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ITV orders 'popumentaries'
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
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Stressed Eric gets second series
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
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Root stirs in£82m to add new flavour
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
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UK Play bolsters line-up with raft of new series
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.
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ITV orders more celeb love tales
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
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ELLIOTT COMMISSIONS KEMP'S CHRISTMAS CAROL
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
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ITV2 acquires Hot Sands
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
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C5 still struggling at 19.00
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
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A La Carte serves up second helping of Ramsay show
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
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Company looks back for C4 drama
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
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Telemagination wins ITV special
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
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UK Play buys in BBC music pair
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.
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Street-Porter in cathedral BBC 2 tour
Janet Street-Porter is to front a new six-part series on British cathedrals for BBC 2, writes Liz Shackleton.