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ITV takes a third look at marriage
ITV is to screen the next instalment of its 7 Up-style series on marriage, For Better or for Worse, later this year after commissioning a third series from Granada's factual department, write Steve Aston and Jon Rogers
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Rennie Mackintosh on Home & Leisure
Discovery Home & Leisure has unveiled a brace of commissions, including a 15-part series on celebrated Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC launches major Harold Pinter season
The BBC is to devote a season of programmes across its services to celebrate the work of playwright Harold Pinter, writes Leigh Holmwood
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UK Food to show taste of paradise in Seville
UK Food commissioning editor Gareth Williams has asked Sparkling Productions to make a 15 x 30-minute series set in the hills above Seville in Spain. Paradise Kitchenfollows chef Gioconda Scott as she cooks in her home, which is also a summer retreat for the rich ...
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This is your life recommissioned by BBC 1
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heg-gessey has commissioned Thames TV to produce a further 26 x 30-minute series of long-running show This is your Life. Presenter Michael Aspel will surprise more personalities and heroes with the big red book when the series airs on BBC 1 ...
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Sky launches hard news interactive show
Sky News has launched a new interactive morning show and has reshuffled its pack of presenters. The new show, Sky News Today, will be a hard news programme which will use interactivity to try to bring viewers closer to the issues. Julie Etchingham, from breakfast ...
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BBC 1 to air new Robbie Williams songs
BBC 1 has ordered a 60-minute special on pop star Robbie Williams that will showcase new songs from his upcoming album, Escapology. The Robbie Williams Show, produced by Done & Dusted, will air in November. It will be made by ...
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Tranter orders six-part conspiracy drama
BBC controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter has ordered a 6 x 60-minute conspiracy thriller for BBC 1 from award-winning writer Paul Abbott. Produced by Endor in association with the BBC, State of Playstars John Simm as an investigative journalist trying to uncover a web ...
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Cloud 9 to make fifth the tribe for channel 5
Channel 5 controller of children's Nick Wilson has ordered Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment to produce a fifth series of teen drama The Tribe. The 52 x 30-minute series will go into production in October and air from next spring. It is being distributed by Cumulus ...
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Granada builds on success of I'm a Celebrity.
Granada is hoping to build on the recent success of its I'm a Celebrity ... Get me out of Here! format by expanding its development shop, The Hothouse, writes Steve Aston
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NewsOn the record goes in BBC politics revamp
The BBC is to embark on a major£5 million overhaul of its political coverage which will see veteran Westminster shows On the Record and Despatch Box both axed, write Georgina Lipscomb and Luke Satchell
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A new Discovery to hit TV screens
The Discovery Channel is preparing to reposition itself in the crowded factual entertainment market by launching a raft of personality and presenter-led programmes, writes Paul Revoir
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ITV rolling news hit by sport plans
ITV's ambition to become a bigger contender in the arena of rolling news could be undermined by plans to use the ITN News Channel for 'extra capacity' in screening other programmes, writes Steve Aston
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BBC 1 to relive Queen's jubilee
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody have ordered a brace of royal programmes looking back at the Queen's golden jubilee year, including a five-part series presented by BBC news royal correspondent Jennie Bond, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Family Affairs recommissioned
Channel 5 has given its home-grown soap, Family Affairs, a major vote of confidence by commissioning it for another year, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Men & Motors orders model car race
A Grand Prix-style championship searching for Britain's top remote control car team has been commissioned by Granada Sky Broadcasting's Men & Motors channel, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC 4 to take eyewitness view of the past
BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a new strand of debates which feature witnesses of key events in contemporary history, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Channel 4 marks 50th Everest anniversary
Channel 4 is to air a one-off film about climber Sir Edmund Hillary to mark the 50th anniversary of his legendary Everest ascent in May. The 80-minute Hillary on Everest, a co-production between Peter Williams Television and Tom Scott Productions, will also look at the ...
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Trial and retribution given seventh series
Linda La Plante's indie, La Plante Productions, has been commissioned by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott to produce a seventh series of crime drama Trial and Retribution. The 2 x 120-minute series will be filmed from spring next year and will be written and ...
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Blast looks at effects of major life events
Indie Blast Films has been commissioned by BBC 2 controller Jane Root and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody to make a new documentary series looking at how major events affect one family in the 21st century. The 6 x 60-minute Real Familywill feature occasions ...