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NewsFive mulls new 10pm strand on unusual sex
Five is to broadcast two films about unusual sexual practices that it plans to turn into a 10pm Hidden Lives-style strand called Strangelove.
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The Big Pitch kicks off
Applications have opened for British feature-length documentary pitches for this year's Britdoc event.
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Virgin 1 plans ‘rude season' this autumn
Virgin 1 is to return its gaze to private parts this autumn with a selection of programmes it has grouped into a “rude season”.
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NewsHammond to investigate mega-structures
Top Gear star Richard Hammond is to examine the stories behind some of the world's most ambitious structures in a new series for National Geographic US and NGI.
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NewsEcosse Films unveils Irish kitchen drama
Mistresses star Shelley Conn is to swap the bedroom for the kitchen for Ecosse Films' latest drama, which will be made for Irish broadcaster RTE.
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BBC2 doc to track the impact of divorce
BBC2 has commissioned a landmark documentary series that will trace the long-term impact of divorce by following three cases that have gone through the Family Courts.
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FeaturesITV4 re-loads for next assault
Once languishing behind ITV lines, ITV4 has been ordered to advance, with a 24-hour slot and more cash to expand its brand of male-friendly thrills, write Liz Thomas and Jon Rogers.
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NewsShowtime orders more Ullman
US network Showtime has commissioned seven new episodes of Tracey Ullman show State of the Union from Allan McKeown Presents Inc.
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NewsNew BBC sitcom for Meera Syal
BBC2 has greenlit Meera Syal's first comedy project since The Kumars at No 42.
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NewsBBC to track history of Westerns
Open Mike Productions has been commissioned by the BBC to create a one off documentary charting the rise and fall of the Western, to be fronted by comedian Rich Hall.
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NewsRadio 4 plots Bond season
BBC Radio 4 will mark the 100th anniversary of James Bond creator Ian Fleming with a Bond season, including the first full-length radio adaptation of Dr No.
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NewsBBC lines up teen mums doc
The BBC is to visit a school for teenage mums and another for Britain's most disturbed children in two films from Films of Record.
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NewsITV3 plan crime drama awards
ITV3 is lining up a season of classic crime drama and original documentaries in the run up to its first televised Crime Thriller Awards.
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NewsBritdoc invites pitches
Applications have opened for British feature-length documentary pitches for this year's Britdoc event.
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NewsC4 website to find best food shops
Channel 4 is to build on its Big Food Fight season with a website that aims to become a people's guide to the UK's favourite food shops and restaurants.
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NewsC4 follows families in gap year travel
Channel 4 is to follow four families who give up their domestic lifestyle to embark on life-changing journeys in a new format from the makers of Brat Camp.
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NewsFive calls in sexperts for new series
Dawn Airey claimed six years ago that Five was not “only about films, fucking and football”. Now, Talkback Thames is making a guide to improving the nation's sex life for the broadcaster.
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Pupils turn teachers for CBBC quiz
CBBC will challenge pupils to teach their teachers in a 20 x 60-minute gameshow that turns the traditional school relationship on its head.
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NewsBBC1 plans high-tech look at human body
BBC1 is planning a landmark series about the human body, harnessing the new technologies that have been developed since Robert Winston fronted its last in-depth look, The Human Body, in 1998.
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Big Cats back on BBC1
BBC1 is returning to Africa for Big Cat Live, an updated version of its nature series Big Cat Diary, which is due to air in the autumn.