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NewsTern South lands ITV1 order
Tern South has won its first commission from ITV1, to make a film about the failed Millennium Dome diamond robbery in 2000.
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NewsBBC1 comedy drama for Coogan
BBC1 has signed Steve Coogan to star as a family man with a gambling addiction in the new “bittersweet” comedy, Sunshine.
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NewsHarry Hill making spoof soap
ITV1 has commissioned Bafta-winning comic Harry Hill to make a spoof soap opera series.
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NewsMarr to front new history series
Andrew Marr is to follow his Bafta-winning History of Modern Britain with a series covering the country's political and social events from 1900 to 1945.
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NewsITV3 looks to radio for first original drama
Maureen Lipman and Anne Reid are to star in ITV3's first-ever original drama - a TV version of BBC Radio 4 play Ladies of Letters.
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NewsSky One orders Cole thrillers
Sky One will adapt two bestsellers by crime author Martina Cole as part of its multimillion pound investment in drama.
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Crane to retrace Britannia quest
Geography expert Nick Crane is to follow his Bafta-winning Great British Journeys with an epic 2,500-mile odyssey across Britain and Ireland for BBC2.
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NewsReal Crime back on ITV1 with Austin
ITV1 is reviving its Real Crime strand after a three-year gap and will feature ITV News anchor Mark Austin as its first ever presenter.
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NewsSeptember gets Lali access for C4
September Films has secured worldwide exclusive access to the Indian baby born with a rare deformity who became a global news story earlier this month.
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NewsBoorman travels By Any Means
Charley Boorman is to set off on another adventure for the BBC but without usual travelling companion Ewan McGregor.
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Strangler doc for History
Hanrahan Media is making a History Channel and Crime & Investigation Network special on the Suffolk Strangler, after launching a new unit for low-cost docs.
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C4 follows wine buff
Channel 4 is planning a series about an English wine buff on a mission to produce his own “biodynamic” wine in just 18 months.
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CBBC to put kids to the test in game show
CBBC is to put children through a series of mental and physical challenges in a new gameshow.
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FeaturesEureka!: The story behind an idea
Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller explains why his detective show is all about intimacy.
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NewsCelebs add to charity coffers in Attic spin-off
John McCririck, Brian Conley and Michael Winner will sell off their unwanted possessions in a celebrity spin-off of long-running BBC daytime show Cash in the Attic.
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NewsITV4 lines up McNab for ‘macho' schedule
ITV4 has enlisted the services of Andy McNab, Vinnie Jones and Ashes to Ashes' Gene Hunt, Philip Glenister, to inject some testosterone to its schedule.
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NewsTigress tackles big bang for the Science Channel
A new documentary offering a radical new take on the big bang theory is being made by Tigress Productions for Discovery's Science Channel in the US.
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NewsPeaches to front Fiver show
Socialite Peaches Geldof and model Daisy Lowe have been lined up by Fiver to present its coverage of Glamour's Best Dressed List 2008.
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NewsBrooker writes E4 zombie series
Screenwipe presenter and Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker has penned E4's first horror series.
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NewsBen Hur gets£15m remake
MIPTV: London and LA-based drama distributor Alchemy Television is going into production on its first original mini-series, a£15m adaptation of the Biblical epic Ben Hur.