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Trevor Eve to star in BBC1 version of kids bestseller
BBC1 is to turn Frank Cottrell Boyce’s bestselling children’s book, Framed, into a family show starring Trevor Eve.
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Alan Titchmarsh springs into ITV1 seasonal show
Alan Titchmarsh is to front an ITV1 series on the seasons and climate change for ITV1.
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NewsRenovation, renovation, renovation on C4
Property Ladder creator John Silver and host Sarah Beeny are joining forces again for a Channel 4 series that will renovate homes beset by serious problems such as subsidence or pests.
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NewsBBC1 revives spirit of Tomorrow's World
BBC1 is to reinvent the Tomorrow’s World format with new science series Bang Goes the Theory.
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Primates to "funk up" CBeebies
CBeebies controller Michael Carrington is to “funk up the channel” with a major new 52 x 22-minute live action series fronted by primates.
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NewsBBC4 needs more Answers
BBC4 has commissioned 13 more episodes of offbeat quiz show We Need Answers following a three-part trial run.
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NewsCITV orders more Emu
Anarchic puppet Emu is to return to ITV1 for a second run following its revival two years ago.
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NewsBBC1 extends lifeline to Britain's villages
BBC1 is set to transform the fortunes of six villages in a primetime Lottery-funded series.
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NewsShine bags Good Food order
UKTV has commissioned Masterchef producer Shine to make a new family cookery series for its soon-to-launch channel Good Food.
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NewsC4 to adapt Thatcher satire
The League of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson is adapting Jonathan Coe’s satirical novel What a Carve Up! for Channel 4.
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NewsTennant's Hamlet coming to BBC2
David Tennant is to bring his acclaimed stage performance of Hamlet to BBC2.
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Sofia's Diary gets 'edgier' third run
Sony Pictures Television is promising an “edgier” tone to its Bebo drama Sofia’s Diary when it returns for a third season.
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NewsBlumenthal serves up another Feast
Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal is set to serve up another Feast as his experimental cookery show has been given a second series on Channel 4.
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NewsDelia to cook up classic dishes for tribute on BBC2
Delia Smith is to take a fresh look at the dishes that have defined her 40-year career in a major five-part series for BBC2.
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NewsBBC3 gives a Strictly spin to disabled talent show
BBC3 is to mix the glitz of Strictly Come Dancing with the public service gravitas of wheelchair use in its latest disabled talent format.
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BBC3 quiz show to test theories of intelligence
BBC3 is to pit hairdressers against quantum physicists in a quiz show designed to challenge conventional thinking on intelligence.
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Zephaniah teams with Leopard for murder drama
Poet Benjamin Zephaniah is working with Leopard Films on his first TV drama project for 17 years.
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Spall to star in Aherne’s ITV1 obesity drama
Timothy Spall is to don a fat suit for an ITV1 comedy drama by Caroline Aherne about a man so obese he cannot leave his chair.
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Cherie Blair takes to the streets for Dispatches doc
Cherie Blair will join police patrols on some of Britain’s toughest estates in a follow-up to last year’s Channel 4 series, The Truth About Street Weapons.
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ITV takes Holden and Lumley on factual journeys
ITV1 is to continue its run of celebrity-led factual journeys, with actresses Joanna Lumley and Amanda Holden fronting two documentary series.