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BBC3 to pilot Jason Lewis comedy
Young black comedian Jason Lewis has won a pilot from BBC3 that will mix sketches and musical parodies.
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NewsFemale duo win BBC2 sketch series order
BBC2 has ordered a full series of comedy duo Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver’s sketch show following a pilot.
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NewsNick Knowles to front BBC2 quiz
BBC2 has ordered a new stripped BBC2 daytime quiz show from 12 Yard and has handed an extended ordered for Remarkable Television’s quiz Pointless.
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NewsTwofour doc to follow GB Paralympic selection
Channel 4’s build-up to the 2012 Paralympic Games has stepped up, with Twofour making a 10-part series following the selection process for the British team.
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NewsFive cookery show to sample wares from UK’s food markets
Property expert Amanda Lamb is to sample the offerings of the UK’s best-loved food markets in an AFP evening cookery show for Five.
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The Broadcast InterviewCatherine Whelton, Yesterday (UKTV)
Having won an extension in its Freeview hours, UKTV’s Yesterday is looking to build on its original commissions. One of the channel’s commissioning editors speaks to Alex Farber.
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NewsBacon to chew the fat with pub guests for ITV4
ITV4 viewers are to get an insight into male pub-talk in a Richard Bacon-fronted chatshow from Talkback Thames.
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NewsE4 lines up first Lime sitcom as female pal for Inbetweeners
E4 is eyeing Lime Pictures’ first sitcom as a female-centred companion to The Inbetweeners.
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NewsTrio win double orders in latest run of C4’s First Cut
Century Films, Minnow Films and Lambent Productions have each won two commissions for Channel 4’s emerging-directors’ docs strand First Cut.
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NewsBafta winner pens 1950s Kudos series for BBC2
A passionate love triangle in a 1950s TV newsroom is at the heart of a new drama for BBC2 by Bafta-winning writer Abi Morgan.
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NewsWogan explores Irish roots in RDF doc for BBC1
Broadcasting veteran Terry Wogan will revisit his native Ireland in a BBC1 documentary double-header from RDF Media Group-owned indie Presentable.
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NewsFry & Laurie reunite after 15 years
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie have reunited to celebrate 30 years of their partnership in a one-off special for UKTV’s Gold.
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NewsBBC nabs Stirling Prize in arts push
The BBC’s arts commissioning editor Mark Bell has unveiled a raft of new programmes that includes snatching the broadcast rights to the Stirling Prize for architecture from Channel 4.
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NewsC4 orders daily religion strand
Belfast-based Waddell Media has won a nightly religious slot on Channel 4 – part of more than £1.5m worth of new commissions from Northern Ireland.
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NewsITV2 blessed with Katie Price wedding series
Katie Price and Alex Reid’s wedding blessing will be captured on camera for an ITV show.
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NewsMumbai director tackles Haiti
The Bafta award-winning director of Terror In Mumbai is to tackle the fallout of the Haitian earthquake for his next project.
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NewsBBC sitting on full series of Bellamy's extras
The producers of BBC2 comedy Bellamy’s People had an entire series’ worth of material in the can when the show was axed, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsThe Biggest Loser wins promotion to ITV1 primetime
ITV1 weight-loss series The Biggest Loser is set for a primetime slot in a bid to reach a fresh audience following its daytime debut.
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NewsHislop champions role of Victorian 'do-gooders'
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop is to explore the role of Victorian reformers in changing social attitudes for a BBC2 series.
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NewsFive and Discovery show invites the boss to dinner
Five and Discovery have commissioned a major reality format that takes the job interview into the home - where candidates will have to cook for their potential future boss.