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NewsBBC tears up schedules for Pope funeral
BBC1 has been forced into frantic schedule juggling to fit in three of the biggest live broadcasts of the year - the Pope's funeral, the royal wedding and the Grand National.
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NewsQuestion Time to grill political leaders
The Labour Party has once again scotched a bid by the BBC to hold a live debate between the major parties' leaders - but has agreed to let Tony Blair appear in an unprecedented Question Timespecial involving all three leaders.
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NewsITV returns to boxing
ITV is to broadcast boxing for the first time in over 10 years, after it secured the rights to broadcast the rematch between Amir Khan and the man who beat him for the Olympic gold medal in Athens, Mario Kindelan.
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ITV spends a year at historic school
Life behind the doors of Britain's oldest school is being caught on film for an ITV documentary. ...
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Three hours for royal wedding coverage
The BBC is committing only three hours to the forthcoming Royal Wedding - half the time it dedicated to Prince Charles' first wedding to Princess Diana. The corporation will hand over a block of its daytime schedule to Friday's ceremony (8 April) covering Charles and Camilla's journey to the Guildhall ...
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Commissioners Q&A: Emma Swain
BBC commissioning editor, specialist factual, and acting commissioning editor, formats and features wants indies to challenge her with bolder ideas to make the channel more surprising and risk-taking
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Car focus for James Dean crash revisit
Zig Zag Productions is to make a 60-minute special for Five and National Geographic USA about the car crash that killed movie icon James Dean . The Truth Behind James Dean's Car, made to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the actor's death, will recreate the scene ...
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C4 series tracks Asbo enforcer
Terrorised estates and frightened residents are to come under the spotlight for a C4 documentary on the only private firm allowed to dish out the controversial Anti-Social Behaviour Orders.
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C4 delves lost princes' death
Channel 4 has commissioned a docu-drama to uncover the truth behind Richard III's rise to the throne of England.
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C4 Dispatches looks at dying wishes
Channel 4 is investigating British attitudes to death in a documentary for its flagship current affairs strand Dispatches. In the 60-minute film Last Rights(working title) Professor Laurie Taylor will be looking at why British people plan their funerals but give little thought ...
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C4 poaches Party in the Park from Five
Channel 4 has snatched the rights to screen 95.8 Capital FM's music concert, Party in the Park, from Five.
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C4 aims antiques show at grey market
Channel 4 has commissioned an antiques-based gameshow as part of its strategy to attract older viewers to its daytime schedule.
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Odd couples' stories for ITV2
ITV2 has commissioned Manchester-based indie Turn On Television to make a 6 x 60-minute series on some of Britain's...
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BBC1 orders third Hustle from Kudos
Kudos Film & Television has been commissioned to make a third series of Hustle, the indie's BBC1 drama which kicked off its second series this week.
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Zig Zag goes to real-life Wacky Races
ZIG Zag Productionshas won the contract to produce coverage of this year's Gumball 3000 rally for the Extreme Sports Channel.
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Joey gets second series in US and UK
Joey, the Friends spin-off dogged by plunging ratings, has been commissioned for a second season in the US and will again be screened by Five in the UK. US network NBC said the sitcom will return for a new run later this year, claiming it to be the 'best new ...
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NGTI draws up co-pro for dinosaur doc
National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has signed co-production deals with Five, France 5 and ZDF in Germany for a new prehistoric documentary. Sky Monsterswill tell the story of Pterosaurs, the first large animals with the ability to fly. The two-hour documentary will use CGI to illustrate ...
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Five to find out what Brits think of their bodies
Five is to launch a nationwide poll to uncover the attitudes of the British to their bodies for a series from Endemol.
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Rugby star for BBC
Rugby star Jonny Wilkinson is to follow in the footsteps of David Beckham and appear in BBC kids show Hotshots. The England player will front Wilkinson's Hotshots, a rugby version of the show which will see kids honing their sports skills under ...
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Free@last to make Batman documentary
Indie Free@Last TV is to make a 48-minute documentary, The Batman Story, for Five, exploring the Marvel comic's character from 2-D drawing to cinematic icon. The piece follows its The Spiderman Storyfor Five in 2002, and is in production with Katie Kinnaird ...