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NewsTwenty Twenty examines Titanic crafts for Channel 4
Channel 4 is to attempt to rebuild parts of the Titanic in a series from Shed Media’s Twenty Twenty dubbed “the Edwardian Gadget Show”.
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The Broadcast InterviewRalph Lee, specialist factual, Channel 4
C4’s head of specialist factual doesn’t want to fall into the trap of making great programmes that get lost in the schedules. Commissions must make an impact, he tells Robin Parker.
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NewsWall to Wall to bring family history to ITV1
Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell are to front an ITV1 series that goes beyond the family history of Who Do You Think You Are? to reunite estranged relatives.
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NewsO'Connell to front R2 World Cup quiz
Christian O’Connell is to make his BBC Radio 2 debut as host of a World Cup comedy panel show.
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NewsLiving predict more Psychic Sally
Living is bringing its psychic road-trip series back for a second run and will follow the medium as she goes for gastric bypass surgery.
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NewsBBC3 reveals World Cup line-up
Being Human actress Leonora Crichlow is to chart the life of Nelson Mandela as part of a season of BBC3 programmes to mark the World Cup in South Africa.
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NewsEx-BBC exec launches North West indie
New indie Platform Productions is aiming to become an umbrella for up-and-coming filmmakers in the North West of England.
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NewsBacon talks about Blue Peter sacking for C4 site
Presenter Richard Bacon is to open up about his sacking from Blue Peter in a Channel 4 web project from Somethin’ Else.
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NewsC4 to spend £2m teaching teens about money
Channel 4 has ringfenced almost half of next year’s education budget for projects that will help teenagers grapple with financial and business issues.
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NewsBBC3 orders teen angst sitcom
BBC3 is to pilot a new comedy from Plus One creators Tim Allsop and Stewart Williams, about the real-life experiences of gawky teenager and up-and-coming comic Daniel Sloss.
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NewsBBC4 gets Sectioned
BBC4 is to air a new mental health documentary produced by Embarrassing Bodies indie Maverick Television.
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NewsHistory orders Superhuman from OTF
The world’s most flexible man is to hunt other extraordinary people with the help of comic book legend Stan Lee in a new series for History.
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NewsC4 committee to sign off commissions
David Abraham is to sit on an interim commissioning team that will sign off all Channel 4 programming orders in the wake of Kevin Lygo’s new role at ITV Studios.
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NewsITN to scale new heights for BBC2
ITN Productions is to produce a new series for BBC daytime that promises to scale the heights of Britain’s most iconic buildings.
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NewsCBeebies looks outdoors for new series
CBeebies is aiming to get children off sofas and out into the great outdoors, with two new series about outside spaces and activities.
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NewsAdam Buxton to star in BBC2 comedy chat pilot
BBC2 is piloting a chat show with a difference in which celebrities are interviewed in a mock-village hall by residents played by comedians Adam Buxton, Joanna Neary and Al Kerr.
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NewsNat Geo orders oil rig disaster doc
Steadfast Television is to make a fast turnaround documentary about the recent Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster for National Geographic.
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The Broadcast InterviewMark Linsey, BBC entertainment
Filling the gap left by the departure of Jonathan Ross is a key priority for the BBC’s head of entertainment commissioning. And he’s looking to indies for fresh ideas.
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NewsYesterday lines up Blitz and royals for war season
Yesterday has ordered two wartime documentaries about the Blitz and the Royal Family as part of its yearlong Spirit Of 1940 season.
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NewsLion wins drama order for BBC2 war pilot film
Lion Television is to recreate the “claustrophobia and frenzy” of life in the cockpit of a Spitfire in a new BBC2 drama about young pilots fighting in the Battle of Britain.