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Carr to host ad clip show
Jimmy Carr has landed his first BBC presenting role as the latest host of Celador Productions' BBC1 clip show Commercial Breakdown.
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NewsJamie Oliver will produce Nick Jr kids cookery show
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver will executive produce a children's cooking show for pre-school channel Nick Jr.
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NewsLeft Bank plans£5m Myanmar film
Andy Harries' indie, Left Bank Pictures, is making a£5m drama for the BBC about the life of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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UKTV Style to correct celeb fashion crimes
UKTV Style will use CGI to carry out virtual makeovers on A-list celebrities as part of an innovative format presented by Myleene Klass.
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Eight-part BBC doc reveals the real lives of London nurses
BBC1 is to go inside one of London's busiest hospitals in a “life affirming” documentary series.
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Five teams with Dog House
Five has inked a contract with Dog House Media to produce two series of shorts.
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BBC4 ‘Black Power' doc
BBC4 is to tell the story behind the iconic “Black Power salute” given by athletes at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.
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NewsJeanette Winterson to pen BBC kids drama
Jeanette Winterson has signed a deal with the BBC to develop a new children's series with Lime Pictures.
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Firecracker to follow life of a mermaid girl
Firecracker Films is making a documentary about an American girl with “mermaid syndrome” for Five's Extraordinary People strand.
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NewsLiving seeks to talk to dead serial killers
Living is planning to make spiritual contact with dead serial killers in the latest addition to its line-up of paranormal programmes.
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NewsKids indies get BBC boost
The BBC is backing the kids indie sector with a trio of drama commissions, among a raft of new and repeat series on order for 2009.
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NewsAardman goes green for Animal Planet
Animal Planet International has teamed with Aardman Animations to launch a series of short films focused on saving the environment.
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NewsC4 crown new comedy heroes
Channel 4 is to celebrate the comedy careers of Ricky Gervais, Sacha Baron Cohen, Matt Lucas and David Walliams in a series of documentaries.
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NewsArthur Smith hunts new comedy for ITV
Comedian Arthur Smith will showcase emerging comedy talent in the south-west in the first commission for new factual indie Machine Media.
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NewsAlesha examines British beauty for BBC3
Firecracker Films has signed up pop star Alesha Dixon for her first TV show since winning Strictly Come Dancing.
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FeaturesCommissioning Focus: BBC Learning
BBC Learning has left the fusty image of schools programming far behind, with a range of cross-media campaigns and events aimed at getting ordinary people involved.
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NewsITV1 to reveal Guilty Pleasures
Fearne Cotton is to front ITV1 primetime entertainment show Guilty Pleasures that will see pop stars such as Kelly Osbourne and KT Tunstall belt out their favourite songs.
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NewsNick orders Poppy Cat from Coolabi
Nickelodeon has commissioned indie Coolabi to produce an animated TV series based on kids book Poppy Cat.
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NewsWinton to front BBC hidden camera pilot
Dale Winton is to host an Objective Productions hidden camera quiz show pilot for BBC1.