All Broadcast articles in 24 March 2017

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  • Frontier Borneo
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    Frontier Borneo

    2017-03-30T16:34:00Z

    Documentary distributor TVF International is hoping that the global success of Planet Earth II will boost opportunities for its own blue-chip natural history series Frontier Borneo.

  • Baroness von Sketch Show
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    Baroness von Sketch Show

    2017-03-30T16:29:00Z

    US sketch comedy is making a comeback, with Saturday Night Live bolstered by the absurdities of Donald Trump’s presidency and the success of Inside Amy Schumer.

  • Loaded
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    Loaded

    2017-03-29T12:10:00Z

    What do you get when four young guys sell their internet start-up for £16m each? An international format loaded with potential.

  • Ride Upon The Storm
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    Ride Upon The Storm

    2017-03-28T20:55:00Z

    After charting the rise of a female prime minister in his 2011 international hit Borgen, screenwriter Adam Price reckons it is “not a bad thing” to make things harder on himself. “After politics, what could possibly be more difficult to write about?”

  • McMafia
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    McMafia

    2017-03-28T20:52:00Z

    After adapting novels such as The Wings Of The Dove and Drive for film, screenwriter Hossein Amini’s first television adaptation is BBC1 gangster drama McMafia, based on Misha Glenny’s non-fiction book about the globalisation of organised crime.

  • Clique
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    Clique

    2017-03-28T20:44:00Z

    The social pressures of early university years – not to mention the hormones – have served as fertile ground for comedies such as Fresh Meat, which enjoyed four series on Channel 4.

  • Harlots
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    Harlots

    2017-03-28T20:43:00Z

    Monumental Pictures co-founder Alison Owen is fond of saying that feminist period drama Harlots is authentically told from the “whore’s eye view”.

  • Denmark vs Eastern Europe
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    Denmark vs Eastern Europe

    2017-03-28T20:37:00Z

    Britain’s decision to leave the European Union and the election of Donald Trump as US president have forced broadcasters in a number of major markets to look at how they might address the rise of populist politics.

  • Hot Picks: The Wall
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    The Wall

    2017-03-28T17:29:00Z

    Billed as “the fastest and simplest game” on TV, The Wall gives pairs of teammates the chance to win life-changing amounts of money, with more than $12m (£10m) on the line every night.

  • Mr Mercedes
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    Mr. Mercedes

    2017-03-28T17:09:00Z

    Novelist Stephen King’s first foray into the mystery genre is a cat-and-mouse thriller that promises a memorable, if not controversial, opening.

  • Feud
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    Feud

    2017-03-28T16:54:00Z

    Screenwriter Ryan Murphy is one of the busiest men in US television, with recent series including American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson, American Horror Story and Scream Queens.

  • LA92
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    LA92

    2017-03-28T12:52:00Z

    The 1992 Los Angeles riots have gone down in history as the first to be fully captured on camera.

  • Trumped
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    Trumped - Inside The Greatest Political Upset Of Our Time

    2017-03-28T12:40:00Z

    The election of Donald Trump as US president will keep documentary producers and current affairs teams busy for the next four years.

  • Jackie A Tale of Two Sisters
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    Jackie - A Tale Of Two Sisters

    2017-03-28T12:14:00Z

    Continuing 3DD’s Tale Of Two Sisters series – which has already looked at Anne Frank and Amelia Earhart and their lesser-known siblings – this one-off documentary attempts to get to the heart of arguably one of the most famous women of the 20th century: Jackie Kennedy Onassis.

  • Cheap, Cheap, Cheap
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    Cheap, Cheap, Cheap

    2017-03-28T11:02:00Z

    Cheap, Cheap, Cheap was born when Noel Edmonds convinced Hat Trick managing director Jimmy Mulville to play a guessing game over an impromptu lunch.

  • Empire Builders
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    Empire Builders

    2017-03-27T17:21:00Z

    PBS will look at 10 of the world’s greatest empires with Pilot Film and Television’s Empire Builders.

  • School of Roars
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    School of Roars

    2017-03-27T17:19:00Z

    This animated series from Dot to Dot uses laughter to dispel any fears pre-school children may have about their first day at school.

  • Kid e-Cats
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    Kid E-Cats

    2017-03-27T17:18:00Z

    Kid-E-Cats boasts an executive team with a strong kids’ programming pedigree.

  • Hunter Street
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    Hunter Street

    2017-03-27T17:04:00Z

    When the parents of five foster children mysteriously disappear, the kids decide to investigate – and are dragged into an adventure in which the secrets of the Ludwig family are gradually revealed.

  • Happy Art Happy Life
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    Happy Art Happy Life

    2017-03-27T16:57:00Z

    Inspired by the works of renowned artist Romero Britto, Happy Art Happy Life (w/t) seeks to spark enthusiasm among pre-school children for art and creativity in all aspects of their lives.