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National Geographic homes in on hellish creepy-crawlies
National Geographic Channel has commissioned indie Steel Spyda to produce Insects from Hellkicking off with a one-hour special Mosquito Hell. Insects from Hell,is a 6 x 30-minute series, presented by Jake Willers, which looks at ...
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Disney to play Faking It for kids
Disney Channel has commissioned a new in-house series with shades of Channel 4's Faking It, which will give young sport stars a crash course in a completely new discipline, writes Paul Revoir.
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Foyle's War to run and run
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott looks to have found his elusive long-running detective series to replace Inspector Morse, writes Jon Rogers.
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Sci-Fi's latest landings
Sci-Fi channel has picked up the latest series from Buffy the Vampire Slater creator Joss Weedon as part of a batch of programmes from 20th Century Fox. Firefly, set in the wake of a civil war 500 years in the future, will air in 15 ...
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NewsRadio stations to play safe during war
The BBC and commercial radio stations' playlists have been changed so as not to offend the listening public during the war with Iraq, writes Sam Matthews
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NewsContent deal bears fruit for Discovery
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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NewsBBC and partners plan D-Day drama doc
The BBC is to join with German and American co-production partners to make a major drama documentary based on the D-Day landings, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsWithout Prejudice sold to nine countries
Without Prejudice, the bitchy Channel 4 gameshow in which normal members of the public have their lifestyles criticised by a panel of fellow nobodies with a view to winning£50,000, has been sold to nine European countries, writes Colin Robertson
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NewsStar Wars doc to air on BBC
As military action in the Gulf steps up a gear, the BBC is set to air a 60-minute documentary charting 50 years of American attempts to protect itself from a missile attack, writes John Plunkett
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BBC2 looks at Brit-Asian crossover
BBC2 has ordered a season of programmes looking at the impact of the Asian community on Britain as part of its£97m spring/summer line-up. Big Dreamsexamines the crossover between British
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BBC1 strives to find innovation
The team behind the BBC's axed Tomorrow's Worldscience show is to launch a Great Britons-style search for a new working invention to be voted on by the public as part of BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey's£270m spring season, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC3 invests again in Celeb money series
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy and current affairs editor Colin Savage has commissioned a further run of celebrity finance series Liquid Assets, which will look at the wealth of stars such as Robbie Williams, Prince and Oasis. The 6 x 60-part series, to be made by ...
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C4 counts down our scariest moments
Channel 4 has ordered a 210-minute Halloween special called the 100 Greatest Scary Moments. The film, which will air this autumn, will count down the nation's best-loved chilling clips from movies and television shows, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Chitty ...
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CBBC to look at reality of animals' lives
Real-life animal dramas in Northern Ireland will be put under the spotlight in a new CBBC show looking at the work of the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The 13 x 15-minute Animal Arc, commissioned by former CBBC controller Nigel Pickard, ...
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Mirren back in Prime Suspect for sixth time
The sixth instalment of Prime Suspectwill begin filming next month with Helen Mirren reprising her role as detective Jane Tennison. A Granada TV and WGBH co-production in association with CBC in Canada, Prime Suspect 6is produced by David Boulter, directed ...
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Davison and Cusack star in Carlton drama
Peter Davison and Niamh Cusack have been lined up to star in a Carlton psychological thriller about jealousy and sexual obsession. Ordered by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott , Too Good to Be True, features Davison and Cusack as a happily divorced couple with ...
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Garfield joins cartoon network
Turner Broadcasting has snapped up 85 hours of primetime animation acquisitions and co-productions for Cartoon Network and Boomerang, including the classic Garfieldseries. Cartoon Network has also pre-bought 26 x 30-minute episodes of Canadian/ French co-production Atomic Betty - Galactic Guardianand ...
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Five plans live telepathy special
Five is jumping on the pyschic TV bandwagon with a 90-minute live show, working titled Are you Telepathic?writes Penny Hughes.
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Men found to strip for Living
Living TV has commissioned a reality TV show dubbed as ' Pop Idolmeets The Full Monty' in which producers scour the country to set up a team of male strippers, writes Paul Revoir.
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Granada wild makes second killer show
National Geographic Channel has commissioned a second series of Built for the Kill, which looks at the complex way animals kill their prey, from Granada Wild. The 6 x 60-minute show, Built for the Kill 2, will be transmitted in ...