital Songs chart with opening sales of 135,000 copies, entered the Streaming Songs chart with 19 million streams in its first week of availability, and opened at 35 on the Pop Songs chart with a radio audience of 13 million.[28] As of October 5, 2017, the song has sold 251,000 copies in the United States.[29] In Australia, "...Ready for It?" entered at number 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming her 12th top five entry in the nation.[30]It also debuted at number seven on the Canadian chat and the UK chart.

text: Music video[edit]

text: On October 23, 2017, Swift released a teaser of the official music video for the song.[31] The full video premiered on October 26. It was directed by Joseph Kahn. The video features homage references to sci-fi and anime, including Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell, Ex Machina, Tron, Sailor Moon and Species. It earned 20.4 million views in its first 24 hours.[32] As of November 2017, the video has over 140 million views.[33][34]

text: BloodPop remix[edit]

text: A remix for the song featuring American musician BloodPop was released on December 10. The remix received positive reviews from critics. Later on 14 December a music video for the remix was uploaded on Swift’s Vevo channel which included clips from the original music video which was released a month before the lyric video’s release.

text: Live performances[edit]

text: Swift performed "...Ready for It?" for the first time during an episode of the 43rd season of Saturday Night Live on November 11, 2017, alongside an acoustic version of "Call It What You Want".[35] Swift also performed "...Ready for It?" as part of the KIIS-FM's Jingle Ball 2017 on December 1, 2017 in Inglewood, California.[36] Two days later, Swift returned onstage to perform the song again as part of 99.7 Now!'s Poptopia in San Jose, California with the same setlist.[37] The following week, Swift performed the song again on three other occasions, such as the B96 Chicago and Pepsi Jingle Bash 2017 in Chicago, the Z100 Jingle Ball 2017 in New York City and Jingle Bell Ball 2017 in London.[38][39][40]

text: Usage in media[edit]

text: ESPN used it in its college football telecast advertisements for the season opening game between Alabama and Florida State, which was aired on ABC on September 2 along with her other song "Look What You Made Me Do".[41]

text: Charts[edit]

text:
Chart (2017)
Peak
position

Australia (ARIA)[42]
3

Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[43]
26

Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[44]
7

Canada AC (Billboard)[45]
50

Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[46]
5

Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[47]
14

Croatia (HRT)[48]
51

Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[49]
26

France (SNEP)[50]
164

Germany (Official German Charts)[51]
47

Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[52]
3

Hungary (Single Top 40)[53]
4

Hungary (Stream Top 40)[54]
22

Ireland (IRMA)[55]
12

Israel (Media Forest TV Airplay)[56]
1

Italy (FIMI)[57]
65

Japan (Japan Hot 100)[58]
61

Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[59]
20

Malaysia (RIM)[60]
6

Netherlands (Single Top 100)[61]
76

New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[62]
9

Norway (VG-lista)[63]
32

Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[64]
46

Portugal (AFP)[65]
30

Scotland (Official Charts Company)[66]
3

Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[67]
25

Spain (PROMUSICAE)[68]
70

Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[69]
32

Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[70]
41

UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[71]
7

US Billboard Hot 100[72]
4

US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[73]
29

US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[74]
10

US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[75]
41

US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[76]
12

US Rhythmic (Billboard)[77]
37

text: Certifications[edit]

text:
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales

Australia (ARIA)[78]
Platinum
70,000^

Canada (Music Canada)[79]
Platinum
80,000^

United Kingdom (BPI)[80]
Silver
200,000

United States (RIAA)[81]
Platinum
1,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

text: Release history[edit]

text:
Region
Date
Format
Type
Label
Ref.

Various
September 3, 2017

Digital download
streaming

Promotional single
Big Machine
[82]

United States
October 24, 2017
Rhythmic contemporary
Official single
[8]

text: Notes[edit]

text: Jump up ^ Title also written as "...Ready for It"[1][2] and "Ready for It".[3][4]


document_title: The Last Witch Hunter

question_text: who plays the witch in the last witch hunter

text: The Last Witch Hunter

text: Plot[edit]

text: Eight hundred years ago, the Witch Queen unleashed the Black Plague to wipe out humanity. A band of knights, including a widowed Kaulder, whose family had died in the plague, storm her lair and in the ensuing battle, Kaulder manages to defeat her. Before dying, the Witch Queen cursed Kaulder with eternal life.

text: In the present day, Kaulder prevents a teenage witch from unintentionally destroying an airplane with weather controlling runes stored in her luggage. Kaulder is revealed to be working as a witch hunter for the Order of the Axe and Cross, an organisation which aims to keep the truce between humans and witches (allowing witches to live freely providing they do not use magic on humans) and either executes or imprisons the witches who break the law. He is aided by a priest called "Dolan", a tradition carried from the first priest who fought in the battle to destroy the Witch Queen.

text: The 36th Dolan tells Kaulder that he is retiring from his duties and has chosen a new Dolan for him. The former apparently dies in his sleep that night. Kaulder and the 37th Dolan deduce that 36 was murdered by a witch. While tracking down the witch, Kaulder finds traces of old dark magic, not seen since before he killed the Queen. It is revealed that 36 is not dead but, rather, under a dark magic spell that can only be broken if the witch that cast it is killed.

text: Using clues that 36 left behind, Kaulder goes to a witch bar, owned by Chloe and Miranda, to buy a memory spell to help him remember how he died and came back. Chloe eventually agrees to perform the spell. During the process of reliving Kaulder's memory, the bar is attacked by a witch, the same one who cursed the 36th Dolan. He later attacks Chloe at her apartment, though Kaulder saves her by pulling her through a portal into his own apartment. Dolan the 37th and Kaulder work together to determine the hostile witch's name - Baltasar Ketola, though he goes by the name Belial. Shortly after, Kaulder convinces Chloe to try to make him another memory potion, but since Belial destroyed her stash at her club, she needs to visit Miranda's warehouse. After it is discovered that the plant they are there for hasn't sprouted yet and the rest stolen by Belial, Kaulder and Chloe discover Miranda's body as Belial taunts them through Miranda's phone. Chloe immediately agree to help Kaulder get what he needs to kill Belial.

text: In order to get the rare ingredient to create another memory spell, they visit another witch, Danique. However, Danique casts an endless memory spell on Kaulder, planning to entrap him in his dream forever. Chloe, revealed to be a dream-walker, is able to enter his trance and free his mind and the pair escape. Kaulder asks Chloe to enter his mind and pull out the memory. He discovers that, though the Queen's body burned to ash, the first Dolan chose to spare the Queen's heart, having realised Kaulder's immortality is tied to the Queen's heart, which if destroyed, would cause Kaulder to lose his immortality or die completely. They deduce that the 36th Dolan was attacked because he knew of where the heart was hidden and was tortured into revealing its location. They also realize that Belial's real plan is to revive the Queen.

text: Leaving Chloe and the 37th Dolan behind, Kaulder goes to face Belial and the Queen to prevent her from returning. Though he kills Belial in a confrontation, Belial had already revived the Queen, who then steals back Kaulder's immortality. The 36th Dolan, who is recovering, encourages Kaulder to continue fighting.

text: The members of the Witch Council, who guard the Witches' Prison, are killed and the Queen plans to release another plague curse using the imprisoned witches as a coven, since even the Witch Queen isn't powerful enough to cast it alone. Using her dream walking ability, Chloe manages to kill one of the weakest prisoners, severing the connection of the Queen to the prisoners and temporarily stalling her plan. Kaulder fights the Queen, and appears close to killing her, until the 37th Dolan attacks him, revealing he is the non-magical son of witches who Kaulder killed when he was five years old. He asks the Queen to give him magical powers. She states that despite her power, "clay cannot be turned to gold" and kills him, before turning to Chloe and linking her mind to complete the connections between the witches for the plague curse to form again. Kaulder manages to summon lightning to his sword (using the weather runes he confiscated from the young witch on the plane) and throws his sword into the Queen, burning her to ash. Kaulder prepares to kill both the Queen's heart and himself; but Chloe dissuades him, stating that there were things in the darkness worse than the Witch Queen that he needs to continue fighting.

text: The 36th Dolan agrees to delay his retirement and stay by Kaulder's side. Chloe does as well, and the three form a new team, free from the Axe and Cross. The heartbeat of the Queen is heard within Kaulder's weapon stash in his apartment.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Vin Diesel as Kaulder
Rose Leslie as Chloe
Elijah Wood as Dolan 37
Michael Caine as Dolan 36
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Baltasar Ketola/Belial
Julie Engelbrecht as Witch Queen
Rena Owen as Glaeser
Isaach De Bankolé as Max Schlesinger
Lotte Verbeek as Helena, Kaulder's wife
Dawn Olivieri as Danique
Inbar Lavi as Sonya
Aimee Carrero as Miranda
Bex Taylor-Klaus as Bronwyn
Allegra Carpenter as Fatima
Kurt Angle as Bodyguard #4[6]
Joe Gilgun as Ellic

text: Production[edit]

text: Screenwriter Corey Goodman was largely influenced by talks with Vin Diesel, specifically about his Dungeons & Dragons witch hunter character.[7] Initially Timur Bekmambetov was to direct but was later replaced by Breck Eisner and Goodman's script was re-written by D.W. Harper before Melisa Wallack was brought on to work on the film's script.[8][9] Both were uncredited. The production filed for a film tax credit in Pennsylvania and was allocated a tax credit of $14 million.[10][11] In February 2014, Vin Diesel posted a photo of the film's concept artwork to his Facebook page and Lionsgate CEO Jon Feitheimer commented that if successful, The Last Witch Hunter could become a film franchise.[12] In March 2014, Lakeshore Entertainment boarded the film as co-financier with Lionsgate, but Lakeshore quietly left the project. In July 2014, it was announced that Rose Leslie would be joining the cast as Vin Diesel's co-star,[13] and in August, Elijah Wood, Michael Caine, and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson were also announced as attached to the film.[14][15][16] Julie Engelbrecht and Lotte Verbeek will also star.[17][18] In February 2015, Steve Jablonsky was hired to compose the film's score.

text: Principal photography for The Last Witch Hunter was initially delayed due to the death of Paul Walker,[19] as the death delayed shooting for Furious 7. Lionsgate officially began setting up for filming in Pittsburgh in June 2014.[19] The filming began on September 5, 2014, in Pittsburgh, as Diesel posted a first look of himself on Facebook.[20][21][22] The shoot lasted until December 5.[23]

text: Release[edit]

text: The film's New York City premiere was held October 13, 2015[24] at the Loews Lincoln Square.[25]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: The Last Witch Hunter grossed $27.4 million in North America and $113 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $140.4 million, against a budget of $90 million.[4]

text: The film opened on October 23, 2015 alongside Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, Rock the Kasbah and Jem and the Holograms, as well as the expanded release of Steve Jobs. In its opening weekend, the film was projected to gross $13 million from 3,082 theaters,[26] but made $525,000 from its Thursday night previews and just $3.7 million on its first day. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $10.8 million, finishing fourth at the box office behind The Martian ($15.7 million), Goosebumps ($15.3 million) and Bridge of Spies ($11.3 million).[27]

text: Outside North America, the films top openings are in Russia and the CIS ($3.4 million), Brazil ($2 million) and Italy ($1.2 million).[28]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 16%, based on 123 reviews, with an average rating of 3.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Grim, plodding, and an overall ill fit for Vin Diesel's particular charms, The Last Witch Hunter will bore and/or confuse all but the least demanding action-fantasy fans."[29] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 34 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[30] On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale.[27]

text: Sequel[edit]

text: On June 17, 2015, Diesel stated on his Facebook page that an untitled sequel was in the planning stages.[31] Though it was initially planned to be a franchise, the poor box office showing as well as Diesel's busy film schedule has cast doubts on a sequel getting made.[32]


document_title: Fight the Good Fight

question_text: where does fight the good fight come from

text: Fight the Good Fight

text:
Fight the Good Fight
William BoydGenre
HymnWritten
1863Text
John Samuel Bewley MonsellBased on
1 Timothy 6:12Meter
6.6.6.6.8.8Melody
"Pentecost" by William Boyd, "Duke Street"

text:
"Fight the Good Fight" is a traditional, classic favorite hymn and Christian song.[1]
It was written by Rev. John Samuel Bewley Monsell and published in Hymns of Love and Praise for the Church’s Year (1863).[2] It is sung to the tune Pentecost, written in 1864 by William Boyd.[3]

text: The hymn is based on the King James Bible's version of Paul's First Epistle to Timothy, Chapter 6, verse 12: "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses."[4] The hymn lyrics urge the listener to "Fight the good fight," "lay hold on life," "run the straight race," "cast care aside", and "faint not nor fear."[1]