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NewsMarven hunts jaguars for Five doc
Wildlife presenter Nigel Marven goes in search of the biggest jaguars in the world for his latest series for Five.
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NewsDiscovery to unravel mysteries of Egypt
Discovery Channel is lining up documentaries on the mysteries of ancient Egypt, tornadoes and the workings of the human body for its history and science seasons.
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NewsBBC4 to examine Mali's past
BBC4 is to take a look at the changes in Mali through the lens of celebrated Malian photographer Malick Sidibé.
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NewsLion films Chinese schools for BBC4
BBC4 will screen a series of documentaries that follow families, teachers and children from a small rural Chinese town over the course of an academic year.
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NewsBlunkett to lock up juveniles
Former home secretary David Blunkett is to lock up juvenile delinquents on the cusp of a life of crime in a new show for Five.
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NewsC4 tours with NY punkers
Channel 4 will follow New York gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello during their 2007 UK tour as part of its 4Play strand.
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NewsBBC to pay tribute to Verity Lambert
BBC4 is to broadcast a night of programmes dedicated to drama producer Verity Lambert, who died last November.
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NewsGolden Balls wins extension
ITV1 has ordered an expanded run of 80 editions of Jasper Carrott's daytime gameshow Golden Balls.
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NewsMoving Wallpaper to return
Moving Wallpaper, ITV1's spin-off from soap Echo Beach, is set for a second run.
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NewsWhicker returns to BBC
The BBC is to celebrate the career of veteran TV presenter Alan Whicker in a four-part series.
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NewsITV orders record Taggart run
ITV has commissioned its longest ever run of crime drama Taggart, with 10 new shows ordered to celebrate 25 years since its launch
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NewsITV1 eyes bingo show to help replace Play
ITV is planning a late-night bingo series for ITV1 that will effectively replace the scrapped ITV Play block.
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NewsStoryville relaunches with six-doc seasons
Storyville will relaunch this autumn with seasons of six complementary programmes instead of single ad hoc docs.
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NewsBBC pilots weekday Kitchen spin-off
The BBC is piloting a new format for Saturday Kitchen that could turn it into a stripped weekday show.
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NewsFry to trace first printing press
Stephen Fry will examine the story behind the Western world's first printing press in a one-off doc for a BBC4 medieval season this April.
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Five reveals secrets of T5 in superstructure series
Five is to tell the story of the construction of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 in a new series dedicated to the secrets of superstructures.
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NewsNat Geo orders CGI ape doc from Pioneer
National Geographic will examine the genetic and behavioural similarities and differences between humans and great apes in a one-off documentary from Pioneer Productions.
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BBC4 adds ad tie-ins
BBC4 has lined up three 60-minute docs to tie in with Mad Men, its upcoming US drama import about the advertising industry in 1960s New York.
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Handle turns out spin-off
Kids indie Handle and Spout is to make a spin-off of kids show Go and Get a Grown Up, which airs on Turner's pre-school channel Cartoonito.
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C4 orders trio of docs for Cutting Edge
Channel 4 has commissioned North One and IWC Media to produce three films for its Cutting Edge strand.