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Pioneer travels to the centre of the earth for Discovery
Pioneer Productions will use CGI to journey to the centre of the Earth in a 120-minute film for Discovery Channel.
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NewsSteadfast films army medics for ITV1 doc
A five-person Steadfast Television production team has spent a month filming army medics in Afghanistan for a peaktime ITV1 documentary called Doctors and Nurses at War.
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NewsBBC3 pilot for mime duo
Japanese silent comedy duo Gamarjobat have won a pilot order for BBC3 that will be co-produced by Steve Coogan's indie Baby Cow.
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NewsDetective drama in the pipeline at ITVP
ITV Productions is developing a new detective drama set in Brighton, led by a police sergeant obsessed with the disappearance of his own wife.
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NewsEdmonds tackling 'broken Britain' for Sky One
Sky One has signed Noel Edmonds to revive the feeling of Noel's House Party in a new format pitched as an antidote to “broken Britain”.
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NewsFive to send Rory and Paddy pig racing
Comedians Rory McGrath and Paddy McGuiness will go cheese rolling in Gloucestershire and pig racing in Dorset as part of a new IWC Media series for Five.
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Bravo follows Novelli to LA
US broadcaster Bravo has commissioned Mentorn USA to make an eight-part factual series starring Jean-Christophe Novelli.
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Hustle returns next year
BBC1 drama Hustle will return for a fifth series with Adrian Lester reprising his role of Mickey “Bricks” Stone.
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NewsObjective plans Crystal Maze-style show for C4
Objective Productions is to build a four-metre square Perspex cube as the setting for a gameshow being eyed as a Crystal Maze successor for Channel 4.
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NewsLa Plante to adapt novel Above Suspicion for ITV1
ITV1 has commissioned Lynda la Plante to adapt her novel Above Suspicion with a view to launching a franchise in the mould of Prime Suspect.
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Five cooks up Army Chefs three-parter
Young chefs who risk life and limb to feed British troops will be the focus of a new documentary series for Five.
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C4 to make crunch era home show
Channel 4's latest property series will move away from buying and selling to focus on ways of helping frustrated owners to make the most of their homes.
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NewsProspect wins£3m of factual
Prospect Pictures has won£3m of serious factual business since the arrival of Todd Austin, the Bafta-winning former BBC One Life strand editor, seven months ago.
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NewsBlue Peter's Gethin goes thrill seeking for Virgin1
Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones will delve into the world of obsessive thrill seekers in a new series for Virgin1.
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Spanish Civil War docs
The History Channel UK and THC Spain have commissioned Liverpool Street Productions to make two one-hour films on the Spanish Civil War.
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Scum Also Rises to BBC2
Advertising agency comedy The Scum Also Rises is set to move to BBC2 after a BBC3 pilot last year.
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Hat Trick's ITV crime drama
Hat Trick Productions has signed a deal with ITV to develop a new crime drama populated by “strong women in peril”.
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UKTV Gold to air ‘unseen' Blackadder
UKTV Gold will screen previously unseen footage of classic BBC comedy Blackadder during a two-part special celebrating the show's 25th anniversary.
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BBC4 links science and Islam
The team behind acclaimed BBC4 science series Atom will uncover medieval Islam's influence on modern science for their latest project.