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NewsBBC4 visits James May's workshop
James May is to front a three-part Plum Pictures series for BBC4 in which the former Top Gear presenter will rebuild everyday objects to see what makes them tick.
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NewsDave boots up video game format
Dara Ó Briain is to front a competitive video game format for UKTV’s Dave.
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NewsLucky Giant scores BBC2 period comedy
Health charity the Wellcome Trust is co-producing a BBC2 comedy about Victorian medicine, written by Rev co-creator James Wood.
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NewsCrackit lands first ITV commission
Crackit Productions’s fledgling Salford office has secured its debut commission and the indie’s first show for ITV – a documentary about discount chain Pep & Co.
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NewsBBC3 orders Jane Treays addiction doc
Mum, Heroin and Me director Jane Treays is to produce a Rare Day documentary about drug addiction for BBC3 – as Pulse Films secures a film about legal highs.
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NewsTheroux explores alcoholism and brain injury for BBC2
Louis Theroux will return to BBC2 this year with two hour-long films dealing with alcohol addiction and brain injury.
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NewsSky Atlantic orders Kudos crime thriller
Sky Atlantic has ordered its latest big-budget drama – a crime drama set in the Canadian mountains produced by Kudos.
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NewsC4 'minded to bring back' The Jump
Channel 4 is poised to take a leap of faith and commission a fourth series of controversial winter sports show The Jump.
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News7 Wonder examines skinheads for BBC4
DJ and film director Don Letts is to appear in a BBC4 documentary about skinheads from 7 Wonder.
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NewsMo Farah doc races to BBC1
The Class of 92 indie Fulwell 73 has been commissioned to produce an hour-long documentary chartering Mo Farah’s brutal training schedule in the build up to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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NewsWall to Wall, Icon and Blast! score Nat Geo series
Wall to Wall, Icon Films and Blast! Films are among the British indies to have scored major commissions with US network Nat Geo.
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NewsPulling writers reunite for C4
Pulling co-writers Dennis Kelly and Sharon Horgan have reunited to write a comedy pilot for Channel 4.
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NewsSean Conway tackles ultra-triathlon for Discovery
Endurance athlete Sean Conway is to circumnavigate the British coast for a three-part series for Discovery.
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NewsRed to produce conspiracy thriller for ITV
ITV has commissioned a conspiracy thriller which unpicks a mysterious murder investigation from the makers of Happy Valley.
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NewsBBC4 doc explores disabled Romeo & Juliet adaptation
BBC4 has ordered a one-off film documenting a theatrical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet which features a disabled cast.
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NewsInsert Name Here lands second run
Sue Perkins-fronted panel show Insert Name Here is to return for a second series on BBC2 later this year.
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NewsTrue North to test trust in C4 relationship series
True North is to explore the importance of trust in personal relationships for a Channel 4 series.
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NewsJo Brand returns to BBC4 for Getting On spin-off
Jo Brand is to reprise her role in BBC4 hospital sitcom Getting On in a spin-off series from Vera Productions.
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NewsSharon Horgan pilot to spearhead BBC comedy strand
The BBC is lining up a contemporary comedy from Catastrophe co-creator Sharon Horgan and The IT Crowd writer Graham Linehan as a counter to its season of sitcom revivals.
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NewsSky Arts re-tunes Guitar Star
David Bowie producer Tony Visconti is to appear as a mentor in Guitar Star after Sky Arts ordered a second series of the Somethin’ Else show.