All articles by Ben Dowell
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The Broadcast InterviewInterview: Phil Clarke & Roberto Troni, Various Artists Ltd
Working with the best of British talent
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FeaturesThe Great Train Robbery, BBC1
Turning back the clock to 1963 – and the moral ambiguity at the heart of this cops and robbers story
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The Broadcast InterviewNoel Edmonds
The Deal Or No Deal host’s entire television and radio career has been about inviting the public to take part, often in innovative ways. Now he wants to crack digital, he tells Ben Dowell
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NewsBBC3 takes bigger bite of In The Flesh
BBC3 controller Zai Bennett has ordered an extended series of Dominic Mitchell’s zombie drama In the Flesh.
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NewsMurder lands series after Bafta win
The BBC has commissioned Zodiak’s Touchpaper to transform the Bafta-winning single drama Murder into a full series.
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NewsCBeebies reboots Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures
CBeebies is replacing the BBC Natural History Unit’s series Andy’s Wild Adventures with a reboot – Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures.
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NewsBBC beefs up Shetland for full series
ITV Studios has been commissioned to make an expanded six-part series of BBC1 murder-mystery drama Shetland.
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NewsE4 orders drama from The Fades writer
Eleven Films has snapped up the services of The Fades writer Jack Thorne for its first commission since striking a first look deal with Entertainment One.
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NewsDavid Renwick scraps ITV comedy
Jonathan Creek scriptwriter David Renwick has “walked off” an ITV comedy he had written due to creative differences with ITV commissioners – causing the show to be canned.
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NewsRipper Street to return for second series on BBC1
BBC1 has recommissioned Tiger Aspect and Lookout Point’s drama Ripper Street for broadcast next year.
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NewsSky and Canal+ take The Bridge to bilingual co-pro
Sky has greenlit its co-produced version of Scandinavian drama The Bridge, which it claims will be the first bilingual drama project made by broadcasters in France and the UK.
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NewsTrue North investigates hand transplant for BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned a one-off documentary from True North Productions about Britain’s first hand transplant, which was performed on Boxing Day.
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NewsSky 1 to take drama to a new level in 2013
Sky 1 is to take its drama ambitions to the next level by commissioning two 13 x 60-minute series for 2013.
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NewsLeveson warns Government over conflicts of interest
Lord Justice Leveson has criticised the Government’s handling of News Corp’s BSkyB bid and warned it to take greater care when dealing with such potential conflicts of interest in future.
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NewsITV2 orders 'risqué' pilot of BBC America panel show
ITV2 has commissioned a “risqué” late-night panel show pilot adapted from a programme that Graham Norton indie So TV makes for BBC America.
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NewsPlurality issue clouds Standard local TV bid
The Evening Standard’s bid to establish a local TV station in London could be dealt a blow after it emerged that Ofcom will consider media plurality as part of its licence awards process.
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NewsCelebs to don aprons for Comic Relief Bake Off
BBC2 ratings smash The Great British Bake Off is to get another celebrity spin-off – this time for a four-part series for Comic Relief.
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NewsC4 goes to school in Yorkshire for Essex follow-up
Channel 4 is to install cameras in a school in Yorkshire in next year’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed Educating Essex.
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NewsC4 claims phone hacking coup with Piers Morgan footage
Channel 4 claims to have obtained exclusive footage dating back to 2003 of the then editor of the Daily Mirror, Piers Morgan, discussing phone hacking with singer Charlotte Church.