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NewsFive devotes night to Bruce Forsyth
Five is to devote a night to entertainment veteran Bruce Forsyth as part of its seasonal schedule.
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NewsBBC1 orders more Cars, Cops and Criminals
BBC1 has ordered a second series of popular factual series Cars, Cops and Criminals after a successful first run over the summer.
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NewsSkyworks takes in Aerial America
Smithsonian Channel is to screen a high definition 'bird's eye view' of the US as part of a major 50-part series co-produced by UK indie Skyworks.
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NewsMitchell and Webb are Playing Shop on BBC2
Comedy duo Mitchell and Webb are to play two aspiring businessmen who set up shop in a garden shed in their first self-penned TV sitcom.
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NewsThe future of specialist factual
As this year's World Congress of Science and Factual Producers draws to a close, the new head of Shine's specialist factual unit Natalie Humphreys talks to Michael Rosser about the highlights from Florence.
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NewsThe Farmer returns on Five
The Farmer Wants a Wife is to return to UK screens for the first time since 2001 - but on Five rather than ITV1.
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NewsSpooks back for eighth series
BBC1 has ordered an eighth series of Spooks for late next year. Kudos Film and TV will start filming in March.
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NewsInspector Watson to manage hotel start-ups for C4
Former Hotel Inspector Ruth Watson will put six budding hospitality entrepreneurs through their paces in a six-part Channel 4 series.
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NewsWild at Heart star flies across Africa for ITV1
Wild at Heart actor Stephen Tompkinson will fly across Africa in a Victorian-style hot air balloon for a factual series on ITV1.
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FeaturesEureka!: Putting celebrities behind bars
Creative director Roy Ackerman and executive producer Mark Roberts on filming in prisons.
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NewsCampbell to host BBC quiz
BBC Watchdog presenter Nicky Campbell is to take over from Patrick O'Connell as the host of BBC daytime quiz Battle of the Brains.
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NewsDrama big-hitters to head BBC Wales series
Russell T Davies and Tony Jordan are to oversee two primetime drama series for BBC Wales.
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NewsC4 to air drama shorts
Channel 4's Three Minute Wonders short documentary strand is to feature a series of dramas for the first time.
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NewsDiamond declares Fat War
Former TV-am host Anne Diamond will appear in a one-off documentary for Sky Real Lives to kick off its Extraordinary Weight Loss Season next January.
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NewsITV3 orders first factual show
ITV3 has commissioned a glossy property show for its first factual series, based around it most popular dramas.
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NewsAnimal Planet goes organic
Animal Planet International has commissioned producer Red Earth Studio to make a new observational documentary series set on an idyllic organic farm.
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NewsTriffids to sprout again on BBC1
The BBC is lining up a new adaptation of sci-fi novel The Day of the Triffids for next year.
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NewsArena to profile Paul Scofield
BBC2's arts strand Arena is to profile the celebrated actor Paul Scofield in a special edition of the show over Christmas.
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NewsC4 revives Comedy Showcase
Media Festival: Channel 4 is to broadcast a second series of comedy pilots under the Comedy Showcase banner next autumn.
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NewsBrook Lapping to make landmark BBC2 Iran doc
BBC2 has commissioned a landmark documentary series on Iran and its relationship with the Western world from the producer of Death of Yugoslavia and Israel and The Arabs.