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BBC soap boss knocks new-look Crossroads.
The BBC's 'soap chief', controller of drama series Mal Young, has hit out at ITV's relaunched Crossroads claiming it has missed its chance at success
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Cold drives BBC back from the Antarctic.
The BBC has been forced to postpone a landmark Natural History Unit (NHU) programme in which
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NewsGround Force crosses the pond
BBC America has signed its first independent production venture after ordering an 8 x 60-minute US-based version of Endemol UK's garden makeover show, Ground Force, writes Colin Robertson
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NewsPilger probes ?war on terror'
John Pilger is set to follow up his controversial documentary on Palestine with a new ITV project examining the war on terror, writes Steve Aston
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Wark Clements signs Abbott for ITV comedy
Paul Abbott, creator of the BBC's Bafta-winning drama Clocking Off, has been signed up by Monogram Wark Clements to write a black comedy for ITV1 about a couple caught up in a web of deception after disposing of a body which one of them has ...
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C4 to spotlight 'bad' Georgians
Channel 4 has lined up a season of programmes that take a look at the dark or hidden side of the Georgian era with films on boxing and gay sex headlining the season, writes Penny Hughes.
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Wall to Wall makes bold with knights of old
Wall to Wall is to investigate the truth about the knights of the Middle Ages and their penchant for jousting in a co-production for Channel 4 and Discovery, write Jon Rogers and Penny Hughes.
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Shine sails off with exclusive
Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine, is to make a documentary series for Five about the aircraft carrier Ark Royal after securing exclusive worldwide access to the ship, as part of a slate of new orders from UK broadcasters, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Anne Robinson to host celebrity dinners
Acid-tongued presenter Anne Robinson is to make a full series of her alternative BBC2 chat show in which celebrity guests are asked to choose the eight people from the past or present whom they would like to invite to a dinner party. The 8 x 30-minute ...
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PBS special will follow Chinese explorers
Pearson Broadband and Paladin Invision, a co-venture between British documentary-makers William Cran and Clive Syddall, are to co-produce a 120-minute special for US public broadcaster PBS about 15th century China. 1421 - When China Discovered the World, which is due to air next year, will ...
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Jonathan Ross to present 2002 TV round-up
Jonathan Ross is to take over presenting duties from Michael Parkinson on BBC1's annual retrospective of last year's best TV moments. The live 90-minute 2002 TV Moments will allow viewers to vote for their favourites in seven genre categories with the results being revealed in ...
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Five takes Sky's Sunrise for another year
Five has renewed its contract with Sky News to continue broadcasting the satellite broadcaster's morning show Sunrise for another year. Sunrisewill now continue to air between 06.00 and 06.30 each weekday and from 07.00 until 08.00 on Saturdays. The deal, ...
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Dead ringers team in new R4 comic venture
BBC Radio 4 controller Helen Boaden has greenlit a new six-part comedy series from the team behind Dead Ringers. Elephants to Catch Eels, written by Nev Fountain and Tom Jamieson, is set in 18th century Cornwall and features ...
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R4 to dish dirt on 1982 rebel cricketers
A 60-minute documentary recounting the 1982 rebel England cricket tour of apartheid South Africa has been ordered by BBC Radio 4 commissioning executive Andrew Caspari. Rebel Hell, to be presented by BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew, will explore the political in-fighting and backroom dealings that ...
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NewsDiscovery wins access to BBC stock footage
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with Discovery Channel owner Discovery Communications (DCI) to provide full access for the company's network of channels to the BBC's moving image stock, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsDiscovery Health doubles commissions
Discovery Health Channel has doubled its commissioning hours as part of a major increase in investment for the channel, writes Paul Revoir
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TX - Television's visionary.
During its 75 minutes, this documentary about the British inventor John Logie Baird only uses eight
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PROGRAMMING - BBC WORLD SERVICE UNVEILS FEBRUARY LINE-UP.
BBC World Service has unveiled a number of new series to air at the end of
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PROGRAMMING - CARLTON'S WATERWORLD BACK FOR FOURTH DIP.
Carlton is to screen a fourth series of Waterworld, its factual series about the canals of
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PROGRAMMING - FAME ACADEMY SPAWNS BBC SPORT IMITATOR.
The BBC is to launch a new sports series along the lines of Fame Academy which