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Lion to produce more hammer shows
Lion Television has been commissioned to make another 25 x 60-minute episodes of property auction show Homes Under the Hammer for BBC1. They are scheduled for broadcast this autumn, with a further 20 episodes for spring 2005. Melanie Eriksen will executive produce.
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Newsnight special looks at Iraq war
Jeremy Paxman is to front a 90-minute primetime Newsnight special on the reasons why Britain went to war in Iraq. Prime minister Tony Blair has been asked to appear on the programme, which will mark the first anniversary of the war. It will look at ...
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NewsFive's£5m reality gamble
Five this week unveiled details of its much-vaunted£4.7m entertainment show Back to Reality - the channel's most expensive commission to date.
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NewsBBC reorders State of Play
State of Play , BBC1's award-winning conspiracy thriller, has been commissioned for a second series.
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C4 cooks up Ramsay show
Outspoken Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay is to give advice to struggling restaurants in a new series for Channel 4.
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NewsNew Asian magazine for BBC2
The BBC's Asian programme unit (APU) is to launch the first new Asian arts, entertainment and culture flagship show since Network East in 1987.
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NewsFloella charts Caribbean immigrants
Former Playschool presenter Floella Benjamin has made a short series for Channel 4 looking at the stories of first generation Caribbean immigrants to Britain.
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Granada Bristol wins ITV1 orders
Granada Bristol has won its biggest ever raft of commissions from ITV1 with three series including a reality show in which members of the public are press-ganged into crewing an ocean-going vessel, writes Paul Revoir.
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C4 helps indies break America
Eleven independent production companies from outside London are to receive a crash course in breaking the US market as part of a new initiative from Channel 4 and producers' alliance Pact, writes Glen Mutel.
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C4 jettisons my new best friend
Tiger Aspect's award-winning comedy My New Best Friend has become the victim of its own success after Channel 4 deemed chief protagonist Marc Wootton too recognisable to front another series. The
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Channel 4 goes for longer ski run
Channel 4 is to double the length of its Sunday morning edition of Skiing on 4. The show will now run for one hour from 08.00 each Sunday until the end of the season. The move has been motivated by a recent string of ...
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Robinson takes 'worst jobs in history' for C4
Time Team presenter Tony Robinson is to trample woollen cloth barefoot in a bucket of stale urine as part of a new social history series for Channel 4, writes Jon Rogers.
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Carlton looks after Tell-Tale's Sprogs
Carlton International has picked up the TV and video rights for animated series Sprogs. The deal covers the first 13 x 22-minute episodes of the show, which is made by indie Tell-Tale Productions and features a modern American family coming to terms with the ...
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Bravo and Living to take over Alias
Bravo and Living TV have secured a deal with Buena Vista International Television to acquire US drama series Alias. The Flextech-owned channels will screen the third season of the 22 x 60-minute series from mid-March before its terrestrial outing on Five. The third series, ...
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ITV's Andrew stocks up on kids shows
ITV controller of children's and youth programmes Steven Andrew has commissioned a number of new programmes. My Life as a Popat , a Feelgood Fiction production, follows Anand Popat, a 12-year-old Asian Adrian Mole who lives in a fantasy world to escape his squabbling family. ...
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Somethin' else to make arabic selector
Somethin' Else, the UK's biggest radio production company, has been commissioned by the British Council to produce an Arabic version of music show The Selector. The weekly, hour-long mix of music and live sessions will be broadcast on the MBC Network in eight countries ...
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Carr's distraction back for second run
Channel 4 comedy gameshow Distraction is to return for a second series. The programme, which showcases talents of writer and presenter Jimmy Carr, will return later this year after being given the green light by commissioning editor, comedy Iain Morris. As host, Carr asks contestants general knowledge questions while subjecting ...
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September explores Britain's wild side
September Films has been commissioned by Sky One to make a studio-based live audience entertainment show celebrating the eccentric nature of the British public. Ordered by Sky One controller James Baker, the 8 x 60-minutes series, Britain's Wildest , presented by Mike Walker, will air ...
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Brook lapping to look at Palestine
BBC2 has commissioned documentary specialist Brook Lapping to explore the conflict in Palestine. Three one-hour films entitled Elusive Peace will cover the recent history of diplomatic efforts between Israel and the Palestinians. Brook Lapping's Norma Percy, who worked on the indie's award-winning series ...
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Zone Vision buys rights to US Cheaters
Zone Vision's Reality TV channel has picked up the rights to the latest season of US reality show Cheaters. The fourth series of the show, made by Cinamour Entertainment, will feature more suspicious people attempting to uncover whether their partner is being unfaithful. The ...