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Second helping of just for laughs on BBC1
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush have ordered a second run of slapstick hidden camera show Just for Laughs. The 6 x 30-minute series, to be made by Belfast-based indie Wild Rover for BBC Northern Ireland, will be produced by ...
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Sky One buys US action star reality show
Sky One has acquired a reality show from the producer of The Matrix, in which a group of people compete to become action movie stars. The 10-part Next Action Star, created by Joel Silver, will see 16 contestants put through ...
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BBC2 Arena honours Attenborough at 80
BBC2 controller Jane Root has commissioned an Arena documentary to celebrate the 80th birthday of actor Lord Attenborough. The two-part The Many Lives of Richard Attenboroughhas been granted unprecedented access to Lord Attenborough as he undertakes his public duties. Directed by Adam Low with Anthony Wall as series editor, it ...
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Men & Motors goes for military vehicles
Men & Motors commissioning editor Lesley Johnson has ordered a trio of new shows for November. Military Vehicles, from Chilli Pepper Films, is a 12 x 30-minute series uncovering military treasures hidden away in barns and garages across the country. Produced by Clive Simmons it ...
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Another dream holiday home for Five
Indie RDF Media has been commissioned to make a second series of Carole Smillie's Dream Holiday Homefor Five. The 20 x 30-minute series, to air in a first block of 10 episodes in October with the rest following early next year, will again allow viewers ...
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Granada marches ahead with WWII drama
Granada has gone into production with its second world war ITV blockbuster drama , Island At War. The six-part drama, starring James Wilby, Clare Holman and Philip Glenister, focuses on the German invasion and occupation of the Channel Islands in 1940. Production takes place in ...
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BBC2 goes behind the scenes at the theatre
BBC2 controller Jane Root and head of arts commissioning Franny Moyle have commissioned an observational documentary about a local theatre in Lincoln. The six-part Theatre Royal, to be produced in-house by Pippa Robinson and executive produced by Nick Mirsky, will feature a different character in ...
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NewsBBC1 gets The Office for Christmas
Hit BBC2 comedy The Office has been given the ultimate compliment by BBC bosses, and will switch to BBC1 when it returns for two Christmas specials later this year, writes Sam Matthews
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NewsBBC NI jumps on lifestyle bandwagon
BBC Northern Ireland is hoping to capture the success of lifestyle programmes such as the Dinner Party Inspectors with a new series focussing on surprise parties, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsSky bags Hollywood reality show
The reality format has hit Hollywood, with Sky One picking up a new US show in which a group of people train to be action movie stars, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsChannel 4 sells live autopsy show
Channel 4's controversial live coverage of Gunther Von Hagens performing a public autopsy for the first time in 200 years has been sold to the US channel Trio, writes Jon Rogers
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NewsPanorama to probe BBC over Kelly affair
The BBC is working on a Panorama special on the Dr David Kelly affair that could see it investigating the state of BBC journalism and potentially bring the corporation into further conflict with the government, write Leigh Holmwood, Colin Robertson and Paul Revoir
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Disney endorses UK indie Talent
Disney Channel UK has ordered its biggest ever commission from a UK indie, after asking Talent Television to develop a family gameshow series, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Lion shares in BBC line-up
Lion TV has picked up an order from BBC2 for a programme examining major historical events, as part of a 33-hour batch of new autumn BBC shows, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Jodie breaks silence for Bugsy
Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster has given a rare interview to Tyne Tees Television for a 60-minute After They Were Famousshow on the stars of the 1976 film Bugsy Malone, in which she played Tallulah. The show will reunite the ...
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Dimmock in UK Style deal
UK Style has signed up Charlie Dimmock to front a new series charting the yearly cycle of a garden, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Channel 4 puts on style with Living TV
Channel 4 and Living TV have commissioned the first-ever British Style Awards, featuring the world's top supermodels and performances from Elton John and Kylie Minogue, writes Paul Revoir.
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Westcountry line-up
ITV Westcountry has unveiled its autumn regional line-up with a series of documentaries including a dance programme presented by Lionel Blair. In the 6 x 30-minute series Dancing in the Dark, tap dancer Blair looks at the region's dance history. Plymouth-based independent Infinite Pictures has ...
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Discovery on track
Discovery Europe has ordered another series fronted by former Fast Showcomic actor Mark Williams. The 10 x 30-minute series, On the Rails, from Oxford Scientific Films Productions, will chart the history of rail travel to tie in with the bi-centenary ...
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Turn on goes forensic
Manchester-based independent Turn On Television has been commissioned by the ITV Granada region and the Discovery Channel to make a 6 x 30-minute series following a group of forensic science undergraduates. Forensic Schoolwill air on 29 August on Granada and at the start of next ...