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Bullseye show will bare all
Indie Bullseye Television has been commissioned to make a naked Blind Date-style game-show in which contestants will be encouraged to embark on a one-night stand and then be filmed having sex, writes Paul Revoir
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Number ones party on
Top pop acts from the past five decades are to perform their number one hits in front of an audience of fellow chart toppers in a special BBC 1 programme marking 50 years
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BBC pumps cash into autumn offensive
BBC 1 has reached the halfway point in its transformation into a 'more relevant and contemporary' channel, controller Lorraine Heggessey claimed this week as she unveiled a£243m autumn programming slate, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Graef to make Potters Bar doc
Veteran film-maker Roger Graef has been commissioned to make a documentary about last May's Potters Bar rail crash which killed eight people, writes Penny Hughes
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October kids drama takes on asylum system
The fictional tale of a boy who seeks refuge in England after witnessing the slaughter of his entire village is to be featured in a children's drama for the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood
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C4 peanut to explain world trade abuses
An animated peanut is to present a new Channel 4 programme on the effects of trade liberalisation on developing countries for the station's experimental Alt-TV strand, writes Penny Hughes
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Bravo enters world of pain
A 'moving and occasionally shocking' documentary series highlighting the spectrum of human pain - from having a Brazilian wax on your testicles to undertaking DIY liposuction - has been commissioned for Flextech channel Bravo, writes Steve Aston
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Carlton revives Family Fortunes quiz show
Carlton is recording a new 80 x 30-minute daytime series of ITV quiz show staple Family Fortunes. The series is the first since the departure of Les Dennis, who quit after the show was shifted to daytime. It will be fronted by the relatively unknown ...
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Blast doc explores love lives of travellers
Blast Films has been commissioned by Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale to produce a 60-minute documentary called Travellers. Filmed, produced and directed by Marc Isaacs, it is a film about love and loss based on encounters Isaacs had with people he met on ...
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Somethin' Else to make Robert Wyatt film
Indie Somethin' Else has been commissioned to produce a one-off documentary on the legendary British singer and songwriter Robert Wyatt for BBC 4. The 60-minute special, Free Will and Testament, will feature Wyatt performing songs in a studio as he has not performed in front ...
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Westcountry to look at local crafts scene
Carlton Westcountry controller of features and programme development Caroline Righton has commissioned the Plymouth-based indie Two Four Productions to make a 13 x 30-minute series exploring the arts and crafts which are 'special to the west country'. Crafted, which will be presented by former ...
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BBC wins rights to fourth Farscape
The fourth series of sci-fi adventure show Farscapewill premiere on BBC 2 this autumn after the BBC snapped up the rights. The 22 x 45-minute series has picked up a cult following in the UK and is the BBC's key sci-fi show following its loss ...
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LNN Factuals licensed to make 007 special
LNN Factuals has landed an ITV commission to produce a 60-minute special covering the premiere of the next James Bond movie, Die Another Day. The event, which will be held at London's Albert Hall, will also mark the 40th anniversary of the Bond franchise. All ...
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NewsBBC 1 criticised over DIY burglary show
The BBC has come under fire after it announced yesterday that one of the programmes slated for its BBC 1 autumn Cracking Crime event will give tips on how to commit burglary, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsBBC 1 looks to steal a march with day of crime programming
BBC 1 is to devote a whole day of programming to the issue of crime after the critical success of its Your NHS health day in February, as part of a£243m autumn season, unveiled this morning, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsSky One unveils Autumn schedule
Sky One has launched its new autumn season of programmes with a range of 'high voltage' reality shows, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsBBC 1 orders Potters Bar documentary
Veteran filmmaker Roger Graef has been commissioned to make a hard-hitting documentary about last May's Potters Bar rail crash that claimed the lives of eight people, writes Penny Hughes
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PROGRAMMING - MIXMASTERS GETS SECOND SPIN ON ITV 1.
Indie Addictive TV is to produce a second series of its dance music show Mixmasters for
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PROGRAMMING - MONKEY TO MAKE MY DAY ONCE AGAIN FOR C4.
Indie Monkey has been commissioned by Channel 4 head of entertainment John McHugh to make a
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PROGRAMMING - FLASHBACK RETURNS TO BATTLE STATIONS.
Flashback TV has been commissioned to produce another 6 x 60-minute episodes of history series Battle