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NewsBBC4 doc explores disabled Romeo & Juliet adaptation
BBC4 has ordered a one-off film documenting a theatrical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet which features a disabled cast.
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NewsGreenbird backs factual indie
Greenbird Media has invested in fledgling indie Top Hat Productions as it has landed a debut documentary series about the House of Lords for BBC2.
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RatingsSecret History of My Family locates 1.3m
THURSDAY: The Cruise, Bear Grylls: Mission Survive and Murder all lost ground on a tough night for terrestrial TV – which included the launch of BBC2 social history format.
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NewsMichael Moore to open Sheffield Doc/Fest
Oscar-winning documentarian Michael Moore will attend this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest (June 10-15) to open the festival with his latest polemic, Where To Invade Next.
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NewsPlimsoll wins jumbo natural history order
Plimsoll Productions, the indie set up by former RDF boss Grant Mansfield, has won a major commission to produce 50 hours of wildlife and natural history content from Zambia.
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NewsDiscovery hunts UK pitches
US network Discovery Channel is searching for motoring formats and Hunting Hitler-style investigations as it urgently looks to fill its schedule over the next 12 months.
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Behind The ScenesDunblane: Our Story, BBC2
A piece of kit inspired by Errol Morris’ famous ‘Interrotron’ was key to helping contributors feel comfortable about opening up on camera, says Stephen Bennett
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NewsFrench indie secures access to Innocence Network
French indie Pernel Media is producing a four-part true crime series after securing access to human rights organisation The Innocence Network.
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NewsVice to launch linear channel on Sky
Vice is to launch a linear pay-TV channel in the UK in September after striking a deal with Sky.
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NewsBBC1 & C5 prepare rival Henry VIII docs
Channel 5 is to go head-to-head with BBC1 after the broadcasters ordered rival documentaries about King Henry VIII.
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NewsITN unveils £180m revenue target
ITN has unveiled an ambitious strategy to reduce its dependence on TV news and bolster its revenues to close to £200m within the next five years.
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NewsPaxman back on BBC for EU referendum
Jeremy Paxman is to return to the BBC to front a documentary on Brussels for an EU referendum season, while the corporation is also planning a raft of special programmes on black Britons.
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NewsLion tracks GI Janes for C4
Lion TV is to shine a spotlight on a group of women as they prepare for life in the military for a Channel 4 documentary series.
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RatingsCountry Life doc lands 1.3m
FRIDAY: Jane Treays’ documentary about Country Life magazine was unable to compete with her previous BBC2 series about high-end hotel Claridge’s.
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NewsSony launches crime channel
Sony Pictures Television is launching a free-to-air true crime channel in the UK.
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NewsBBC World Service experiments with chat apps
The BBC World Service will launch two pilots this weekend distributing content via messaging apps Viber and WhatsApp.
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NewsNew dawn for Periscope
Dan Snow’s production company attempted to take the next step in the evolution of Periscope this week by live streaming from a drone at Stonehenge.
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Behind The ScenesBorn to be Different, C4
Joining the production 15 years in, it was touching to see the rapport the crew had built with families, says Laurence Turnbull
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Behind The ScenesDogs Might Fly, Sky 1
We had experts from Spectre and Top Gear on hand to train up our dogs - and 40,000 sausages, says Caroline Hawkins
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RatingsC4's Lost Tribe doc locates 2.4m
TUESDAY: Channel 4 doc Lost Tribe of the Amazon located a larger audience than BBC2 and ITV as Who’s The Boss? and The Inspectors Are Coming struggled.