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NewsBilly Joel gets South Bank treatment
US singer-songwriter Billy Joel is to give a rare interview for an edition of ITV1's The South Bank Show.
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NewsRound two for Supersize vs Superskinny
Channel 4's diet swap show Supersize vs Superskinny is to return for a second series later this year.
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NewsHistory Channel orders Spanish Civil War doc
Indie Liverpool Street Productions has won a joint commission from the History Channel UK and Spain to make two one-hour films on the Spanish Civil War.
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NewsHat Trick on the case with new 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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NewsUnique producing R2 dance music series
Unique has won the contract to produce BBC Radio 2's second Summer of Love season to celebrate the 20th anniversary of UK dance music.
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NewsBebo unveils new drama
Bebo has teamed up with indie Monkey Kingdom and Universal Music for its latest web drama.
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NewsBob and Thomas get CGI makeover
Hit Entertainment has agreed deals to produce the next series of Bob the Builder and Thomas & Friends in CGI.
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NewsDragons' Den competition launches
Twelve producers will go head-to-head for development cash in a version of Dragons' Den at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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NewsC4 orders Snowdon doc
Channel 4 is to broadcast a “revisionist” documentary on Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret's marriage next month.
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NewsBBC2 orders pilot of BBC3 comedy
A second, studio-based pilot of advertising agency comedy The Scum Also Rises is being made for BBC2 after the show's first pilot went out on BBC3 last year.
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NewsInbetweeners second run
E4 has ordered a second series of The Inbetweeners days after the first series ended.
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NewsDSP wins first ITV drama commission
Tara Fitzgerald is to star in Darlow Smithson's first drama production for ITV.
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NewsSky to give Snow White comic twist for Christmas
Sky One is planning a comic version of the classic fairytale Snow White as its big “event” drama for Christmas 2009.
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NewsFive goes wild for summer
Five has ordered three wildlife series to fill its early evening schedules through the summer, including a show fronted by news presenter Kate Gerbeau.
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NewsDyke to front BBC4 Bevan doc
Greg Dyke will explore the life of “father” of the National Health Service Aneurin Bevan in a one-hour documentary for BBC4.
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NewsStyle icon has designs on Apprentice success
Uber-designer Philippe Starck is set to take the Alan Sugar role in an Apprentice-style show set in the world of design.
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NewsZig Zag to make 48-hour outdoor gameshow for C4
Channel 4 has ordered an outdoor gameshow from Zig Zag Productions in which contestants can face questions at any time or in any place.
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NewsC4 will track 24-hour ‘cycle of life' in Bristol
Documentary-maker Sue Bourne will chronicle all the births, deaths and marriages that take place on a single day in Bristol in her latest high concept project.
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NewsReal Hustle team to make magic-themed BBC1 special
BBC1 has commissioned a magic-themed spin-off from BBC3's The Real Hustle with a view to turning it into a returning format.
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NewsStein heading to Far East for BBC2 odyssey
Rick Stein will tour the Far East in a Denham Productions cookery series for BBC2.