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Robinson to take on latest BBC talkshow.
Weakest Link presenter Anne Robinson is adding another string to her ever-widening bow, by hosting a new alternative chat show for the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsRDF to make Faking It for US market
RDF Media is to make a US version of its hit show Faking Itwhich is expected to feature a member of the public passing himself off as a wild west cowboy, writes Penny Hughes
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C5 offers novel spin on history
Channel 5 controller of factual Dan Chambers has unveiled his first strand for the broadcaster, which includes a documentary examining whether Hitler was gay, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsRobinson to take on latest BBC talkshow
Weakest Link presenter Anne Robinson is adding another string to her ever-widening bow, by hosting a new alternative chat show for the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Coupling has US partner
Hartswood Films, producer of Men Behaving Badly, is developing a pilot based on its BBC sitcom Coupling for US netw...
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BBC2 orders one-off Scottish police drama
BBC2 controller Jane Root has commissioned a new drama from BBC Scotland about a policeman who uncovers a web of de...
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Top TV to make pre-school art show for C5
Top TV Productions has been commissioned by Channel 5 controller of children's programmes Nick Wilson to make an art-based show for the pre-school audience as part of its commitment to arts programming. In the 40 x 5-minute series, Monkey Makes, presenter Naomi Wilkinson tries to ...
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Fireworks' Mutant X to get a second Sky run
Fireworks International has signed up two of its primetime dramas for renewed runs on Sky One. Sky TV acquisitions consultant Penny Harris has picked up season two of the weekly action series Mutant Xand season three of Gene Rodenberry's action-adventure show ...
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Cartoon network acquires justice league
Cartoon Network Europe has signed a deal with Warner Bros for its brand new 26 x 30-minute series based on the DC C...
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CITV to show UK's scariest theme rides
ITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace has commissioned Carlton to produce a 7 x 25-minute series looking at various theme parks around the UK. The White Knuckle Tourwill be presented by Stephen Mulhern and Michael Underwood and feature a mixture of live pop ...
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UK Horizons looks at high street sex shops
UK Horizons commissioning editor Andy Whitman has ordered a trio of documentaries. Flame Television has been commis...
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E4 to look at British jet set
E4 director of programmes Murray Boland has greenlit his first original series for the channel by commissioning a d...
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Baz makes a stink on C5
Endemol UK chairman Peter Bazalgette has dispensed with his usual Saville Row-tailored elegance and donned a set of...
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BBC wraps up a talent package
The BBC has unveiled a package of new entertainment shows across its channels including a new comedy chat show vehi...
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Hit formats lead US sales rise
An increase in hit formats from UK producers helped boost sales to the US by almost 20 per cent during last year, new trading figures have revealed, writes Jane Marlow
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Spellbound's first success
New kids indie Spellbound Entertainment, set up by former Hit Entertainment head of co-productions and acquisitions Peter Curtis, has signed its first production deal, selling a pre-school series to the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsCarlton Television to make a dead gorgeous drama
A strong star cast has been lined up for a one-off Carlton Television drama, commissioned by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott
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TX - The power of love.
How to say something new about love was just the first challenge for film-maker Sue Bourne
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PROGRAMMING - MTV TO SHOW THE OSBOURNES' SECOND SERIES.
MTV's hit documentary series The Osbournes, which follows the domestic tribulations of Ozzy Osbourne, is to
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PROGRAMMING - GRANADA GETS THIRD HORNBLOWER UNDERWAY.
Granada has begun production of the latest series of high seas drama Hornblower. The third instalment