All Commissioning articles – Page 555
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NewsBleasdale pens BBC war drama
Alan Bleasdale is to return to writing for the BBC with an Anglo-German co-production about the sinking of a British ship by a German U-boat during the Second World War.
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NewsWest Park to chronicle London's Shard of Glass
West Park Pictures has been commissioned by Channel 4 and Discovery Networks EMEA to produce a documentary about the construction of London Bridge Tower, also known as the Shard of Glass.
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NewsNI celebs recount Troubles for ITV1
Actor James Nesbitt and comedian Patrick Kielty will talk about growing up amid the sectarian violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles in a 60-minute documentary for ITV1.
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NewsITV orders Horowitz crash drama
ITV has commissioned a conspiracy drama by Anthony Horowitz that will feature what it claims is the largest TV crash ever filmed in the UK.
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NewsDawn Steele joins Fourth series of Wild at Heart
Monarch of the Glen actress Dawn Steele has been named as the new female lead when Sunday night ITV1 drama Wild at Heart returns for its fourth series.
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NewsITV2 tunes into radio sitcom
ITV Productions is making a Peep Show-meets-The Office comedy series for ITV2.
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NewsBring me new twists, Fincham tells indies
ITV is calling for more “surprising” ideas for contemporary dramas, with edgy family and relationship-led programmes top of the agenda.
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NewsAckroyd takes to the Thames
London chronicler Peter Ackroyd is to trace the course of the Thames river for his latest TV project.
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NewsShooting Stars returning for Christmas special
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer's anarchic gamshow Shooting Stars is returning for a Christmas special to mark its 15th anniversary.
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NewsDiscovery orders Dangerous dino doc
Dangerous Films is to take viewers inside the bodies of dinosaurs in a CGI-laden series for Discovery.
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NewsC4 to showcase the next generation
Channel 4 is to push new creative talent into the spotlight in August as part of an initiative that will see new comedy, drama and documentaries broadcast on the station.
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NewsSofia's Diary producers making new Irish version
The team behind online series Sofia's Diary is to produce a new ‘diary' aimed at Irish teens.
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NewsWatch now: Exclusive interview with BBC2's Roly Keating
VIDEO: Want to hear about the BBC2 controller's new autumn schedule, his programming highlights and future commissioning plans? Watch our exclusive interview now!
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NewsMore Golden Balls for ITV1
ITV1 has commissioned a fourth series of Initial-produced gameshow Golden Balls.
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NewsLlewelyn-Bowen seeks perfect garden for Five
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is to lead a nationwide hunt for the UK's best garden in a new format for Five.
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NewsRhys Jones to get angry for personality-led BBC2 season
Griff Rhys Jones is to confront his own attitude to anger in a personal journey for BBC2 with echoes of Stephen Fry's films on HIV and manic depression.
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C4 aims provocative G-Spot docs at women
Channel 4 is to give voice to provocative opinions on topics such as cosmetic vaginal surgery and the fur trade in a new documentary strand aimed at women.
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NewsITV to film armed police for ‘big access' two-parter
ITV will follow the Metropolitan Police's secretive CO19 squad, Britain's largest firearms division, in a hard-hitting new documentary series which will air in the late autumn.
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NewsBremner chews on the credit crunch for C4
Rory Bremner is to take a satirical look at the credit crunch in a four-part series for Channel 4.
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TV locations revisited
Leeds-based indie Really Good Productions has won a 10 x 30-minute commission from ITV Yorkshire and Tyne Tees about locations used in film and TV dramas.