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    Rantzen to expose scams in BBC show

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Consumer champions Esther Rantzen and Lynn Faulds Wood are to be brought together in a new consumer action series ordered by BBC features and factual entertainment commissioner Elaine Bedell.

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    Five gets on talent show bandwagon

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Five is to launch a celebrity talent contest fronted by former Hear'Say singer Myleene Klass with Julian Clary and Andi Peters lined up as judges.

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    Taylor revisits Al-Qaeda for terror anniversary

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Veteran reporter Peter Taylor is to make a new series of programmes on Al-Qaeda, timed for broadcast on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.

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    BBC plans African eco build

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    The BBC is to build an eco lodge in Africa from scratch as part of a major new BBC1 primetime series being described as one of the corporation's most important projects of 2007.

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    Second outing for BBC4's Modernism

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    BBC4 series Living with Modernismhas been commissioned for a second run.

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    R4 books post-watershed Chatterley

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Radio indie Catherine Bailey Productions has been commissioned to adapt DH Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Loverfor BBC Radio 4.

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    C4 docu-drama to tell the story of Waco siege

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Darlow Smithson will attempt to uncover what really happened during the infamous Waco siege in a big-budget feature for Channel 4 and the US Discovery Channel, its first commission since being acquired by IMG Media.

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    Destiny's Child join C4 talent show

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has signed up Mathew Knowles - the father of Beyoncé - and the members of Destiny's Child to feature in talent series Chancers.

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    C4 books Church for Friday nights

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Charlotte Church is to become the new face of Friday night entertainment on Channel 4.

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    C4 hopes Freshly Squeezed will wake up breakfast slot

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned its first long-running breakfast entertainment show since the demise of Risein 2003.

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    ITV set to chop 30 minutes from lunchtime news

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    ITV is set to cut 30 minutes from ITV1's one-hour lunchtime news show as part of its bid to stem the channel's ratings decline.

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    C4 gets on bike for 3 Minute doc slot

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned four new short films for its 3 Minute Wonderslot in a competition run by the broadcaster together with ITN Source and the Brit Doc Festival.

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    BBC2 discovers nature in major daytime series

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    Wildlife presenter Chris Packham is to present a major daytime series for BBC2 about the best locations to capture the beauty of British nature, with 10 shows being dedicated to each of the seasons.

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    BBC2 adds variety

    2006-07-20T08:00:00Z

    BBC2 is reviving the variety show in a daytime series to be hosted by Brian Conley. Let Me Entertain You, being made by Lion Television, sees the studio audience vote on performers, with the winners from each show going through to a grand finale. The ...

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    Wildebeest trek finally arrives at BBC1

    2006-07-19T08:00:00Z

    BBC1 has finally scheduled Trek, an epic wildlife documentary following the great wildebeest trek across the African savanna, which has been more than two years in production.

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    BBC moves cricket to BBC1

    2006-07-19T08:00:00Z

    The BBC has decided to switch its cricket World Cup highlights from BBC2 to BBC1, when action starts in the West Indies in March 2007.

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    C4 attacks Panorama slot shift

    2006-07-18T15:40:00Z

    Channel 4 has hit out at the BBC's decision to re-schedule Panoramain a Monday night slot that pits it against its own acclaimed current affairs strand Dispatches.

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    Lucas and Walliams at work on new BBC1 series

    2006-07-18T11:55:00Z

    Matt Lucas and David Walliams are developing a new series for BBC1 featuring characters from Little Britain after signing a three-year exclusive deal with the corporation.

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    Talent to spearhead BBC1's autumn

    2006-07-18T11:35:00Z

    BBC1 controller Peter Fincham has unveiled his autumn schedule, claiming that he is putting 'top talent' at the heart of the channel with new shows for Sarah Lancashire, Lenny Henry and Dawn French.

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    Panorama to make primetime comeback

    2006-07-18T10:50:00Z

    Panoramawill return to a regular weekday primetime slot, airing for 30-minutes on Mondays at 8.30pm from January, BBC1 controller Peter Fincham announced today.