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True North make 'lifers' series
A handful of the UK’s 46 criminals with life sentences are to be the subject of a True North series for Crime & Investigation Network.
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NewsDeal or No Deal to make celebrity primetime debut
Daytime gameshow Deal or No Deal will move to a primetime slot for the first time, to mark the show’s sixth anniversary.
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NewsGeorge Gently inspects new series
BBC1 detective drama Inspector George Gently is to return for a fifth series - comprising four feature length films.
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NewsNutopia going back to the 80s for Nat Geo US
Nutopia is to use its mega-doc formula to investigate the cultural, political and financial impact of the 1980s for Nat Geo US.
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NewsBeing Human gets fifth series
BBC3 has ordered a shorter run of supernatural drama Being Human for its fifth series next year.
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NewsJon Snow in Paralympics pilot
Channel 4 newsreader Jon Snow is to front a pilot that the broadcaster hopes will become a live magazine show in the build-up to the London 2012 Paralympics.
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NewsKavanagh signs off with Download recommission
One of outgoing CBBC controller Damian Kavanagh’s final orders has been to recommission Salt Beef Production’s Friday Download - while the current series is still on air.
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NewsC4 to unveil von Hagens' corpse crucifix at Easter
Controversial German anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens’ journey and exploration of a crucifix will air on Channel 4 on Easter Sunday.
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NewsBBC2 takes Stewart Lee to 2015
The BBC has ordered a further two series of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, taking the series up to 2015.
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NewsMTV orders Welsh Valleys series
MTV UK has ordered a non-scripted reality series set in the Welsh capital Cardiff, from indie True North.
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NewsC4's Coming Up line-up revealed
MJ Delaney, the director behind viral hit Newport State of Mind, is to make a drama for Channel 4 starring This is England’s Thomas Turgoose, as part of the broadcaster’s Coming Up scheme.
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NewsITV hires Moore for comedy charge
Former Little Britain producer Myfanwy Moore is to become ITV’s first dedicated comedy commissioner in more than 18 months.
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NewsTOWIE's Mark Wright heads to US for ITV2
ITV2 is poised to hand former The Only Way Is Essex star Mark Wright his own series, charting his bid to crack America.
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NewsDiscovery goes for adventure
Discovery has ordered a trio of adventure series including Freddie Flintoff’s first solo project and a survival/automotive mash-up that will air internationally.
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NewsMr and Mrs returning to ITV1
All Star Mr and Mrs is to return to ITV1 in 2012 after a two-year hiatus.
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NewsMentorn follows youngsters’ ‘big day’ for MTV
MTV International has ordered an ob doc series from Mentorn Media focusing on teens and twentysomethings on the eve of their weddings.
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NewsMcDonald to host 3D monarchy series for History
Sir Trevor McDonald is to front a 3D series for History that will explore the tradition of the monarchy, using rare stereoscopic footage from 1953.
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NewsWide-Eyed to make Nat Geo Manhunt series
Wide-Eyed Entertainment, the indie behind March of the Dinosaurs, is to make a forensic science series in which investigators attempt to identify one person out of 313 million.
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NewsBlakeway exec completes C4 current affairs team
Channel 4 has completed its news and current affairs commissioning team with the appointment of an executive producer from Blakeway Productions.
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NewsMore4+2 to precede 4seven launch
Channel 4 is to launch a two-hour time-shifted version of More4, paving the way for the launch of repeats station 4seven.