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NewsAlvin and the Chipmunks return to TV
Alvin and the Chipmunks are heading back to TV screens after the success of their film allowed distributor PGS Entertainment to strike a deal with US producer Bagdasarian Productions.
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NewsThe White Queen axed by BBC1
BBC1 has cancelled lavish period drama The White Queen after it failed to pull in substantial audiences for the channel.
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NewsMTV preps for beauty school
MTV UK has commissioned Beauty School Drop Outs, a new reality series from UK indie True North.
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NewsCBBC orders Scarborough kids drama
CBBC has commissioned a 13-part drama about a family that moves from London to run a bed and breakfast by the sea in Scarborough.
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NewsCBeebies partners with RNIB for music show
CBeebies has teamed up with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) to create a series introducing pre-school children to classical music.
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NewsBBC3 investigates skunk, webcams and knights
Skunk, webcam girls and modern day English knights are among the subjects featured in the latest clutch of docs ordered by BBC3 for its Fresh strand.
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NewsITV4 greenlights Touring Car doc
ITV4 has commissioned a three part doc about touring cars from producers Gaucho Productions.
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NewsC5 extends Igam Ogam animation
Channel 5 has recommissioned Calon TV’s prehistoric kids series Igam Ogam for a second series.
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NewsITV unravels Mystery Map
ITV has ordered a new factual series, Mystery Map, that will follow Ben Shephard and Julia Bradbury on a tour of Britain to explore a range of unexplained mysteries.
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NewsC4 orders second round of Food Fight Club
Fresh One has won a recommission from Channel 4 for Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club.
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NewsITV lands exclusive interview for Prince William doc
Spun Gold, CNN and Jane Treays are teaming up to produce an ITV documentary featuring the Duke of Cambridge’s first interview since the birth of Prince George
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NewsFifteen to One back for 80s special
Channel 4 is hosting an evening of 80s nostalgia which will include the return of classic gameshow Fifteen to One.
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NewsC4 serves up sex season
Docs about a psychosexual therapist and a Loaded editor’s decision to leave the soft porn industry will form part of a five-part real sex season due to air next month on Channel 4.
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NewsC5 bulks up with fat season
Channel 5 has ordered three docs from IWC and a single film from Zig Zag, Too Fat To Fly, as part of an obesity season.
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NewsWall to Wall secures more WDYTYA & Long Lost Family
Wall To Wall has won new series commissions for its BBC and ITV genealogy formats Who Do you Think You Are and Long Lost Family.
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NewsBBC World News orders Escape from Boardroom
The bosses of Spyker Cars and Oxfam are among those preparing to embed themselves in the frontlines of their companies for a new Twofour series for BBC World News.
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NewsRaw to reveal student life for C4
Raw TV will use its Digital Rig social media technology to help produce a Channel 4 series about what life is really like for first year university students.
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NewsITV to air Ricky Hatton doc
ITV is to air a documentary about boxer Ricky Hatton from the indie behind Queens Park Rangers football doc The Four Year Plan.
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NewsChris Terrill returns for C5 exploration series
Channel 5 has commissioned a four-part series from Chris Terrill’s Uppercut Films which will follow the adventurer as he travels to dangerous environments from the Arctic to the Sahara.
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NewsThe Wombles set for TV return
The Wombles are set for a return to TV after creator Mike Batt unveiled plans to produce two new 26-part television series.