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NewsBBC1 conjures up new Merlin
Merlin, BBC1’s Saturday night fantasy drama, has been commissioned for a fifth series – before the fourth has even aired.
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NewsChoccywoccydoodah to return
Cake shop series Choccywoccydoodah has been recommissioned for a second and third run by UKTV channel Good Food.
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NewsSky reveals fresh comedies
A playground comedy, a talent show-cum-gameshow and a hidden camera series from Ant & Dec’s Gallowgate Productions are among Sky 1’s line up for autumn.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: C4 stands up for comedy
Channel 4 unveils a wave of new comedy pilots and former chart-toppers return to the spotlight.
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NewsC4 to pilot Come Date With Me
Channel 4 will pilot a Come Dine With Me spin-off with the contestants competing to win the culinary competition and find love.
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NewsTern in BBC daytime first with ‘buddy movie’ series
Tern TV has produced its first daytime series for the BBC, a ‘buddy movie’ format in which John Craven and Jules Hudson travel the country exploring Britain’s endangered heritage.
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NewsC4 signs up Pappy’s for new run of Comedy Labs
Award-winning sketch group Pappy’s has been snapped up by Channel 4 for its latest run of new comedy talent initiative Comedy Labs.
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NewsBetty to help ‘Undateables’ find love in C4 series
Sufferers of Tourettes, Aspergers and narcolepsy will look for love through a match-making service in a Betty TV series for Channel 4.
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NewsSky Living orders Steps series
Sky Living has commissioned a four-part documentary series from ITV Studios on 1990s pop band Steps as they embark on a comeback and the release of a greatest hits album.
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NewsITV1 to explore social history in Parallel Lives
ITV1 is eyeing a factual series that will explore the different lives of people born on the same day.
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More4 to air Sheep Dog Trials
More4 is to broadcast nine hours of coverage of the fourth World Sheep Dog Trials in September with commentary provided by Barry Davies.
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NewsNew recruits join Real Hustle
The Real Hustle, the scam artist series that was investigated by the BBC Trust earlier this year, is to return with two new recruits.
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NewsMcCloud to build affordable housing for C4 series
Kevin McCloud will aim to build affordable and sustainable homes using his own money for a new Channel 4 series that will tie in with the broadcaster’s housing and homeless season.
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NewsWill Young to star in ITV special
Pop star Will Young is to front an ITV1 special produced by Sony Pictures Television-owned indie Victory Television.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: C4 commemorates 9/11
C4 ordered a raft of new programmes to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11 - just part of this week’s round-up of new additions to Broadcast Greenlight.
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NewsJamie Oliver cooking ‘outdoor’ special for C4
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is to inspire viewers to enjoy the great outdoors with friends, family and food in a new Channel 4 special.
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NewsCBeebies orders more Alphablocks
CBeebies controller Kay Benbow has commissioned a second series of Alphablocks, with an extended run of 52 x 5-minute shows from the animation house Blue-Zoo.
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NewsC4 to air DSP space shuttle doc
Darlow Smithson is to produce a fast-turnaround documentary to tie in with the return of shuttle Atlantis this month, which marks the end of the US space programme.
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NewsPensioner prank show set for BBC1
A pensioner prank show is the latest international entertainment format set for BBC1.
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NewsC4’s 9/11 slate probes Ground Zero mosque
The controversy surrounding plans to build a mosque at Ground Zero will form part of six hours of Channel 4 programming to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11.