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NewsBBC3 to deliver season for young parents
A season on the challenges facing young parents will put the spotlight on dads behind bars and in the delivery room will be shown on BBC3 in the spring.
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NewsDavid Tennant to host Comedy World Cup for C4
Former Dr Who star David Tennant has signed up to host a Channel 4 comedy panel show.
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NewsC5 in entertainment talks with Chris Evans
Chris Evans is in discussions with Channel 5 about a range of entertainment ideas further to the development of talent show Sing For Your Supper.
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NewsITV2 orders "Inbetweeners-style" Ancient Rome sitcom
Angela Jain has confirmed that an Inbetweeners-style comedy set in Ancient Rome, starring Friday Night Dinner’s Tom Rosenthal, will be her first sitcom for ITV2.
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NewsBBC2 drama to combine Wolf Hall and sequel
BBC2 has ordered a six-part drama that will combine Hilary Mantel’s novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies in a single series.
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NewsProf Cox and Hairy Bikers help BBC2 celebrate British inventors
Professor Brian Cox is to reveal his icons of British science as part a year-long BBC2 celebration of inventiveness and ingenuity.
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NewsBBC1 to pilot MOTD spoof with Enfield and Whitehouse
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse will front a Match of the Day-style pre-watershed comedy pilot for BBC1, in which they will commentate on home video sports clips.
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NewsFord hails C5 evolution as brand hopefuls unveiled
Channel 5 director of programmes Jeff Ford has said the evolution of the broadcaster is well under way as he revealed a raft of original programming designed to establish a fresh crop of long-running brands.
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NewsC4 explores impact of partying teens on Kavos
Production has started on a Channel 4 documentary series that will attempt to measure the impact of young holidaymakers on Kavos, the party capital of Greek island Corfu.
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NewsAde and Rik together again for Bottom spin-off
Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall are poised to return to BBC2 as slobbish flatmates Richie and Eddie in a spin-off of slapstick comedy classic Bottom.
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NewsSue Perkins gets personal in first sitcom outing
BBC2 has commissioned Great British Bake Off host Sue Perkins to create her first sitcom – a semi-autobiographical account of a character coming out.
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NewsBig Talk makes E4 music drama
Big Talk Productions is making an E4 drama about a group of inner-city teenagers aiming to become the next big thing on the urban music scene.
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NewsTwofour wins orders from BBC1, ITV1 and Discovery
Twofour has won a range of orders including a hoarding follow-up series for BBC1, a James Nesbitt travelogue for ITV1 and a Discovery Networks International series about strange objects found inside people.
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ITVS investigates Britain’s Darkest Taboos for C&IN
Some of the most horrific crimes to have affected families in the UK are to be examined as part of an ITV Studios series for Crime & Investigation Network.
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NewsOff the Fence wins first BBC commission
A film about troubled families in modern Britain is to be the first BBC commission for indie Off the Fence.
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NewsMatalan launches online fashion series with ITV
Clothing brand Matalan is funding an online fashion series, distributed via ITV’s website and featuring click-to-buy functionality.
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NewsC4 commissions more hoarding
The Hoarder Next Door will return to Channel 4 for a second extended run following the success of the first series.
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NewsRichard Herring writing BBC2 sitcom
Stand-up comic Richard Herring is developing a BBC2 historical sitcom set in pre-revolutionary Russia.
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NewsO'Dowd to star in BBC2 mockumentary
The IT Crowd’s Chris O’Dowd will star in a mockumentary comedy series for BBC2 and HBO.
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NewsBBC3 orders Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show successor
BBC3 is aiming to build on the success of Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show by ordering a new Simon Brodkin comedy character vehicle.