News Beyond the Break - Sunday December 30

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ocean’s eleven (11/20)

The teen shows continue this morning with Beyond the Break. The drama transports viewers to Makaha, Hawaii where four girls have been given the opportunity of a lifetime – to become world-class professional surfers.

Dawn, Birdie, Lacey and Kai move to the beautiful tropical island when they are sponsored by surf company WaveSync to train with Justin, a former tour champion, for the Pro-Surfing tour. The girls soon learn what it means to be on a team –and embark on new lives with as much excitement and danger as the unpredictable ocean waves.

In today’s instalment, a distraught Birdie reels at the news that Marcus is on his way to Iraq and finds herself powerless to stop him. Kai’s problems worsen as her dependence on painkillers increases, forcing her to confess the truth to Lacey.

News Beyond the Break - Sunday December 23

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bird and the bees (10/20)

The teen shows continue this morning with Beyond the Break. The drama transports viewers to Makaha, Hawaii where four girls have been given the opportunity of a lifetime – to become world-class professional surfers.

Dawn, Birdie, Lacey and Kai move to the beautiful tropical island when they are sponsored by surf company WaveSync to train with Justin, a former tour champion, for the Pro-Surfing tour. The girls soon learn what it means to be on a team –and embark on new lives with as much excitement and danger as the unpredictable ocean waves.

In today’s instalment, Dawn sets Shoe up on a date, while Bailey reveals that he has feelings for Birdie. Marcus is becoming even more concerned about how close Bailey and Birdie have grown, because he is in love with Birdie and afraid of losing her.

News Beyond the Break - Sunday December 9

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the big hit (8/20)

The teen shows continue this morning with Beyond the Break. The drama transports viewers to Makaha, Hawaii where four girls have been given the opportunity of a lifetime – to become world-class professional surfers.

Dawn, Birdie, Lacey and Kai move to the beautiful tropical island when they are sponsored by surf company WaveSync to train with Justin, a former tour champion, for the Pro-Surfing tour. The girls soon learn what it means to be on a team –and embark on new lives with as much excitement and danger as the unpredictable ocean waves.

In today’s instalment, Birdie encourages Bailey to get back into surfing and takes him to a secluded beach to practise. Shoe takes drastic steps in a bid to patch up his friendship with Dawn. And Kai struggles with her jealousy over Lacey and Vin’s relationship, prompting her friends to confront Lacey and teach her a lesson.

News Beyond the Break - Sunday December 2

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vin, lose or draw (7/20)

The teen shows continue this morning with Beyond the Break. The drama transports viewers to Makaha, Hawaii where four girls have been given the opportunity of a lifetime – to become world-class professional surfers.

Dawn, Birdie, Lacey and Kai move to the beautiful tropical island when they are sponsored by surf company WaveSync to train with Justin, a former tour champion, for the Pro-Surfing tour. The girls soon learn what it means to be on a team –and embark on new lives with as much excitement and danger as the unpredictable ocean waves.

News Beyond the Break - Sunday November 25

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party wave (6/20)

The teen shows continue this morning with Beyond the Break. The drama transports viewers to Makaha, Hawaii where four girls have been given the opportunity of a lifetime – to become world-class professional surfers.

Dawn, Birdie, Lacey and Kai move to the beautiful tropical island when they are sponsored by surf company WaveSync to train with Justin, a former tour champion, for the Pro-Surfing tour. The girls soon learn what it means to be on a team –and embark on new lives with as much excitement and danger as the unpredictable ocean waves.

News Beyond the Break - Sunday November 18

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wing chicks (5/20)

The teen shows continue this morning with Beyond the Break. The drama transports viewers to Makaha, Hawaii where four girls have been given the opportunity of a lifetime – to become world-class professional surfers.

Dawn, Birdie, Lacey and Kai move to the beautiful tropical island when they are sponsored by surf company WaveSync to train with Justin, a former tour champion, for the Pro-Surfing tour. The girls soon learn what it means to be on a team –and embark on new lives with as much excitement and danger as the unpredictable ocean waves.

In today’s instalment, Kai shows Lacey the ropes at the WaveSync house, then introduces her to Vin at school. When Vin flirts with Lacey she ignores his advances, but feels uncomfortable because she knows that Kai likes him. Mily and Lani tease Kai for being in love with Vin since they were kids but never doing anything about it.

News Beyond the Break - Sunday November 11

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the first test (4/20)

The teen shows continue this morning with Beyond the Break. The drama transports viewers to Makaha, Hawaii where four girls have been given the opportunity of a lifetime – to become world-class professional surfers.

Dawn, Birdie, Lacey and Kai move to the beautiful tropical island when they are sponsored by surf company WaveSync to train with Justin, a former tour champion, for the Pro-Surfing tour. The girls soon learn what it means to be on a team –and embark on new lives with as much excitement and danger as the unpredictable ocean waves.

News Beyond the Break - Sunday November 4

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sleeping with the enemy (3/20)

The teen shows continue this morning with Beyond the Break. The drama transports viewers to Makaha, Hawaii where four girls have been given the opportunity of a lifetime – to become world-class professional surfers.

Dawn, Birdie, Lacey and Kai move to the beautiful tropical island when they are sponsored by surf company WaveSync to train with Justin (David Chokachi, ‘Baywatch’), a former tour champion, for the Pro-Surfing tour. The girls soon learn what it means to be on a team –and embark on new lives with as much excitement and danger as the unpredictable ocean waves.

Today’s instalment finds Lacey in desperate need of money. She has learned of a big surf contest with an appealing $1,000 prize, but she cannot come up with the entry fee. Will she manage to get hold of the cash in time?

Kai, meanwhile, thinks her old friends Mily and Lani have stolen WaveSync’s new competition boards. Are her suspicions well-founded and, if not, will her friends forgive her? Elsewhere, Birdie unearths a big secret about Dawn.

News Beyond the Break - Sunday October 28

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charging it –part 2 (2/20)

The new teen shows continue this morning with Beyond the Break. The drama transports viewers to Makaha, Hawaii where four girls have been given the opportunity of a lifetime – to become world-class professional surfers.

Dawn, Birdie, Lacey and Kai move to the beautiful tropical island when they are sponsored by surf company WaveSync to train with Justin (David Chokachi, ‘Baywatch’), a former tour champion, for the Pro-Surfing tour. The girls soon learn what it means to be on a team –and embark on new lives with as much excitement and danger as the unpredictable ocean waves.

In today’s instalment, Lacey is distraught when she hears that her checkered past may jeopardise her chances of getting sponsorship. Kicked out of the motel with nowhere to go, she makes a desperate move. Elsewhere, Birdie learns an unpleasant reality about the hotel business, while Shoe tries to impress Dawn by agreeing to fix her car –only to find himself out of his depth.

News Beyond the Break - Sunday October 21

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charging it –part 1 (1/20)

The new teen shows continue this morning with Beyond the Break. The drama transports viewers to Makaha, Hawaii where four girls have been given the opportunity of a lifetime – to become world-class professional surfers.

Dawn, Birdie, Lacey and Kai move to the beautiful tropical island when they are sponsored by surf company WaveSync to train with Justin (David Chokachi, ‘Baywatch’), a former tour champion, for the Pro-Surfing tour. The girls soon learn what it means to be on a team –and embark on new lives with as much excitement and danger as the unpredictable ocean waves.

In today’s opener, Lacey Farmer runs away to Hawaii to follow her dream of becoming a professional surfer. Once she learns that an old friend, Justin, is coaching a team of young women for WaveSync, she determines to show Justin that she has the chops to be a pro-surfer.

Meanwhile, new WaveSync girls Birdie, Dawn and Kai have problems of their own as they get used to their new life. Justin is also adjusting to the change: being responsible for three young women is a lot for a former beach bum to handle...

8 Simple Rules Hannah Montana News Coming Soon on FIVE - Teen Shows!

10 Oct five's blog | Add new comment | Read more | 326 reads

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Coming soon to brighten up autumn Sundays on Five are three super-cool new teen dramas: Hannah Montana, 8 Simple Rulesand Beyond the Break.

The hit Disney series Hannah Montanastars Miley Cyrus as a girl with a double life. Miley has just moved to Malibu from Tennessee where she is already a successful country singer called Hannah Montana, but she hides her career from everyone but her close friends, Oliver and Lilley. Miley’s reallife dad, country crooner Billy Ray Cyrus, plays her on-screen dad and manager, Robbie.

8 Simple Rulesis a successful comedy about the Hennessy family, starring the late John Ritter as family patriarch Paul, and Katey Sagal (‘Married... With Children’) as mum Cate. Paul takes on the role of raising their two teenage girls and a boy when Cate goes back to work, but soon feels overwhelmed. Drawing on his days as a sports writer, he starts writing a new column: Eight Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter...