To be a contestant on "Guess the Relative" (working title - which may be changed by Dragonfly or Channel 4 at their sole discretion) you must fall within the following criteria:
We will be unable to reply to all applicants individually. It could be several weeks before you hear from us and you will only hear from us if you have been short listed to take part. Submission of an application form and compliance with these terms and conditions does not in any way constitute an offer to audition or to participate in the programme. Dragonfly may (but may not) invite you to attend an interview at their discretion. Dragonfly's decision regarding the selection of contributors for "Guess the Relative" is final.
We shall comply with our obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998 to the extent that we are required to collect and process the information supplied on this form. By completing and submitting this application form you consent to any personal and sensitive personal information provided by you (e.g. information relating to criminal convictions) being used for the purposes of assessing your suitability for the programme. If you are selected as a potential contributor, we will need to ask you for more information to trace your relatives and speak to your wider circle of family members for further research purposes. In order to investigate your family history you acknowledge and agree that we may share your information with our third party research companies. You further agree that we may share your information with the broadcaster of the programme for selection purposes. You further accept that that we may pass on your personal information to a regulator or governmental authority including without limitation the Information Commissioner and/or OFCOM should it be requested of us.
If you do not consent to the future use of your information your application form will be securely destroyed once the selection process has been completed.
You are confirming that you have answered the questions truthfully and to the best of your knowledge and that you have not withheld any material fact. You understand that your selection may be made on the basis that the information provided is true and correct. You further understand that if you have failed to disclose information, or have given false information, this could lead to your selection being withdrawn/declared void.
Guess the Relative is a new primetime programme for Channel 4 Television - a major UK broadcaster.
In each episode of the programme, one British family will meet three mystery guests who have come to visit from all over the world. The family are told that one of the three is in fact a distant relative, and the other two are not. The family and their guests will all live together for one week, and take part in a number of entertaining tasks during which they must try and deduce which of the three is their genuine relative.
At the end of each episode, the real relative is announced and their ancestral connection revealed. If the family have guessed correctly, they may win a prize to share with their new relation.
It is a witty and irreverent primetime programme, but behind the entertaining nature of the show, it playfully raises questions of family identity, shared values, unknown ancestry and genealogy that are pertinent for us all.