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NewsUnderdog transfers from BBC2 to Living
Celebrity dog training show The Underdog Show is to move from BBC2 to Living for its second series.
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NewsRDF teams with Aardman
RDF is to work with Aardman Animations on producing an exclusive short animated film for RDF Digital's new online comedy portal Comedydemon.com
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NewsEuro Dance returning to BBC1
Euro fever will hit Glasgow this September as the second Eurovision Dance Contest is coming to town and being broadcast live on BBC1.
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NewsBBC3 to follow online zombie sensation
BBC3 has commissioned Hat Trick Productions to create a cross-platform event focusing on a young filmmaker's attempt to produce a zombie movie.
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NewsCBeebies orders Big and Small
Lenny Henry and Imelda Staunton are to provide their vocal talents to a new pre-school puppet series that has been ordered by CBeebies.
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NewsWogan to host C4 quiz
Channel 4 has ordered a new gameshow format fronted by Terry Wogan as a potential successor to Richard and Judy's teatime show.
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NewsMcGovern to make daytime BBC1 series
Jimmy McGovern will make an unlikely move into daytime drama next year, with a stripped, week-long series for BBC1.
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NewsCITV books first new UK order in 18 months
CITV has made its first original UK kids commission for more than 18 months - ordering a show about a rock star dog who loves books.
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NewsBBC2 develops Street in city regeneration scheme
BBC2 is to follow six people who are building wildly different homes on the same terrace of houses as part of an ambitious regeneration project in Manchester.
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BBC2 show to explore future of family firms
BBC2 is to take a fresh stab at the world of business with a formatted show about family-run companies.
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UKTV puts focus on home improvement
UKTV Style has ordered a “credit crunch” home improvement show that will focus on people revamping their homes rather than preparing them to be sold.
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Steadfast follows police dogs for ITV1
The producer of Ross Kemp on Gangs has turned his attention to police dogs and their handlers for an ob-doc series by Steadfast Television for ITV1.
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NewsEdmonds to fix ‘Broken Britain' for Sky One special
Noel Edmonds is aiming to get viewers involved in national campaigns and community projects in a Sky One special lined up for the autumn.
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NewsBBC unveils line-up for Darwin season
The BBC has revealed the full scope of its Charles Darwin season, with a raft of single docs and radio content sitting around flagship projects.
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NewsBosses go undercover for Five reality series
Five has commissioned Love Productions to develop a reality format described as “The Secret Millionaire meets Back to the Floor”.
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Nick plans ad-funded Bratz show
Nickelodeon is to turn fans of Bratz dolls into fashion designers in a reality show brokered by Endemol UK's branded content division New State.
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NewsCBBC asks kids to make faces
CBBC viewers will be able to appear in a new cartoon series after uploading photographs of themselves to its website.
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NewsScott traces Seago for Sky
Selina Scott is to explore the legacy of the late British painter Edward Seago in a 4 x 30-minute series for Sky Arts.
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Title Role probes UK crime
Manchester indie Title Role Productions has been commissioned by the Crime & Investigation network and the History Channel to produce 6 x 60-minute series Crimes That Shook Britain.
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FeaturesEureka!: Make my Body Younger (Twofour for BBC3)
Series producer Sarah Wood on performing “living autopsies” on over-indulgent teens.