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BBC presses on with police racism doc
The BBC will still make a documentary looking at institutional racism within Greater Manchester Police despite the arrest of one of the undercover journalists working on the programme. Mark Daly had undergone nine months of police training and was working as a probationary constable when he was arrested on suspicion ...
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Jowell decision on BBC online review
Media secretary Tessa Jowell is due to name the person who will lead the review into the BBC's online services when she appears at the Edinburgh Television Festival on Saturday (23 August). The BBC has already handed in its response to the review, ordered by Jowell to examine its impact ...
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Coogan hints at Partridge return
Alan Partridge creator Steve Coogan has given a ray of hope to fans after admitting the cult character could return. BBC2 controller Jane Root appeared to pour doubt on any more Partridge when she said Coogan's ambitions now lay more in movies and drama. But despite saying he wouldn't do ...
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Men & Motors boss to advise on low-cost TV
Men & Motors channel manager Lesley Johnson is quitting the Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) channel to set up her own business, advising people how to make low-cost programmes , writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Watching The Detectives (BBC1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'Watching The Detectives (BBC1) is grimly effective, slick but simple television.' 'A school girl has been raped,'...
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Watching The Detectives (BBC1) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'Just occasionally a TV documentary makes an impact on society that leads to a change in the law, or persuades us a...
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C4 pumps cash into animation
channel 4 has renewed its commitment to animation film-making by ring-fencing£1.6m for 40 films over the next three years, writes Gavin Stamp
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BBC World plots US invasion
The BBC's international news and information channel BBC World is set to launch in the US as part of continued plans to expand its global reach, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC3 aims for laughs with autumn season
Comedy is to spearhead BBC3's assault on the key autumn schedule battleground with a second spin-off from cult sketch show The Fast Show headlining the slate, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Lewis-Smith tops BBC4 line-up
Victor Lewis-Smith, the man behind trash television series TV Offal, is to produce a programme for BBC4, as part of raft of new shows for the station.
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BBC deal sees 12 Yard open in Manchester
Indie 12 yard Productions is to set up a Manchester office after securing a development and production deal with the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC's Vine to front rock interview show
Political pundit Jeremy Vine will host a new series of BBC1 rock star interviews as part of a batch of commissions for indie Ten Alps, writes Michael Rosser.
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Discovery gets more image-conscious
Discovery Health is widening its slate of serious health shows with a range of image and lifestyle series due to air later this year, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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ITV commissions double helping of drama series from Granada
ITV has commissioned a 6 x 60-minute drama series from Granada starring Peter Davison as a top plastic surgeon who abandons London to live in a remote island off the north coast of England, writes Paul Revoir.
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One-off extreme sports specials to come
The Extreme Sports Channel has commissioned indies Friday and Chilli Media to produce one-off specials for its Legends of the Extremestrand. Friday is producing a 30-minute piece on five-time world champion snowboarder Terje Haakonsen to be broadcast on 30 September. Meanwhile, Chilli is making the ...
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Five looks for the truth about youth
Five is to investigate boarding schools and girl gangs as part of a new factual strand aimed at young adults. The Truth about Boarding Schoolfrom Granada interviews celebrity 'survivors' of the public school system. Sarah Caplin is executive producer and Katy Ferguson is producer/director. ...
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Third time lucky for faith & music
ITV controller of news, current affairs, arts and religion Steve Anderson has ordered a third series of Faith & Music, the Sunday evening show from indie Chameleon which looks at the religious and spiritual inspiration behind music acts. The 8 x 45-minute series will air ...
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Shine series to stop men eating junk food
UKTV head of lifestyle Nick Thorogood has commissioned indie Shine Entertainment to produce a 15 x 30-minute series, Beauty and the Feast, for UK Food. Executive produced by Sally-Ann Howard and series produced by Jezz Wright, the show, which kicks off on 13 October in ...
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Lion sets up in LA
Lion television is extending its US presence with the opening of offices in Los Angeles on the back of a major commission, writes Michael Rosser.
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RDF fails to woo America with Banzai
Banzai , the irreverent Japanese gameshow which became a cult hit for Channel 4, is struggling to make a similar impact in the US, writes Gavin Stamp.