All BBC1 articles – Page 90
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NewsBBC1 orders scrap yard doc
BBC1 is to go behind the scenes of the north west’s biggest scrap yard in a primetime series from Liberty Bell Productions.
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NewsBBC1 to promote a tidy Britain
BBC1 will hope to clean up with its latest daytime commission: a series celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Keep Britain Tidy campaign.
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NewsHappy Tramp secures BBC1 sitcom
Happy Tramp Productions, the indie established by a Zeppotron co-founder and The Inbetweeners movie director, has secured a comedy commission starring Kayvan Novak from BBC1.
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NewsBBC1 preps Question of Sport spin-off
BBC1 is to record a Question Of Sport spin-off series featuring comedian Jason Manford.
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NewsPrey writer to pen BBC1 1970s F1 drama
The writer of ITV thriller Prey has begun work on an ambitious Mad Men-esque BBC1 drama set in the world of Formula 1 in the 1970s.
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NewsBBC1 revisits Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Cider With Rosie, The Go-Between and An Inspector Calls will be adapted as 90-minute dramas for a BBC1 season of early 20th century British novels and plays.
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NewsShetland to return to BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned a second series of crime drama Shetland from ITV Studios.
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NewsRivals hit out at BBC1+1 plan
ITV and Channel 4 have voiced concerns about BBC content, quotas and BBC1+1 plans – but ultimately backed the licence fee as the corporation prepares for its charter renewal.
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NewsITV and C4 attack BBC1+1 plans
ITV and Channel 4 executives have hit out at the BBC’s plans to launch BBC1+1 amid fears that the time-adjusted service will have a significant impact on the commercial broadcasting landscape.
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NewsTom Hardy to star in BBC1 Ridley Scott drama
BBC1 has commissioned a major new period drama starring Tom Hardy, who will also executive produce the series with acclaimed director Ridley Scott.
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NewsBBC1 shuts down Waterloo Road
BBC1 has announced that it will close the school gates on classroom drama Waterloo Road after 10 series.
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NewsDavid Beckham explores Amazon for BBC1
David Beckham has travelled across the Amazon for a new BBC1 documentary.
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NewsCohen: BBC1 drama budget boost aimed at youngsters
The £30m drama funding boost handed to BBC1 under the radical changes to BBC3 will be used to commission content that appeals to young audiences, Danny Cohen has pledged.
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NewsBBC1 lines up third David Walliams adaptation
BBC1 is to adapt David Walliams’ children’s book The Boy in the Dress for its third Christmas collaboration with the Little Britain Star.
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NewsBBC1 signs Red Planet Motown series
BBC1 has picked up Tony Jordan’s large-scale Motown ‘jukebox musical’ and is developing a series of smaller studio plays with the writer’s indie Red Planet Pictures.
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NewsRob Brydon to host BBC1’s Guess List
Rob Brydon is to front a BBC1 Saturday night comedy entertainment format in which celebrities help contestants win bespoke prizes.