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Glasshead's magic grandad wins reorder
Indie Glasshead has won a commission for a second 4 x 15-minute series of BBC educational show Adventures with Magic Grandad. The company has produced the series, which has been running for 10 years and is aimed at five to seven-year-olds and their teachers, since ...
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Branson fronts show for Five
Colourful tycoon Richard Branson is set to augment his already considerable media presence by taking on a TV presenting role in a new series for Five about ill-fated adventures, writes Paul Revoir.
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BB housemate is hook for extreme fishing on H&L
Former Big Brothercontestant Spencer Smith has become the latest ex-housemate to land a presenting role with an 'extreme' fishing series for Discovery Home & Leisure, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Five pays visit to V&A gothic art exhibition
Five has ordered a 30-minute programme for the autumn about the forthcoming gothic exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in South Kensington, London. The film from indie Illuminations, producer of last year's Five arts series The Aztecsand Art Now, ...
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BBC starts on another Anthony Trollope
The BBC has gone into production on its new 4 x 90-minute Andrew Davies-scripted adaptation of Anthony Trollope's He Knew He Was Right. The 12-week shoot will take place in London, Italy and the west country with Nigel Stafford-Clark producing. Made by BBC Wales in ...
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Angus Deayton to star in baby cow comedy
Indie Baby Cow has lined up Angus Deayton to star in its new Julia Davies-scripted comedy, Nighty Night, for BBC3 and BBC2. Deayton, who was sacked from BBC1's Have I Got News for Youfollowing sex and drugs revelations, will play ...
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LWT ups current affairs output
LWT is beefing up its current affairs coverage this autumn by turning The London Programmeinto a series and ordering 40 editions of political show The Week, writes Paul Revoir.
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C4 to air Manchester finale of Kay's tour
Channel 4 is to air a recording of award-winning comedian Peter Kay's stand-up show at the Manchester News Arena. The final gig of his 180-date tour on Tuesday 1 July - the eve of Kay's 30th birthday - took place in the arena where Kay once worked as a steward. ...
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NME to launch TV chart show with MTV2
MTV2 is teaming up with music newspaper NMEto launch a daily alternative chart show, which will be compiled by viewers voting for their favourite tunes. Kicking off on 3 August in a 19.00 slot - which will see it go head to head with both ...
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Living orders 100 Loose Lips
Living TV's first original talkshow, Loose Lips, has been recommissioned, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsMTV2 to launch daily chart show
MTV2 is teaming up with music newspaper NME to launch a daily alternative chart show, which will be compiled by viewers voting for their favourite tunes, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsLiving's Loose Lips gets second series
Living TV's first ever original talkshow, Loose Lips, has been given a vote of confidence after being recommissioned for a second series, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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ITV stacks up autumn dramas.
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has ordered a raft of commissions for the autumn and
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NewsBBC to finally air crime series
A major new BBC1 crime documentary series is finally ready to air after four years in the making, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Live autopsy inspires C4 strand
Channel 4 has created a science strand called Body Shock, which will feature a variety of gruesome scenarios including the autopsy of a twin boy who was removed from his brother's stomach after seven years, writes Penny Hughes.
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UKTV finds dream homes for house hunters
UKTV head of lifestyle Nick Thorogood has commissioned Two Four Productions to make a 15 x 30-minute property series, Saw This and Thought of You, hosted by Kathryn Rayward. Set to air on UK Style from late next month, the show sees Rayward find house ...
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Brighter sends contestants on cruel holiday
Brighter Pictures has created another version of its Cruel?format for Flextech channel Trouble. Cruel Holiday, a 20 x 30-minute series, will run over four weeks with 10 contestants battling to stay in the camp by undertaking a series of bizarre ...
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Five Live goes backstage at British grand prix
BBC Radio Five Live is to offer listeners exclusive behind-the-scenes commentary from the British Grand Prix later this month after gaining access to the Williams team. Chief engineer Sam Michael will give a blow-by-blow account of each pit-stop during the race on 20 July and listeners will also be able ...
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TCM gets close to award-winning stuntman
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is producing a five-part close-up interview series with Oscar and Bafta-winning stuntman Vic Armstrong to introduce its Fall Guysseries of action films. Armstrong, who has worked on around 250 films, including Gangs of New York and ...
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BBC3 gives parents reality check
The craze for reality shows exploring the family dynamic has reached BBC3, which has commissioned a series in which working parents and grandparents have to stay at home and look after kids, writes Leigh Holmwood.