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NewsBBC4 to examine Mali's past
BBC4 is to take a look at the changes in Mali through the lens of celebrated Malian photographer Malick Sidibé.
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NewsLion films Chinese schools for BBC4
BBC4 will screen a series of documentaries that follow families, teachers and children from a small rural Chinese town over the course of an academic year.
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NewsBlunkett to lock up juveniles
Former home secretary David Blunkett is to lock up juvenile delinquents on the cusp of a life of crime in a new show for Five.
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NewsC4 tours with NY punkers
Channel 4 will follow New York gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello during their 2007 UK tour as part of its 4Play strand.
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NewsBBC to pay tribute to Verity Lambert
BBC4 is to broadcast a night of programmes dedicated to drama producer Verity Lambert, who died last November.
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NewsGolden Balls wins extension
ITV1 has ordered an expanded run of 80 editions of Jasper Carrott's daytime gameshow Golden Balls.
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NewsMoving Wallpaper to return
Moving Wallpaper, ITV1's spin-off from soap Echo Beach, is set for a second run.
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NewsWhicker returns to BBC
The BBC is to celebrate the career of veteran TV presenter Alan Whicker in a four-part series.
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NewsITV orders record Taggart run
ITV has commissioned its longest ever run of crime drama Taggart, with 10 new shows ordered to celebrate 25 years since its launch
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NewsITV1 eyes bingo show to help replace Play
ITV is planning a late-night bingo series for ITV1 that will effectively replace the scrapped ITV Play block.
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NewsStoryville relaunches with six-doc seasons
Storyville will relaunch this autumn with seasons of six complementary programmes instead of single ad hoc docs.
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NewsBBC pilots weekday Kitchen spin-off
The BBC is piloting a new format for Saturday Kitchen that could turn it into a stripped weekday show.
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NewsFry to trace first printing press
Stephen Fry will examine the story behind the Western world's first printing press in a one-off doc for a BBC4 medieval season this April.
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Five reveals secrets of T5 in superstructure series
Five is to tell the story of the construction of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 in a new series dedicated to the secrets of superstructures.
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NewsNat Geo orders CGI ape doc from Pioneer
National Geographic will examine the genetic and behavioural similarities and differences between humans and great apes in a one-off documentary from Pioneer Productions.
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FeaturesEureka!: Johnny's New Kingdom
Show creator David Parker talks about capturing the passion of a wildlife enthusiast on film.
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BBC4 adds ad tie-ins
BBC4 has lined up three 60-minute docs to tie in with Mad Men, its upcoming US drama import about the advertising industry in 1960s New York.
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Handle turns out spin-off
Kids indie Handle and Spout is to make a spin-off of kids show Go and Get a Grown Up, which airs on Turner's pre-school channel Cartoonito.
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C4 orders trio of docs for Cutting Edge
Channel 4 has commissioned North One and IWC Media to produce three films for its Cutting Edge strand.
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NewsMacIntyre to watch CCTV footage for Five
Donal MacIntyre will go behind CCTV cameras for an inside view of street crime for his latest Five ob doc series.