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BBC1 updates Jekyll and Hyde
Coupling writer Stephen Moffatt is to write a modern version of DrJekyll and Mr Hyde for BBC1.
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NewsTony Blair Rock Star headsC4 winter season
Tony and Cherie Blair both feature in Channel 4's winter season unveiled by the broadcaster this morning but the Prime Minister is unlikely to be happy with his TV portrayal.
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NewsC4 revives Comic Strip
8.30am: Channel 4 is reviving Comic Strip Presents... 23 years to the day since it first aired on the broadcaster's opening night.
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NewsSecond helpings for Beyond Boundaries
8am: BBC2 controller Roly Keating has ordered a second series of disability adventure travel programme Beyond Boundaries while the first series is still on air.
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NewsLorraine Kelly to front DNA show for ITV
8am: GMTV host Lorraine Kelly has been lined up to anchor ITV1 daytime's new DNA testing series Secrets Revealed - DNA Stories.
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NewsRippon signs up for Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting
Reef Television's daytime success Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting has been picked up for a second series on BBC2 and is to be hosted by Angela Rippon.
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NewsBBC2 to dramatise life of Saddam Hussein
BBC2 is developing a drama series based on Saddam Hussein, to be told from the point of view of the former Iraqi leader's inner circle.
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NewsBBC2's hairy bikers drive off with first series
BBC2's gourmet hairy bikers have bagged their own series after a successful one-off show for the channel in January this year.
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Hartswood makes autism drama for ITV1
Hartswood Films is making a drama for ITV1 based on the true story of an autistic boy who learned to communicate through his dog. The two-hour film, After Thomas, is to be executive produced by Hartswood's Beryl Vertue and is produced by Elaine Cameron. The drama is now in pre-production ...
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BBC3 goes to school for a year
BBC3 is to spend a year filming youngsters at an inner-city school as they prepare for adult life.
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Talkback seeks Aztec gold for C4
Maverick author DBC Pierre is to attempt to track down the missing treasure of the Aztec Indians for Channel 4.
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Fantastic Four ride again
Cartoon Network Europe is co-producing a new 2D and 3D animated version of classic comic strip Fantastic Four. Made with Paris-based indie Moonscoop, French broadcaster M6 and Marvel Comics Heroes, the new series will be based on the same premise as the original strip but with a more playful tone. ...
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Smith and Jones go head to head again
Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones are re-forming their comedy double act for a new BBC1 series. The six-part series, called The Smith & Jones Sketchbook, will comprise classic clips from their Alas Smith and Jones series, which launched in 1984 and ran until 1998. The series will include the ...
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Robinson doc leads strand on ageing
Time Team host Tony Robinson has been signed up by Channel 4 to present a personal documentary about his 89-year-old mother. In Me and My Mum Robinson reveals the dilemmas he faced putting his mother into a care home. The Love Production film will air as part of a strand ...
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Five airs bird flu doc
Five is to bring the battle against bird flu to UK screens after acquiring a National Geographic and Electric Pictures co-production with the working title Race Against the Killer Flu. The documentary uses CGI and re-enactments to explain how a bird flu pandemic could develop and what its impact would ...
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All Out probes World Health Organisation
Manchester-based radio indie All Out Productions has won a 2 x 30-minute commission from the BBC World Service for an investigative report on the World Health Organisation's (WHO) HIV programme. Presenter Nigel Wrench will examine why the WHO failed in its pledge to treat 3 million HIV sufferers by 2005. ...
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Fremantle sells American Idol to Japan
Fremantle International Distribution has sold the forthcoming series five of American Idol to Japan in a move executives hope will lead to the country producing its own version of the talent phenomenon. It will launch on Fox Japan in January. The package includes a number of other titles, including the ...
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BBC profiles Ground Zero architect
The BBC is to follow world-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind as he travels the world and develops a new building for the site of the World Trade Center.
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Clear Channel to make Bee Gees tribute
Clear Channel Entertainment Television has announced details of a concert tribute to the late Bee Gee, Maurice Gibb, organised by his twin brother, Robin Gibb. CCETV will produce a live concert next summer in New York featuring top artists, including Sir Paul McCartney, performing some of the Bee Gees' greatest ...
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Norton plays celebrity game
The BBC has lined up star presenter Graham Norton for a special celebrity edition of The Generation Game. Generation Fame, produced in-house, will see celebrity families taking part. The special, produced by Martin Scott, is understood to be part of the corporation's Christmas line-up. Meanwhile, the BBC has also commissioned ...