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HAVE you ever watched Location, Location, Location and wished Kirstie and Phil would do all the legwork and find you the property of your dreams, thus putting an end to the number of rabbit hutches with "potential" you have been sent to by well-meaning estate agents?
Or decided your garden could do with a Ground Force transformation. Well there's no pain without gain and so if you want a magical change to your house, you'll have to become a TV star to get it.
The BBC produces 13 homes programmes and is always looking for people to take part. If you are thinking of moving home, To Buy or Not to Buy, Trading Up, Escape to the Country and Wrong House, Right House are the programmes for you.
To Buy Or Not To Buy gives you the chance to road test your new home before you buy. Wrong House, Right House offers experts to give you a helping hand if buying and selling fills you with dread.
If your home is more of a DIY disaster zone than a tranquil retreat from the rest of the world, then DIY SOS, Changing Rooms, Big Strong Boys, House Invaders can help transform your home with fantastic makeovers.
You can find out more and apply for any of the above shows at www.bbc.co.uk/homes/programmes/ be on_a_show/
Channel 4 has also jumped on the house programmes bandwagon and offers nine programmes for homeowners. Its websitewww.channel4.com/life/ has a special section for wannabe stars.
If you are moving house and need some expert advice and bargaining skills, the eighth series of Location, Location, Location is in production. And if you are planning on buying a place in the country and a crash pad in town, the same presenters - Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer - also present Relocation, Relocation.
If you are looking to move abroad, contact Grand Designs in Europe or A Place in the Sun. Other Channel 4 programmes include New Home Improvements, Property Ladder, Other People's Houses, The Chain and Selling Houses.
www.themovechannel.com has listings and email addresses for all the TV programmes that are looking for participants in its new TV opportunities section.
A directory of all British terrestrial TV websites is available at www.splut.com. By going to each channel's website you can find out what programmes they are filming. If you are still not convinced being in front of the camera is for you, many of the websites have additional features that complement and add to the topics covered on the shows. If you want to stay regional, then www.granadatv.com/programmes has details of all its programmes including Better Homes and Home. And if you're keen to go global, satellite channel Sky One is often looking for participants: www.skyone.co.uk/programmes
Back for its second series, Channel M's Inner Space looks at all things wonderful in the field of design. Presented by regional favourite, Becky Want, it takes a look at the latest trends in interior and exterior design throughout Manchester.
From show homes to stately homes this is the only programme that brings you interviews with some of the area's most creative designers, artists, architects and people who simply spend a lot of time on their homes. The show delves into an array of architectural achievements across Greater Manchester.
If you have an interesting home & want it to be featured on Manchester's leading design programme, contact Hannah Cartledge on 0161 4754881, or email info@channelm.co.uk.