All Commissioning articles – Page 355
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NewsBBC to dramatise life in the Bloomsbury Set
BBC2 will explore the world of London’s controversial literary set in the early 20th century in a period drama from two indie rivals.
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NewsITV to mix comedy and reality for hen night series
Upcoming female comedians are to gatecrash hen parties around the country for a new genre-bending format for ITV2.
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NewsBBC3 to breathe new life into zombie genre
BBC3 may be on the chopping block but it plans to innovate ahead of its move online with a Release The Hounds-style crossgenre zombie gameshow.
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NewsUKTV resurrects Most Haunted
UKTV has resurrected Yvette Fielding’s paranormal reality series Most Haunted more than two years after it was cancelled by Sky.
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NewsBBC follows Mexican bat-man
The BBC is to follow a real-life Mexican bat-man for its latest wildlife documentary commission from Windfall Films.
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NewsNat Geo orders survival series from Icon
Nat Geo is exploring the survival techniques of ancient tribes in a new six-part series from Icon Films.
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NewsSky puts out The Smoke
Sky 1 has cancelled Kudos-produced fire-fighter drama The Smoke after a single series.
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NewsDSP prepares for Mars mission
Darlow Smithson Productions has gained exclusive access to film the Mars One space mission, which will send a number of astronauts on a one-way trip to the Red Planet.
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NewsBearkatt tracks orangutans for Nat Geo
Nat Geo Wild is to follow a group of orangutans in the wilds of Indonesia for its latest UK commission.
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NewsC4 gets graphic with animal mating doc
Channel 4 and US network PBS are to study animal reproduction in graphic detail in a four-part series produced by Windfall Films.
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NewsUKTV remakes Storage Hunters
UKTV has ordered a UK version of hit factual entertainment series Storage Hunters from All3Media-owned indie North One Television.
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NewsSky promotes comedy exec Boyer
Sky’s Ben Boyer has been promoted to commissioning editor of comedy to replace the ITV-bound Saskia Schuster.
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NewsC5 revamps homes for £5k with Linda Barker
Former Changing Rooms presenter Linda Barker is to overhaul dated homes in a new Channel 5 format.
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NewsBBC plants fresh gardening format
The winner of a new BBC2 gardening competition format will be offered the chance to design a show garden at next year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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NewsCelebrity Squares worth £2.2m to DCD
ITV’s revival of classic gameshow Celebrity Squares will generate £2.2m in revenue for producer DCD Media, it has emerged.
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NewsPioneer searches for Russian monsters
Pioneer Productions is pulling back the curtain on monsters in Russia and the Eastern Bloc with a two-hour commission from Nat Geo and Animal Planet.
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NewsRichard III reinterment to air live on C4
Channel 4 is to broadcast the reburial of Richard III live from Leicester Cathedral after the former King’s descendants lost a High Court battle to have him laid to rest in York.
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NewsC4 heads back to The Island
Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of survival show The Island with Bear Grylls, although it is yet to decide if it will return as an all-male format.
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NewsNetflix lines up £100m Left Bank drama about the Queen
Netflix has fought off competition from the BBC and ITV and is on the brink of ordering its first original show from the UK – a £100m biopic of the Queen.
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NewsBBC2 to go inside Westminster
Specialist factual indie Atlantic Productions has secured unprecedented access to the House of Commons for a four-part BBC2 documentary.