All Commissioning articles – Page 373
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NewsBBC2 to profile astronaut Neil Armstrong
Darlow Smithson Productions is making a comprehensive profile of Neil Armstrong to air on BBC2 at the end of the year.
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NewsMr Whicher to further probe suspicions on ITV
ITV has confirmed a second drama based on the real-life Victorian detective Inspector Jonathan ‘Jack’ Whicher.
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NewsFood Network orders a platter of Healthy Yummies
The founder of catering company Healthy Yummies has been handed her own series by Food Network UK.
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NewsJonathan Strange order heralds new phase for Cuba
The production company behind Boy A and the forthcoming BBC1 adaptation of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is planning a major push into TV drama.
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NewsTwofour revisits 80s for NGCI
National Geographic’s fast-growing international commissioning hub has ordered a fresh round of shows, including a detailed look back at the 1980s from Twofour.
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NewsLong Lost Family team make ITV1 adoption series
Long Lost Family co-host Nicky Campbell will delve into the adoption process for an ITV1 series from the same production company.
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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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Behind The ScenesGalapagos 3D with David Attenborough, Sky
Benji Wilson catches up with Sir David Attenborough on a 3D shoot in the Galapagos Islands, where a 22-person crew and 10 tonnes of kit are out to capture some extraordinary scenes
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NewsChris Packham to front R4 panel show pilot
Chris Packham is to front a Radio 4 comedy panel show pilot about the animal kingdom.
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NewsJonathan Creek to return
Jonathan Creek will return to BBC1 for the first time in three years in 2013 with a new mystery about supernatural events at a girls’ boarding school for.
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NewsKay to star in Malachy's Millions
Channel 4 has confirmed Peter Kay is returning to the channel in a one hour comedy special, Malachy’s Millions, set for broadcast in 2013.
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NewsZig Zag dons wolves clothing for Viacom doc
A secretive community of people who believe they are non-humans feature in a co-production deal between Zig Zag Productions and Viacom-owned US network Logo.
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NewsAdam Hills gets C4 alternative Xmas speech
Adam Hills will join Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Marge Simpson, Doreen Lawrence and Neville Lawrence in delivering Channel 4’s alternative Christmas message.
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NewsBBC1 rests Secret Fortune in National Lottery shake-up
BBC1 has opted to rest National Lottery show Secret Fortune and commissioned a new format from FremantleMedia UK’s Thames Scotland.
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NewsScott Mills to produce Xmas single for Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 has ordered a documentary in which Scott Mills will attempt to create the perfect Christmas single.
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NewsBBC1 to adapt JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy
JK Rowling novel The Casual Vacancy is to be adapted by BBC1 as part of an exclusive deal with the author’s literary agency The Blair Partnership.
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NewsCBeebies' Get Well Soon sparks complaints
CBeebies’ Get Well Soon has prompted 64 complaints to Ofcom after featuring an item on the MMR jab.
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NewsBBC1 orders Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell adaptation
BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has ordered three new dramas including an adaptation of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and a romantic two-parter from the writer of novel and film One Day.
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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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NewsITN Prods secures entrance to Harrow for Sky1 ob doc
Harrow School is opening its doors to TV cameras for 12 months for one of the most ambitious observational documentaries in Sky 1’s 30-year history.