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Men & Motors pays homage to little car
Granada Manchester is producing a 60-minute show paying tribute to the British classic the Mini to air on its joint-venture Men & Motors channel. Mini Magic, which follows on from previous shows on the Ford Cortina and Capri, looks at both the early Mini and ...
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Chris Smith to front Five show
Former media secretary Chris Smith is to present a 30-minute authored documentary for Five looking at Emily Brontes classic novel Wuthering Heights, as part of a handful of new arts orders, writes Penny Hughes.
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NewsSpooks producer to make C4 drama
Channel 4 has ordered a low-budget, feature-length drama from the producers of Spooks looking at the sexual exploits of a group of Liverpool teenagers, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsGreenlight for paranormal shows
Living TV is pushing ahead with its paranormal programming after the Independent Television Commission (ITC) agreed broadcasters could show such material as long as they billed it as entertainment, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsITV2 bags Real Madrid rights
ITV2 has snapped up the exclusive live UK TV rights to broadcast David Beckham's debut matches with Real Madrid in a deal to air all four games from the club's pre-season friendly tour of Asia, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsParadise Hotel gets extended run
Mentorn's prime-time reality show on America's Fox network, Paradise Hotel, has been extended by the broadcaster for an extra six weeks, writes Jon Rogers
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NewsITV and BBC clash over Fame Academy
The BBC has kicked off a furious row with rival ITV after confirming that it will run its Fame Academy talent search in direct competition with ITV1's Pop Idol on Saturday nights.
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NewsBBC1 to put Heat awards on air
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey is planning to turn Heat magazine's awards into a major TV event, writes Penny Hughes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Steve-o set for Men & motors
Granada Sky Broadcasting's Men & Motors channel has signed an exclusive deal with distribution company Nigel Wood to screen previously unseen footage of pranks from Jackassstar Steve-0. The 3 x 30-minute series, Steve-O: Don't Try This at Home, will run ...
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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