"We have every intention of celebrating the show's historic run on Channel 4 with great final series of both Celebrity Big Brother and the summer series in 2010, " it continued.
It has also courted controversy, including in 2007 when Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty won Celebrity Big Brother following a series of rows with Goody, who was accused of bullying and racism.
Media watchdog Ofcom has received more than 40, 000 complaints about the alleged racist bullying in the current series of Big Brother.
The show also spawned Celebrity Big Brother, with one more series of the spin-off to be screened at the beginning of 2010.
Psychologist Gladeana McMahon, who was an adviser on the first two series of Big Brother, says this year's contestants will probably have been kept in the dark about the accusations of racism in the house.
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Goody shot to fame after being a contestant in the third series of Big Brother in 2002 and was taking part in a version of the show in India last year when she was told of her illness.
But on another note, I fail to see how the likes of Nick Lawrence (see letter above) can criticise reality television when he admits "I can proudly say I haven't ever even seen 5 minutes of any series of big brother and never will".
The Kray twins, Reginald and Ronnie aged 34, and their 41-year-old brother Charlie have been arrested after a series of dawn raids in London.
The Business Smart series inkjets, like all other Brother products, offer free technical support for the life of the machine.
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Channel 4 has followed up Wife Swap with a celebrity edition, which featured Millionaire cheat Major Charles Ingram and his wife and former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody, and with a new series Boss Swap.
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But recently, Maynard's name has been attached to a slew of less successful series, including Pirate Master (Mark Burnett's pirate-themed competition show), Kid Nation (a highly controversial Lord of the Flies-style series) and Greatest American Dog (American Idol meets Big Brother--with canines).
At a meeting in May 2011, Mr Coats allegedly took the BMW Series 3 car Mr Burns was driving, which belonged to his brother.
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"After a busy start to the Formula One season with four flyaway races in succession, it will be nice to come back to Germany, " said Schumacher, whose younger brother Ralf -- a former F1 competitor -- drives in the DTM series.
Brother in law Paul Telfer was often unfairly vilified by the Celtic support despite a series of steady performances at right-back.
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While his older brother was railing about religion and world politics, Dzhokhar seemed more interested in the HBO series "Game of Thrones" and other television shows.
On Tuesday, Hernandez had an emotional reunion with his brother Livan, a fellow pitcher, who last season was the most valued player for the World Series winning team, the Florida Marlins.
Perez, the son of a former Mexican F3 champion and whose elder brother is a NASCAR racer, has always been quick -- he showed that in F1's feeder series competitions.
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