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R4 focuses on WW2 and Lawrence
BBC Radio 4 has unveiled new dramas including seasons of DH Lawrence and the second world war, writes John Plunkett.The Lawrence season features a 3 x 60-minute dramatisation of Sons and
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EVANS IN BBC 2 ROLE
UKTV head of channel management and business affairs Claire Evans is to be the new head of channel management at BBC 2. She takes over from Jill Pack, who is moving
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Adams Trainor has engineered the titles and programme graphics for Traffic, BBC 2's five-part series on the nightmares of travel. The Lion TV production airs in the format of five wry
Adams Trainor has engineered the titles and programme graphics for Traffic, BBC 2's five-part series on the nightmares of travel. The Lion TV production airs in the format of five wry
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EVERETT EXTENDS CONTRACT FOR 110% UNTIL AUGUST 2000
BBC Choice director of programmes Katharine Everett has commissioned BBC sport to continue producing 110% - the daily half-hour sports magazine show - until August 2000.The show, which goes out at
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DISCOVERY 102 CREATES 15 POSTS FOR AUGUST LAUNCH
Independent Radio Group (IRG)-owned Discovery 102 is set to create up to 15 jobs ahead of its launch at the end of August. The Dundee-based station, which will broadcast a mix
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SMITH AND FORRESTER TO HOST DREAM WHEELS FOR BBC 1
BBC science has signed up Mike Smith and Phillipa Forrester to front Dream Wheels, the new primetime 6 x 30-minute BBC 1 series exploring the future of transport (Broadcast, 4.6.99). The
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SOMETHIN' ELSE TO LOOK INTO PIONEERS FOR RADIO 1
Independent Somethin' Else has been commissioned by BBC Radio 1 for a 4 x 30-minute new music documentary series, Pioneers, for broadcast in the Lamacq Live evening slot in January. The
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Lion to tackle US justice for BBC 1
Lion Television has been commissioned to make a major new BBC 1 documentary series looking at the US justice system and is about to set up a drama arm.The indie is
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Conley signs up with ITV for£1m
Brian Conley has signed an exclusive£1 million deal with the ITV network that will see him fronting a new entertainment series and a number of specials, writes Tina Mistry.Marking the
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NBDTV LANDS RIGHTS TO BBC 1'S WICKED WOMEN
UK indie distributor NBDtv has secured the international rights to the Wicked Women concert, which went out on BBC 1 last Saturday (24 July).The charity concert to promote breast cancer awareness
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Liquid Television Graphics handled both design and execution on major BBC news and current affairs series The Spying Game. Footage of 007-type fictional espionage action was shot on digi-beta and comp
Liquid Television Graphics handled both design and execution on major BBC news and current affairs series The Spying Game. Footage of 007-type fictional espionage action was shot on digi-beta and composited
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Sarah Thane
On the drive to redefine public service broadcasting obligations in an era of technological change.
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OFF THE RECORD - What's in a name?
Eyebrows have been raised at a tribute to Myles Tierney, the cameraman who was killed in Sierra Leone, in video news agency APTN's summer newsletter.Nothing to do with the tribute of
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UK shows unseat US imports
UK-produced TV programmes such as Lovejoy, All Creatures Great and Small and Blake's Seven are set to replace US imports currently shown by the BBC in some daytime slots.The replacement of
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OFF THE RECORD - Remaking the Grade
Rumours that Michael Grade is looking for a way back into TV couldn't have come at a more appropriate time. Winogradsky is due to speak at a Royal Television Society do
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OFF THE RECORD - A right royal gossip
Still at the festival, it seemed to be confessional time for anyone who had met the Queen. Unique Broadcasting head honcho Tim Blackmore, who received the MBE not so long ago,
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Glum times for Scots?
Following a sharp downturn, the Scottish Media Group has made the politically sensitive decision to move its production arm to London, raising the ire of nationalist critics. Ashley Davies reports.
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GILL-DOUGHERTY TAKES OVER PEAK PRACTICE FROM VIRGO
Mervyn Gill-Dougherty is taking over as producer of Carlton's Peak Practice (right) when the incumbent, Tony Virgo, leaves in September to join Granada-owned indie Artist Services in Australia (see page 9).
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ROTH JOINS PEARSON FOR GAMESHOW PUSH ..
Pearson Television is planning a push in gameshow and reality programming and has appointed JD Roth to the newly created role of executive producer to spearhead the drive. Reporting to Pearson