All Commissioning articles – Page 503
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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.
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NewsOccupation writer pens BBC1 Morecambe and Wise biopic
The BBC is planning to transfer its BBC4 comedy biopic formula to BBC1 with a 90-minute drama on the early years of Morecambe and Wise.
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NewsBBC in firing line over drama
The Writers’ Guild is to call a public meeting with the BBC after the battle lines were drawn this week over the state of its drama commissioning.
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NewsCommissioning Index to keep readers up to date
Broadcast has unveiled a new online service that offers up-to-the-minute information on the latest commissions and a comprehensive guide to the indies, channels and commissioners behind them.
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NewsDiscovery orders 20 hours on Second World War
Discovery Channel has commissioned 20 hours of content as part of a season commemorating the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War.
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Hardy examines horror legends in first work for Five
History specialist Hardy Pictures has won its first commission from Five, examining the origins of the best-known horror legends and why they have survived so long.
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The Broadcast InterviewMark Raphael, C4 documentaries
For the ‘golden boy’ of C4’s docs department, filling the Cutting Edge strand with the right mix of news, human interest and controversy is a delicate balancing act.
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NewsIndies set to grab half of £500m ITV1 spending pot
ITV’s drama, entertainment, factual and daytime commissioners have £500m to spend on original programmes for ITV1 next year - and £250m of that is earmarked for the indie sector.
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NewsSophie Dahl to look at emotional food for BBC2
Sophie Dahl is to take an emotional look at food, in a new BBC2 show from Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions.