http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/rss/commissioning_rss.xml en-uk Edwina Currie and Pete Waterman are to explore the effects of the closure of many of Britain’s rural railways in the 1960s in a series of regional programmes for BBC1. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/currie_and_waterman_to_front_regional_bbc1_docs.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/currie_and_waterman_to_front_regional_bbc1_docs.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Robin Parker 19 August 2008 13:13 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/edwinacurrie_petewaterman_resized_70_tcm19-1802579.jpg BSkyB will double its coverage of the arts with an additional two bespoke Sky Arts channels. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/sky_to_double_arts_content_with_new_channels.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/sky_to_double_arts_content_with_new_channels.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Rob Shepherd 19 August 2008 09:19 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/iggy_pop_resized_70_tcm19-1801922.jpg BBC2 has recommissioned Ready Steady Cook for a 20th series, and is moving the show to Television Centre for the first time. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/ready_steady_cook_serves_up_20th_series.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/ready_steady_cook_serves_up_20th_series.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Katherine Rushton 19 August 2008 12:27 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/readys-steady_cook_resized_70_tcm19-1802503.jpg Cartoon Network is resurrecting arguably the world’s greatest animal-based rock band - The Banana Splits. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/banana_splits_to_reunite.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/banana_splits_to_reunite.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Chris Curtis 18 August 2008 14:07 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/bananasplits_resized_70_tcm19-1801052.jpg Teenagers will get a taste of the strict upbringings typical of Ghanaian, Indian and Jamaican parents in a new factual series at the heart of BBC3’s autumn season. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/brit_teens_face_tough_parents_for_bbc3.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/brit_teens_face_tough_parents_for_bbc3.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Katherine Rushton 18 August 2008 14:00 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/worlds_strictest_parents_resized_70_tcm19-1801043.jpg Kelly Brook and Alan Dale are to join ITV1 comedy-drama Moving Wallpaper and will star in a one-off zombie drama that will feature in the series. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/kelly_brook_sinks_her_teeth_into_zombie_drama.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/kelly_brook_sinks_her_teeth_into_zombie_drama.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Robin Parker 18 August 2008 11:25 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/kelly_brook2_resized_70_tcm19-1800527.jpg BBC4 is to mark the 100th anniversary of pulp romance publisher Mills & Boon with a documentary and a “raunchy” one-off drama exploring the company’s beginnings. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/bbc4_to_get_raunchy_for_mills__boons_100th.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/bbc4_to_get_raunchy_for_mills__boons_100th.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Katherine Rushton 18 August 2008 12:49 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/mills_and_boon_resized_70_tcm19-1800815.jpg Prism Entertainment has won a commission from Disney Channel UK to produce a 16 x 5-minute comedy sketch series starring young British actors. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/disney_uk_orders_teen_sketch_show.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/disney_uk_orders_teen_sketch_show.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Katherine Rushton 18 August 2008 14:03 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/life_bites_resized_70_tcm19-1801058.jpg Cars owned by Martin Kemp, David Ginola and Johnny Vegas will be given a radical overhaul in the second series of Discovery UK’s Chop Shop. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/discoverys_chop_shop_takes_celeb_spin.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/discoverys_chop_shop_takes_celeb_spin.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Jon Rogers 15 August 2008 10:16 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/chopshop_resized_70_tcm19-1799394.JPG Journalist Morland Sanders will profile some of the biggest insurance swindles ever exposed in the UK as part of a new three-part series for ITV1. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/itv1_to_expose_scammers.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/itv1_to_expose_scammers.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Kate McMahon 15 August 2008 12:54 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/itv_logo_resized_70_tcm19-1702841.jpg ITV is resurrecting hit blooper show It’ll Be Alright on the Night - and has called on indies to send in their out-takes. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/rhys_jones_to_front_revived_itll_be_alright_on_the_night.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/rhys_jones_to_front_revived_itll_be_alright_on_the_night.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Kate McMahon 14 August 2008 08:54 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/Griff-Rhys-Jones_resized_70_tcm19-1704783.jpg Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh is set to direct ITV4’s first original comedy commission, about a darts player who loses his nerve after suffering a heart attack. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/irvine_welsh_to_make_itv4_darts_comedy.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/irvine_welsh_to_make_itv4_darts_comedy.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Kate McMahon 13 August 2008 17:25 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/irvine_welsh_story_resized_70_tcm19-1797885.jpg Sky 1 is developing a crime drama featuring a down-to-earth male detective and his “damaged” female colleague. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/sky_1_to_develop_crime_novel_drama.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/sky_1_to_develop_crime_novel_drama.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Katherine Rushton 13 August 2008 17:33 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/dancing_with_virgins_resized_70_tcm19-1797860.jpg Fifth Gear presenter Jonny Smith is to “get his hands dirty” in a 10 x 30-minute engineering series by North One for Discovery. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/discovery_asks_north_to_become_industrial.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/discovery_asks_north_to_become_industrial.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Michael Rosser 13 August 2008 17:37 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/jonny_smith_resized_70_tcm19-1797848.jpg Discovery Channel UK will commemorate Nasa’s 50th birthday with an in-depth look at the US space agency’s greatest ever feats. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/discovery_salutes_nasa_feats.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/discovery_salutes_nasa_feats.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Rob Shepherd 13 August 2008 15:24 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/ed_white_astronaut_resized_70_tcm19-1797452.jpg National Geographic Channel UK is to take an epic voyage across the cosmos in one unbroken 120-minute shot. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/nat_geo_makes_cgi_journey_through_space.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/nat_geo_makes_cgi_journey_through_space.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Rob Shepherd 13 August 2008 15:08 Stephen Lambert dreamt up the hit philanthropy format after a conversation with his wife. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/commissioning/eureka/2008/08/eureka_the_secret_millionaire_rdf_for_c4.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/commissioning/eureka/2008/08/eureka_the_secret_millionaire_rdf_for_c4.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F 13 August 2008 15:04 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/secret_millionaire_s3_resized_70_tcm19-1789079.jpg A modern day variety show will be the centrepiece of the entertainment line-up on ITV1 this autumn. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/itv_unveils_autumn_lineup.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/itv_unveils_autumn_lineup.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Kate McMahon 13 August 2008 09:26 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/leona_lewis_resized_70_tcm19-1796659.jpg Sheffield’s police, fire and ambulance crews will be the focus of a six-part series for ITV1 as part of the broadcasters factual output this autumn. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/itv1_calls_for_total_emergency.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/08/itv1_calls_for_total_emergency.html;jsessionid=8F76926860E8FEA54241F012EF2F059F Kate McMahon 13 August 2008 10:57 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/police_siren_resized_70_tcm19-1704756.jpg