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NewsNew dawn for The Sky at Night
The Sky at Night is to continue on BBC4 following concerns that it had been axed after the death of Sir Patrick Moore in December.
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NewsSky renews Strikes Back for fifth series
Sky 1 has renewed Left Bank’s action drama Strike Back for a fifth series ahead of the launch of a fourth outing.
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NewsSky scraps Britain's Next Top Model
Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model will not return to Sky Living after the broadcaster decided against renewing it for a tenth series.
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NewsBBC2 to serve up Tom Kerridge Christmas special
Tom Kerridge is to cook up his version of the perfect Christmas dinner in a special for BBC2.
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NewsAtlantis re-emerges for second series
BBC1 has commissioned a second series of Atlantis, the fantasy drama from the makers of Merlin, before the first run has hit its halfway stage.
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NewsPeaky Blinders to return to BBC2
BBC2 has confirmed that period gangster drama Peaky Blinders will return for a second series.
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NewsITV prepares Cilla Black biopic
Jeff Pope’s next project for ITV will be a drama biopic on entertainment legend Cilla Black.
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NewsBBC1 axes That Puppet Game Show and I Love My Country
BBC entertainment has dropped both That Puppet Game Show and I Love My Country after disappointing ratings.
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NewsC5 pilots Loose Women-style show
Channel 5 is piloting a Loose Women-style format that will give five well-known women the platform to discuss topical issues.
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NewsChannel 4 resurrects Secret History
Channel 4 is to bring back Secret History, its long-running TV documentary series which aired from 1991 to 2004.
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NewsChannel 5 renews three series
Channel 5 has recommssioned Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun, Brain Hospital: Saving Lives, and Classic Car Rescue, and will air the shows next year.
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NewsFeatherstone: Broadchurch 'planned as trilogy'
Kudos chief executive Jane Featherstone has revealed that hit ITV crime drama Broadchurch was originally devised as a trilogy.
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NewsBBC2 orders Felix Dexter tribute
BBC2 is to pay tribute to the late comedy actor Felix Dexter in a one-off 30-minute show.
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NewsBBC2 gears up for old bangers
BBC2 is to explore the world of Essex petrol-heads as part of a double commission for Fremantle Media UK’s Boundless.
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NewsSky Atlantic to unveil slate of high-profile docs
Sky Atlantic has unveiled a batch of high-profile documentaries for its second annual Documentary Film season.
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NewsC4 launches Unreported World online films
Channel 4 has started to roll out a set of short online films for the latest series of Unreported World as it looks to reach a wider audience through social networks.
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NewsBBC3 orders raft of factual and current affairs docs
BBC3 has commissioned five factual and current affairs docs, including a programme looking at an 18-30s campsite in north Devon and a Reggie Yates doc on South Africa.
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NewsBBC1 orders Metropolitan Police doc
BBC1 has commissioned a six-part documentary delving into the inner workings of the UK’s largest police force, the Metropolitan Police Service.
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NewsTarrant’s departure spells end for Who Wants to be Millionaire?
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? will not return to ITV after host Chris Tarrant decided to leave the show.
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NewsDave set to bring back Red Dwarf
UKTV’s Dave is set to order Red Dwarf XI following the success of the revival series last year, according to one of its stars.