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NewsSky 1 orders dancing show to replace Lyrics
Sky 1’s schedule under Stuart Murphy is starting to shape up, with a The X Factor-style dancing competition lined up to replace Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
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NewsBalls of Steel star plans new pranks for Comedy Central show
Comedy Central UK’s first original commission is a hidden camera series fronted by Balls of Steel star Olivia LeeOlivia Lee: Dirty, Sexy, Funny is an 8 x 30-minute series by Tiger Aspect inspired by the glamorous and shallow lives of the characters found in shows such as Gossip Girl and ...
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Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts star lands a spin-off for BBC3
A former shop assistant who experienced life in an Indian sweatshop for BBC3’s Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts is to front a spin-off series about child labour.
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NewsDebutantes and pubs lead next Cutting Edge run
Acclaimed documentary-maker Jane Treays will reveal the culture of London’s society debutantes for her latest Cutting Edge film.
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NewsRain Media debuts with Virgin 1 restaurant show
Rain Media, the indie set up by former ITV Studios (ITVS) producers Mark Wells and Glen Middleham, has won its first commission - a Virgin 1 series dubbed Hell’s Kitchen meets Come Dine with Me.
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NewsC4 hunts for world's greatest pop star
Celebrities are to champion their favourite pop stars in a Great Britons-style Channel 4 series that will seek to establish the greatest act in the world today.
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Waddell Media wins double order for BBC NI
Waddell Media has won two commissions from BBC Northern Ireland, including a six-part series in which a musician supervises the mentoring of eight musical novices.
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NewsITV3's Ladies of Letters to return
ITV3’s first original comedy drama, Ladies of Letters, will be returning for a second series.
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The Broadcast InterviewMark Sammon, Virgin 1
The Virgin 1 commissioner admits his channel suffered an identity crisis at first, but now it’s found its place alongside the Virgin brand, he tells Robert Shepherd where it’s going.
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NewsCast emerges for More4's young Tories drama
Christian Brassington, who took the lead role in Channel 4’s Tony Blair: Rock Star, is to cross political lines to portray the young Boris Johnson in an upcoming More4 drama documentary.
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NewsJohn Sergeant to front ITV1 travel show
ITV1 AUTUMN LAUNCH: John Sergeant will star on ITV1 this autumn, travelling to England’s tourism hotspots to uncover the “gems and eccentricities” of the UK for a new factual series.
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NewsFamily Guy-style puppet comedy heads to BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned an adult puppet comedy pitched as “Avenue Q meets Family Guy”.
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Renegade to turn drinking doc into returnable strand
Renegade Pictures is to turn its one-off BBC3 documentary Drinking with the Girls into a returnable strand that examines how women deal with key issues at different stages of their lives.
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NewsGrand Designs presenter embarks on Grand Tour
Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud is to take a break from home renovation for a European travelogue series for Channel 4.
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NewsGreenlit gets first BBC order with cop comedy
Foyle’s War producer Greenlit Rights has won its first BBC commission: a “relationship-driven” comedy drama about a pair of police detectives.
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Icon Films to tell story of US airmen’s Borneo rescue
Bristol-based documentary-maker Icon Films is to make The Airmen and the Headhunters, a one-off doc about a team of US airmen rescued by Borneo tribesmen during World War II.
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Below the Radar to profile recession and assassination
Northern Irish indie Below the Radar will profile the assassination of a Royal and recession hit Citizens Advice Bureaus in Northern Ireland in two new programmes.
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CBBC to give kids run of British Museum
CBBC viewers will get the chance to stay overnight in the British Museum, dodging security guards and piecing together mysteries, in a new adventure game show for CBBC.
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NewsITV1 to screen unaired Jackson footage
ITV1 is to screen previously unaired home video footage of the late pop star Michael Jackson from his friend Uri Geller’s private archive.
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NewsC4 orders lifestyle specials on oldies for mini-season
Channel 4 is lining up special editions of lifestyle shows such as How to Look Gook Naked and Embarrassing Bodies featuring the over-60s, in a week of themed programming.