All Commissioning articles – Page 398
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NewsBBC2 to go backstage at Westminster Abbey
BBC2 is to spend a year behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey and take on Channel 4 with a Grand Designs-style show in a brace of factual commissions.
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NewsClaridges opens doors to BBC for 200th anniversary
Luxury London hotel Claridges is opening its doors to doc-makers for the first time in its 200-year history.
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NewsRicochet and C4 to help women win dating game
Channel 4 has ordered a dating and makeover series from Ricochet that will help women who are struggling to find love.
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NewsC5 Revealed strand delves into witch hunts and Nazis
King James I’s witch-hunt obsession and the first excavation of the World War I battlefield at Messines are among the topics featuring in Channel 5’s latest Revealed documentary strand.
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NewsLove takes another look at multiculturalism
The producer of Make Bradford British is returning to issues of social integration and multiculturalism for Channel 4, by following a group of foreign adults learning English.
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NewsGroupM to fund first drama commission
GroupM Entertainment is to invest in its first drama commission, The Poison Tree, after ITV ordered the two-parter from STV Productions.
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NewsMartin to take dessert road trip for Good Food
UKTV’s cooking channel Good Food has commissioned its ninth series fronted by celebrity chef James Martin, who will travel the US exploring desserts.
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NewsMaverick tests superhumans for Discovery series
Maverick Television is to test humans with extraordinary abilities as part of a series for Discovery Networks International (DNI).
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NewsRev returning for third series
BBC2 has ordered a third series of Big Talk Productions’ clergy-based, Bafta award-winning comedy Rev.
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NewsBjork and Attenborough to explore music for C4
Icelandic musician Bjork and natural history broadcaster David Attenborough will appear together in a film looking at music and the natural world for Channel 4 - one of four major new arts commissions for the broadcaster.
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NewsTwofour conducting Secret Interview for Channel 5
Channel 5 has revealed details of a new show in which candidates will unwittingly interview for the job of a lifetime – watched by a “giant of their industry”.
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NewsOliver and Doherty pair up for C4 Food Fight
Channel 4 chef Jamie Oliver and farmer Jimmy Doherty will appear together for the first time on C4 in a series based around culinary challenges.
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NewsAnnie Mac and Grandmaster Flash to do C4 all nighter
Annie Mac and Grandmaster Flash have been lined up to play during a six-hour all nighter on Channel 4 from 12am to 6am on 24 August.
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NewsITV1's The Agenda to return
Tom Bradby’s current affairs debate show The Agenda is to return for a second series on ITV1.
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NewsSuchet to follow in footsteps of St Paul for BBC1
BBC1 has lured David Suchet away from his usual ITV1 duties to front a series on Biblical figure St Paul.
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NewsMillionaire creator to pen gangster drama for BBC2
BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow has ordered the first self-contained TV drama series from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? co-creator Steve Knight – a 6 x 60-minute period drama exploring gang life in 1920s Birmingham.
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NewsDCD Rize explores wedding traditions for BBC2 series
DCD’s Rize USA will investigate how couples from different cultures and religions plan weddings for a BBC2 series.
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NewsC4 Education targets teens with growing games portfolio
Channel 4 Education has ordered three free mobile phone games to address teen issues including happiness, bullying and sleep patterns.
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NewsC5 orders Extraordinary spin-offs
Channel 5 has ordered two spin-off series from its Extraordinary People strand and remains on the hunt for factual shows for its 10pm slot.
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NewsShane Allen leads race to become BBC’s new comedy boss
Channel 4 head of comedy Shane Allen has emerged as the leading candidate to become the new BBC comedy controller.