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BBC's cunning plan for opera
The BBC is to try and bring opera to a whole new age group when it animates The Cunning Little Vixen by Czech composer Leos Janacek as part of a number of new arts commissions, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Discovery to help those who've been dumped
Discovery Health has commissioned indie Uden Associates to produce two series, both set to air in August. The 9 x 30-minute Celebrity Doubleswill focus on nine lookalikes who are made to look even more like their heroes with the help of experts while the 15 ...
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Wise Buddah syndicates dance music show
Wise Buddah is set to produce a nationally syndicated dance music show featuring rising talent and established DJs. The World's Greatest DJswill be broadcast weekly from this month on Kiss 100, Vibe 101, The Fire and Ozone Radio. Produced by Janet Bell for Wise Buddah ...
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Clarkson looks at history of Victoria Cross
BBC Top Gearpresenter Jeremy Clarkson is to front a new show for BBC 2 about the history of the Victoria Cross medal. The 60-minute For Valourwill assesses the 'highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the ...
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Elliott orders drama from Zhivago producer
Granada's newly established northern drama department is to produce a new series for ITV1 starring Amanda Redman. The 2 x 90-minute Suspicionis in production until 9 May and is due to air later in the year. Produced by Hugh Warren, whose past credits include ...
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Neurotic pets get the television treatment
An 'animal whisperer' is to tame neurotic pets in a new ITV1 programme from wildlife specialist Tigress Productions, as part of a slate of new commissions for the indie, writes Penny Hughes.
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NewsFrostrup to front new BBC2 game show
Gravel-voiced presenter Mariella Frostrup is to front a major new BBC2 quiz show in which contestants are moved around the set by a hydraulic lift, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Spanking new comedy club comes to BBC7
BBC7 has commissioned its first original programming with stand-up show, Spanking New on 7. The 7 x 60-minute series will focus on showcasing new comic talent and aim to create 'the feel of a comedy club on the radio'. Commissioned by BBC7 editor Mary Kalemkerian, ...
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Five does Clear pop deal
Five has teamed up with Clear Channel to launch a£500,000 seven-hour pop concert extravaganza in a bid to establish itself as the 'home of pop music', writes Penny Hughes.
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Series for No Going Back couple
The husband and wife team who quit their mobile disco business in the UK to run a 15-acre farm in Tuscany as part of Channel 4's No Going Back series have been given their own six-part show, writes Penny Hughes
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Celador to sell All American Girl for indie 19
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? distributor Celador International has teamed up with Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment to sell the Pop Idol creator's latest format, All American Girl, writes Jane Marlow
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RDF plans new ?Swap' format
RDF Media has followed up the success of its Wife Swap series with two more ?swap' shows for Channel 4 and is making a foray into formatted entertainment with a gameshow for BBC2, writes Penny Hughes
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Iraq War deters Mip attendees
The war in Iraq has dealt a blow to attendance at this week's Mip-TV market with American, Australian and Japanese visitors deciding not to make the trip amid concerns about security, writes Leigh Holmwood
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C4 buys quirky US chat show
Channel 4 has snapped up the UK rights to a quirky new US chat show which features a 20-year-old American interviewing celebrities in his front room, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Spacemen walk on BBC1
The BBC is to use state-of-the-art computer technology to go where no man has gone before when it expands its hugely successful Walking with... strand to space, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC2 to air antelope doc about star wars
BBC2 is set to air a 60-minute documentary charting 50 years of American attempts to protect itself from a missile attack. Star Wars Dreams follows the 'hopes and delusions' of America's search for invulnerability, from Eisenhower and Reagan to President George W Bush's 'Son of Star Wars' initiative. Produced by ...
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Discovery airs first C4 output
Discovery Channel has unveiled the first raft of programmes from its exclusive first-look content deal with Channel 4's factual output, writes Paul Revoir.
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Talkback to make over whole town for C4
Talkback Productions is creating a major new makeover show for Channel 4, which will feature the transformation of an entire town. The indie will go into a town with a tired image and attempt to give it a facelift. The indie is already in talks with local councils in two ...
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Andrew kicks off at ITV with Enjie Benjy
ITV's new director of children's programmes Steven Andrews has commissioned his first programme since joining the network, ordering a second series of Enjie Benjy from Cosgrove Hall, the animation company owned by his former employer Granada. The 26-episode series will be ready to air in the autumn.
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D-day landings to be target of BBC co-pro
The BBC is to join with German and American co-production partners to make a major drama documentary series based on the D-Day landings. The series, which is being overseen by the BBC specialist factual department in collaboration with the drama division, will be made by the team behind the forthcoming ...