All Commissioning articles – Page 552
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R4's Genius heads for BBC2
BBC2 has ordered a full run of a TV version of Dave Gorman's Radio 4 show Genius following a pilot last year.
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NatGeo orders simian soap
National Geographic Channels International has ordered Bristol-based factual indie Icon Films to make a 5 x 60-minute animal docu-soap about wild vervet monkeys adapting to life in the suburbs of Durban.
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BBC2 to air fight over wind farm
BBC2 will chart the construction of a controversial wind farm in Devon and its impact upon the local community in a three-part documentary series.
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NewsSky One joins border patrols for new doc
Sky One will take an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at immigration into the UK in an eight-part observational-documentary series.
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NewsGuitar heroes to appear in Imagine three-parter
Rock stars Pete Townsend, Johnny Marr and Iggy Pop will wax lyrical about their love of guitars in a three-part special edition of BBC1 arts strand Imagine.
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Century to film Aboriginal ‘musical doc'
Century Films' “documentary musical” format, which includes the likes of Feltham Sings and Songbirds, has won a commission from Australian broadcaster SBS to tackle Aboriginal rights.
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NewsFive opens door to property shows
Five has made property the primary focus for a string of new lifestyle shows.
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NewsLumley and Hislop hit the road for BBC docs
Takeaway Media has lined up Joanna Lumley and Ian Hislop to present factual shows for the BBC.
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NewsFive opens door to property shows
Five has made property the primary focus for a string of new lifestyle shows.
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NewsSuperstars returns on Five
Five is to revive classic sporting competition Superstars with a host of Olympic medallists already signed up.
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NewsFive to bring back Superstars
Five is to resurrect iconic sporting show Superstars for a new series with Olympic medallists as captains and is due to roll it out this summer.
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NewsBBC unveils new Imagine series
BBC1 arts strand Imagine has lined up profiles of Japanese author Haruki Murakami, Nobel Prize novelist Doris Lessing and film director Werner Herzog for its latest run.
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NewsGMG Radio delves into£1m commissions fund
GMG Radio has ordered UBC Media to make four series in the first wave of commissions from its£1m production fund.
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NewsBBC2 accepts Dave Gorman's Genius
BBC2 is readying itself for a slew of crackpot inventions in a TV version of Dave Gorman's hit Radio 4 show Genius.
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NewsSky One to resurrect sci-fi classic Blake's 7
Sky One is planning a remake of iconic British science fiction series Blake's 7.
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NewsBBC3 orders body double doc
Prospect Pictures is to produce a revealing portrait of the world of body doubles in a new one-off ob doc for BBC3.
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Celeb MasterChef line-up
Michael Buerk, Denise Lewis, Andi Peters and Julia Bradbury will battle it out for the Celebrity MasterChef title this summer.
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BBC3 pilot gets go-ahead
Supernatural drama Being Human has become the second of BBC3's pilot dramas to be commissioned for a full series.
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NewsComedy duo aims to be new Morecambe and Wise
James Corden and Mathew Horne are hoping to become the next Morecambe and Wise in a new sketch show for BBC3 that will be directed by Kathy Burke.