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NewsD-Day gets the ...In Colour treatment
ITV1 has commissioned Carlton and TWI to make a new one-hour instalment in its ...In Colourstrand about the D-Day landings, to air during the 60th anniversary of the historic event next summer, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsOzzy's son to front own TV show
Jack Osbourne, the son of heavy-rock singer Ozzy Osbourne, is to present his own entertainment series for Channel 4, writes Jon Rogers.
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Living TV to make Access Hollywood co-pro
Flextech's Living TV channel has nailed another deal with US broadcaster NBC with plans to make a European version of entertainment and celebrity show Access Hollywood, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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BBC puts family on SAS course
The BBC is to undertake a nationwide search to find Britain's toughest family who will be put through their paces by former SAS soldier Chris Ryan, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Betty to probe doctors who drink at work
Betty, the indie founded by former Channel 4 commissioning editor of features Liz Warner, has landed its first drama commission, writes Michael Rosser
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Bragg to tell the story of ITV
Melvyn Bragg is to make a landmark series about the history of ITV, to be broadcast as a prelude to the channel's 50th birthday celebrations, writes Paul Revoir
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Tern wins£1.5m of factual orders
Scottish indie Tern Television Productions has picked up a raft of orders worth£1.5m, writes Michael Rosser.
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Radio 4 to explore why history is funny
Radio indie Testbed Productions has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to create a 2 x 30-minute investigation into how comedy plumbs history for laughs. Ha Ha Historywill explore how writers have used the past for humorous material such as ...
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All Out wins three orders from Radio 4
Olympic athlete Diane Modahl will present a 5 x 15-minute series for BBC Radio 4 discussing the experiences of Olympians. Olympic Stories, from indie All Out Productions, will air during the next Olympic games in 2004 and is produced by Rebecca Sandles. R4 has also ...
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Living TV orders child abduction doc
Living TV channel controller Richard Woolfe has commissioned 10 x 30-minute Child Snatchers, a joint production from Scallywag and Pre-requisite Films, examining the issue of parental child abduction. Set to air on 20 October, the producers are Tish Adudua for Scallywag and Neil Blewett for ...
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BBC Schools looks at dangers of reality TV
The cult director behind films such as Repo Manand Sid and Nancyhas been asked to make a drama on the dangers of reality television for BBC Schools, writes Paul Revoir.
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RDF to make Oz reality hit for ITV
ITV1 has commissioned three primetime shows from leading indie producers for next year, including a round-the-clock quiz format and a property makeover programme where couples will compete with each other to decorate flats, writes Gavin Stamp.
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UK Style to make house out of straw
UK Style has commissioned indie ACP TV to produce a 15 x 30-minute property series, Home Wasn't Built in a Day. Ordered by head of lifestyle Nick Thorogood, each episode tracks attempts to build a home in 24 hours with unusual materials like soil and ...
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BBC3 aims for laughs with autumn season
Comedy is to spearhead BBC3's assault on the key autumn schedule battleground with a second spin-off from cult sketch show The Fast Show headlining the slate, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Lewis-Smith tops BBC4 line-up
Victor Lewis-Smith, the man behind trash television series TV Offal, is to produce a programme for BBC4, as part of raft of new shows for the station.
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NewsC4 orders film version of Dr Kelly scandal
It has filled newspapers and news bulletins for months - now the Iraq dossier row and subsequent death of government scientist Dr David Kelly is to be made into a docu-drama for Channel 4, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Five looks for the truth about youth
Five is to investigate boarding schools and girl gangs as part of a new factual strand aimed at young adults. The Truth about Boarding Schoolfrom Granada interviews celebrity 'survivors' of the public school system. Sarah Caplin is executive producer and Katy Ferguson is producer/director. ...
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BBC's Vine to front rock interview show
Political pundit Jeremy Vine will host a new series of BBC1 rock star interviews as part of a batch of commissions for indie Ten Alps, writes Michael Rosser.
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NewsITV hands Carlton Saturday kids slot
ITV has axed Saturday morning kids show SM:TV Liveand handed Carlton a year-long commission for a replacement show, writes Paul Revoir.
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Rolf Harris series paints celebrities
Rolf Harris will put four mystery celebrities in front of a team of artists for a new BBC1 challenge show from indie Hotbed Media, writes Michael Rosser.