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NewsSky 1 orders more Little Crackers
John Bishop, Alan Davies and Jane Horrocks are to star in a second series of Little Crackers, ordered by Sky 1 for this Christmas.
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NewsSky Living slims down popstar lookalikes
Sky Living has ordered a factual entertainment series in which a range of overweight pop-star lookalikes attempt to slim down to the size of their idols Beyonce, Britney and Katy Perry.
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NewsComedian and MasterChef finalist to front ITV travelogues
ITV has ordered two daytime travelogues fronted by Adrian Edmondson and Dick Strawbridge.
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NewsDavid Tennant to voice CBeebies animation
Former Doctor Who David Tennant is to provide his voice to new CBeebies series Tree Fu Tom.
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NewsOlympics set to take over BBC schedules
The Olympics will dominate every part of the BBC for the duration of the event, director of London 2012 Roger Mosey has said.
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NewsCohen takes inclusivity drive to entertainment
BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has commissioned a non-TX pilot for a Saturday night entertainment show that is part of a plan to extend his inclusivity drive to the genre.
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NewsFlintoff fronting depression film for BBC1
Former England cricketer Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff is to front a BBC1 documentary looking at depression in professional sport.
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NewsSixties World Cup WAGs take centre stage
History channel Yesterday will investigate the lives of WAGs in the 1960s as part of a raft of commissions about the decade.
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NewsSergeant to host doc celebrating Spitfire’s 75 years
BBC2 is to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Spitfire with a documentary fronted by John Sergeant.
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NewsRonnie Biggs makes a return for C5’s Revealed
Channel 5 history strand Revealed will return this autumn with a 4 x 60-minute run including a film on train robber Ronnie Biggs.
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NewsPlum to examine Ronaldo’s talent for Sky AFP show
Plum Pictures is making an AFP show in which the world’s most expensive footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, will undergo a series of scientific tests to examine what gives him his edge.
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NewsQuentin visits Cornwall for second ITV travelogue
Caroline Quentin is returning to ITV1 for another travelogue, this time travelling around Cornwall for a series made by Twofour.
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NewsSky Living to put pushy mums in the spotlight
Sky Living is to launch a parenting strand called Pushy & Proud that will debut as a collection of 5 x 60-minute docs from five indies.
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NewsITV2 orders Amy Winehouse tribute
ITV2 has commissioned a fast-turnaround documentary about Amy Winehouse, following the singer’s untimely death.
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NewsC4 to air delayed Daddy Daycare
Channel 4 is sending nine fathers who refuse to share childcare duties on a crash course in parenting for a three-part series.
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NewsThick of It star to front BBC4 mockumentary
Peter Capaldi, who plays vicious Malcolm Tucker in political satire The Thick of It, is writing, directing and presenting a BBC4 mockumentary about Cricklewood Film Studios.
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NewsYesterday swings into Sixties season
History channel Yesterday has acquired a raft of acquisitions covering Bobby Moore, Carnaby Street and The Beatles to form a season dedicated to the 1960s.
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NewsITV1 crime dramas to return
ITV has ordered second series of Scott & Bailey and Monroe as part of a slew of drama recommissions.
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NewsC4 to air Amy Winehouse tributes
Channel 4 will this week pay tribute to troubled singer Amy Winehouse who died on Saturday.
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NewsDiscovery to revisit Oslo tragedy
The massacre in Oslo in which at least 93 people were killed will be the subject of a fast turnaround documentary for Discovery.