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NewsGreat White shark film
Off the Fence has been commissioned to produce a 60-minute documentary for the BBC’s Natural World strand.
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FeaturesThe Magic Roundabout
Theresa Plummer-Andrews reveals how technology got The Magic Roundabout spinning again.
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NewsBBC4 goes for a Chinese
BBC4 is to explore modern-day China through the story of the world’s largest Chinese restaurant in the second series to be commissioned under the Storyville brand.
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NewsBBC makes rival smart kid quiz
BBC1 has picked up the programme rights to Endemol’s latest entertainment format The Kids Are All Right.
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NewsITV orders topical gun drama
ITV1 has ordered a drama about the murder of an innocent child against the backdrop of rising wave of gun crime.
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CommentIceberg ahoy!
BBC output is heading for ruin unless forces outside the corporation step in and look at its true purpose.
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CommentMore sex please, we’re British
The UK is still obsessed with sex on the box, says Steve Humphries
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FeaturesThe rise of therapy TV
Derek Draper says therapy TV can play a significant role in helping people deal with painful experiences
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FeaturesBBC2 comedy
As iconic comedy migrates to BBC1, a gap has opened for a hit BBC2 show that tickles the nation’s funny bone.
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FeaturesPitching tips
How to deliver the perfect pitch, get your show commissioned and avoid suggesting Monkey Tennis.
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NewsPower to re-make Sea Wolf
Drama producer and distributor Power is to co-produce an adaptation of Jack London’s classic novel The Sea Wolf.
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FeaturesBBC Comedy
BBC1 is after hour-long comedy drama and is even home to more experimental projects.
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NewsMorgan begins Queen sequel
The team behind ITV’s Oscar-winning movie The Queen have begun work on a follow-up exploring Tony Blair’s relationships with Bill Clinton and George Bush.
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FeaturesA day at Branson's pad
Lisa Campbell asks will Virgin 1 be big and bold enough to live up to the Branson megabrand? Or is the channel destined to be a£40m knee-jerk reaction too far against the 'bully' Sky?
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NewsBBC4 celebrates The Frost Report
BBC4 is to celebrate Sir David Frost's influential 1960s satire show The Frost Reportwith a 90-minute special featuring many of the original line-up. [ALL]
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NewsHunt leads Five drama push
Five's new director of programmes Jay Hunt has been given the task of finding a long running UK drama for the channel. [ALL]
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NewsBusiness leaders slam 'self-serving' TV industry
RTS Convention:Business leaders invited to talk about the TV industry have accused broadcasters of putting the audience second to their own interests. [ALL]
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NewsNureyev doc for BBC2
The BBC has produced a feature-length documentary on the life of ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev.
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Double Jab meets Bocelli for BBC2 doc
Renowned classical singer Andrea Bocelli has given a very rare interview to Double Jab Productions for a BBC2 documentary.
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NewsRicochet to uncover fashion's third world factories for BBC3
High street shops will come under scrutiny in a new BBC3 reality TV documentary about how the clothes we wear are made in third world countries.