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NewsReturn to Tuscany takes primetime slot
BBC2 has commissioned indie Seven Stones Media to make a primetime version of its daytime cookery hit, Return to Tuscany. BBC2 has asked for a 10 x 30-minute version of the show to air in a weekly 7pm slot this autumn. The series follows the ...
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Movie Rush on TV
Film4 has made a programme previously only available online into its first regular series. Film review show Movie Rushis made by multiplatform producer Zone and has previously been exclusively offered through Channel 4's website. From this month it will also air on Film4 and is ...
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ITV plots more Rio wind-ups
ITV is in discussions with England footballer Rio Ferdinand about fronting four more TV wind-up shows.
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Somethin' Else looks into Sexual Healing
Radio indie Somethin' Else is to produce a one-hour documentary on the story behind Marvin Gaye's hit song Sexual Healingfor BBC Radio 2. The documentary, which has been commissioned by R2 controller Lesley Douglas, will focus on Gaye's rocky relationship with co-writer David Ritz, who ...
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On the box - Tall stories and fishy tales
Alive hooked Camilla Lewis to start with, but lost her with a lack of pace, while the BBC's Trawlermen reeled her in with its superb depiction of seafaring life
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BBC LA Grease order
The BBC's Los Angeles production office has won a commission from US terrestrial network NBC for a reality show to find the stars of an upcoming Broadway version of Grease. You're the One that We Wantwill be made by BBC ...
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Show comes to aid of debt-ridden couples
Channel 4 will put financially troubled couples on a post-nuptial contract as part of a primetime show called Your Money or Your Wife.
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Little Voice writer to pen Afternoon Play
Jim Cartwright, the scriptwriter behind Little Voice, is to pen a drama for BBC Birmingham's Afternoon Playseries. Cartwright is writing and directing Johnny Shakespeare(working title), a modern-day tale about a semi-literate man who begins a ...
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Commissioner's Q & A - Aaqil Ahmed
Channel 4's commissioning editor, religion is on the lookout for attention-grabbing documentaries and ideas that are ahead of their time - and has the budget to reward the right idea.
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C4 to air charity catwalk show
Channel 4 and Endemol UK will broadcast the climax of September's London Fashion Week - a charity catwalk show by fashion label Giorgio Armani.
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C4 to reinvent shelved pilot for primetime
Channel 4 is in discussions to relaunch one of its shelved breakfast pilots as a primetime entertainment show.
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Chiles to host BBC2 quiz
Adrian Chiles is to host a new quiz show for BBC2 being made by Who Wants to be a Millionaireproducer Celador Productions.
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UKTV Style Gardens lines up Widdecombe and Greer
Ann Widdecombe, Germaine Greer and Charles Kennedy are among 10 celebrities who will explore their favourite gardens as part of a series for UKTV Style Gardens.
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NewsLenny Henry show will travel the country for a laugh
BBC1 has handed Lenny Henry a Billy Connolly-style primetime show in which the comedian will travel across Britain to explore national identity through humour.
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NewsGascoigne signs for Bravo season
Bravo has signed Paul Gascoigne as a presenter for its second season of Italian football coverage and has commissioned two one-off documentaries to kick off the season.
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NewsBBC defends sex and violence in EastEnders
The BBC has defended violent and sexual plotlines in EastEndersafter a string of complaints from viewers.
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NewsUKTV launches wine club to rival Richard and Judy
UKTV Food is looking to rival Richard and Judywith the launch of their very own wine club - a move that marks the channel's first venture into e-commerce.
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NewsBBC to make US version of Maria
The BBC's Los Angeles production office has won a major new commission for US terrestrial network NBC, a reality show to find the next Sandy and Danny in the upcoming Broadway version of Grease.
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NewsBBC and HBO partner for new drama
The BBC and HBO will partner for a new drama miniseries set in England, just two weeks after pulling the plug on Rome.
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Format Focus: Ecohouse: the challenge
This environmentally friendly Canadian lifestyle format could work for the BBC.