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NewsSurvivor creator reclaims rights
Charlie Parsons, creator of Survivor, has taken back the UK format rights to the extreme reality show but has admitted that the show will need to be overhauled if it is to get a third outing, writes Colin Robertson
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Living to bring back Miss Universe contest
Beauty pageant Miss Universe is returning to British television screens for the first time in what is believed to be a decade after Living TV picked up the UK rights to the event, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsPeople's Book Of Records loses slot
Endemol's bid to move into comedy has been dealt a significant blow after Channel 4 decided to move its ailing stunt-based series The People's Book of Records out of its primetime Friday night slot because of poor ratings, writes Penny Hughes
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Leopard to look at computer game history
Leopard Films has secured a commission from TLC in the US for a 60-minute special on the history of computer games. Gameheadzwill chart the evolution of computer games from the basic thrills of Pong and Space Invaders through to the popular Super Mario series. Featuring ...
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RDF series puts teens in charge
Nine teenagers are being given the chance to act as 'amateur family therapists' in a Channel 4 show from the producer of Wife Swap, writes Penny Hughes.
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Hollywood stars caught on home movies
BBC1 is to show home movie-style footage of Hollywood celebrities showing the 'moments when their masks slip' and the real person behind the glamour is revealed. The one-off 60-minute documentary, The People's Hollywood, will show amateur film of famous stars from the 1930s to the ...
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Men & Motors to celebrate the Ford Capri
Men & Motors has commissioned Granada to make a 60-minute show on the life of Ford's design classic, the Capri. Capri 4 Mewill be presented by Capital Gold DJ Mike Sweeney and will track the car from its conception to downfall and a possible 21st ...
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BBC6 music covers The Smiths in depth
Digital radio station BBC6 Music has put together a week-long series of programmes about 1980s band The Smiths which will feature upcoming talent performing cover versions of some of the group's hits. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of the band's first single Hand ...
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Radio 4 examines Damilola witness
The teenage girl who brought the trial of murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor to its knees is to be the focus of a new documentary for BBC Radio 4, writes Michael Rosser.
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C4 follows Misteeq on Japanese tour
Channel 4 editor, music Jo Wallace has commissioned At It Productions to make a 30-minute film following British R&B band Misteeq on a promotional tour of Japan. Far East Misteeqfollows the three girl band members from breakfast until bedtime, giving a behind-the-scenes view of the ...
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BBC4 special focuses on Indira Gandhi
Former Indian leader Indira Gandhi is to be the subject of BBC4 special. The 90-minute The Death of Indira Gandhi, commissioned by BBC4 controller Roly Keating and commissioning executive Richard Klein, will look at the events leading up to her assassination in 1984 as well ...
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ITV2 goes in pursuit of liberty x on tour
LNN Factuals is making a 60-minute special for ITV2 which follows Popstars rejects Liberty X on their latest tour. The show, working titled The Making of Liberty X,is set to air in July as a prelude to the next series ...
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Radio 2 has another bad week from Celador
Celador has been commissioned to develop the ninth series of tragi-comedy show It's Been a Bad Weekfor BBC Radio 2. Presented by comedy duo Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, the first of the 10 x 60-minute show will be broadcast from 13.00 to 14.00 on ...
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Dimmock branches out for BBC1
Ground Force star Charlie Dimmock is set to be one of the new faces of BBC1's Garden Invadersseries, write Leigh Holmwood and Paul Revoir.
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NewsChannel 4 to air edgier late zone
Channel 4 is introducing a new weekly block of low-cost experimental programming in order to inject more edgy shows into its late-night schedule, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsMentorn wins Fox commission
Robot Wars producer Mentorn, a subsidiary of The Television Corporation, has won a commission from Rupert Murdoch's US broadcaster Fox to make a new prime-time reality show, Paradise Hotel, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsUK Gold to stage Fawlty vs Brent
John Cleese's classic comic creation Basil Fawlty and The Office's David Brent will go head to head on UK Gold in a new event, Battle of? the Monstrous Bosses, next month.
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Home & Leisure goes on a fishing safari
Discovery Home & Leisure has unveiled a batch of commissions including another John Wilson's Fishing Safari. The 10 x 12-minute Granada show kicks off towards the end of the year and
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Endemol launches Jamie-style show
Endemol UK is hoping to cash in on the success of Channel 4's Jamie's Kitchenwith a new regional series offering students from the same catering college the chance to work in an expensive London restaurant, writes Penny Hughes.
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More directing for David Jason
ITV has given David Jason a further vote of confidence in his decision to take up TV production by commissioning a sequel to his directorial debut, The Quest , writes Paul Revoir.