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NewsRuby readies ITV1 surgeon thriller and social drama for C4
Ruby Films is developing an ITV drama series following a feisty female surgeon, adapted by Mistresses co-creator SJ Clarkson from the bestselling surgery memoir Direct Red.
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NewsC4 drops doc strands in religion shake-up
Channel 4 is shaking up its entire religious output by ditching strand Revelations after just one series and moving away from authored historical polemics in favour of finding the “One Born Every Minute of religion”.
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NewsE4 signs up Natalie Cassidy for pregnancy reality doc series
E4 is to follow former EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy’s pregnancy in an observational reality series.
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NewsCook Yourself Thin returns for C4 daytime run
Channel 4 daytime show Cook Yourself Thin is to return to screens after three years away, after securing a sponsorship deal.
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NewsLife on Mars duo reunite for Sky 1 drama
John Simm and Philip Glenister, who last appeared together in Life on Mars, are to star in new Sky 1 murder drama Mad Dogs.
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NewsCBBC returns to Paradise Café
CBBC is to return to the South Pacific for a second series of comedy adventure series Paradise Café.
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News"No guts, no glory", Abraham tells commissioners
Channel 4 commissioners must take a “no guts, no glory” approach and embrace creative risks, incoming chief executive David Abraham has declared.
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NewsDavies makes personal history of 1980s for C4
Comedian Alan Davies is to make his debut on Channel 4 with a personal journey exploring the political and social changes during the 1980s that underpinned his teenage years.
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NewsPageant series headlines BBC3 ‘adult’ doc season
BBC3 is turning Baby Beauty Queens into a six-part series and has lined up topless model Alicia Douvall to discuss her “Faustian” aspirations for her teenage daughter, as part of the channel’s second
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NewsC4 hunts new talent for Coming Up
Channel 4 is seeking up-and-coming talent for the 10th series of Coming Up in 2011, with Touchpaper TV again producing.
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NewsNigella ends Dahl speculation with a return to BBC2
Nigella Lawson is to return to BBC2 for a new 13-part series - ending suggestions that she has effectively been replaced by former model Sophie Dahl.
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NewsOpen and ITV Studios scoop best-seller on Obama campaign
Open TV & Film and ITV Studios have won the right to turn a critically acclaimed book on US president Barack Obama into a major TV biopic.
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NewsE4 pilots contest to endure ‘in-laws’ from hell
E4 is lining up a comedy/reality hybrid in which two men compete to survive an evening with their respective girlfriends’ families - who are being played by actors.
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NewsSky 1 orders anti-X Factor search for talent
Sky 1 has ordered a shiny-floor musical talent search that is being pitched as an anti-X Factor.
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NewsBBC unveils Africa project
The BBC is embarking on a major new series exploring the wildlife and landscapes of Africa.
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NewsMatt Smith to play Isherwood for BBC2
Doctor Who star Matt Smith is to play Christopher Isherwood in a 90-minute film for BBC2 charting the writer’s formative years.
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NewsBBC drama boss hunting shows for 2011
The BBC has £200m to spend on drama in 2011 and “literally nothing commissioned”, controller of drama commission Ben Stephenson has revealed - alongside his aspirations for a new 9pm police show and more younger-skewing drama.
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NewsNat Geo orders Icelandic volcano doc
National Geographic Channel has commissioned a fast turnaround documentary on the Icelandic volcano including close up footage of the dramatic eruption.
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NewsC4 presenter fronts web beauty series
Supersize vs Superskinny presenter Anna Richardson is to front a branded web series funded by the Channel 4 show’s sponsor.
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NewsVirgin 1 orders naked series
Staff at struggling businesses have been persuaded to strip naked for a new Virgin 1 series.