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C4 seeks next science star
Channel 4 has launched a Pop Idol-style talent search to find a new star science presenter.
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Non-Blonde gets own BBC3 show
ONE of the stars of acclaimed comedy 3 Non Blondeshas gone solo in a new sketch show for BBC3.
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NewsSpringer lined up for Trisha slot
Controversial US TV talk-show king Jerry Springer is set to front a new ITV daytime show being lined up to replace Trisha.
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NewsChannel 4 bans F words from The F Word
Ofcom can breathe a sigh of relief - Gordon Ramsay's new cookery show, The F Word, will have to be subjected to the swear bleeper because Channel 4 wants it for a pre-watershed slot.
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Ant & Dec to front classic ITV gameshows
Ant and Dec are being lined up to host a series of classic gameshows such as Bullseye, The Golden Shotand Blockbusters, as part of ITV's 50th anniversary plans.
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World of Wonder puts price on Jacko trial
World of Wonder is to investigate exactly how much money the Californian town of Santa Maria is making out of the Michael Jackson trial with a film for Sky One.
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NewsHeggessey takes her final bow
Outgoing BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey launched her last series of programmes yesterday and used the occasion to mount a staunch defence of her record at the channel.
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Zeppotron makes panel show
Channel 4 has ordered a late-night topical panel show from Endemol-owned indie Zeppotron, the company behind Chris Morris's latest comedy series Nathan Barley.
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Fox orders long-life series from Zig Zag
Indie Zig Zag has scored a commission from US network Fox for its health and lifestyle makeover format Who Wants to Live Forever?.
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ITV orders 'kerbside hospital' drama
ITV has commissioned a major new hospital drama series about the specialist emergency doctors sent to life-threatening accidents.
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Sky One delves into Ukrainian poisoning
Sky One has commissioned Talkback Thames to make a documentary on last year's poisoning of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yuschenko. Poisoned, a 60-minute show to air next month, will examine Yuschenko's deterioration and attempt to put it into context by looking at how poison has been ...
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Commissioner's Q&A: Daniela Neumann
The controller of commissioned programmes for ITV2 and ITV3 and editor, factual programmes ITV1 is always on the lookout for spin-off ideas for major ITV1 dramas
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At It does comedy marathon for UKTV
UKTV Gold has commissioned At It Productions to make five hours of programming to tie into a month-long comedy event. The Golden Rules of Comedywill be hosted by comedian Jo Brand and feature interviews with comedians and celebrities. UKTV commissioning executive Diana Howie ordered the show, ...
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Discovery channels order fresh shows
Discovery Networks Europe has commissioned a slew of new shows for its rebranded lifestyle channels.
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Caledonia wins gay hubby order
ITV1 is to explore the effect on a marriage when the husband comes out of the closet in a documentary from Scottish indie Caledonia TV.
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Iambic looks at life of the fifth Beatle
The turbulent life of the 'fifth Beatle' is being probed for a BBC documentary from Bristol-based indie Iambic.
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Lynam returns to BBC with VE day show
Des Lynam is returning to BBC television to host a Surprise, Surprise-style show for the 60th anniversary of VE Day in May. The veteran anchorman will host We'll Meet Again, which will bring together wartime comrades. Lynam has also teamed up with ...
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Ground Force ends as BBC starts review
Ground Forcehas become the first casualty of a major review of BBC programme-making. The make-over show has been axed by director general Mark Thompson - who commissioned it from Endemol when he was BBC2 controller. The move will be followed by in-depth reviews of journalism, drama, comedy, knowledge, children's and ...
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Five to air celebrity plastic surgery
Five is in talks with a celebrity to undergo breast enlargement for the next series of Cosmetic Surgery Live. The second series of the live nightly event promises operations such as penis enlargements and vaginal tightening. The two-week run, which airs later this spring, will be produced by Endemol production ...
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Subliminal ads boost X Factor
The Australian version of Simon Cowell's The X Factorhas performed so badly that its host broadcaster has resorted to inserting subliminal advertising into other programmes to drum up interest.