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BBC 2 orders history of gardens six-parter
BBC 2 controller Jane Root and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody have commissioned a 6 x 60-minute series marking the 200th anniversary of the Royal Horticultural Society.Gardens Through Time, from
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Artsworld recommissions masterclass
Artsworld has commissioned One on One Productions to produce a second 6 x 30-minute series of MasterClass.The new series will feature West End stars revealing the secrets of their art
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Discovery to offer celebrity health tips
Discovery Health Channel has commissioned a six-part series, Six Pack, presented by footballer Mark Bright that provides health and fitness advice for men.Bright will be assisted by a host of
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Blast! wins inner city kids commissions
Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale has ordered two authored films about childhood in the city from director Paddy Wivell at indie Blast! Films, writes Penny HughesGirls and Boys explores
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Windfall strikes it lucky with C4
Windfall Films has bagged a clutch of commissions for Channel 4, including a two-part series on arranged marriages, writes Penny HughesThe first 60-minute installment of Arranged Marriages follows a British-born Pakistani
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NewsShetty wins Celebrity Big Brother after racism row
Channel 4 bosses breathed a sigh of relief last night after Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty was crowned the winner of Celebrity Big Brotherand denied that she had been a victim of racism.
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Welsh record industry awards to air on HTV
HTV is to screen an hour-long programme dedicated to the first Welsh Record Industry awards. The show will cover the awards, which take place on 14 January at the Cardiff International
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Paramount output deal
The Paramount Comedy Channel has bought the first two series of HBO's Sex and the City in a bid to dilute its reliance on sitcoms, writes Simon ElleryParamount Comedy Channel
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C4 to focus on war on terror countries
Channel 4 editor of news, current affairs and business Fran O'Brien has commissioned MBC Midlands to produce a third series of Unreported World.The 4 x 30-minute series, which airs from
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£1m ideas fund to boost BBC news
BBC news has set up a£1m 'news innovation fund' in a bid to unearth new projects and programme ideas, writes Georgina LipscombThe money, which comes from the current BBC news
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New-look TOTP greenlit for '02
Pop music stalwart to get new format next year in the face of stern criticism
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Challenge Brockovich
Lawyer played by Julia Roberts in Hollywood blockbuster steps into shoes of Anneka Rice in one-off New York special
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Thompson leaves BBC to head 'girlie channel'
The BBC's director of television and Greg Dyke's right-hand man, Mark Thompson, has quit the corporation to become chief executive of the broadcaster he once dubbed 'the girlie channel' - Channel
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Keating drops arts role
BBC controller of arts commissioning and digital channels Roly Keating is to surrender his arts commissioning role after being confirmed as the first controller of highbrow digital channel BBC 4, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC LIFER'S FIRST TASTE OF COMMERCIAL TV
Mark Thompson, 44, is a BBC man through and through. Having started his career at the corporation in 1979 as a 22-year-old production trainee, he has remained there since, working his
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NIXON SHOW FOR C5
Former Channel 5 controller of entertain-ment Alan Nixon has resurfaced as executive producer on a C5 show which he originally commissioned. Nixon, who left C5 this summer, is working with indie
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WRIGHT STUFF BACK
Channel 5 is retaining the title and presenter of its morning talkshow The Wright Stuff when it returns to the channel next month. The show will be produced by Princess Productions,
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GWR SELLS LICENCES
Speculation is mounting that cash-strapped GWR is about to sell its remaining six AM Classic Gold licences to UBC Media. Sources said a deal was expected at the end of this
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BROWN DEPARTS YTV
Yorkshire TV executive producer, entertainment Jim Brown has left the company following Granada's decision to focus its entertainment output in London and Manchester. Brown's departure follows a string of setbacks including
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NewsViewers warm to celebrities on ice
The second episode of ITV1's Dancing on Iceon Saturday night (28 January) managed to maintain its popularity with 8.5 million people (38.5%) tuning in at 7.10pm.