All Commissioning articles – Page 570
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NewsDragons' Den competition launches
Twelve producers will go head-to-head for development cash in a version of Dragons' Den at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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NewsC4 orders Snowdon doc
Channel 4 is to broadcast a “revisionist” documentary on Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret's marriage next month.
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NewsBBC2 orders pilot of BBC3 comedy
A second, studio-based pilot of advertising agency comedy The Scum Also Rises is being made for BBC2 after the show's first pilot went out on BBC3 last year.
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NewsInbetweeners second run
E4 has ordered a second series of The Inbetweeners days after the first series ended.
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NewsDSP wins first ITV drama commission
Tara Fitzgerald is to star in Darlow Smithson's first drama production for ITV.
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NewsSky to give Snow White comic twist for Christmas
Sky One is planning a comic version of the classic fairytale Snow White as its big “event” drama for Christmas 2009.
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NewsFive goes wild for summer
Five has ordered three wildlife series to fill its early evening schedules through the summer, including a show fronted by news presenter Kate Gerbeau.
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NewsDyke to front BBC4 Bevan doc
Greg Dyke will explore the life of “father” of the National Health Service Aneurin Bevan in a one-hour documentary for BBC4.
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NewsStyle icon has designs on Apprentice success
Uber-designer Philippe Starck is set to take the Alan Sugar role in an Apprentice-style show set in the world of design.
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NewsZig Zag to make 48-hour outdoor gameshow for C4
Channel 4 has ordered an outdoor gameshow from Zig Zag Productions in which contestants can face questions at any time or in any place.
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NewsC4 will track 24-hour ‘cycle of life' in Bristol
Documentary-maker Sue Bourne will chronicle all the births, deaths and marriages that take place on a single day in Bristol in her latest high concept project.
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NewsReal Hustle team to make magic-themed BBC1 special
BBC1 has commissioned a magic-themed spin-off from BBC3's The Real Hustle with a view to turning it into a returning format.
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NewsStein heading to Far East for BBC2 odyssey
Rick Stein will tour the Far East in a Denham Productions cookery series for BBC2.
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Something cooking on ITV
Daily Cooks Challenge has been commissioned for a second series on ITV1.
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FeaturesEureka!: the story behind an idea
Producer/director Sally George on the moral dilemmas raised by Brothers and Sisters in Love.
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NewsGreen Bay pilot on rescuing an ancient wonder
Welsh indie Green Bay Media is to make a 60-minute broadcast pilot for National Geographic and ITV Wales about how modern technology is saving and restoring glories of the ancient world.
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Electric Sky tracks rare animals
Electric Sky Productions has won series commissions from Animal Planet International and Smithsonian Networks.
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NewsE4 plans late-night run for Hollyoaks
E4 has ordered a batch of late-night spin-off episodes of Hollyoaks to be screened during a week in November.
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NewsAl Murray fronts new ITV1 sketch show
Comic Al Murray will take on the role of a Nazi for a new ITV1 sketch show.