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News
BBC1 series for Dead Ringers star
BBC1 is to air a pre-watershed comedy series featuring Dead Ringers star Jon Culshaw.
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Features
Eureka!: Reclaiming the meaning of cool
How director Anthony Wall unearthed the jazz jewels nestled in the BBC archives.
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The Broadcast Interview
Ben Stephenson, controller, BBC drama commissioning
The BBC’s top drama commissioner is happy to engage with his critics but won’t be deflected from offering shows that appeal to all audiences.
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Five orders Simon Cowell and Michael Jackson docs
Five has ordered two more 60-minute fast turnaround docs from Zig Zag Productions on Michael Jackson and Simon Cowell.
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Ray Mears in new Survival bid
Wilderness expert Ray Mears will track three of nature's top predators in a revival of classic ITV1 natural history brand Survival next year.
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Hutton to examine downturn for Channel 4
Channel 4 has commissioned journalist and economist Will Hutton to attempt to explain the causes and implications of the global economic crisis.
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Indie to Pimp My Bride
Plain brides-to-be will get made over Katie Price style for their wedding day in a new series being developed by indie Cat Boards.
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Second series of Horne & Corden in pipeline
The BBC is in “advanced discussions” over a second series of the Tiger Aspect sketch show Horne & Corden, despite a poor critical reception.
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BBC2 orders improv comedy series
The improvisational skills of young comedians will be put to the test in real-life scenarios for a new BBC2 series.
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Kudos working on BBC pirate drama
MipTV: Kudos is developing two major drama series for the BBC, including a swashbuckling pirate adventure with a modern feel.
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BBC4 lines up Royal Opera House shows
BBC4 is to broadcast a three-part series on Italian opera classics and Verdi's acclaimed opera Don Carlo as part of a new agreement with the Royal Opera House.
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Hawking to crack cosmos for Discovery
Darlow Smithson Productions has secured Stephen Hawking to front a major Discovery Channel series that aims to do for the universe what David Attenborough has done for natural history.
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BBC1 Twins series enters nature or nurture debate
BBC1 will push the boundaries of the nature/nurture debate in a landmark series about twins.
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BBC2 nets Genius of Photography follow-up
BBC2 has commissioned a follow-up to BBC4's The Genius of Photography about the history of design.
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ITV1 orders more Above Suspicion from La Plante
ITV1 is turning Above Suspicion into a returning series after ordering a three-part sequel to last year's Lynda La Plante thriller.
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BBC Scotland to veg out with CBBC animation
BBC Scotland will stick googly eyes on to vegetables and kitchen utensils for a new comedy animation ordered by CBBC.
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McDonald to present ITV1 car crime doc
Trevor McDonald is to front an ITV1 series on car crime this summer.
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Dyer lads' mag sitcom leads C4 Comedy Labs
Danny Dyer is to star in a Channel 4 sitcom pilot set in the office of a Nuts-style lads' mag.
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Features
Eureka: The Speaker
Executive producer Kieron Collins on telling the good news about youngsters for a change.