Five unveils winter lineup

Five has unveiled a raft of new series for the winter.

The programming is overwhelmingly popular factual content covering lifestyle, consumer and celebrity.

It Pays to Watch, from Money Saving Productions, will see consumer journalist Martin Lewis reveal how he can save families an average £5,000 a year and share his secrets on "beating the system".

Another financial offering is I Own Britain's Best Home, a series from TalkBackThames about the nation's best quality and beautiful buildings. At the end viewers will vote for the best.

Elsewhere, in Electric Sky's Make Your Child Brilliant, education expert Bernadette Tynan will pluck apparently regular youngsters from school and unlock their hidden potential.

Bringing star value will be The Kate Moss Years from producer North One. The two-parter will look at the super-model's past against the background of British culture since the late 80s.

Five director of programmes Jay Hunt commented: "From money to food, dramatic rescue to ground breaking natural history, Five's winter programming is distinctive and ambitious.

"I am excited to have such a creatively interesting lineup at the heart of the peak schedule."

Other winter series will include fashion show The Shop, The Rough Guide To... travel programme, The Man Who Lives With Bears, about a man who does just that, and So You Think You Can Be A Single Parent with Rhona Cameron, Jayne Middlemiss and Iwan Thomas.