All Commissioning articles – Page 570
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NewsBBC4 to dramatise life of Tony Hancock
Rebus and Messiah star Ken Stott has been lined-up to play troubled comedian Tony Hancock in a new drama for BBC4.
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NewsC4 to go behind the make-up of Dame Edna
October Films is to offer a glimpse into the private life of the man behind Dame Edna Everage in a one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsDiscovery on the hunt for history
Discovery Networks UK is looking to bolster its historical programming, in a bid to win back loyalty from older viewers.
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FeaturesCommissioning Focus: IPTV
As the BT Vision IPTV service turns one, it is gaining a competitor in Orange TV, and both are keen to talk to indies about niche programming.
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NewsITV to pass on final Prime Suspect
Lynda La Plante is planning to write a final instalment of Prime Suspect - but ITV will not be turning it into a TV show.
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NewsJamie hits the campaign trail again for C4 series
Jamie Oliver will try to change the eating habits of an entire town in his next major series for Channel 4.
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Disabled film-makers shoot for glory on C4
Channel 4 is to chart the progress of nine disabled novice film-makers in a 12-part series from Maverick Television and Resource Base.
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Love meets UK’s youngest grandmothers
A BBC3 documentary about the nation’s youngest grandmothers is the first commission from Love West, a new Bristol-based unit set up by Love Productions.
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NewsBBC1 to revive 1970s plague drama
The BBC is making a modern version of the cult 1970s drama series Survivors.
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NewsBBCW pioneers on-demand HD in Asia
The BBC will become the first provider of on-demand HD content in Asia after commercial arm BBC Worldwide completed its biggest deal in the continent to date.
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Composer leads Five’s new year
An epic biography of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams from prolific music film director Tony Palmer will form the centrepiece of Five’s New Year’s Day programming.
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NewsLiving to air unseen Spice films
Living is to celebrate the re-forming of the Spice Girls with a one-off special on the birth of “girl power” featuring unseen early footage.
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NewsITV1 marks 50 years of Queen’s Xmas speech
ITV1 has secured exclusive access to the entire archive of the Queen’s televised Christmas messages for a documentary to mark the 50th anniversary of the first TV broadcast.
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NewsDispatches editor commits to indie investigations
Kevin Sutcliffe has pledged his support to indies producing hard-hitting docs for Dispatches after Ofcom cleared Channel 4 over complaints about its Undercover Mosque film.
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NewsBrand taking the mic for C4
Russell Brand is to compere a one-off Saturday Night Live-style comedy show for Channel 4.
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FeaturesMaking sense of classics
A glut of recent period dramas suggests that commissioners believe that they are perennially popular, but what does it take to make a classic appeal to a modern audience?
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NewsC4 tucks into food season
Channel 4 is lining up specials featuring celebrity chefs Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall as part of its two-week food season in January.
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NewsBBC2 orders war comedy
A comedy about “a small African war” as seen through the eyes of journalists will be aired by BBC2, as part of its winter/spring 2008 schedule.
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NewsWar comedy tops new BBC2 season
A comedy about 'a small African war' as seen through the eyes of journalists will air as part of BBC2's winter/spring 2008 schedule.
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NewsWar comedy tops new BBC2 season
A comedy about 'a small African war' as seen through the eyes of journalists will be aired by BBC2, as part of its winter/spring 2008 schedule.