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NewsW1A set to return to BBC2
Hugh Bonneville-fronted BBC mockumentary W1A is heading back to BBC2 for a second series in 2015.
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NewsBBC3 plans second Pistorius doc
BBC3 has secured access to Reeva Steenkamp’s parents for a special documentary that will chart how they coped with Oscar Pistorius’ trial.
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NewsBBC1 plans The People's Strictly
BBC1 has commissioned a Strictly Come Dancing spin-off series celebrating the work of “everyday heroes”.
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NewsC4 pub doc to combine fixed-rig and structured reality
Eleven Film is to explore masculinity in the 21st century via a documentary for Channel 4 which will combine fixed-rig and scripted reality elements – and is set in a pub.
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NewsViacom eyes Channel 5 commissioning boost
Channel 5 is set to ramp up its commissioning plans after Viacom completed its £450m takeover of the free-to-air commercial broadcaster this week.
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NewsSky Living orders British Asian TOWIE
Sky Living has ordered Desi Rascals (working title), a British Asian take on The Only Way Is Essex from Buccaneer Media, created by Bend It Like Beckham’s Gurinder Chadha.
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NewsITV orders celebrity talent show
ITV is lining up a new celebrity entertainment format to replace the outgoing Dancing On Ice in 2015.
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NewsBBC3 brings back Siblings
Bwark Productions’ sitcom Siblings has been commissioned for a second series by BBC3 before the conclusion of the debut run.
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NewsViacom closes £450m deal for Channel 5
Viacom has closed its £450m acquisition of free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 and confirmed that programming chief Ben Frow and chief operating officer Paul Dunthorne will stay with the business.
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NewsSir David Attenborough heads back to Great Barrier Reef
Sir David Attenborough is heading back to the Great Barrier Reef for an Atlantic Productions documentary for BBC1.
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NewsC4 orders milestone Deal or No Deal series
Remarkable Television is to tweak the format of Deal or No Deal after signing a deal with Channel 4 that will take the gameshow into its 10th year.
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NewsRick Stein heads to the Med for BBC2
BBC2 has ordered a six-part Mediterranean cookery and travel show fronted by Rick Stein from Devon-based indie, Denham Productions.
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NewsBlueprint wins first TV order with Sadie Jones adaptation
In Bruges producer Blueprint Pictures is to make its debut TV project – an adaptation of Sadie Jones novel The Outcast for BBC1.
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NewsSky takes fixed-rig to the pub
The Nightclub Toilet producer Firecracker Films is to give pub quizzes the fixed-rig treatment in a genre-bending ob-doc series for Sky 1.
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NewsFrankie Boyle to dissect Scottish referendum for BBC
Frankie Boyle is to dissect the Scottish referendum result for the BBC in a one-off comedy event hosted on iPlayer.
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NewsMonty Python doc prepped by Gold
UKTV is to build on the success of its Monty Python live performance with a documentary about the legendary comedy troupe.
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NewsJoanna Lumley boards Trans-Siberian railway
Burning Bright is sending Joanna Lumley on a 5,000 mile adventure aboard the Trans-Siberian railway for ITV.
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NewsDavid Hockney grants BBC access
David Hockney has opened up his personal archives for the first time for a BBC2 documentary produced by Blakeway and Fly Film.
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NewsBBC Children's boots up coding initiative
The BBC initiative to teach the nation how to write computer code has booted up with an ambitious partnership between its Children’s and Learning divisions.
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NewsLondon Fashion Week to feature on iPlayer
BBC iPlayer is preparing to launch three fast-turnaround films from London Fashion Week.