Homes Under the Hammer

Homes Under the Hammer is a morning television series shown on BBC One around 10am. The shows presenters are Lucy Alexander and Martin Roberts, however in previous series the alternated with two other presenters. The genre is factual and originally started being shown in May 2003. 

The format of the show is fairly simple, there are 3 properties from around England which are to go into auction for sale. Prior to going to auction Lucy or Martin show the audience around the property, and explain the pro's and con's of the property and what they think about it. The whole time they are doing this they are using direct address into the camera which helps the audience at home watching feel more involved with the program which is a great way at gaining an audience that will go back for more. 

Once this has been done there is then a scene at the actual auction where the property is being sold, then once we see it been auctioned off for the final price and we meet the buyer in the house with whoever introduced the house (Lucy or Martin). At this point Lucy or Martin interview the buyer and ask them why it is that they are buying the property and what their plans are to do with it. This then happens 2 more times with 2 different properties, and at the end of the show Lucy or Martin re-visit their original property to see what the buyer has done with it, how they have refurbished it, how much they spent, and weather is has been an investment or not.
The show is edited and scripted with images/videos of the property with a commentary from the presenters. The editing links this as the presenters are shown sometimes with the featured homeowners explaining their plans but also cracking informal and 'cheesey' jokes and puns, which is a great way of direct address to keep the audience interested and wanting to watch more of the show.
Shot types include such as panning shots and swift sliding shots to show a large amount of space in a small amount of time to give the audience a greater insight into the size of the property and amount of work that needs doing or has been done.