All Commissioning articles – Page 424
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NewsMagicians to go undercover in schools for CBBC
Magicians will attempt to convince schoolchildren that they are supply teachers for a new CBBC series, Help! My Supply Teacher Is Magic.
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NewsQuestion Time up for grabs for Scottish indies
The BBC is putting the three-year contract to produce Question Time out to tender to indies with a base in Scotland.
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NewsBBC Learning dramas to focus on literacy
BBC Learning has ordered five daytime dramas and a series of children’s shorts penned by leading writers such as Bill Gallagher, Nick Leather and Esther Wilson.
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NewsC5 orders Princess series on engineering feats
Channel 5 has ordered a Princess Productions series that will take viewers to the deepest mines in the world and the bottom of the sea to learn about incredible feats of engineering.
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NewsCBBC plans Blue Peter Olympic spin-off
CBBC is planning a Blue Peter spin-off series that would follow the London 2012 Olympics torch around the country and is hunting for a physical comedy star.
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NewsDating and dealers help Fever win deals
BBC3 is to stage Britain’s biggest ever blind date and Discovery Networks International (DNI) will pit a group of international art and antiques dealers against each other in two major commissions secured by Fever Media.
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NewsGannon adapts Swiss Family Robinson for ITV1
Veteran drama writer and Soldier Soldier creator Lucy Gannon is developing a modern take on Swiss Family Robinson for ITV1.
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NewsSky 1’s Mad Dogs to become Cats
Sky 1 is on the brink of turning blokey drama Mad Dogs into one for the ladies - Mad Cats.
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NewsDiscovery ups UK spend by 50% to boost quality
Discovery is boosting its spend in the UK market by 50% and has pledged it will stump up “terrestrial-sized” budgets for all of its original commissions.
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NewsBBC4 orders Charlie Brooker review of the year
Charlie Brooker will take a satirical look at the events of 2011 for a one-off BBC4 special.
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NewsMrs Brown's Boys wins third run
BBC1 comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys has been commissioned for a third series – before the second has even aired.
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NewsCTVC wins Radio 4 John Sweeney order
Award winning journalist John Sweeney will travel to the Ukraine to look at how the media covered Stalin’s 1930s famine for a Radio 4 documentary.
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NewsVernon Kay to front festive Channel 4 show
Vernon Kay is returning to Channel 4 to front live entertainment programme in the run up to Christmas.
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NewsJonathan Ross signs two-year ITV deal
Jonathan Ross will present three more series of his ITV1 chat show as part of a new two-year deal with the broadcaster, believed to be worth £2m.
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NewsC5 orders Benidorm ER
Brits who injure themselves while on holiday are to be the subject of a new Channel 5 doc series.
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NewsBercow and Doherty back under the same roof for C5
Celebrity Big Brother contestants Paddy Doherty and Sally Bercow are to live together once again for a new Channel 5 show.
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NewsMade in Chelsea gets third run
E4 structured reality Made in Chelsea will return for another ten-part in a third series.
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NewsNetflix recommissions Arrested Development
US sitcom Arrested Development will return to screens in 2013 after being revived by on demand service Netflix.
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NewsBBC and HBO developing Wolf Hall drama
A miniseries based on Hilary Mantel novel Wolf Hall is being developed by Shameless indie Company Pictures for the BBC and HBO.
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NewsBBC1's Turn Back Time set for return
BBC1 is poised to commission a second series of historical retail show Turn Back Time - The High Street.