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NewsWag TV to make murderers’ wives series for C&I
Factual specialist Wag TV has won a trio of orders including Married To A Murderer, its first commission for the Crime & Investigation Network.
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NewsCaroline Aherne developing ITV1 sitcom
BROADCAST COMEDY FORUM: ITV1 is eyeing a sitcom from Royle Family writer Caroline Aherne and Jeff Pope as it seeks to broaden its scripted comedy output beyond Benidorm.
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NewsC4 extends Million Pound Drop
Channel 4 game show The Million Pound Drop – Live will be extended into a weekly series after a second run of stripped episdes.
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NewsBBC lines up Shakespeare season
The BBC is planning a major new season around Shakespeare, including new versions of his most acclaimed plays and a series of documentaries examining the life and times of the Bard.
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NewsBBC3 orders more young Question Time
BBC3 is positioning itself as the home for politics aimed at young people with four new editions of a youth-based Question Time in the pipeline.
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NewsTaggart writer adapts Field of Blood for BBC
BBC Scotland is to adapt Denise Mina novel The Field of Blood, with Taggart and Rebus screenwriter David Kane writing and directing.
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NewsBBC in talks to adapt queens book
The BBC is currently in discussions to adapt a book about pre-Elizabethan queens into a new series.
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NewsBBC1 conjures up celebrity magic show
BBC1 has ordered a new Saturday night gameshow that will see celebrities team up with magicians.
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NewsRicky Gervais greenlit for Short series
A new comedy by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, based around dwarf actor Warwick Davis, has been greenlit for series by BBC2.
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NewsBBC2 orders underwater city doc
BBC2 is to follow the first team of experts to explore Pavlopetri - the world’s oldest submerged city.
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NewsC4 to air week-long extreme sports live event
Channel 4 is to put celebrities through a series of extreme sports challenges in a week-long live competition next spring.
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NewsRemarkable gets women working for BBC3 series
Wannabe WAGs and lazy ladies are to be whipped into shape by successful businesswomen for a new BBC3 series.
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NewsBack2Back dogs series adds to C5’s AFP slate
Channel 5 has secured another advertiser-funded programme for its schedule, this time based around dogs.
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NewsC4 orders Deal Or No Deal-style collectibles series
Channel 4 has commissioned an Antiques Roadshow-meets-Deal Or No Deal format based around quirky collectibles.
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NewsBBC2 set to order more Rev
BBC2 is on the cusp of recommissioning Rev - the suprise hit comedy of the summer.
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NewsBBC Daytime to boost current affairs and drama
BBC Daytime is increasing the amount of hours it is dedicating to consumer and current affairs, as well as UK-originated drama, following a critical BBC Trust report in July.
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NewsFellowes to pen ITV Titanic drama
Gosford Park writer Julian Fellowes is to pen a new drama series for ITV1 about the sinking of the Titanic, made by the producer behind the BBC’s Bleak House.
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NewsUKTV commissions Colditz doc and revamps Kitchen
UKTV is continuing its focus on original commissioning by revamping Good Food’s Market Kitchen and ordering a landmark doc on World War II prisoner-of-war camp Colditz for Yesterday.
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NewsBauer Radio invites indies to pitch for Big City slot
Bauer Radio is considering a series of pitches from radio indies ahead of the launch of a flagship Sunday lunchtime show across its Big City Network.
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NewsLouis Walsh teams with singer for ITV2 doc
X Factor judge Louis Walsh and Westlife singer Kian Egan are to star in an ob doc for ITV2 as they attempt to launch a new girl group.