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NewsWarner Bros sells Spazticus as C4 orders second series
Controversial disability comedy show I’m Spazticus has been picked up for international sales by Warner Brothers’ distribution arm.
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NewsRobinson takes a hike to explore UK history for C4
Time Team’s Tony Robinson will explore the UK’s history by hiking across the country in a Channel 4 series next year.
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NewsC5 pilots court battles show
Channel 5 is piloting a Judge Judy-style format that will aim to settle civil disputes between warring families and friends.
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NewsCoach Trip host to play Cupid for C4 on luxury liner
Coach Trip guide Brendan Sheerin is to trade up to a luxury cruise liner as part of a new dating show for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC2 hires Hewlett to make 'balanced' Rupert Murdoch doc
BBC2 has commissioned media commentator Steve Hewlett’s indie to make a single documentary offering a “balanced” portrait of media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
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NewsC4 hunts Richard III remains
The remains of infamous monarch Richard III may have been discovered by archaeologists making a Channel 4 history programme.
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NewsBritain’s Got Talent opera duo to be profiled in ITV doc
The lives of an opera duo discovered on Britain’s Got Talent will be profiled in a primetime ITV1 documentary.
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NewsIannucci slams 'dysfunctional' TV commissioning
The increased power of the commissioning editor has stifled creativity and contributed to an “identity crisis” in British TV, according to The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci.
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NewsBBC Radio 3 and BBC4 join forces for Britten celebrations
The BBC will celebrate the life and work of composer Benjamin Britten with a series of radio and TV projects across 2013.
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NewsHorse and Country orders new content for autumn
The work of four rescue centres in Lancashire and Greater Manchester will be captured in a series for Horse and Country TV for its autumn line-up.
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NewsSky Living to delve into celebrity wardrobes
Stylist Jackie Dixon and model/designer Zara Martin will search through celebrities’ wardrobes to reveal their true characters for an AFP Sky Living fashion series part-funded by make-up brand Collection.
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NewsWatch to build on Dynamo with escapologist series
UKTV’s entertainment channel Watch has ordered a series featuring escapologist Jonathan Goodwin to follow up its success with magician Dynamo.
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NewsSky partners with James Cameron for Ryder Cup 3D
The Ryder Cup will again air in 3D after Sky signed its first coverage deal with blockbuster director James Cameron.
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NewsSky moves into in-house production
Sky has created its own in-house development and production team - and its first project will be a “hugely ambitious, stripped reality-soap”.
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NewsITVS on brink of UK and US Surprise Surprise double
ITV Studios is preparing for a double boost with the commission of a full series of classic entertainment show Surprise Surprise in the US and UK.
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NewsC4 drama chief Wenger on hunt for E4 pilots
Channel 4 head of drama Piers Wenger is establishing an E4 drama pilot scheme in one of his first strategic moves since taking the role in May.
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Richard Curtis to adapt Roald Dahl tale for BBC1
BBC1 is on the brink of greenlighting an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s short story Esio Trot by Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral scriptwriter Richard Curtis.
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NewsPsychoville duo create Happy Endings for BBC2
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are to create a fresh comedy horror show for BBC2 as part of a deal to back the Psychoville duo’s next two TV projects.
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NewsITV1 orders pensioner pranks
ITV1 has ordered an entertainment format about mischievous pensioners that was originally piloted by the BBC.
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NewsC5 doc puts ex-soldiers to work
Channel 5 is to assemble an ex-military “A-Team” to help rejuvenate local communities for a series produced by North One Television.