All Commissioning articles – Page 788
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Zeal to make challenge gameshow for choice
Zeal Television is to make a version of street gameshow Resistancefor BBC Choice
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Mummy in attic comedy surfaces on CBBC
The CBBC channel is to premiere a 26 x 30-minute comedy drama series about a young Egyptian mummy who lives in the attic of a 21st-century home
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Gere exclusive for before they were famous
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush have commissioned a seventh instalment of celebrity clip show Before They Were Famous
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Zig Zag bags bundle of commissions
Former Granada-linked production company Zig Zag has landed a crop of commissions for terrestrial and multichannel broadcasters, writesSteve Aston
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C4 examines future of war
The future of combat will be examined in a two-part series for Channel 4, featuring acclaimed journalist Sorious Samura
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Collins to play ITV singleton
ITV has ordered a primetime drama series starring Michelle Collins as a 40-year-old woman tossed into the dating game after a long-term relationship, writesPenny Hughes
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Couples to get advice from C4
Channel 4 is branching out into agony aunt territory with a new relationship advice show from Talkback Productions
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C5 gets Garnett for cop series
Channel 5 is planning to make a 'big splash' next year with a new police drama series produced by the creator of cult series This Lifeand The Cops, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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BBC 2 turns to factual for Saturday peaktime
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned Talkback Productions to make a series billed as 'Reputations for people who read Heat magazine' as part of a move to schedule more popular factual programmes on Saturday evenings , write Leigh Holmwood and Georgina Lipscomb
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Jay to front R2 funk series
Indie Somethin' Else has clocked up a raft of new commissions from BBC radio including a series presented by legendary DJ Norman Jay for BBC Radio 2, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Criminal bishop to be subject of HTV doc
A bishop involved in a buggery and bestiality case is the subject of a new documentary from Cardiff-based indie Raw Charm for HTV Wales, writes Penny Hughes
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C4 to examine Thames torso
The police investigation into the death of a boy whose torso was discovered in the river Thames last year is to be made into a 60-minute documentary by indie 3BM for Channel 4, writes Paul Revoir
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Down to earth back for third run on BBC 1
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter have commissioned a third series of the Pauline Quirke-led Sunday night drama Down to Earth. The 8 x 60-minute series, which is made by indie Whistling Gypsy, follows the story of a family ...
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Kemp takes star role in ITV detective drama
Former EastEnders actor Martin Kemp is to star as a detective whose wife is having an affair with his brother in his first full drama series for ITV since he signed an exclusive deal in July 2001. The 6 x 60-minute Serious and Organised, to ...
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Granada factual makes history of mistress
Discovery Channel UK has commissioned Granada Factual to make a 3 x 60-minute series charting the history of the mistress. The series, which is due to air in November, will feature interviews with Ivana Trump and one of John Lennon's mistresses, as the programme looks at the role of the ...
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C5 special to dissect what the royals eat
Channel 5 controller of news and current affairs Chris Shaw has commissioned a 50-minute special in which chef Graham Newbould reveals the eating habits of the royal family. Secrets of the Royal Kitchen, made by indie True North, will also see Newbould - who prepared ...
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Choice's Liquid News gets autumn makeover
Flagship BBC Choice entertainment show Liquid News is to get a sixth weekly edition as part of its overhaul following the death of regular frontman Christopher Price in April. Heat magazine editor Mark Frith will front the new Friday show from 11 October alongside Australian comedian Julia Morris. Claudia Winkleman ...
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London estate life to feature on Choice
BBC Choice controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a 6 x 30-minute comedy based around the lives of a group of people who live in a south London tower block. 15 Stories High, which Murphy describes as 'dark and really bizarre', concentrates on a man and ...
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NewsBBC in dock over 'ignorant' approach to Islam
The BBC has come under fire for a spate of factual programmes in the wake of the September 11 attacks that have been 'ignorant and arrogant' in their coverage of Muslim issues, writes David Wood
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Puttnam underlines support for indies
In his Worldview address Lord Puttnam underlined his support for the independent production sector and warned of the impact of an overly competitive BBC on the UK's TV landscape, writes Jane Marlow