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NewsC4 to visit The Paedophile Next Door
Channel 4 is planning to challenge perceptions of paedophilia in a potentially controversial documentary co-directed by Werner Herzog’s son.
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NewsChristine Bleakley heads to Ireland for ITV
Christine Bleakley is to front a six-part travel series for ITV from Northern Irish indie Big Mountain Productions.
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NewsBBC4 unearths more Detectorists
Quirky comedy Detectorists is returning for a second series on BBC4.
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NewsC4 orders Posh Pawn daytime spin-off
Channel 4 has ordered a daytime spin-off of Boomerang’s Posh Pawn.
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NewsSky Vision explores Ebola for Discovery
Discovery is to investigate the Ebola crisis in a fast-turnaround documentary produced by Sky Vision.
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NewsPanorama investigates Ebola epidemic
Blakeway Productions is to shine a light on the Ebola epidemic in a Panorama film for BBC1.
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NewsLightbox to lift lid on US campaign trail
Channel 4-backed indie Lightbox has picked up a commission from US cable broadcaster Esquire Network to follow an American political campaign.
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NewsC4 preps Special Edition property doc
Channel 4 is to follow a landlord’s attempts to only rent properties to attractive singletons in a Cutting Edge documentary from Special Edition Films.
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NewsSpun Gold plots more Titchmarsh
Spun Gold is working on new projects with Alan Titchmarsh after the gardening expert signed up for his first project in years without the indie.
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NewsSky Arts unveils £3m Amplify initiative
Sky Arts has unveiled a raft of debut commissions from channel boss Phil Edgar Jones, along with a £3m initiative to match indies with arts organisations.
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NewsBBC2 doubles Two Tribes order
BBC daytime has doubled its order of Remarkable Television quiz show Two Tribes for BBC2.
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NewsFood Network calls for Kitchen Superheroes
Scripps Network UK is to serve up cooking format Kitchen Superheroes as part of a six-figure brand deal agreed with kitchen appliance firm Kenwood.
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NewsCall The Midwife to return for fifth outing
BBC1 has re-commissioned Heidi Thomas’ Bafta winning drama Call the Midwife for a fifth series, as filming for the fourth run draws to a close.
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NewsC4 plans live theatre broadcast on election night
Channel 4 has commissioned Twofour to produce a live broadcast of a play set in a polling station as part of its election night coverage.
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NewsArthur Williams explores remote locations with Blast!
Arthur Williams is to explore remote regions which can only be accessed by the air in a Blast! Films documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsAlan Titchmarsh to explore the Queen’s Garden
Secret Life of Cats producer Oxford Scientific Films has lured Alan Titchmarsh from Spun Gold to front a series about Buckingham Palace’s garden.
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NewsChannel 4 puts Ukip in power
Channel 4 is to imagine what the country would look like if Ukip was in power in a docu-drama produced by Raw TV.
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NewsBBC2 looks to refresh 7pm slot
Alex Polizzi is to front a restaurant rescue series for BBC2 as the channel bids to refresh its 7pm slot.
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NewsBBC3 format Hair heads to BBC2
BBC3’s Great British Bake Off-style hairdressing competition Hair is set to become the latest brand to move to BBC2.
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NewsBBC2 weighs up personalised dieting
BBC2 has ordered a three-part series from BBC Scotland investigating the science behind personalised diets and whether they are the best way to lose weight.