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BBC Switch announces new lineup, event
Published Thursday, Aug 21 2008, 12:09 BST | By Neil Wilkes

'Sound' host Nick Grimshaw
The concert - part of the Autumn lineup for teen strand 'Switch' - will feature "exclusive live performances from some of the hottest UK and international artists in the teen world". The event will take place in London on Sunday, October 12, and will also air live on Radio 1.
The Switch-branded block of TV programming will return to BBC Two on September 6. Returning programmes include the weekly music show Sound, fronted by Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac, and current affairs series Revealed...
New programmes include Scene Stealers, where kids pretend to belong to different social groups, and Mission Beach USA, a documentary following British teens training as lifeguards in California. US drama Greek will also get a run on Switch following its recent outing on BBC Three.
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