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  • News

    BBC2 orders credit crunch property design show

    2008-10-15T17:16:36Z

    BBC2 has ordered “the antithesis to previous property programmes” from Maverick Television.

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    News

    Dalglish to appear in Hillsborough doc

    2008-10-15T10:56:26Z

    Football legend Kenny Dalglish is to appear in a documentary marking the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, made by his daughter's indie for The History Channel.

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    Dylan Thomas tale animated for Christmas

    2008-10-14T14:40:00Z

    MIPCOM: Dylan Thomas story A Child's Christmas in Wales is to be brought to life in a new animated film narrated by Brother and Sisters star Matthew Rhys - who also played the famous Welsh poet in The Edge of Love.

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    News

    ITV to mark Torvill and Dean anniversary

    2008-10-14T11:48:09Z

    ITV1 has commissioned a one-off documentary on ice legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their infamous Bolero routine at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics.

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    News

    C4 orders Charles love triangle doc

    2008-10-14T11:37:35Z

    Channel 4 is to air a documentary about one of Prince Charles' early romances and a little-known love triangle that included him and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.

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    News

    Beat the Star to return

    2008-10-13T18:53:37Z

    MIPCOM: ITV1 have ordered a second series of the Vernon Kay-fronted gameshow Beat the Star from indies Diverse and Gallowgate.

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    News

    ITV seals huge Krypton Factor AFP deal

    2008-10-13T11:39:38Z

    ITV1's revival of The Krypton Factor will be fully funded by software and services provider Sage in the broadcaster's biggest advertiser funded programme deal to date.

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    News

    Wedding bells for Heaviest Man

    2008-10-08T18:20:57Z

    Five is to revisit its World's Heaviest Man documentary by heading back to Mexico to see him get married.

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    News

    Tarrant signs for ITV1 cash quiz

    2008-10-08T17:33:08Z

    ITV director of television Peter Fincham has secured Chris Tarrant to host 12 Yard's ITV1 gameshow The Colour of Money.

  • News

    Zig Zag eyes orders from BBC and ITV

    2008-10-08T17:29:04Z

    Zig Zag Productions has hired two “big hitters” from the BBC and ITV as part of a strategy to win more commissions from the two largest broadcasters.

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    News

    Studio Lambert to send bosses undercover for C4

    2008-10-08T17:19:05Z

    Channel 4 is planting bosses in the workplace in a factual format from the team behind the first series of The Secret Millionaire.

  • News

    ITV3 tells forensic history

    2008-10-08T16:32:19Z

    Matthew Kelly is to trace the history of forensic science in the police force in an eight-part factual series for ITV3. Forensic Case Book will revisit the crimes that led to key developments in the field. The co-production by ITV London, ITV Central and ITV3 was commissioned by ITV features ...

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    Five goes wild with cheetahs

    2008-10-08T16:27:11Z

    Five has ordered a 60-minute film from Gecko Productions about Olivier Houalet, a modern day Tarzan with an affinity for big cats. Cheetah Man is directed by Giovanni Ulleri and executive produced for Gecko by chief executive Vivian McGrath. The co-production with Granada was commissioned by Five commissioning editor of ...

  • News

    Five follows Navy through Antarctica

    2008-10-08T16:24:22Z

    The Royal Navy's hazardous patrols through the icy waters of Antarctica will provide the focus for an observational documentary series on Five.

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    BBC1 helps desperate homeowners

    2008-10-08T16:21:08Z

    BBC1 is lining up a UK version of Canadian property show The Unsellables, which aims to offer a helping hand to homeowners desperate to sell their properties.

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    BBC pilots comedy for ‘little Britons'

    2008-10-08T16:15:08Z

    The BBC has invested in a slew of children's comedy pilots in a bid to bring the Little Britain formula to younger audiences.

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    Features

    Eureka!: Extreme Wife (Hot Patootie TV for C4)

    2008-10-08T16:12:34Z

    Dawn Porter on why a show exploring alternative relationships was her dream job.

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    News

    Discovery to delve into desserts

    2008-10-08T12:43:19Z

    The world's most delicious desserts will be featured in a new 10-part advertiser-funded series for Discovery Network Europe.

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    News

    Branson's next adventure to air on Virgin 1

    2008-10-08T12:29:57Z

    Virgin 1 will follow Sir Richard Branson as he attempts his next record-breaking adventure, speeding across the Atlantic - with his children.

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    News

    ITV1 orders thriller from Harries

    2008-10-07T13:42:05Z

    Mission Impossible II actor Dougray Scott will lead an all-star cast in a “sophisticated thriller” set against the backdrop of Ireland's economic resurgance for ITV1.