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NewsC4 has fishy feeling with top chefs
C4 has recruited celebrity chefs Gordon Ramsay, Heston Blumenthal and Jamie Oliver for a season of programmes aimed at highlighting the issue of overfishing.
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NewsBBC1's Life of Riley to return
Caroline Quentin will return to BBC1 for a third season of the family sitcom Life of Riley.
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NewsBrooker moves to BBC2 for Christmas Wipe
Charlie Brooker is moving to BBC2 for the first time for a Christmas special of his ‘Wipe’ strand.
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NewsJonathan Ross to host ITV magic show
Jonathan Ross is to make his first appearance as the face of ITV in a special starring US magicians Penn and Teller.
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NewsLiving to profile Cheryl Cole in celebrity series
A year in the life of X Factor judge Cheryl Cole will be revealed in a new celebrity profile series for Living.
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NewsBBC lands Damian Lewis for trafficking drama
Band of Brothers star Damian Lewis is to appear in a new BBC drama about human trafficking.
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NewsBBC2 orders Night Watch adaptation
BBC2 has commissioned an adaptation of Sarah Water’s bestselling 2006 novel The Night Watch.
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NewsRoss returns to BBC for Stargazing series
Jonathan Ross is to return to the BBC’s mainstream channels for the first time since his departure from his friday night chatshow, to co-host a three-day live astronomy series in the new year.
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NewsC4 to show live births on Xmas day
Channel 4 will show babies being born live on Christmas Day as part of a marathon five-hour version of One Born Every Minute.
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NewsLife On Mars creators to bring angels to ITV
The creators of Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes are to make a major new drama for ITV about two angels sent to earth as lawyers.
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NewsDiscovery UK ready to push entertainment credentials
Discovery UK is kicking off a hunt for more entertainment-based formats and has invested development funds in fledgling indie Nerd’s underground gameshow as it bids to broaden its output.
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NewsBranson and Huq to front shows for Current TV
Environmentalist and model Sam Branson and Blue Peter presenter turned Xtra Factor host Konnie Huq have been lined up as key talent for new shows for Current TV.
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NewsDiscovery Channel on board HMS Ark Royal doc
The Discovery Channel has ordered an access-all-areas documentary series on board decommissioned aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal as it embarks on its final major voyage.
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NewsBBC orders docs from Hardcash and Films of Record
The BBC has ordered documentaries on US police attempts to track paedophiles and the history of Amnesty International from Hardcash Productions and Films of Record respectively.
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NewsUKTV and C4 step up to digital plate
UKTV and Channel 4 are stepping up their hunt for shows that have a strong multiplatform element to increase audience engagement.
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NewsChefs to champion ‘forgotten’ food for BBC2 series
Michel Roux Jr, Ainsley Harriot and Clarissa Dickson Wright will promote traditional British food that is “under threat” in an Outline Productions series for BBC2.
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NewsRed Bull eyes content to give it wings
Drinks manufacturer Red Bull is hunting for original content to air online and via the TV channel it broadcasts across Europe.
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NewsDappy to deliver T4 Christmas message
Channel 4 has scotched rumours that N-Dubz rapper Dappy will broadcast the alternative Christmas message in the traditional slot - but confirmed that he will deliver a speech on Christmas morning.
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NewsBBC3 to air live Frankenstein show
The BBC is to host a music and drama event in Leeds, dubbed Frankenstein’s Wedding, which will be broadcast live on BBC3.