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NewsBoorman travels By Any Means
Charley Boorman is to set off on another adventure for the BBC but without usual travelling companion Ewan McGregor.
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Wall to Wall cinema doc to run in UK
Wall to Wall's first cinema documentary, Man on Wire, has secured a UK theatrical release through Icon Film Distribution.
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NewsVirgin 1 adds shows to Extraordinary season
Virgin 1 will explore gigantism, the lives of conjoined twins and speed-eating as part of its flagship Extraordinary Humans strand.
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Strangler doc for History
Hanrahan Media is making a History Channel and Crime & Investigation Network special on the Suffolk Strangler, after launching a new unit for low-cost docs.
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C4 follows wine buff
Channel 4 is planning a series about an English wine buff on a mission to produce his own “biodynamic” wine in just 18 months.
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CBBC to put kids to the test in game show
CBBC is to put children through a series of mental and physical challenges in a new gameshow.
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NewsCelebs add to charity coffers in Attic spin-off
John McCririck, Brian Conley and Michael Winner will sell off their unwanted possessions in a celebrity spin-off of long-running BBC daytime show Cash in the Attic.
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NewsITV4 lines up McNab for ‘macho' schedule
ITV4 has enlisted the services of Andy McNab, Vinnie Jones and Ashes to Ashes' Gene Hunt, Philip Glenister, to inject some testosterone to its schedule.
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NewsTigress tackles big bang for the Science Channel
A new documentary offering a radical new take on the big bang theory is being made by Tigress Productions for Discovery's Science Channel in the US.
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NewsITV News suffers a Shameless attack
Channel 4's drama series Shameless came to the end of its run last night at 10pm with 2.2m viewers (13%), beating ITV1's news by a whisker.
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NewsOutline hires Maverick exec
Outline Productions has hired Maverick's head of development Kelly Frankel to head up its own development slate.
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NewsAshes to Ashes going 'darker'
The creators of Ashes to Ashes have promised mystery and darkness when it returns next year, after being forced to compromise on the tone of the first series.
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NewsBBC hunts new TV writers
The next generation of TV writers are being sought by the BBC for its Drama Writers Academy, guaranteeing budding scribes the opportunity to work on primetime shows.
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NewsDCD takeover of Boomerang is off
DCD Media's proposed takeover of Welsh giant Boomerang is off after talks stalled late last night (15 April).
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Key players see worst share price in a year
A number of Broadcast 20 shares were at 52-week lows this week due to wide negative market sentiment about the media sector.Talent Group, Ten Alps, Mirada, ITV, SMG and Virgin Media are all at their lowest point for a year.
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NewsMarathon is on the prowl for UK indies
French production giant Marathon Group is planning to acquire UK indies as part of a strategy to become a global player.
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NewsTV critics 16 April '08
“Completely gripping”. Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsPeaches to front Fiver show
Socialite Peaches Geldof and model Daisy Lowe have been lined up by Fiver to present its coverage of Glamour's Best Dressed List 2008.
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Eyre to speak at Radio 3.0
GCap Media chairman Richard Eyre and incoming Channel 4 director of radio Bob Shennan will deliver keynote speeches at Broadcast's Radio 3.0 conference on 22 May.