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NewsEdmondson to front ITV doc
Comedians Adrian Edmondson and Rory McGrath are donning their walking books to front two new countryside series for ITV1.
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NewsAshley Jensen back in BBC comedy
Extras star Ashley Jensen is coming back to the BBC as the star of a new 60-minute comedy pilot.
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NewsSky signs Dizzee Rascal as talent judge
Chart star Dizzee Rascal is turning TV talent judge in a new series for Sky 1.
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NewsTen Alps TV revenue falls £3m
Ten Alps has shrugged off a £3m revenue fall in its television business to outline ambitious plans for expansion.
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NewsHighflyer retains C4 horse racing deal
Highflyer TV is to continue to making Channel 4’s horse racing coverage until December 2012 after winning the first tender for the production in more than 25 years.
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NewsBBC fires up new Torchwood with US deal
Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood is to return to BBC1 next year with funding from US cable broadcaster Starz Entertainment.
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NewsBio orders 7/7 survivor doc
The Biography Channel has ordered a 60-minute documentary on Gill Hicks, a survivor of the July 2005 London bombings.
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NewsTatchell takes on the Pope for C4
Outspoken human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell is to take a confrontational look at the Pope in a one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsSky 1 Got To Dance again
Sky 1 HD has recommissioned a beefed-up second series of Got To Dance, which includes 50% more episodes and a raft of supporting behind-the-scenes shows.
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Back2Back wins Madagascar order
UK indie Back2Back Productions is making a fast turnaround documentary for Al Jazeera International on the social and political upheaval in Madagascar.
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NewsBBC3 tackles science with the inside story of drugs
BBC3 is to make its first foray into science with a CGI series about the effects of drugs on the human body.
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NewsBBC4 doc recalls the WWII bomber built in a day
BBC4 has ordered a 60-minute documentary on an extraordinary British propaganda film from the Second World War.
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NewsRoux to train service staff for BBC2 series
Michel Roux is hoping to do for front-of-house restaurant staff what Jamie Oliver did for chefs in a major series for BBC2.
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NewsViva commissions pop and celebrity magazine show
MTV’s Freeview entertainment channel Viva has ordered a tongue-in-cheek music and celebrity magazine series.
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NewsC4 kicks off search for next 11 O’Clock Show
Channel 4 is planning a stripped successor to The 11 O’Clock Show to launch new talent, and has put a six-month production contract out to tender.
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NewsBBC calls time on Last of the Summer Wine
BBC comedy Last Of The Summer Wine will not return after this summer’s series - retiring from the schedules after nearly 40 years.
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NewsFive unveils new Extraordinary People
Five has commissioned four new films for its Extraordinary People strand that includes the world’s smallest girl and twins who share a head.
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NewsN-Dubz make "Peep Show" series
A new Channel 4 series is to provide a Peep Show-style view of British band N-Dubz.
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NewsBBC1 rides with cab comedy
BBC1 has commissioned a three-part comedy-drama about a group of “salt of the earth” Northern women launching an all-female cab company.
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NewsBBC4 orders F1 indie doc
BBC4 has ordered a 60-minute doc from Bigger Pictures exploring the formative years of Formula 1.