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NewsFive secures Blair exclusive
Five has gained exclusive access to prime minister Tony Blair as part of a series of programmes in which senior political figures face questions from the public.
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C4, BBC2 knock at Nobles Gate
Scottish indie Nobles Gate has won a host of commissions, including an irreverent film for Channel 4 on the dos and don'ts of being a child star.
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C4 takes third look at Peep Show
Channel 4 head of comedy Caroline Leddy has commissioned a third series of sitcom Peep Showfrom indie Objective Productions. The series, which follows a pair of socially dysfunctional flat-sharers (David Mitchell and Robert Webb) in south London, will be written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, ...
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Commissioner's Q & A: Aaqil Ahmed
Channel 4's commissioning editor, religion wishes he could nab Top Gear- in the meantime he's looking for primetime documentaries that will bring in an audience while keeping spirituality in the driving seat
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Open Mike scoops aid gig
Open Mike Productions has been commissioned by the BBC to film the nation's largest ever comedy gig, organised to raise funds for victims of the Asian tsunami.
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Goodall's animals talk for Tigress
Bristol-based indie Tigress Productions has been commissioned to make a documentary with renowned conservationist Jane Goodall. The two-hour special, working titled Jane Goodall's When Animals Talk, is scheduled to air on Animal Planet in June. The programme will focus on what happens when humans and animals ...
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BBC orders teen drama
Southampton-based indie Resource Base has been commissioned to make a BBC2 drama, co-written and directed by acclaimed playwright John Godber.
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BBC scores more tests from talent
The BBC has locked down the rights to its hit interactive quiz format Test the Nationuntil 2006, ordering 15 hours of new specials from indie Talent Television. The next batch of six specials of the primetime BBC1 quiz, presented by Anne Robinson and Phillip Schofield, which ...
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Wise Buddah wins seven BBC orders
Radio indie Wise Buddah has picked up seven commissions from BBC Radio 2 and the World Service. Elton John will be the subject of a three-part series for R2, which will air weekly in July, while Tom Waits and Coldplay will be the subjects of documentary specials airing in April ...
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Portillo fronts domestic violence doc
MP Michael Portillo is to present a one-off documentary on domestic violence for the BBC. Battered and Bruisedhas been commissioned by BBC controller of daytime Alison Sharman and will focus on the issues surrounding domestic violence, those affected by it and the support services in place ...
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Initial to make Times show
Endemol-owned indie Initial has received a rare commission from the Times Newspaper group to produce a monthly entertainment show.
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NewsAnt and Dec indie wins ITV golf order
ITV is poised to hand Ant and Dec's new indie Gallowgate Productions a multimillion pound commission for a live event that will feature 15 hours of celebrity golf over a bank holiday weekend.
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NewsABC to take Strictly Come Dancing to the US
The BBC's hit entertainment format Strictly Come Dancingis set to be bought by US network ABC.
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BBC to rerun polar race
The BBC is to take reality television to a new level by recreating the infamous 1911 race to the Antarctic in which Captain Robert Scott lost his life, using replica equipment and huskies.
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Atalla scores sitcom order
Ash Atalla, the award-winning producer of BBC sitcom The Office, has won his first commission since joining Talkback as editor of comedy last year.
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NewsTitchmarsh gets role as gnome
Gardening presenter Alan Titchmarsh is to take on a new role as the voice of a cheerful gnome for a new BBC animation series.
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NewsDick and Dom to front quiz show
Dick and Dom, the BBC children's presenters who were recently singled out by a Tory MP for lavatorial humour, are to make a move to primetime with a new BBC2 quiz show. Dick and Dom's Ask the Family, which will air in an early evening slot ...
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Joey to kick off Five's comedy Zone
Five is to launch its Comedy Zone on Sunday 13 February with a double bill of US imports Joeyand Two and a Half Men. The Friendsspin-off, believed to have cost Five£450,000 an episode, will launch the new zone ...
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Liberty Bell allotted BBC2 show
Liberty Bell Productions, the indie behind the hit BBC show Grumpy Old Men, has been commissioned to make a BBC2 daytime series about allotments.
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Hi De Hi inspires C4 reality series
Brat Campindie Twenty Twenty Television is to recreate the low-brow camp of Hi De Hias part of a new reality series for Channel 4.