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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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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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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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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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BBC1 to mark Potters Bar rail tragedy
Documentary-maker Roger Graef's indie Films of Record has been commissioned to make a fast turnaround documentary for BBC1, marking the first anniversary of the Potters Bar rail crash, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC1 looks for 50 Things to Do Before You Die
ITV Sport presenter Gaby Logan is to front a one-off for BBC1 looking at the kind of things everyone should do at least once in their lives. The 60-minute 50 Things to Do Before You Dieis a follow-up to 50 ...
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BBC Radio 2 to offer more live music
BBC Radio 2 is to shake up its schedule by increasing the amount of live music and album tracks it airs. Live music will be extended to the mid-morning schedule with a new strand in Ken Bruce's show, while Richard Allinson's Saturday afternoon programme will change its live music focus ...
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Jordan's world comes to BBC3
Busty glamour model Jordan is to be profiled in a third BBC3 documentary which will chart her attempts to launch a pop career. Film-maker Richard Macer will complete his trilogy of
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Five orders oz animals pre-school series
Five controller of children's programming Nick Wilson has ordered a 40 x 5-minute pre-school wildlife series from indie Two Sides TV, producer of Five's Insect Antics. Aussie Animal Antics(working title) will be shot on location in Melbourne, Australia over the ...
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Carlton Central answers history queries
Carlton Central has lined up a six-part factual entertainment series called History Detectives which will investigate historical queries sent in by viewers. Each 30-minute episode, made in-house, will feature a team of three history detectives including an archaeological consultant, a university lecturer in medieval history ...
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Lion doc looks at babes on the make
ITV2 has commissioned Lion TV to make an 8 x 30-minute documentary following young women who are trying to make their millions in the world of clubbing and leisure, writes Paul Revoir.
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CNX buys in comic strip and kung fu heroes
CNX, Turner Broadcasting's channel for 16 to 34-year-old men, has unveiled a series of acquisitions for its new season starting next month. New programmes include the UK premiere of Batmanspin-off Birds of Preyfrom Warner Brothers, in which Batgirl is confined ...
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Five plans reality dating series
Five has ordered a reality-based formatted dating show called Meet the Parents, just a month after BBC1 announced it planned to air an entertainment series called Meet My Folks, 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.
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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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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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C4 turns spotlight on fashion legend
The inner workings of fashion bible Vogueare to be exposed in a new Channel 4 documentary series, writes Penny Hughes.
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Life after Baywatch indie signs global deal
Indie Brian Waddell Productions has signed a deal with Fremantle International to distribute its Life After