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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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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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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...