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Discovery looks at altered statesmen
Discovery Networks Europe has commissioned a series on the impact of addiction, depression and alcoholism on John F Kennedy, Boris Yeltsin, Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden and Ronald Reagan from Outline Productions. The 5 x 60-minute Altered Statesmenis due to air in April. Ordered by Discovery ...
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COASTAL TO MAKE ANOTHER WIRE IN THE BLOOD.
Actor Robson Green's indie Coastal Productions has been commissioned by ITV1 controller of drama Nick Elliott
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NewsKeating unveils new BBC4 raft
BBC4 controller Roly Keating has unveiled a raft of new commissions, including a documentary series on the National Trust, which will follow the behind the scenes activities of the organisation, writes Jon Rogers
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NewsBBC snubs Euro Fame Academy final
The BBC says it has no plans to broadcast Endemol Entertainment ?s grand European finale of world-wide hit format Fame Academy, writes Hayley Treacy
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West Wing fails to hold peaktime slot
Channel 4 is moving The West Wingout of its Saturday 20.00 slot after the president and his team failed to win the vote of enough viewers.
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Tully to front major BBC4 piece on India
A major new programme about the future of India from the BBC's controversial former India correspondent Mark Tully, as well as a full series of hypothetical crisis programme The Situation Room, have been commissioned by BBC4 controller Roly Keating as the channel reaches its one-year ...
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NewsPop Idol's Mr Nasty to front dating show
Simon Cowell, Pop Idol's Mr Nasty, is to make an unlikely Cupid in a dating show being developed for ITV1, writes Penny Hughes.
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Good Life sex symbol returns as ITV sleuth
Actress Felicity Kendal is to return to TV for the first time in nine years to star in a new detective series for ITV1 produced by indie Carnival Films, writes John Plunkett.
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Five knocks out deal for Frost-Ali head-to-head
Five has secured broadcast rights to the first major interview with legendary boxer Muhammad Ali in more than two decades. He will talk to Sir David Frost about his ideals, life and career in The Then and Now of Muhammad Ali, which will air in ...
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MTV forum to grill Blair over war in Iraq
Prime Minster Tony Blair is to appear on MTV in a special 60-minute discussion programme in which he will set out his case for war with Iraq. MTV Forum with Tony Blair: Is War the Answer?, to be made by MTV Europe in London, will include questions from 40 young ...
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Endemol's bizarre clip show for Five
Five has ordered a catastrophe clip show series from Big Brotherproducer Endemol UK, as well as three movie documentaries from Endemol subsidiary Initial, writes Penny Hughes.
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C4 launches lunchtime war news bulletin
Channel 4 is to air a new lunchtime news bulletin that will go head to head with Five News as the build-up to a possible war with Iraq continues. The 30-minute
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C4 to air ?feisty ethnic' season
Channel 4 has commissioned a series of controversial multicultural documentaries following the axing of the standalone multicultural department by chief executive Mark Thompson last year, writes Jon Rogers.
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Murphy orders fresh Re:covered for BBC3
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has ordered a new 12 x 30-minute series of music show Re:covered, fronted by presenter Dermot O'Leary. The series, made by Blaze Television, will be produced by Jim Parsons and executive produced by Conor McAnally. The first programme, which will air in April, will feature performances ...
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25 Years of Smash Hits
At It Productions is to make a 90-minute special to coincide with the 25th anniversary of teenage pop music magazine Smash Hitsfor Channel 4, writes Jon Rogers.
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Bruce picked as face for BBC1 Tonight rival
The BBC has confirmed that Ten O'Clock News presenter Fiona Bruce is to present a new current affairs magazine programme on BBC1. Real Story, which begins next month, has been commissioned by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and head of current affairs Peter Horrocks for a huge three-series run of 28 ...
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BBC1's Red Cap on course for second series
BBC1 drama Red Cap, starring former EastEnders actress Tamzin Outhwaite as a military police officer, has been commissioned for a second series. The 6 x 60-minute series, ordered by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter from indie Stormy Pictures, will be produced by Sarah Wilson ...
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Coastal to make another Wire in the Blood
Actor Robson Green's indie Coastal Productions has been commissioned by ITV1 controller of drama Nick Elliott to make a second series of police drama Wire in the Blood. The series, which stars Green and Cold Feet actress Hermione Norris, will air later in the year in a new 4 x ...
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NewsNewsnight bids for Hussein interview
The BBC's Newsnight is in discussions with US broadcaster CBS about buying up the network's exclusive interview with Saddam Hussein, in which the Iraqi dictator dismisses George Bush's calls to disarm, writes Paul Revoir
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C4 INVESTIGATES NASA SHUTTLE DISASTER.
Channel 4 has commissioned a fast-turnaround investigative piece looking into the recent Columbia space shuttle tragedy.