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BBC relives Dunkirk spirit
Two multimillion pound docu-dramas and extensive live coverage of commemorative events will feature in the corporation's year of special second world war coverage timed to coincide with next year's 60th anniversary of D-Day, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsCalfs to get full run
Baby Cow, the indie set up by comedian Steve Coogan and Henry Normal, is set to sign deals with the BBC for two new series, including a full run of Paul and Pauline Calf, writes Leigh Holmwood
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This Morning returns for 16th series
The sudden departure of presenter John Leslie from ITV's This Morninghas not dampened the network's enthusiasm for the show, which will return for a 16th series later this year. Granada has been commissioned to bring the programme back in September, retaining the current presenting partnership ...
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ITV2 agrees new David Letterman deal
ITV2 has re-signed its deal for The Late Show with David Lettermanand has also picked up exclusive UK rights to US daytime talkshow The John Walsh Show. The channel has signed with CBS Broadcast International for the rights to Letterman, ...
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CBBC orders 26-part Basil Brush series
CBBC head of entertainment Anne Gilchrist has commissioned a further 26 x 30-minute series of The Basil Brush Showfrom Foundation TV and Entertainment Rights. Foundation will make the show, which will air in 2004 and 2005, with Vanessa Amberleigh as the producer and Dez McCarthy ...
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C4 to scrutinise multinationals
The first-time director behind The Luckiest Nut In The World- the Channel 4 film presented by a singing peanut that was feted in the broadcaster's 2002 annual report - has secured a four-part series for C4, writes Penny Hughes.
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S4C gets Pavarotti concert exclusive
S4C has bagged the exclusive rights to broadcast opera star Luciano Pavarotti's UK farewell concert to be staged at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. S4C is likely to air the performance within days of the event, which will be held on 5 July. It will also be broadcast on S4C ...
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BBC plans second Fame Academy
BBC talent show Fame Academyis to return, although this time the corporation will put more emphasis on its public service merits. BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has put an end to speculation over the show's future by ordering a second run from Endemol-subsidiary Initial, despite criticism ...
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BBC uses 'dung cam' to spy on elephants
Wildlife documentary-maker John Downer is to camouflage a tiny camera as a piece of animal faeces for a new BBC1 special about a herd of elephants, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Five to show Capital FM's Party in the Park
Five has secured the exclusive rights to broadcast 95.8 Capital FM's music concert Party in the Parkfor the second year running. Endemol-owned Initial will produce the seven-hour live broadcast, which will air in the summer. A line-up is due to be announced shortly - last ...
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CBBC gives pre-schoolers own cookery show
The BBC is to launch a cookery show for pre-school children as part of a slate of new kids shows, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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RDF in production with two-part ITV drama
RDF Media has gone into production on a two-part psychological drama for ITV1, Carla, to air later this year. The 2 x 60-minute drama, which stars Lesley Sharp and Helen McCrory as two women whose lives become fatally entangled, has started shooting on the Greek ...
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Galaxy makes late-night show with Hed Kandi
The Chrysalis-owned Galaxy Network is launching a new show in association with music label Hed Kandi. Airing weekly from 01.00 to 03.00 on Sundays, the show will feature new garage and disco music from performers and DJs such as Eric Morillo, Lemon Jelly and Royksopp. It kicks off on 18 ...
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OSF to study killer insects for Nat Geo
National Geographic Channels International vice-president of production Brian Smith has commissioned Oxford Scientific Films to produce a 3 x 60-minute series studying the preying instincts of insects. Set to be aired as part of a longer Nat Geo series, Built for the Kill, later this ...
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NewsBBC to go walking with seamonsters
The BBC is to recreate the prehistoric monsters of the deep in the latest installment of its award-winning Walking With? strand, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsFame Academy gets second series
BBC reality talent show Fame Academy is to return for a second series, although this time the corporation will put a greater emphasis on its public service merits, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsBig Brother 4 prepares for launch
Big Brother 4 is going back to basics with a smaller, more 'feminine' house when it launches at the end of the month, but the show will command more of Channel 4's summer schedule than ever before, writes Colin Robertson
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WILLIAM AND MARY TO RETURN AS RATINGS SOAR.
ITV drama controller Nick Elliott has ordered a second series of romantic ratings hit William and
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First order for Farmbrough indie.
Former Talkback Productions producer Richard Farmbrough has launched his own indie, Reef Television, and has appointed 12 full-time staff to help him run it, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsBBC defends arts programming boost
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has dismissed criticism that the corporation's plans to cut lifestyle programming and concentrate more on arts and current affairs was prompted by the impending Charter renewal, claiming that the genre had simply run its course, writes Leigh Holmwood