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C4 orders McCain-funded sports show
Channel 4 has ordered a grass roots athletics show that will be sponsored by frozen food manufacturer McCain Foods.
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BBC3 orders Russell Tovey comedy
BBC3 has commissioned a broadcast pilot set entirely in a couple’s bedroom, starring Being Human actor Russell Tovey.
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BBC poaches C4's Ahmed in new Knowledge hirings
Channel 4’s Aaqil Ahmed has been poached to run the BBC’s religion and ethics department as part of the second round of Knowledge appointments – in which four of the key commissioning jobs have been handed to existing BBC staff.
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BBC2 developing new Sarah Waters drama
BBC2 is eyeing an adaptation of Sarah Waters’ novel The Night Watch as a one-off feature-length drama.
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BBC NI names new commisioning exec
Timewatch exec James Hayes has landed the job of BBC commissioning executive producer for Northern Ireland.
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UKTV's Home orders more community makeover shows
American Ty Pennington will return to UKTV this spring to dish out a double dose of goodwill.
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Russell Howard to host BBC3 comedy pilot
Mock the Week star Russell Howard is fronting a pilot that is lined up to be BBC3's first topical comedy show.
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French in BBC2 minutiae of marriage sitcom
Bafta fellowship-winning comedian Dawn French is to swap her cassock for civvies in a comedy about married life for BBC2.
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Milne and Daybreak develop C4 drama
Paula Milne, the writer of Channel 4 drama Endgame, has re-teamed with Daybreak Pictures for a series about a therapist accused of murder. C4 head of drama Liza Marshall has put development money into scripts for the project, which has the working title Cleaver.
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Zig Zag builds on Dyer brand with fourth series for Bravo
Zig Zag Productions will send Cockney actor Danny Dyer to live with some of Britain's most feared men in the follow-up to Bravo's best performing commission of 2008.
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Doherty to take fresh focus on food for BBC1
TV pig farmer Jimmy Doherty will visit the country's leading food manufacturers to discover the science behind mass production for his debut BBC1 series.
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Wire star to feature in BBC4 period drama
The Wire's Dominic West is to star as straight-talking Australian scientist in a BBC4 drama about the discovery of penicillin.
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Gary Glitter character to feature in C4 drama
Channel 4 is lining up a drama about the death penalty that will feature disgraced pop star Gary Glitter as one of its characters.
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C4 sends Location host to Oz
Channel 4 property presenter Phil Spencer is to head to Australia for his next project for the channel.
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ITV is overstocked, says Grade
ITV has scaled back its commissioning needs because it is “overstocked” with programmes, according to outgoing executive chairman Michael Grade.
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Monty Don back with C4 show
Monty Don is to meet people trying to live The Good Life for real in his first TV project since a minor stroke forced him to quit Gardeners' World.
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House of Saddam writer inks Greenlit deal
House of Saddam creat-or Alex Holmes has signed a first-look drama deal with Foyle's Greenlit Rights.
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BBC doc exposes skin-lightening products
The One Show and Watchdog's Anita Rani is to turn the spotlight on skin-lightening treatments in a one-off documentary for BBC1.
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Sky Arts goes backstage with Godot stars
Sky Arts will go backstage at Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in what it claims is the first behind-the-scenes documentary series set in a major West End playhouse.
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Bedell seeks shiny-floor show
New ITV director of comedy and entertainment Elaine Bedell is looking for a 60-minute entertainment show to air at 9pm on Fridays on ITV1.