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ITV films tourette's sufferers on camp
ITV1 is to explore the effect of Tourette's syndrome with a film following a group of British sufferers as they head off to a US summer camp exclusively for people with the condition. Teenage Tourette's Camp, a 90-minute film from Shine, will follow five teenage Brits ...
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Commissioner's Q & A: Meredith Chambers
Meredith Chambers, C4 commissioning editor, Cutting Edge and documentary series, is looking for ambitious, narrative series and admires what Jamie Oliver has done for TV
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CNN's quest for high-profile figures
CNN is making a new light-hearted series based around its London anchor Richard Quest in which he interviews high-profile figures such as former US president Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama. Each episode of Quest, a 12 x 30-minute series due to air monthly from 9 ...
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Five enjoys removeable feast
Five has greenlit a new series following engineers as they attempt to move entire buildings.
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Nancy invited into footballers' homes
Nancy Dell'Olio, the partner of England football coach Sven-Goran Erikkson, is to guest present MTV show Footballers' Cribs, the UK football version of its successful original US show, Cribs. Launching on Sunday 12 June, the series sees footballers such as Liverpool's Harry Kewell, Blackburn's Robbie Savage and Manchester United striker ...
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Sky One scores soccer goal-fest
Sky One has commissioned North One Television to make a series listing the 50 greatest goals scored by the England national team. England's 50 Finest Goals, 2 x 60-minutes, will see an expert panel pick the top goals and feature interviews with the goal scorers. The ...
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Goodwood speeds into sunset
Sunset + Vine has been commissioned to produce coverage from this year's Goodwood Festival of Speedmotoring event for ITV. Goodwood, which features drivers and cars from all eras, from 19th-century steam carriages to Formula 1 cars, takes place this year between 24 and 26 June. Sunset ...
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Replacing O'Grady
ITV has is tendering for a new live daytime show to fill the slot vacated by The Paul O'Grady Show over the summer. ITV1 is currently assessing non-broadcast pilots produced by Granada, Princess and So Television for the daily 5pm slot. The shows are all said to be live and ...
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NewsNew BBC show for Norton
The BBC has finally found a show for comedian Graham Norton - more than 18 months after it signed him up to a£3m golden handcuffs deal.
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BBC in OED word project
The BBC has teamed up with the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in a bid to trace the true origins of a number of commonplace words and phrases, ranging from the C-word to the corporation's own sobriquet, Beeb.
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ITV1 axes ratings flops
Under-pressure ITV1 has axed both Fat Familiesand The Real Good Lifefrom its Tuesday night line-up after both shows performed disastrously in the ratings.
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Sky One pits celebs against Sudoku
Sky One is jumping on the Sudoku bandwagon with a live show challenging celebrities to complete the tricky numbers puzzle in the fastest time possible.
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Betty to explore dark side of love
Channel 4 is following up its controversial season about the dark side of porn with a week of programmes looking at contemporary relationships.
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Live 8 crosses pond
The BBC is to turn next month's anti-poverty rock extravaganza Live 8 global with broadcasts from both sides of the Atlantic. Live 8 airtime has so far been scheduled on BBC1, BBC2 and BBC3 as well as radio stations Radio 1, Radio 2 and the BBC World Service. Jonathan Ross ...
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Blunkett drama kicks off More4
Channel 4 is launching its new More4 service in October with a satire on the life of David Blunkett. A Very Social Secretary, a one-off 90-minute drama from indie Mentorn, will follow Blunkett's recent past as a Cabinet minister, focusing on events surrounding his affair with ...
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Brian Waddell profiles movie cars
Northern Ireland indie Brian Waddell Productions has been commissioned by Sky One to make a two-hour clip show called Movies' Greatest Cars. The show will feature famous vehicles such as the BullittFord Mustang, Goldfinger's Aston Martin, ...
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UKTV doles out property show cash
Brighton-based Maverik Motion Pictures is about to go into production with a property show for UKTV Style. The 15 x 30-minute series, In Grand Style, focuses on first-time buyers in the Brighton and Hove area, who are given£1,000 and 36 hours to kit out their new ...
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Commissioner's Q & A: Jill Offman
The senior vice-president of Discovery and Developing Networks is constantly on the lookout for trademark shows, as she attempts to stamp more personality on the network
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Films of Record follows girl cops
The BBC has commissioned Films of Record to make two ambitious fly-on-the-wall documentary series, charting the lives of women police officers and prison staff.
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Kudos wins first ITV work
Kudos, the indie behind BBC1 drama hits Spooksand Hustle, has secured its first ITV commission with a psychological thriller.