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  • News

    ITV orders 'popumentaries'

    1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of children's and youth programming Nigel Pickard has ordered 3 x 30-minute 'popumentaries' for eight to 11-year-olds from Granada's children's department, writes Annie Dare. A date with ... will

  • News

    Stressed Eric gets second series

    1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

    BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned a second series of Absolutely Productions' animated sitcom, Stressed Eric, writes Jason Deans. Creator Carl Gorham has written 7 x 30-minute new episodes for

  • News

    Root stirs in£82m to add new flavour

    1999-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Jane Root last week unveiled her first major season as controller of BBC 2 with the launch of an£82 million autumn schedule.Root said: 'As controller I have set myself a

  • News

    UK Play bolsters line-up with raft of new series

    1999-08-27T00:00:00Z

    UK Play channel editor Stuart Murphy has commissioned six new series for the autumn including a show from Avalon starring comedian Richard Herring, writes Alice Macandrew.

  • News

    ITV orders more celeb love tales

    1999-07-16T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned two TV movies based on real-life celebrity love stories, following the success of Diana Dors biopic Blonde Bombshell, writes Ashley Davies. Gor Blimey

  • News

    ELLIOTT COMMISSIONS KEMP'S CHRISTMAS CAROL

    1999-06-30T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has decided to commission the modern-day version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, developed from a treatment by former EastEnders star Ross Kemp. As exclusively

  • News

    ITV2 acquires Hot Sands

    1999-06-25T00:00:00Z

    ITV2 director of programmes Brian Barwick has acquired the rights to Hot Sands: Beach Volleyball from Prisma Sports & Media, writes Jason Deans. The 12 x 30 and 1 x 60-minute

  • Ratings

    C5 still struggling at 19.00

    1999-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 director of programmes Dawn Airey has admitted she has not had the 'breakthrough' show she was looking for in the revamped 19.00 weekday slot unveiled earlier this year, writes

  • News

    A La Carte serves up second helping of Ramsay show

    1999-06-11T00:00:00Z

    A La Carte Productions is producing a second series of Gordon Ramsay's Passion for Flavour for the Carlton Food Network (CFN). The 13 x 30 minute cookery series, produced by Sally

  • News

    Company looks back for C4 drama

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned Company Pictures to produce a comedy drama taking a light-hearted look at the major events of the last 100 years, writes Liz Shackleton.Massive Landmarks of the Twentieth

  • News

    Telemagination wins ITV special

    1999-04-09T00:00:00Z

    Animation house Telemagination has been commissioned by ITV to produce The Last Polar Bear as a special for Christmas 2000, writes Selina Julien.The 30-minute show, based on the novel by Harry

  • News

    UK Play buys in BBC music pair

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    UK Play channel editor Stuart Murphy has recommissioned two series from BBC music entertainment, including a second series of The Chris Moyles Show, writes Alice Macandrew.

  • News

    Street-Porter in cathedral BBC 2 tour

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Janet Street-Porter is to front a new six-part series on British cathedrals for BBC 2, writes Liz Shackleton.