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OFF THE RECORD - Missing person
OTR was delighted to be invited to Virgin Radio's sixth birthday bash at the Sound Republic in Leicester Square last week. In attendance were newly signed DJs Pete and Geoff, and
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OFF THE RECORD - Candid camera
When Jennifer Wilson, executive producer of programmes at video news agency APTN, found a roll of film at Camden Town tube station, she did the nosey (sorry, decent) thing by having
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OFF THE RECORD - Radio waves
OTR is assured that Paul Gambaccini's four-letter tirade at last week's Sony radio awards barely ruffled a feather among the collected grands fromages. An awards insider says only one person complained
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TV producers lament fall in quality and standards
An overwhelming majority of production staff believes the quality of television programmes has deteriorated during the past four years.There is also widespread concern over what many programme-makers perceive as a fall
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BBC team follows in Mallory's footsteps
A BBC features production team has been filming the search for the body of English mountaineer George Mallory, which was found on Mount Everest last week, for a BBC 2 documentary, writes Liz Shackleton.
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BBC to pay SDN to carry Knowledge
The BBC is planning to pay digital terrestrial (DTT) operator S4C Digital Networks (SDN) for carriage of its licence fee-funded education channel, BBC Knowledge.BBC sources have confirmed that the corporation is
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FULL SERIES OF MRS BRADLEY MYSTERIES IN PRODUCTION
BBC Drama and WGBH Boston have started production on a four-part series of Mrs Bradley Mysteries following the success of the pilot, which racked up eight million viewers when it aired
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C4 TO SHOW SEASON OF BLACK HISTORY IN AUTUMN
Channel 4's multicultural department is spearheading a special season of shows about black history this autumn. Included will be a 60-minute documentary made by Touch Productions called Brown Babies, about children
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PARAMOUNT BAGS FOUR C4 COMEDY PROGRAMMES
The Paramount Comedy Channel has got its hands on four Channel 4 comedy shows for its autumn schedule, including 23 episodes of The Comic Strip.Paramount head of acquisitions and programme strategy
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LION BRUSHES UP ON CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS FOR CLOSE UP
Lion Television is producing a 50-minute documentary for BBC 2's Close Up strand about nine contemporary artists, including Anthony Gormley and David Mach, who have been commissioned to produce works of
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C4 TAKES CO-PRO ROLE ON GERMAN NEOLITHIC MAN DOC
Channel 4 has signed up as a co-production partner on $800,000 (£496,500) German documentary The Living World of Otzi the Iceman, currently in post-production. A co-production between ZDF Enterprises, ORF, Discovery
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SCREEN GRAB LEADS AUTUMN PILOTS FOR BBC CHOICE
BBC Choice director of programming Katharine Everett has ordered a number of pilots for the channel's autumn schedule, including a 30-minute show, Screen Grab, which takes a humorous look at what's
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BENJAMIN SCOOPS THREE EXTRA RUNS OF JAMBOREE
ITV has commissioned three more 13 x 10-minute series of the pre-school show Jamboree from Floella Benjamin Productions. Produced by Benjamin and directed by Keith Taylor, the second series begins in
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BAZAL DIGS IN TO PRODUCE GARDEN MAGIC FOR BBC 1
BBC head of daytime Jane Lush has commissioned Bazal to make a new series, Garden Magic. Initially running on BBC 1 for 16 x 30-minutes at 11.00 from 25 May, it
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Coastal seals STE drama deal
Scottish Television Enterprises (STE) has signed a two-year development deal with Robson Green and his production company, Coastal Productions.The partners have already started work on two new dramas - both to
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Handmaid's Tale heads R4 drama
BBC Radio 4 has commissioned a slate of new shows from independents, including an adaptation of Margaret Atwood's futuristic novel, The Handmaid's Tale, from Goldhawk Universal Productions.The 3 x 60-minute radio
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Brook Lapping in talks for Death of Yugoslavia sequel
Brook Lapping Productions is talking to the backers of its Bafta award-winning BBC 2 documentary, The Death of Yugoslavia, about a possible follow-up, writes Tim Dams.
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Film & General to adapt Greatest Store in the World
Head of BBC children's commissioning Roy Thompson has ordered a feature-length family drama from UK independent Film & General Productions, writes Liz Shackleton.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Snooker cushions BBC 2 holiday ratings
BBC 2 was right on cue ratings-wise with its live coverage of the snooker world championship over the bank holiday weekend, writes Alice Macandrew.
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Switch to include 10 channels in London bid
Digital radio consortium Switch Digital is expected to offer up to 10 channels - including a range of new services - when it bids for the London digital multiplex next Tuesday (11 May), writes John Plunkett.