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NewsFive plans reality super-league
Five has ordered a 'champions' league' reality show that will feature former Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity?Get me out of Here!, Survivor and Pop Idol contestants, writes Penny Hughes
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Five highlights travel trauma
Five has commissioned a one-off film from Wark Clements which promises to 'put you off travelling', writes Penny Hughes.
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Five show nicks petty criminals
Investigative reporter Donal MacIntyre has unveiled his first series for Five after signing an exclusive deal with the broadcaster in January, writes Paul Revoir.
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Dimbley gears up for Harley celebration
Dimbley Partners Ltd has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to help celebrate the centenary of the Harley-Davidson motorbike. Journalist Bel Mooney will present The Beautiful and the Bad: Harley-Davidson, an American Iconwhich will air on 12 July. Featuring interviews with British and US enthusiasts ...
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Diverse goes to extremes for C4
Diverse is making a three-part series on extreme sports for Channel 4, which will spotlight a range of risky pursuits including the American penchant for 'train surfing'. The Extremists, shot around
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Talkback goes along for the ride with C4
Talkback Productions is set to be commissioned to make Other People's Holidaysfor Channel 4. The series - the length of which has yet to be agreed - follows C4's Other People's Houses, also made by Talkback, in which host Naomi ...
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BBC4 doc takes European view of Dunkirk
Acting BBC4 controller Nicola Moody has commissioned a 60-minute documentary telling the story of the second world war Dunkirk landings from a German and French perspective. The programme, which will be made in-house and executive produced by Mike Poole, will complement other BBC programming devoted to the landings next year, ...
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BBC3 gives The Bachelor another date
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has recommissioned dating format The Bachelordespite the show playing a large part in the channel's worst ever ratings night, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Carlton to produce junior Eurovision 2004
Carlton will be the host producer for next year's Junior Eurovision Song Contestand will also produce this year's national final on ITV1. The hunt for the young musical act to represent the UK in November's final, held in Denmark, will be broadcast on ITV1 on ...
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BBC2 orders second batch of masterworks
BBC2 has ordered a further 10 x 50-minute episodes of The Private Life of a Masterpiecestrand which looks at major works of art. The new run, which is due to air next year, was commissioned from indie Fulmar Productions through BBC Wales by BBC2 controller ...
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Llewelyn-Bowen hosts BBC2 lifestyle hour
Changing Rooms -star Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is to front a new block of lifestyle shows on BBC2 at Sunday lunchtimes. BBC controller of daytime Alison Sharman has ordered a 36 x 60-minute run of Sunday Home and Garden, which will see ...
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Immigration is BBC1's next special topic
BBC1 is to look at the controversial issue of immigration and asylum in the next instalment of its day-long current affairs specials. BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and head of current affairs Peter Horrocks have greenlit the project, which will aim to look at all angles of asylum. Programme details are ...
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NewsFash to present Man Versus Beast
TV tough-guy John Fashanu has landed a presenting job on a new Gladiator-style show, Man Versus Beast - in which humans compete against animals writes Sam Matthews
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NewsBBC bags exclusive Rowling interview
The BBC's Jeremy Paxman has interviewed Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for what will be a UK broadcast exclusive for the corporation, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsBBC Scotland mulls stand-alone news
BBC Scotland is to begin a full review of its news output later this month that will include looking once again at the controversial issue of whether it should have a separate Scottish 18.00 News, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsBBC Food launches in Scandanavia
The BBC has increased its clout in the European multi-channel market by rolling out its commercial BBC Food channel into Scandinavia, writes Colin Robertson
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NewsSomethin' Else to produce Radiohead doc
Indie Somethin' Else has been commissioned to produce a revealing documentary about influential music producer Nigel Goodrich - the man behind indie supergroup Radiohead, writes Sam Matthews.
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BBC pushes into US with gameshow deals
The BBC has cemented its presence in the US market by signing deals with broadcasters CBS and ABC for two new gameshow formats and extending its deal with NBC for Dog Eat Dog, writes Leigh Holmwood
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News'Nul points' sparks Eurovision rejig
The BBC is set to overhaul the way it chooses the UK's entry for the Eurovision song contest following Britain's first ever 'nul points' at this year's event, writes Leigh Holmwood
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TCM beefs up original shows
Turner Classic Movies has appointed a new creative director as part of a drive to get more original programming onto the channel, writes Rosemary Gallagher