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Camp TV criticised
Prominent gay figures have rounded on Channel 4 for its portrayal of homosexuality, claiming commissioners still rely on stereotyped camp imagery. All broadcasters came under fire in Edinburgh for commissioning shows that portrayed gay men as camp figures, such as Living's Queer Eye for a ...
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Court camera pilot
Television cameras will be allowed into English and Welsh courtrooms as part of a pilot study which could pave the way for a permanent TV presence in the courts. The pilot will take place in the Court of Appeal in the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Footage from the ...
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Clone doc picked up
Electric Sky has taken on distribution rights to a controversial documentary about human cloning from producer Peter Williams. Cloning the Dead, a 52-minute piece, follows Professor Panayiotis Zavos' successful attempts to produce a 64-cell embryo from three dead people. The documentary was produced over three ...
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NewsC4 orders first ever cop show
The indie behind Channel 4's cult comedy drama hit Shameless has been commissioned to make the channel's first cop show.
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NewsMasterchef gets reality show revamp
Throughout the 1990s it was regarded as the archetypal genteel cookery show - now Masterchef is to be given a reality-style makeover by the executive producer of Jamie's Kitchen.
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BBC to air Walking with Monsters
The BBC is to travel 600 million years back in time for a big-budget prequel to the hit factual series Walking with Dinosaurs.
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NewsMurphy seeks therapy
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has said he wants to create a new portfolio of programmes dealing with issues such as therapy and bereavement as he seeks to build his channel's factual output.
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NewsReality drives Five autumn line-up
Five is to give reality and drama another shot in its new autumn schedule to sit alongside its staple of celebrity, arts and property shows.
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NewsSky One takes on C4 in battle of Springfield
Sky One is to screen a brand new episode of The Simpsons every week from the autumn in a bid to capitalise on a major advertising campaign pushing the animated show on Channel 4.
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CS&W produces teen court for C4
Scottish indie Caledonia Sterne and Wyld (CS&W) has won its first commission from its new London office with a Channel 4 show in which juveniles who have committed minor offences are tried and sentenced by fellow teenagers.
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Tiger Aspect wins first radio orders
Tiger Aspect, the independent production company behind Mr Bean and The Vicar of Dibley , has picked up its first radio commissions.
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Doc follows football trainees
BBC Radio Five Live is to launch a new documentary series tracking the ambitious students of Birmingham City's football academy.
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UKTV on history Trail
UKTV History has commissioned a primetime DIY history series which will show viewers how to unlock local secrets by looking around the features of their area.
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BBC commissions more accidents
BBC controller of daytime Alison Sharman has recommissioned Accidents Can Happen , which looks at what happens after disasters strike people's homes. The 20 x 60-minute series, which will again be presented by former EastEnders actress Nadia Sawalha, will look ...
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Reef goes bargain spotting in France
Reef Television has been commissioned to make a daytime show for BBC2 called Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting , in which contestants shop for antiques in the flea markets of southern France before trying to sell them in the UK for a profit. It will ...
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Hotbed wins two BBC arts orders
Hotbed Media has been commissioned to make a new series of its successful BBC1 arts show Star Portraits with Rolf Harris. The programme has been commissioned for next spring by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and will be executive produced by Johannah Dyer and series ...
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Five takes wildlife, science for kids
Five has recommissioned two of its most popular children's series for the weekend Shake strand. Five controller of children's programming Nick Wilson has ordered a second 13 x 30-minute series of Michaela's Wild Challenge from Two Hand Productions. The series, ...
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Commissioners Q&A
Angharad Jones S4C's commissioning editor, drama and film is looking for plot-driven stories, reckons her channel could do with more humour and is excited by a choir drama filled with songs and sex
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Challenge bets on US co-pros
CHALLENGE, the Flextech entertainment channel, has signed a multimillion-pound co-production deal with new US network Casino and Gaming TV (CGTV).
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The Contender fails to floor rival Champ
Mark Burnett, the British producer behind forthcoming NBC boxing show The Contender , has lost his first bid to block a rival show airing on Fox.