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NewsC4 re-enacts ‘Great Escape’
A group of serving RAF officers will replicate the legendary World War II ‘Great Escape’, immortalised in the 1963 Steve McQueen film, for Channel 4.
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NewsE4 to offer Made In Chelsea fans 'rewards'
Structured reality series Made In Chelsea will be the next E4 programme to offer viewers exclusive stickers and rewards if they ‘check in’ using US social network GetGlue.
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NewsUKTV launches first app
UKTV is launching its first paid-for mobile app, for DIY channel Home, to boost its profile across new platforms and generate extra revenues.
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NewsWipeout gets winter makeover
Endemol’s Total Wipeout is getting a winter makeover for BBC1, with the introduction of seasonal challenges and wintry obstacles.
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NewsFast Show pair to tour UK
Fast Show stars Simon Day and John Thomson are fronting a travelogue about the differences between the UK’s counties for AETN’s History channel.
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NewsBBC3 kicks off bid to create buzz about The Fades
BBC3 is distributing a range of additional online content around new drama The Fades to attract young horror fans and kickstart a viral buzz about the series.
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NewsBBC2 flies in Pan Am doc to partner US drama
BBC2 has ordered a one-off documentary charting the history of US airline Pan Am to coincide with the channel’s acquisition of the ABC drama bearing its name.
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NewsTragedy of Turing to be made into C4 drama doc
Alan Turing, the British mathematician who broke the Enigma code in World War II, will be the subject of a Channel 4 drama documentary.
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NewsC4 recommissions Four Rooms
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of dealmaking show Four Rooms.
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NewsBFGW back on Dale Farm
Firecracker Films, the producer of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, is back filming on Dale Farm for the second instalment of the Channel 4 series after resolving a dispute.
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NewsEastEnders wins TV Choice hat-trick
EastEnders has picked up a hat-trick of awards at the TV Choice awards.
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NewsITV pilots integrated news hour
ITV is piloting a 6pm news hour which could see international, national and regional news rolled into one programme.
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NewsC4 to air Deal or No Deal live
Channel 4 is lining up the first ever live editions of game show Deal or No Deal.
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NewsJames Cameron urges BBC to “muscle in” on 3D
Avatar director James Cameron has said the BBC needs to move forward with 3D programming or risk falling behind rivals such as Sky.
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NewsC4 to air unseen Tommy Cooper footage
Never-before-seen footage of late comedian Tommy Cooper will be revealed in a new documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC spends £31m on training
The BBC spends £31m on training which generates around double that for the UK economy figures disclosed in a BBC report reveal.
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NewsStrangeways prison officer wins privacy claim
A prison officer who had asked to have his face obscured on ITV1’s documentary series about Strangeways prison had his privacy “unwarrantably infringed” by the broadcaster when an editing error meant that his face was not pixellated in a scene, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsMaverick to reveal Discovery's Naked Secret
Maverick TV, the indie behind Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies, has produced a series about ‘naked secrets’ for Discovery Networks International.
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NewsDownton Abbey wins Guinness World Record
Downton Abbey has become the Guinness World Record holder for the highest critical reviewed show - snatching the title from Mad Men.
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NewsNBC to adapt Friday Night Dinner
Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner has been picked up by US network NBC.