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Ann Summers shows all in Carlton doc
Ann Summers, the erotic shop chain that recently went to the high court to get the right to advertise in job centres, is to be the subject of a series for Carlton's London region, writes Jon Rogers.
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Donovan simply the best for C4
Talkback Productions is making a Faking It-style series for Channel 4, in which former 11 O'Clock Show presenter Daisy Donovan undertakes a series of professional challenges, writes Penny Hughes.
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Hip-hop poetry gets late slot on Radio 4
Burgeoning talent from the hip-hop poetry scene will showcase fresh material on new BBC Radio 4 series Bespoken Word. The 6 x 15-minute programmes will air weekly at 23.00 from 11 June, presented by poet and actor Dr Stewart. Blaxploitation movie star Melvin van Peebles ...
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Radio 4 to air sitcom about pathologist
Forensic pathology is the unlikely subject of a new BBC Radio 4 sitcom starring Peter Davison. The 6 x 30-minute series, which will air weekly at 23.00 from 12 June, is the first sitcom to be written by Dead Ringerscontributor Laurence Howarth. The show follows ...
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M2 buys digital fusion
Soho post facility M2 has bought a Digital Fusion effects package. General manager Keith Williams, discussing the purchase, said: 'The company required an sfx device that was resolution independent. We tried to do that with Cyborg but came unstuck. So we also needed something that ran on Cyborg hardware, and ...
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R2 mulls fate of UK music
The fragile state of the British music industry will come under scrutiny in a dedicated evening of programming from BBC Radio 2, writes Michael Rosser.
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Blur to get two-hour profile on Radio 2
Britpop stalwarts Blur are to be the subject of a BBC Radio 2 documentary written by the band's official biographer, Stuart Maconie. The 2 x 60-minute profile, Parklife: The Blur Story, will air at 21.00 on 14 June. Integrating interviews and music, the programmes will ...
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Cintel cuts 12 jobs
Telecine manufacturer Cintel has reduced its 60-strong workforce to 48 after making 12 redundancies at its UK office. Peter Swinson, who headed the marketing and development team and was a Cintel employee for almost 20 years, is one of those let go. Cintel marketing manager Kate Kilpatrick told ...
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Radio 1 to air exclusive Foo Fighters gig
BBC Radio 1 has clinched an exclusive one-off gig with indie band Foo Fighters. The performance will be broadcast live from 20.00 to 22.00 on 20 August. As a preview, the band's lead singer, Dave Grohl, will co-host Jo Whiley's show between 10.00 and 12.45 the day before the gig.
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BBC1 recommissions traffic cops from folio
Television Corporation subsidiary Folio has been commissioned to make a second run of police documentary series Traffic Cops. The 10 x 30-minute series, ordered by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and senior commissioning executive, factual Richard Klein, follows the South Yorkshire police. It will be series ...
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Twofour shows how to cut DIY costs
Plymouth-based indie Twofour Productions has been commissioned by Discovery Networks commissioning editor, lifestyle Leonie Hutchinson to make a new DIY show for its Home and Leisure channel. The 15 x 30-minute Mates Ratessees designer Ben Huggins form a DIY co-operative with three friends where they ...
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NewsBBC Parliament goes 24/7
The BBC's digital political channel BBC Parliament is set go round the clock from 7 June, with a new overnight schedule running from 00.00 to 06.00, writes Luke Satchell
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Guardian cool on Capital radio bid
Guardian Media Group (GMG) publisher of the Guardian newspaper and owner of five radio stations, insisted yesterday...
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Rageh to riches
He was dubbed the scud stud and mobbed by pensioners in Wantage. The BBC's Rageh Omaar found himself catapulted to ...
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Ulrika 'out of order'
Former Blue Peter girl Yvette Fielding has attacked Ulrika Jonsson's conduct over the John Leslie affair. ...
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News Corp picks up the pace in Italy
Set-top box maker Pace Micro Technology yesterday struck a deal with Rupert Murdoch's Sky Italia, hte latest in a s...
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Chat show for model Isabella
Model Lady Isabella Hervey is hoping to eclipse her It girl sister Victoria with a high society chat show. ...
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Broadcasters set for a home win over football rights
The football season is all but over and the silly season transfer stories have begun. ...