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Dancing lands peak C4 slot
Channel 4 is looking to broaden the appeal of creative dance with a season of 11 films to be broadcast in a Saturday night peaktime slot, writes Penny Hughes.
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BBC3 to expose risky behaviour
The psychology behind celebrity scandals is to be investigated for a new BBC3 series as part of a raft of commissions for BBC Manchester entertainment and features, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC2 lines up season of films on infidelity
A series of five films looking at themes of love and infidelity have been put together in a 50-minute special for BBC2 called Ways to Leave Your Lover. The 5 x 10-minute films features films by a number of different writers and directors such as ...
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Five whittles UK's heritage down to top 10
Five has ordered a two-part 'top 10' series counting down Britain's most popular stately homes and ancient monuments, writes Penny Hughes.
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Westcountry signs up for hospital reality
Carlton Westcountry controller of features and programme development Caroline Righton has commissioned a further series of fly-on-the-wall hospital documentary Emergencyfrom Seventwenty Productions. The next 8 x 30-minute series will be again set in the casualty department of a Plymouth hospital. David Atkins will produce with ...
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NewsCrossroads demise sees jobs axed
Up to 80 jobs are under threat at Carlton's Central franchise after ITV's new director of programmes Nigel Pickard decided to axe ailing soap Crossroads, writes Paul Revoir
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PROGRAMMING - DISCOVERY LOOKS AT ALTERED STATESMEN.
Discovery Networks Europe has commissioned a series on the impact of addiction, depression and alcoholism on
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Fresh orders from BBC4.
BBC4 controller Roly Keating has unveiled a swathe of new commissions, including a documentary series on the National Trust, writes Jon Rogers.
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HD to be preferred format for acquisition
High Definition will be the preferred format for TV acquisition in the UK within three years, according to a broadcast technology expert, writes David Collins
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Living drops Diana séance
Living TV has been forced to pull its controversial coverage of a seance attempting to contact Princess Diana beyond the grave, after it was discovered that the footage would break broadcasting rules, writes Paul Revoir
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Ofcom to help UK film industry
Terrestrial broadcasters will be regulated over the number of hours they dedicate to home-grown films under new legislation added to the Communications Bill that has been welcomed by film and television indies, writes John Plunkett
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Five orders art deco V&A tie-in
Five is backing its cheeky claim to be the 'home of arts programming' with a 3 x 30-minute series on art deco, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsBBC spotlights high-end factual
High-end documentaries such as the recent controversial Hunt for Britain's Paedophiles are to be given greater prominence on the BBC's main television channels following the shake-up of the BBC's factual commissioning structure, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Ross wife latest Living psychic host
Living TV has signed up sci-fi author and wife of Jonathan Ross, Jane Goldman, to front a new paranormal investigation show, writes Jon Rogers.
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Wright to be face of latest lottery show
Former footballer Ian Wright is to host BBC1's latest Saturday night lottery show that will mix the tried and tested formula of winning balls, big star names and music. The 6 x 30-minute The National Lottery Wright Ticket, commissioned by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and ...
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Somethin' Else takes Sanchez radio show
Somethin' Else has taken over production duties from Wise Buddah on club DJ Roger Sanchez's nationally syndicated dance show, Release Yourself. The show is heard on Chrysalis-owned Galaxy, Vibe FM and Fire FM, as well as in six European countries and a raft of stations ...
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Renamed Bill spin-off gets underway
Thames TV has renamed its new The Billspin-off M.I.T Murder Investigation Teaminstead of its original title Think Murder. The 8 x 60-minute series starring Lindsey Coulson ( EastEnders) and Samantha ...
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BBC radio lines up comic relief capers
BBC Radio 1 presenters are to take part in Dance Relief, featuring a battle of the DJs, while BBC Radio 2 is to broadcast a concert featuring Mick Hucknall as part of BBC radio's plans for Comic Relief coverage. BBC Radio 4 is to give listeners the chance to hear ...
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Tiger wins bag of commissions
Tiger Aspect Productions has won a raft of commissions from the BBC and Channel 4, including a second run of its hit documentary series A Place in France, in which two friends set out to buy and renovate a house across the ...
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Imago's Discovery special on aquatic lions
Norwich-based indie Imago has completed a 60-minute special for the Discovery Channel about an unusual group of lions that have taken to the water in Botswana. Swimming Lions, which will air in May and on Animal Planet US in June, is the first wildlife documentary ...