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NewsGabby Logan to host BBC1 Olympics series
Gabby Logan is to front a BBC1 magazine show examining the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics as part of the corporation’s plans to increase sports participation across the country.
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NewsGino D'Acampo gets primetime ITV series
This Morning chef Gino D’Acampo is moving into primetime with a series that will see him travelling across Southern Italy.
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NewsBBC Worldwide orders Top Gear week
BBC Worldwide is scheduling a week of Top Gear programming across its network of channels.
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NewsNat Geo heads back to the '90s with Nutopia
National Geographic is heading back to the ’90s with a follow-up to Nutopia’s hit miniseries The ’80s: The Decade That Made Us.
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NewsC5 orders Hotel Inspector spin-off
Channel 5 has ordered a spin-off of its successful long running franchise The Hotel Inspector.
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NewsRobson Green returns to northern roots for ITV
Robson Green is to front two factual series from Shiver and Silver River for ITV that will draw on the actor’s northern roots.
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NewsJamie's Dream School opens in South Africa
South African broadcaster e.tv has commissioned a local version of Fresh One’s factual entertainment format Jamie’s Dream School.
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NewsC4 orders raft of arts commissions
Channel 4 has ordered a raft of new arts series including a Swan Lake-themed ballet series from Rare Day.
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NewsJudgement Day looms for C4
Channel 4 has commissioned RDF Television to produce a daytime series aiming to help country pubs, restaurants and hotels that have suffered from negative online reviews from customers.
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NewsBBC2 eyes broader drama
Ben Stephenson is exploring the idea of commissioning an adult fantasy drama as he aims to increase the range of scripted output on BBC2.
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NewsVictory expands factual output with two orders
Victory Television is growing its factual division with a BBC1 single about a woman with a rare speech disorder and another Clarke Carlisle football documentary for BBC3.
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NewsBBC2 revives Modern Times
BBC2 is resuscitating contemporary British documentary strand Modern Times after more than a decade and has commissioned a raft of series, including exclusive access to value retailer Iceland.
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NewsBBC4 controller role faces axe
BBC director of television Danny Cohen is seriously considering not directly replacing BBC4 controller Richard Klein as part of a wider strategic plan for the channel.
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NewsBBC4 taps the buzz about bees
The Review Show host Martha Kearney is to front a BBC4 series about the pleasures and practicalities of bee-keeping.
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NewsBigger helping of Surprise Surprise for ITV
ITV has recommissioned a beefed up second series of entertainment series Surprise Surprise.
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NewsMorse prequel Endeavour to return
ITV’s Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour is to return for a second four-part series next year.
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NewsC4 explores Terror in the Skies
Channel 4 and US cable network Smithsonian Channel have ordered a documentary series examining the reasons there are so many near misses in air travel.
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NewsITV poaches Tom Hardy for wildlife doc
The Dark Knight star Tom Hardy is to produce and front a new documentary series about wildlife poaching in Africa for ITV.
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NewsC5 schedules First Great Western doc
The staff of train company First Great Western are to feature in the latest Twofour / GroupM Entertainment co-production for Channel 5.