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NewsBBC brings back 70s Superstars
Superstars , the show that made a household name of judo master Brian Jacks and saw Kevin Keegan knocked off his bicycle, is returning to BBC1 for a full series, writes Colin Robertson.
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Brian Waddell chasing time once again
National Geographic Channel has commissioned a second series of fast-moving travel-adventure show Chasing Timefrom Northern Ireland indie Brian Waddell Productions Limited. The 13 x 30-minute series follows contestants as they try to navigate various cities. Trey Farley will once again present the show. Two production ...
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Aussie wildlife next for NHU
The BBC is to turn its wildlife focus to Australasia in a major series from the Natural History Unit (NHU), writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Five hopes pig will bring home the bacon
Production has begun on new Five and Nick Jr pre-school animation Peppa Pig, following a finance and co-production deal between Contender Entertainment Group (CEG) and Astley Baker Davies, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Kids go loco in Banzai-style CITV gameshow
Foundation is making a 10 x 30-minute gameshow for CITV featuring Banzai-style challenges such as three elderly women competing to spit their false teeth the furthest. Globo Loco, to be presented by Stephen Mulhern, will feature rival teams aged from 11 to 13 competing in ...
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Flame brings extreme fisticuffs to screen
Flame TV is making a 6 x 30-minute series, Cage Combat, for Carlton TV about 10 men and two women taking part in an extreme sport - a mixture of boxing, kick-boxing, wrestling and martial arts. Two fighters confront each other over 3 x 5-minute ...
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MMA to make hidden camera cookery show
Multi Media Arts (MMA) is producing a new daytime cookery show for ITV, described as ' Masterchefmeets Candid Camera'. The 10 x 30-minute series, Reality Bites, will follow amateur chefs via hidden cameras as they ...
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Rock Hammer gets the last word on Carlton
Newly formed indie Rock Hammer Productions has won its first commission with a 16 x 30-minute Friday night talk show for Carlton. The Last Wordwill take a look back on the week's events with a mixture of celebrity and expert guests. Rock Hammer was founded ...
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ITV lines up rival Simpson drama
The romance between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson has become the latest drama battleground after ITV1 unveiled a 120-minute film on the relationship - one week after the BBC announced its own project, writes Jon Rogers.
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Third Royal series to start filming in March
ITV1 Heartbeat spin-off The Royalhas been commissioned by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott for a third series barely a month into its first run. The Yorkshire TV drama will be produced by Ken Horn and executive produced by Keith Richardson. The second 6 x ...
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Unique goes under the knife
The history of plastic surgery is to be put under the microscope in a new one-off special for Five, the Discovery Channel and TLC from Noel Edmonds' indie, Unique, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Real Life's killer shows
Leeds-based indie Real Life Media has scored a raft of commissions for Five including a 60-minute film on one of Britain's worst killers, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsGranada to make Jackass UK
Shock-TV standard-bearer Jackass, the MTV show which made a household name of Johnny Knoxville for performing bizarre and sick stunts, is to be the inspiration behind a new half-hour Granada format, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsEastEnders' Mark gets special send-off
The BBC is to screen a one-off EastEnders special on a Saturday for the first time in the soap's 18-year history in order to mark the departure of long-running character Mark Fowler, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsMTV clinches Brat Awards
MTV has clinched an eleventh hour deal with publisher IPC to show the NME Carling Awards Show 2003 on Thursday night, writes Paul Revoir
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Profits scare for TV Corp
Indie Television Corporation has been forced to issue a profits warning following the decision of US channel TNN not to re-commission a new series of its hit franchise Robot Wars, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsC4 snaps up Saddam interview
Channel 4 is to screen Tony Benn's interview with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, the dictator's first with a western figure for 12 years, after the BBC refused to pay commercial rates for the interview, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsBBC reveals Iraq Day plans
The BBC has revealed further details of its forthcoming Iraq Day which is set to include a series of six 'think-tank' discussions, to be broadcast on BBC 4 as a prelude to BBC 1's David Dimbleby debate later that night, writesPaul Revoir
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NewsTweenies to get US airing
BBC pre-school series Tweenies is to air in the US for the first time after BBC Worldwide completed a deal with Nickelodeon's commercial-free educational TV network Noggin, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsOz and the boys set for Havana
BBC 1 drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - which picked up ratings of over 12 million when it was revived last year - is to return for another new series, this time set in Cuba, writes Leigh Holmwood