Commissioning – Page 522
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BBC and ITV hunt 'ordinary lives' dramas
TV Drama Forum: BBC and ITV drama commissioners are on the lookout for more contemporary series about ordinary lives.
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ITV's commissioning future shapes up
ITV's six entertainment commissioners will battle it out for two jobs when the broadcaster's new director of entertainment and comedy Elaine Bedell steps into her role on 23 March.
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Musical prodigies in C4 recital
A renowned teenage classical composer will recruit the best musical prodigies from around the world to perform his latest concerto for a Channel 4 series.
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Film-makers to explore pop culture icons for BBC3
The Oscar-winning film-maker behind When We Were Kings is to investigate the Britney Spears phenomenon for BBC3.
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KidsCo makes first order with kids' craft show
A young “art whizz” will teach kids how to make objects in international children's channel KidsCo's first original commission.
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Crackit show for C4 fixes botched cosmetic surgery
Victims of botched cosmetic surgery are to get the chance to have their faces and bodies repaired in a campaigning Channel 4 series from Crackit Productions.
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RDF's Presentable secures 35 hours of orders
Presentable, RDF Media Group's Cardiff-based subsidiary has won 35 hours of commissions and recommissions, including a Gabby Logan-fronted sports show for BBC Wales.
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C4 disability drama to poke fun at reality TV
Channel 4 has commissioned a mockumentary about six disabled characters spending a Shipwrecked-style year on a desert island.
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Zeppotron to bring literature to Learning Zone
Katy Brand and June Sarpong have signed up to introduce viewers to classic literature in Zeppotron's first foray into educational programming for BBC Learning Zone.
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Hat Trick brings science and comedy to BBC4
Hat Trick is making a science-meets-comedy panel show for BBC4.
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BBC2 lands first fruit of James May's Plum deal
James May will build a Plasticine garden at the Chelsea Flower Show - part of the first commission from an exclusive deal the presenter has signed with Plum Pictures.
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ITV calls for factual at 9pm
Factual Commissioning Forum: ITV controller of documentaries and current affairs Jeff Anderson said the broadcaster was searching for up-market factual content for 9pm - traditionally filled by drama.
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Discovery's Korn calls for more celebrity-led series
Factual Commissioning Forum: Discovery Channel is seeking to invest in celebrity-led series - but only when the celebrity has a connection with the subject matter.
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Okonedo to star in BBC4's Mrs Mandela drama
Winnie Mandela is the latest real-life figure to get the BBC4 biopic treatment in a one-off drama from Diverse Production.
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BBC2's Hadlow chasing impact, not ratings
Factual Commissioning Forum: BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow has said she is more interested in commissioning shows with impact than crowd pleasers.
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Schofield to host The Cube
This Morning host Phillip Schofield has been named as the host of ITV1's latest Saturday night primetime game show, The Cube.
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Hammond's BBC science show heading to MipTV
BBC kids science gameshow Richard Hammond's Blast Lab is go under the microscope of the international market at MipTV later this month.
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Paramount Pictures gets animated
The UK division of movie studio Paramount Pictures has launched an animated series designed to promote new theatrical and home entertainment releases.
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Comedians to open teen diaries on Radio 4
The intimate details of six comedian's teenage years are to be revealed in a new series produced by TalkbackThames for BBC Radio 4.