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NewsMake My Body Younger to return
Twofour is to make a second series 8 x 60-minute series of Make My Body Younger, but is relocating the production base to its headquarters in Plymouth.
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NewsBBC orders credit crunch property show
BBC1 has commissioned Homes Under The Hammer producer Lion Television to pilot a new daytime format called House Swap, in which home owners trapped by the property downturn trade properties.
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NewsNat Geo bites into shark specials
Off the Fence has received a double commission from National Geographic Channels International for two 60-minute shark specials.
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NewsITV to fight the nation's flab in obesity campaign
ITV winter/spring: ITV has unveiled plans for an ambitious new anti-obesity campaign at its winter/spring season launch that will inspire Britons to get fit and healthy.
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NewsITV unveils drama line-up
ITV winter/spring: Stalkers, serial killers, vampires and a Prisoner all feature in a packed line-up of new drama for ITV, on the day the broadcaster indicated it may scale back its output.
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NewsITV to track medics at war
ITV winter/spring: The doctors and nurses treating soldiers on the front line will be featured in a new documentary.
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NewsBBC snaps up croc doc
Picture special: BBC2's Natural World will travel to India to meet a rare breed of crocodile and search for an unidentified species of cat in two films from indie Icon Films.
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NewsRhodes heads to Caribbean
UKTV Food will build on the success of Gary Rhodes' trips to Asia by sending the spiky-haired chef to the Caribbean to celebrate and demystify the local cuisine.
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NewsC4 hunts second Family
Channel 4 is hunting for a new family willing to subject their homes to TV surveillance in a second series of The Family.
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NewsJade to return to Living
Living will follow the progress of Jade Goody's fight against cancer in a special series starting next month.
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FeaturesProduction: What next for Wales?
Boosted by Doctor Who, Torchwood and big BBC plans, the nation's TV industry is in an optimistic mood. Kate Large talks to some of the big players in Welsh media
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FeaturesEureka!: Green Up Your Life (Initial TV for CITV)
Producer Chirstopher Pilkington on the winning pitch for a British Gas-backed gameshow.
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CBeebies rejigs pitching
CBeebies has abandoned its annual commissioning round in favour of rolling commissioning.
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NewsNBC's Biggest Loser in ITV1 makeover
ITV1 is reworking hit NBC format The Biggest Loser - in which severely obese people are whipped into shape by personal trainers - for the UK.
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BBC4 to adapt Cloud Spotter's Guide
BBC4 is to take a “lyrical” look at clouds in a feature-length documentary based on the bestselling book The Cloud Spotter's Guide.
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Armed forces awards show to air on Sky 1
Sky1 is to televise “The Millies” - the awards for military bravery launched this year by Prince Charles and the Sun newspaper.
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NewsC4 ramps up First Cut doc strand
Squirrels and female soldiers will feature in the next run of Channel 4's documentary strand First Cut, which will expand to 30 episodes next year in order to strengthen its springboard for factual film-makers.
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BBC1 lines up Hitler murder plot drama
BBC1 is planning a major one-off drama about a German resistance fighter hanged in 1945 for his part in a failed attempt to kill Hitler.
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ITV4 picks up tennis tournament from BBC
ITV4 has picked up the exclusive rights to broadcast coverage of the BlackRock Tennis Masters from IMG, taking over from the BBC.
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NewsSchama lines up major history of the Jews for BBC2
Simon Schama is in discussion with the BBC to chart the history of the Jews in his next series.