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Granada's Sherlock Holmes sold to BBC2
Granada has sold its classic crime series The Adventures of Sherlock Homes to BBC2. The 13 x 52-minute first series, which made Jeremy Brett a household name, will air on BBC2 later this year after originally airing on ITV in 1984.
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Granada backs Euro pilot push
Granada is piloting a quiz show in four different languages in a bid to speed up its sales to the international market, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC refuses to back down over Iraq doc
The BBC has defended its plans to screen a Correspondent special in which the bodies of two British soldiers 'executed' in Iraq are featured, saying the Ministry of Defence (MoD) knew about the programme months ago, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Trauma ahead for Emmerdale as BBC1 strips against ITV1
BBC1 is to strip a new hospital documentary series, Trauma, across the week in a 19.00 slot as part of new scheduling plans to try and break the ratings dominance of ITV1 soap Emmerdale, writes ...
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NewsC4 will let couples be single again
Channel 4 has commissioned a delicate new reality show in which couples who have come to a crossroads in their relationship will be forced to separate for a month, writes Penny Hughes
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ITV Kay Mellor drama starts filming
Between the Sheets , the ITV1 drama being executive produced by the network's former director of channels David Liddiment, has gone into production in Yorkshire. The 6 x 60-minute series, written and created by Kay Mellor and made through her indie, Rollem Productions, explores the ...
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Graef to look at coma survivors
Broadcaster Sheena Macdonald, who fell into a coma for 72 hours after being hit by a police van, is to look at how people's personalities change after such traumatic experiences for a major new BBC film, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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UK Gold to host Blackadder weekend
UK Gold is to commemorate 20 years of the BBC's classic historical comedy Blackadderwith a weekend of programmes. The channel will screen shows from all four series over the weekend of 14 to 15 June from 21.00. The tribute weekend will also include links by ...
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Blue Peter's Bacon to front Five gameshow
Five has ordered a raft of entertainment commissions from Objective Productions including a gameshow hosted by former Blue Peterpresenter Richard Bacon, writes Penny Hughes.
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Ann Summers shows all in Carlton doc
Ann Summers, the erotic shop chain that recently went to the high court to get the right to advertise in job centres, is to be the subject of a series for Carlton's London region, writes Jon Rogers.
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Donovan simply the best for C4
Talkback Productions is making a Faking It-style series for Channel 4, in which former 11 O'Clock Show presenter Daisy Donovan undertakes a series of professional challenges, writes Penny Hughes.
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Hip-hop poetry gets late slot on Radio 4
Burgeoning talent from the hip-hop poetry scene will showcase fresh material on new BBC Radio 4 series Bespoken Word. The 6 x 15-minute programmes will air weekly at 23.00 from 11 June, presented by poet and actor Dr Stewart. Blaxploitation movie star Melvin van Peebles ...
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Radio 4 to air sitcom about pathologist
Forensic pathology is the unlikely subject of a new BBC Radio 4 sitcom starring Peter Davison. The 6 x 30-minute series, which will air weekly at 23.00 from 12 June, is the first sitcom to be written by Dead Ringerscontributor Laurence Howarth. The show follows ...
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R2 mulls fate of UK music
The fragile state of the British music industry will come under scrutiny in a dedicated evening of programming from BBC Radio 2, writes Michael Rosser.
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Blur to get two-hour profile on Radio 2
Britpop stalwarts Blur are to be the subject of a BBC Radio 2 documentary written by the band's official biographer, Stuart Maconie. The 2 x 60-minute profile, Parklife: The Blur Story, will air at 21.00 on 14 June. Integrating interviews and music, the programmes will ...
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Radio 1 to air exclusive Foo Fighters gig
BBC Radio 1 has clinched an exclusive one-off gig with indie band Foo Fighters. The performance will be broadcast live from 20.00 to 22.00 on 20 August. As a preview, the band's lead singer, Dave Grohl, will co-host Jo Whiley's show between 10.00 and 12.45 the day before the gig.
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BBC1 recommissions traffic cops from folio
Television Corporation subsidiary Folio has been commissioned to make a second run of police documentary series Traffic Cops. The 10 x 30-minute series, ordered by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and senior commissioning executive, factual Richard Klein, follows the South Yorkshire police. It will be series ...
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Twofour shows how to cut DIY costs
Plymouth-based indie Twofour Productions has been commissioned by Discovery Networks commissioning editor, lifestyle Leonie Hutchinson to make a new DIY show for its Home and Leisure channel. The 15 x 30-minute Mates Ratessees designer Ben Huggins form a DIY co-operative with three friends where they ...
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NewsBBC Parliament goes 24/7
The BBC's digital political channel BBC Parliament is set go round the clock from 7 June, with a new overnight schedule running from 00.00 to 06.00, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsLoose Lips moved to prime time
Living TV's first original chat show Loose Lips, fronted by Melinda Messenger and Richard Arnold, is being moved to a prime time slot, writes Rosemary Gallagher