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NewsFive unveils autumn line-up
Edinburgh:A crime show with Donal MacIntyre, a comedy by Sharon Horgan and an edgy US drama starring X-Filesactor David Duchovny make up part of Five's autumn schedule, as unveiled today by managing director of content Lisa Opie. [ALL]
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NewsVirgin 1 explores penis size
Virgin 1, Virgin Media TV's forthcoming entertainment channel, will investigate the size of the average male appendage as part of its autumn launch. [ALL]
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NewsBBC2 focuses on religion
BBC2 is to track the history of the often fraught relationship between Christianity and Islam in a three-part documentary series from Blakeway and CTVC.
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NewsBBC2 orders working class culture doc
Bafta-nominated documentary makers Ursula Macfarlane and Henry Singer are to tackle abortion and white working class culture in hard-hitting films from Century Films for BBC2.
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NewsBBC4 doc to air unseen Bolan footage
BBC4 is to mark the 30th anniversary of Marc Bolan's death with a documentary featuring unseen performance and interview footage of the glam rock star at his peak.
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NewsC4 to showcase new comedy
Kudos' first major comedy commission and a Victorian sitcom from the creators of Peep Showare among six comedies due to air on Channel 4 in November with a view to becoming full series.
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NewsCBeebies orders comedy, animation and pop
CBeebies has ordered a trio of high-profile shows: a live-action comedy, an animation series and an interactive music show presented by Carrie and David Grant.
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FeaturesOn location: Behind closed doors
Producer Robert Dawson Scott's plan to shoot his period drama in Scotland went up in smoke.
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NewsPsychic Challenge remade for Lifetime
US cable network Lifetime has commissioned a full series of America's Psychic Challenge, based on the UK format from Town House TV.
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NewsWildlife series for Cineflix and Tigress
Cineflix and Tigress Productions have been commissioned to produce a major new wildlife series for a trio of broadcasters.
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NewsObjective picks up trio of commissions
Objective Productions has marked its acquisition by super-indie All3Media by securing three commissions from BBC1 and digital channel E4.
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Touch to expose kindergarten competition
Discovery-owned US cable network TLC has commissioned UK indie Touch Productions to document parents' efforts to get their children into their preferred kindergartens in New York.
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NewsGoldenballs extended
ITV1 has thrown its weight behind daytime gameshow Goldenballs, ordering 60 x 60-minute new episodes from Endemol subsidiary Initial.
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NewsBBC3 returns to My Penis
Firecracker Films has made a new documentary for BBC3's Body Imageseason that asks why men don't talk about their genitals. [ALL]
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NewsWallace and Gromit relaunch website
Aardman Animations has made free video clips of Wallace and Gromitavailable on the popular characters' relaunched website. [ALL]
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NewsC4 to hand over Dispatches footage
The Old Bailey has ordered Channel 4 to hand over unbroadcast material filmed for the Dispatchesdocumentary Britain Under Attackto the Metropolitan Police. [ALL]
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CommentBlog: Thatcher edit sets dangerous precedent
The removal of a swear word from the screenplay of a docu-drama about Margaret Thatcher will be greeted with dismay by screenwriters looking to real life for inspiration, argues Robin Parker. [ALL]
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NewsAardman to make Jamie Oliver cartoon
Aardman Animations will create an animated Jamie Oliver as part of a new series being made in partnership with the chef's indie, Fresh One Productions.
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NewsF-word dropped from Thatcher film
The BBC has removed a swear word from a new television docudrama about the young Margaret Thatcher in a bid to avoid offending the former prime minister. [ALL]