All Commissioning articles – Page 371
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FeaturesSinging for your supper
Bringing Dancing On The Edge to the screen required a patchwork of funding, from the BBC to gap financing and selling the soundtrack rights. Tim Adler unpicks the details
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NewsNatGeo marines help US prepare for apocalypse
A team of US Marine Corps soldiers are to offer tips to American citizens who want to prepare for the end of the world in a Zig Zag Productions series for National Geographic Channel.
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NewsFleming bio leads Sky dramas
Sky has ordered 10 major dramas across its channels, including a four-part Ian Fleming biopic for Sky Atlantic and talent-led Sky Arts projects starring the likes of Vanessa Redgrave and Kylie Minogue, and created by Idris Elba, Matt Smith and Grayson Perry.
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NewsKarl Pilkington returns to Sky 1
Karl Pilkington is heading back to Sky 1 following the success of An Idiot Abroad after the broadcaster ordered a series dubbed The Moaning of Life.
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NewsBollywood opera to air live from Bradford on BBC3
BBC3 has embarked on an ambitious project to stage a contemporary Bollywood reimagining of Georges Bizet’s Carmen live from Bradford city centre.
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NewsFirst Cut to delve into Scientology
High profile Scientology defectors will be examined in a Channel 4 First Cut documentary – one of the first to be ordered as part of an overhaul of the strand.
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NewsOptomen recreates Regency-era ball for BBC2
BBC2 is to recreate a Regency-era ball to mark the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice.
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NewsC5 orders Jodie Marsh bullying doc
Channel 5 has commissioned a two part bullying documentary from Dragonfly fronted by Jodie Marsh.
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NewsTwofour lands BBC1 travel show
BBC1 has ordered a four part series which will see a team of hotel inspectors including Angela Rippon visit hotspots around the world.
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NewsStephen Poliakoff’s Dancing On The Edge handed bonus episode
The lead characters from Stephen Poliakoff’s 1930s-era BBC2 drama Dancing On The Edge will feature in a bonus episode of two-hander interviews that will air after the series ends.
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NewsPaul Abbott remaking French zombie drama
Paul Abbott is producing an English-language remake of French zombie thriller Les Revenants (They Came Back) through his indie AbbottVision after FremantleMedia Enterprises acquired the rights.
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NewsShowtime orders Sam Mendes horror drama
US cable network Showtime has ordered a horror series from Skyfall director Sam Mendes and Call The Midwife producer Neal Street Productions.
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NewsPaul O'Grady to front ITV animal awards
Paul O’Grady will host an awards ceremony celebrating animal achievements for ITV1.
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NewsRTÉ hunts for Irish Masterchef in format push
Irish public broadcaster RTÉ is looking to commission up to five new entertainment and lifestyle formats to rival the likes of Masterchef, Secret Millionaire and Don’t Tell The Bride.
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NewsComedy Central thinks global
Comedy Central has ordered a 13-part comedy series fronted by Seann Walsh and hopes to format it internationally.
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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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NewsFree Speech returns with Rick Edwards as host
BBC3 has commissioned a second series of Mentorn Media’s live current affairs debate programme, Free Speech - with Rick Edwards replacing original host Jake Humphrey.
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NewsDavina McCall to host C4 daytime series
Davina McCallD is being lined up for Channel 4 daytime competition expected to be broadcast in the 5pm slot.