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NewsStoryville makes BBC2 comeback
BBC2 will examine the bloody world of brain surgery in one of seven Storyville documentaries lined up on the channel over the next six months.
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NewsITV orders more Primeval
ITV has commissioned a third series of Saturday night sci-fi drama Primeval as the current series continues to pull in strong ratings.
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NewsVernon Kay signs with ITV
ITV has signed up Vernon Kay to an exclusive two year deal, and confirmed a new primetime series called Beat the Star.
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NewsGladiators ready for Sky One
Gladiators will return to British screens with a 21st century makeover this summer courtesy of Sky One.
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NewsC4 extends lifestyle formats
Channel 4 has commissioned extended runs of hit formats Come Dine With Me and A Place in the Sun: Home or Away for later this year.
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NewsC4 give teens big break
Four teenage first-time documentary makers have secured primetime slots for their shorts on Channel 4 and are now in talks to write for teen drama Skins.
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NewsITV orders psychological thriller
ITV1 has commissioned new three-part drama A Place of Execution based on the best-selling novel by Wire in the Blood creator Val McDermid.
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NewsKing Lear to reign on C4
Channel 4 is to broadcast a recorded version of the RSC's recent production of King Lear, starring Sir Ian McKellen.
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NewsITV orders modern-day Ripper drama
Rupert Penry-Jones will play a detective hunting for a modern-day Jack the Ripper in one of three ITV drama commissions for autumn.
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NewsBBC1 to give Little Dorrit the Bleak House treatment
BBC1's appetite for period drama is to continue this year with an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit and a second run of Lark Rise to Candleford.
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NewsBBC making Iraq dramas
BBC Vision and BBC News have joined forces to make an eight-part series of short dramas marking the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
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Tigress goes Ape again
Factual indie Tigress Productions is to make a second series of Going Ape for Animal Planet International.
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BBC1 revisits Djalili
British-Iranian comedian Omid Djalili will return to BBC1 for a second series of his sketch show.
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BBC3 raps up sitcom
BBC3 has ordered a hip-hop sitcom from Stratford-upon-Avon-based indie Hanrahan Media.
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NewsITV Productions takes AFP lead with Dog Rescue
ITV Productions is moving into advertiser-funded programming (AFP) for the first time with a series financed by Pedigree.
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Sky One to join after-dark police patrols
Sky One will hit the streets with police officers on the night beat across the UK in a primetime factual entertainment series later this spring.
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NewsMcCutcheon goes in search of beauty for UKTV Style
Echo Beach star Martine McCutcheon is to travel to Paris to discover why it is home to some of the world's most beautiful women as part of a stripped body image strand for UKTV Style.
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NewsScottish MP attacks government over commissioning deficit
SNP spokesperson for culture and media Peter Wishart MP has attacked the government and major broadcasters for not taking enough interest in the commissioning deficit in Scotland.
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NewsRoary rides again with Five and Nick Jr
Roary the Racing Car is to hit the road again after securing a second series commission from Five's Milkshake! and Nick Jr.
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NewsBBC3 launches multi-platform rebirth
BBC3 will simulcast all its programmes on the web and host regular primetime slots for user-generated content as part of a “multi-platform rebirth” unveiled today.