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NewsCBeebies reboots Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures
CBeebies is replacing the BBC Natural History Unit’s series Andy’s Wild Adventures with a reboot – Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures.
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NewsITV orders Hartswood mystery
The mystery of a little boy’s disappearance and how it tears apart a community is the premise of an ITV drama from Hartswood Films.
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NewsSky backs co-pro heist drama
Sky Atlantic has come on board for edgy heist drama The Panthers, a co-production with premium French broadcaster Canal+, indie Warp Films and French producer Haut et Court.
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NewsE4 axes Misfits
E4 supernatural comedy drama Misfits is to come to an end after its fifth series has aired.
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NewsBBC beefs up Shetland for full series
ITV Studios has been commissioned to make an expanded six-part series of BBC1 murder-mystery drama Shetland.
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NewsDave Gorman lands Dave series
Dave Gorman is to front a Dave series loosely based on his critically acclaimed live show PowerPoint Presentation.
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NewsITV dishes up more Saturday Night Takeaway
Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway has been recommissioned for 2014, while the series is still on air.
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NewsITV dips into country living for weekend series
ITV is delving into the British countryside for two weekend series from Shine TV and Twofour.
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NewsSky Arts commissions major portrait competition
Sky Arts has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library to launch a six-part series that will attempt to discover the UK’s best portrait painter.
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NewsSir Tom Stoppard pens Pink Floyd play for R2
Sir Tom Stoppard has written an original BBC2 play celebrating the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon.
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NewsChristie’s opens doors to BBC2
BBC2 has ordered an access-all areas documentary series about famous London auction house Christie’s, following the success of Inside Claridge’s.
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NewsE4 orders drama from The Fades writer
Eleven Films has snapped up the services of The Fades writer Jack Thorne for its first commission since striking a first look deal with Entertainment One.
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NewsInvestigation Discovery orders Waco doc
Investigation Discovery will mark the 20th anniversary of the Waco Siege, the stand-off between the FBI and a cult, with a one-off documentary.
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NewsPeter Kay heads to BBC via iPlayer
Comedian Peter Kay’s first BBC1 sitcom, Car Share, will debut on iPlayer ahead of a linear broadcast.
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NewsSky orders set of new comedies
Sky has ordered a raft of comedies including series from Curb Your Enthusiasm producer Robert Weide and the team behind Horrible Histories.
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NewsC5 orders Extraordinary People docs
Channel 5 has ordered four new docs including The Incredible Hulk Woman and My Face Is Eating Me Alive as part of its Extraordinary People strand.
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NewsBBC2 investigates The Detectives
BBC2 has ordered a three-part series following Greater Manchester Police’s new sexual crime division from Minnow Films.
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NewsITV cues up Now That's What I Call Music doc
ITV has commissioned Reef Television to produce a one-off documentary about music compilation series Now That’s What I Call Music.
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NewsBetty and Ricochet win first Fox content orders
Pay-TV broadcaster Fox has ordered its first original commissions, including an ob-doc series from Ricochet and a factual entertainment format from Betty.
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NewsBBC1 accepts Wall to Wall’s Gift
Wall to Wall is aiming to repeat the success of Who Do You Think You Are? and Long Lost Family with a BBC1 series reuniting people following significant events in their lives.