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NewsYesterday orders Trautmann doc
UKTV channel Yesterday has ordered an hour-long documentary about Bert Trautmann, the Nazi soldier who came to Britain as a prisoner of war and played for Manchester City in the 1956 FA Cup with a broken neck.
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NewsBBC Sport picks indie partners
BBC Sport has appointed indies Century TV, Input Media and Sunset+Vine to produce its Moto GP, World Bowls and Cricket World Cup coverage respectively.
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NewsCBBC hits the road with Driving Academy series
CBBC has commissioned a series aimed at creating a nation of better drivers, by bringing children and parents together to learn to drive.
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NewsC4 tries out new comics
Channel 4 has recruited a raft of emerging comedy talent for the first of three live talent-spotting showcases.
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NewsPlum pilot for C4 follows Norwich’s ‘booze bus’ service
James May’s Toy Stories indie Plum Pictures is developing a pilot for C4 showcasing the work of volunteers who deal with the consequences of people drinking too much in Norwich.
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NewsC5 lines up celebs for kids’ charity series
Celebrities including Fearne Cotton and Holly Willoughby are to feature in a Channel 5 factual entertainment series documenting the work of the Starlight Children’s Foundation charity.
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NewsBBC’s Moore appeals for one-off doc ideas
The BBC’s head of documentaries Charlotte Moore has made a clarion call to producers for more single docs.
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NewsCBeebies lines up third Justin Fletcher vehicle
CBeebies controller Kay Benbow has ordered a new series starring presenter Justin Fletcher that has been billed as “Crackerjack meets Noel’s House Party”.
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NewsAll3 indies win first joint order
Peep Show creators Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain are to oversee a major new Channel 4 comedy drama that marks the first full collaboration between two All3Media production companies.
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NewsSophie Dahl to front Mrs Beeton doc for BBC2
Former model Sophie Dahl is set to continue her culinary career with a one-off documentary for BBC2 about one of the most famous writers in British cooking: Mrs Beeton.
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The Broadcast InterviewCamilla Campbell, drama, Channel 4
With a £20m cash injection to help plug the gap left by the end of Big Brother, C4’s head of drama is looking for works of “scale, social conscience and joy”.
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NewsBBC3 to capture life on the frontline
The BBC is to train its sights on military life with two new series looking at the impact of the war in Afghanistan.
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Darlow Smithson to infest Animal Planet
Indie Darlow Smithson Productions has been commissioned to make a new mini-series about major infestations.
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NewsC4 renews three Studio Lambert series
Factual entertainment series Fairy Jobmother, Undercover Boss and Four in a Bed have all been recommissioned by Channel 4.
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NewsAttenborough to front penguin doc for Sky 3D
Sir David Attenborough is turning his attention to penguins for his second Sky 3D documentary.
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NewsSmall Potatoes planted in France/Finland
Forthcoming CBeebies show Small Potatoes has been harvested for broadcasters in France and Finland.
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NewsLate Kick Off returns to BBC Regions
BBC English Regions has recommissioned football magazine show Late Kick Off, the second series of which will run on BBC1 in the new year.
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NewsChiles to host ITV1 chatshow
Adrian Chiles is to host a weekly topical chatshow for ITV1 next year that will see the Daybreak anchor round-up the biggest news stories of the week.
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NewsTCI round-up: Good News
BBC1 is to relocate a reluctant detective to the Caribbean while Russell Howard received some good news from BBC3.
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NewsC4 commissions Five Go To... pilot for RDF
Channel 4 has commissioned a pilot series from RDF Television in which five celebrities compete in organising the best holiday for the group.