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NewsKevin Eldon to front BBC2 series
Brass Eye and Alan Partridge comedian Kevin Eldon has been handed his own BBC series, a mixture of sketches, songs, characters and guests.
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NewsAndrew Scott to star in ITV1 drama The Town
Bafta-winning Sherlock actor Andrew Scott is to star in a three-part ITV1 drama that will examine contemporary Britain through the prism of a small market town.
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NewsHenry Singer to make ITV1 baby death doc
The award-winning director behind Channel 4 doc The Falling Man is to a make an ITV1 documentary about a woman who killed her two year-old son.
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Wellcome Trust and BFI launch science writers prize
The Wellcome Trust and BFI have teamed to create a screenwriting prize encouraging the creation of films inspired by biology and medicine.
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NewsGood Food orders Sicilian AFP
UKTV’s cookery channel Good Food has secured an ten-part ad-funded programming deal with the Sicilian Tourist Board.
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NewsDiscovery orders amateur experiments series
Discovery Networks International has ordered a brace of science series from October Films and Blink Films.
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NewsBen Shephard to host ITV1 daytime quiz
Ben Shephard is to return to ITV1’s daytime line-up to host a quiz that will look to build on the success of The Chase.
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NewsBroomfield to launch Sky Atlantic doc strand Footprints
Sky Atlantic has handed Nick Broomfield the first commission in its documentary feature film strand Footprints.
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NewsC4's anniversary comedy line-up revealed
Vic and Bob, Harry Hill and the writers behind Peep Show, Father Ted and Drop the Dead Donkey will contribute to a fortnight of comedy marking Channel 4’s 30th anniversary.
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NewsGold brings back Comic Strip for 30th
The Comic Strip will celebrate its 30th anniversary on UKTV’s Gold after the pay-TV channel ordered a new film in its Famous Five series.
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NewsOttolenghi and spin-offs to build More 4 identity
More 4 is to become the home of acclaimed chef Yotam Ottolenghi, a One Born Every Minute spin-off show and a number of other new faces as its relaunch as a features and lifestyle channel gathers pace.
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NewsDimbleby to set sail as BBC orders art doc trio
BBC arts commissioner Mark Bell is to send Question Time host David Dimbleby sailing around the UK in one of three new in-house series.
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NewsC5 tests truth of disaster films
Channel 5 has ordered a series that will test if disaster movies are realistic, and another that will again reunite Big Brother contestants Paddy Doherty and Sally Bercow.
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NewsCBeebies puts the focus on health and nutrition
CBeebies has ordered a trio of programmes with a health and nutrition bent, including a new series by Treasure Island indie Kindle Entertainment.
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NewsC4's Cutting Edge wins access to stalking clinic
Channel 4 has gained exclusive access to the UK’s first “stalking clinic” for the next run of documentary strand Cutting Edge.
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NewsObjective's Magic returning to CBBC
CBBC series Help My Supply Teacher is Magic will return for a second run.
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NewsOffice exec returns to BBC comedy
Ash Atalla, executive producer of seminal comedy The Office, has revealed details of a new sitcom for BBC3 starring Greg Davies and Andy Samberg.
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NewsBetty lands fashion and food shows on TLC
Fashion and food formats will be the first commissions Betty has landed with Discovery Networks International (DNI) since being acquired by Discovery Communications last year.
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NewsBBC4 to air Ukraine film during Euro 2012
BBC4 is to air a controversial film investigating state care for children in Ukraine, timed to coincide with the country’s hosting of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship.
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NewsPrince Harry to scale Everest in ITV1 doc
Twofour is to once again follow Prince Harry in his role as patron of veterans charity Walking With The Wounded, swapping the Arctic for the world’s highest mountain - Everest.