All Commissioning articles – Page 529
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to host C4 quiz
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has been lined up to host a Channel 4 pilot quiz show about food.
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Great Escape for Ramsay in C4 Indian quest
The famously carnivorous Gordon Ramsay will get a taste of pure Hindu vegetarianism in a gastronomic quest across India for Channel 4.
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£1m show up for grabs as Scissorhands axed
BBC3 has axed Celebrity Scissorhands and put aside£1m to create a “channel-defining” stripped event for the autumn.
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Blast! docs examine family matters for BBC2
Blast! Films will reunite estranged families in a country house for a BBC2 series.
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US comedian pens pilot for C4 Showcase season
Arrested Development star David Cross has written a sitcom pilot for Channel 4's second Comedy Showcase season.
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Making a crisis out of drama
Peter Kosminsky last week attacked the practice of commissioning to order and accused the BBC of playing it safe. Kate McMahon asks commissioners and indies for their reaction.
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Eureka!: Making reading the new rock 'n' roll
Creator and co-director Lucy Goodman on tackling child literacy through a rock puppy.
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BBC1 to champion donation drive
BBC1 will highlight the need for blood and organ donation in the latest of its hard-hitting live, stripped programmes in daytime.
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CBeebies orders more Grandpa in My Pocket
CBeebies has commissioned Adastra Creative to make a second series of Grandpa in My Pocket, the live action series about a boy whose grandfather can shrink.
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Peep Show to return for seventh series
Channel 4 has commissioned a seventh series of Bafta-winning sitcom Peep Show, whose writers picked up an RTS Award last night.
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Chuggington on track for second series
CBeebies has acquired a second series of Chuggington, the talking train animation made by Ludorum.
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BBCW wins NBC commission
BBC Worldwide is making a travelogue/gameshow hybrid series for NBC from its LA production studio.
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BBC and ITV hunt 'ordinary lives' dramas
TV Drama Forum: BBC and ITV drama commissioners are on the lookout for more contemporary series about ordinary lives.
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Behind the scenes at ... Leopard Films
Leopard FilmsNumber of staff 100Locations London and New YorkKey staff James Burstall, CEO; Susie Field, MD; Nick Rigg, VP of programming, USA; Dan Berbridge, head of programmes, UK; Miles Jarvis, head of multiplatformMain operating areas Factual entertainment, live interactive, dramaTurnover£12m
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ITV's commissioning future shapes up
ITV's six entertainment commissioners will battle it out for two jobs when the broadcaster's new director of entertainment and comedy Elaine Bedell steps into her role on 23 March.
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Musical prodigies in C4 recital
A renowned teenage classical composer will recruit the best musical prodigies from around the world to perform his latest concerto for a Channel 4 series.
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Film-makers to explore pop culture icons for BBC3
The Oscar-winning film-maker behind When We Were Kings is to investigate the Britney Spears phenomenon for BBC3.