All Commissioning articles – Page 611
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NewsBBC plans African eco build
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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Taylor revisits Al-Qaeda for terror anniversary
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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NewsFive gets on talent show bandwagon
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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NewsRantzen to expose scams in BBC show
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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Sky One pushes science to breaking point with Crash Test
Sky One has ordered a Brainiac-style series that will test how far objects, machines and vehicles can be pushed before cracking, exploding or flying off the track.
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Crime channel orders surveillance series
Crime & Investigation Network (CI), which launched on 10 July, and ITV London have commissioned Flame TV to make a 6 x 30-minute series looking at the ways the public is monitored.
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NewsWildebeest trek finally arrives at BBC1
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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NewsBBC moves cricket to BBC1
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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NewsC4 attacks Panorama slot shift
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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NewsLucas and Walliams at work on new BBC1 series
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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NewsTalent to spearhead BBC1's autumn
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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NewsPanorama to make primetime comeback
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.
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NewsVeteran presenters to return for last TOTP
Sir Jimmy Savile, Tony Blackburn, Mike Read and Pat Sharp will co-present the final edition of Top of the Popsbut the BBC has ignored calls for the show to return to BBC1 on a Thursday night for its swansong.
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NewsJudge defends BBC's 'Pop Idol for theatre actors'
Theatre impresario David Ian, a judge on the new BBC reality series How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, has hit back at claims from actors' union Equity that the show is 'demeaning'.
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NewsReverend to front new BBC religious series
Peter Owen-Jones, the advertising executive-turned priest who fronted BBC2 series The Battle For Britain's Soul, is to try his hand at different religions for a new BBC2 series.
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NewsBBC Drama will benefit from licence fee hike
The BBC will spend a third of the£1.6bn it has set aside for 'quality content' on drama if it is given its inflation-busting licence fee rise.
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NewsMade in Manchester bags Wisdom for Laurel and Hardy show
Made in Manchester Productions has secured veteran British comedian Sir Norman Wisdom as the presenter for its first national radio commission.
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ITV orders 12th Trial and Retribution
ITV is bringing back its crime drama franchise Trial & Retribution, starring David Hayman, for a 12th run, with a new story about the rape and murder of a young primary school teacher.
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BBC4 showcases photo pioneer
The BBC is to follow up on the success of archive series The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyonwith a nine-part BBC4 series on one of the world's earliest photography pioneers.
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C4 plans Occult Week
Channel 4 is to dedicate its 11pm slot to a week of programming about secrets of dark cults - and has so far ordered two new shows to be part of it.