All Commissioning articles – Page 575
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NewsHat Trick to produce trial of God drama
Hat Trick Productions is making a one-off drama for BBC2 based on the true-life attempt by Auschwitz inmates to put God on trial.
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Mentorn debate show
Mentorn this week filmed an Intelligence Squared debate for the first time for the BBC, marking the beginning of what the production company hopes will be a regular strand.
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C4 airs Grand Designs Live
Channel 4 has commissioned a live run of Grand Designs to tie in with the programme’s annual event at London’s Excel centre.
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Sky One to show Globes
Sky has agreed a deal to cover the 65th Golden Globe Awards, with Ruggie Media producing live red carpet coverage and a highlights package for Sky One.
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NewsSawalha in ‘eating travelogue’
Celebrity Masterchef winner Nadia Sawalha is to star in a new BBC “eating travelogue show” commissioned from her production company, Dog House Media.
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ITV1 celebrates talent shows stars
Amanda Holden is to front an ITV1 documentary special looking at talent shows following the success of Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor.
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NewsBBC3 orders PA drama from indie start-up 2am
BBC3 controller Danny Cohen’s first drama series for the channel will be a female-skewing comedy drama about the lives and loves of four personal assistants.
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NewsRachel Stevens gets animated for BBC1
A nine-inch plasticine model of Rachel Stevens will be the centrepiece of a new animated comedy set to air on BBC1 Scotland.
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FeaturesOn location: Liverpool Nativity
Staging a live nativity in song is the biggest challenge yet for engineering manager Steve Chapman.
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NewsC4 Education shifts to Facebook and gaming
Channel 4 has unveiled the full extent of its education commissions for 2008 that will see the majority of its£6m commissioning budget shift from terrestrial to cross-platform projects.
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FeaturesTX: The Old Curiosity Shop
Carnival Films’ new drama The Old Curiosity Shop examines the theme of addiction.
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NewsMentorn to film Iraq debate
Mentorn is to film an Intelligence Squared debate for the first time this week, marking the beginning of what the production company hopes will be a new regular strand for the BBC.
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NewsHistory Channel delves into British past with Telegraph
The History Channel and Telegraph Media Group (TMG) have signed an ad-funded deal for a major new series.
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NewsTern scores doc hat-trick
Tern Television has won three single documentary commissions from BBC Northern Ireland.
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NewsShed lands double BBC order
Shed Media and its newly acquired subsidiary Wall to Wall have received a double commissioning boost, getting major orders from the BBC for Waterloo Road and Who Do You Think You Are?
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NewsFive orders holiday horrors super-series
Five is overhauling its Banged Up Abroad franchise, turning it into a big-budget 13 x 60-minute series that is senior programme controller Chris Shaw’s largest ever commission for the channel.
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Sky One and RDF to remake US karaoke hit
Sky One has teamed up with RDF Television to make a UK version of hit US karaoke-style gameshow Don’t Forget the Lyrics.
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Green light for Chart Show
C4 has ordered a fourth run of music series The Album Chart Show and a fifth summer live special of T4 on the Beach.
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College killings film for BBC
ORTV has been commissioned by BBC2 to make a 60-minute film to air in April 2008 to mark the one-year anniversary of the shootings this year at Virginia Tech in the US.
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FeaturesEureka! QI
QI creator John Lloyd on the game where points are won for being interesting, not correct.