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    C4 orders image makeover show.

    2002-12-20T12:39:16Z

    Move over Trinny and Susannah - Channel 4 is getting tough on crimes against aesthetics in

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    BBC 3'S MURPHY ORDERS MORE MONKEY DUST.

    2002-12-20T12:39:16Z

    Newly appointed BBC 3 controller Stuart Murphy has ordered a second series of animated series Monkey

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    FOX KIDS UK TO SHOW MOVILLE MYSTERIES.

    2002-12-20T12:39:15Z

    Nelvana International's animated series Moville Mysteries (left) has been acquired by Fox Kids UK for its

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    LNN FACTUALS GIVEN DOCS ORDER BY LWT.

    2002-12-20T12:39:15Z

    LNN Factuals has been commissioned to make a series of 8 x 30-minute current affairs specials

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    ITV ORDERS CELEBRITY VERSION OF OBLIVIOUS.

    2002-12-20T12:39:15Z

    ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz has commissioned Tiger Aspect Productions to make a celebrity version

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    MTV TO AIR SECOND THE OSBOURNES IN FEBRUARY.

    2002-12-20T12:39:15Z

    The long-awaited second series of The Osbournes will hit UK screens on Wednesday 5 February at

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    BRIAN ENO DOCUMENTARY TO AIR ON RADIO 2.

    2002-12-20T12:39:15Z

    Indie Somethin' Else has been commissioned by BBC Radio 2 to produce a 60-minute documentary on

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    SCANDINAVIA BUYS BEAN.

    2002-12-20T12:39:14Z

    Tiger Aspect's #10m 26 x 20-minute Animated Adventures of Mr Bean has been sold to SVT,

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    CURRIE ORDERED AGAIN.

    2002-12-20T12:39:13Z

    HTV West is to screen another series of former Tory politician Edwina Currie's discussion programme Currie

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    Jowell clears erotic VOD content in daytime

    2002-12-20T12:11:15Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell has backed a new code of practice for Video On Demand (VOD) providers, which will let them show adult content throughout the day, writes Paul Revoir

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    Further boost to ITV 2 hours

    2002-12-19T14:41:09Z

    ITV 2 is to extend its hours again to become a 24-hour channel, heightening speculation that the channel will receive a cash injection from shareholders Carlton and Granada, writes Steve Aston

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    Laurie to direct and star in Carlton drama

    2002-12-19T09:14:10Z

    Comic actor Hugh Laurie, the star of Carlton's forthcoming ITV drama Fortysomething, has been drafted in as a director on the series after the two original directors left the project, writes Steve Aston

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    C4 orders image makeover show

    2002-12-18T12:38:57Z

    Move over Trinny and Susannah - Channel 4 is getting tough on crimes against aesthetics in the new year with two series aimed at turning 'overweight, unfashionable, spotty frumps' into 'glossy designer divas', write Jane Marlow and Georgina Lipscomb

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    BBC 2 studies causes of accidents

    2002-12-18T12:38:08Z

    BBC 2 is to examine the reasons why vehicle crashes occur and the impact they have on our lives in a new trilogy of programmes, writes Jon Rogers

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    ITV 1 revisits Alpha course

    2002-12-18T12:37:32Z

    ITV 1 has ordered a second series of its controversial religious series charting the phenomenon of the Alpha Christianity course, writes Steve Aston

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    Thomas arrives on ITV

    2002-12-18T12:36:55Z

    Stop-frame animation pre-school show Thomas the Tank Engineis returning to ITV with a new series after a 10-year absence, writes Jon Rogers

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    ITV orders celebrity version of Oblivious

    2002-12-18T12:36:23Z

    ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz has commissioned Tiger Aspect Productions to make a celebrity version of Mast Media's Obliviousformat. The 45-minute episode, which will again be hosted by Davina McCall, is to be produced by Chris Brodgen with Ruth Davies as executive producer. It ...

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    MTV to air second The Osbournes in February

    2002-12-18T12:35:38Z

    The long-awaited second series of The Osbourneswill hit UK screens on Wednesday 5 February at 22.00 on MTV UK and Ireland. The MTV-produced show, which follows the domestic trials and tribulations of the former bat-munching metaller, is the highest rating series in the history of ...

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    Fox Kids UK to show Moville Mysteries

    2002-12-18T12:35:04Z

    Nelvana International's animated series Moville Mysterieshas been acquired by Fox Kids UK for its spring schedule. The multichannel service has also lined up a host of returning series, including a 26 x 30-minute second series of Braceface about a teenager ...

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    LNN Factuals given docs order by LWT

    2002-12-18T12:34:34Z

    LNN Factuals has been commissioned to make a series of 8 x 30-minute current affairs specials for the LWT regional slate. The shows, under The Week - Special Investigationsstrand, will focus on crime, transport, housing and other issues of controversy in the capital. The programmes, ...