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C4 orders Hudson River plane crash doc
Channel 4 has ordered a fast turnaround documentary on the recent Hudson River plane crash from Darlow Smithson Productions.
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BBC1 lines up season on eating disorders
BBC1 has commissioned three films looking at eating disorders as part of its wider health and well-being project Headroom.
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Comic Relief to cash in on celebrity dance trend
BBC1 has lined up more dancing celebrities - this time paying homage to iconic dance routines in a new live shiny-floor show.
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Sky Arts plans backstage opera simulcast
Sky Arts has teamed up with the English National Opera to simulcast Puccini's classic opera La bohème from both sides of the curtain.
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ITV closes Britannia High
ITV will not recommission its teen musical drama Britannia High, despite investing heavily in the franchise, after the first season was a ratings flop.
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Dave to get Argumental again
Dave has ordered a second series of the John Sergeant-hosted panel show Argumental.
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4iP launches community projects
Projects to help hospital patients and enable deprived communities to launch their own websites are among the first commissions from Channel 4's£50m online PSB fund 4iP.
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Sir Trevor heads to birthplace for Caribbean doc
ITV1 is to dispatch Sir Trevor McDonald to the Caribbean to investigate both the luxury and the darker side of the region.
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BBC daytime orders Countryfile spin-off
BBC daytime has ordered a Countryfile spin-off and a quiz show fronted by Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark.
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Cutting Edge to investigate UK Wall Streets
Channel 4 is to take an offbeat look at the credit crunch with a documentary meeting residents of every road in the UK with the name Wall Street.
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C4 orders more Gok's Fashion Fix
Channel 4 has ordered a second run of factual entertainment shows Gok's Fashion Fix from Endemol subsidiary Cheetah Television.
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Butcher talent show leads BBC3's spring slate
BBC3 plans to do for butchers what The X Factor does for singers, in a new series of awards shows about Britain's young tradespeople.
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Fiver to showcase sexy ads
Digital channel Fiver is to showcase some of the world's most risqué adverts in The Sexy Ad Show.
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NewsBBC reveals more Holmes details
Atonement actor Benedict Cumberbatch is to star as Sherlock Holmes with The Office actor Martin Freeman as his Watson in a new BBC adaptation of the classic detective stories.
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NewsGavin and Stacey writers plan third series
Hit BBC comedy Gavin and Stacey will return for a third series according to co-writers James Corden and Ruth Jones.
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NewsITV1 to trace troubled ITN newsreader
Former ITN newsreader Ed Mitchell will return to ITV1 in January to show his life a year on from his slide into alcoholism and homelessness.
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NewsC4 orders more Sex Ed
Channel 4's controversial series The Sex Education Show will be back on screen next spring, this time featuring couples talking about their use of pornography.
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NewsRoots handed BBC2 show
Reggae Reggae Sauce creator Levi Roots, who rose to fame on Dragons' Den, is to front his own primetime cooking series on BBC2.
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NewsWhizz Kid lands ITV New Year's bash
Elton John, Will Young and X Factor winner Alexandra Burke will star in ITV1's New Year's Eve special at the O2 arena.
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NewsMerlin to return to BBC1
The BBC has ordered a second spell of Shine Television's family drama Merlin.