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NewsBrand to front BBC war doc
Comedienne Jo Brand is to mark the 90th anniversary of the Armistice for BBC1, with a look at the life of First World War nurse Vera Brittain.
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NewsIannucci to produce library sitcom
The BBC has ordered a pilot of an sitcom set in a library from Father Ted co-creator Arthur Mathews and Armando Iannucci.
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NewsGMG calls for more docs
GMG Radio is inviting radio indies to pitch new ideas for its 13-strong network of stations after a positive response to its first set of documentaries which aired this summer.
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NewsBBC lines up daytime QI
The BBC has commissioned a pilot of a BBC2 daytime spin-off of QI as the erudite panel show prepares to move to BBC1.
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NewsBBC4 in league with Gatiss
BBC4 is lining up a supernatural drama from League of Gentlemen actor Mark Gatiss as part of its Christmas season.
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CommentBlog: Everybody Loves Lil Chris
As TV talent gets younger, Shirani Sabaratnam, exec producer on new chatshow Everybody Loves Lil Chris, weighs up the benefits of youth vs experience.
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NewsMary... queen of charity shops
Mary, Queen of Shops presenter Mary Portas is to turn her merchandising expertise to charity shops in a new project for BBC2.
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NewsITV4 on look-out for UK's Ax Men
ITV4 controller Dave Fewings is scouting for Britain's answer to Ax Men as part of his commissioning wish list for the channel.
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NewsRoss returning to BBC1 to fight crime
Former Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross is to return to BBC1 to present a primetime show about the battle to fight crime.
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NewsBBC eyes teen drama as rival to Hollyoaks
The BBC is planning to rival Channel 4's Hollyoaks with a new drama set in a hair and beauty academy in Manchester.
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NewsFive revives Going for Gold with 50-episode order
Five is to revive classic 1990s quiz show Going for Gold - but has ditched the European contestants.
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NewsSeptember's US star rises with£5m double order
September Films will follow a family-run pest control business in America's deep south after winning a company record of $8.8m (£4.9m) worth of business from two US networks.
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NewsProperty special for C4
Channel 4 has ordered a feature-length credit crunch special of IWC Media's property series Location, Location, Location.
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C4 orders more Wogan
Channel 4 has ordered 60 episodes of daytime quiz show Wogan's Perfect Recall following a four-week pilot.
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FeaturesEureka!: Flesh-Eating River Monster (Icon Films for Five)
Executive producer Harry Marshall embarked on an adventure to hook a man-eating catfish.
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ITV1 to chart singing priests' rise to fame
Three singing priests from rural Northern Ireland who landed a£1m recording contract with Sony BMG will star in a one-off documentary for ITV1 in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsBBC adapts Jacqueline Wilson for Christmas
Juliet Stevenson is to star in a BBC film adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's teen novel Dustbin Baby, about a girl whose life is a blur of social workers and care homes.
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NewsBBC2 to examine 80 faiths
Part-time Anglican vicar Peter Owen Jones is to explore 80 of the world's faiths in a major new religious series for BBC2.
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Sex tops C4 education slate
Channel 4 is putting sex and relationships centre stage in its upcoming education slate.
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NewsOfcom: ITV wants reduced indie quota
ITV wanted Ofcom to help it lobby the government to reduce the 25% quota of ITV1 programming that it has to source from indies, it has emerged.