All Commissioning articles – Page 333
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NewsBBC3 goes undercover with Studio Lambert
BBC3 has commissioned The Insider, a new workplace documentary format from Undercover Boss producer Studio Lambert.
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NewsGrayson Perry explores identity for C4
Artist Grayson Perry has revealed his next project for Channel 4 will focus on identity, after winning a specialist factual Bafta for his debut series All in the Best Possible Taste.
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NewsMurder lands series after Bafta win
The BBC has commissioned Zodiak’s Touchpaper to transform the Bafta-winning single drama Murder into a full series.
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NewsHorrible Histories stars head to silver screen
The stars of Horrible Histories are set to hit the big screen in a new comedy exploring Shakespeare’s life produced by BBC Films.
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NewsBBC3 orders Cleveland kidnap doc
BBC3 has ordered a fast turnaround documentary on the Cleveland kidnappings and acquired BBC America drama Orphan Black.
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NewsDave gets wings with more Red Bull series
Dave has ordered a five-part series from Red Bull Media House following the brand’s annual Soapbox Race.
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NewsCardinal Burns jumps to C4
Channel 4 comedy duo Cardinal Burns are moving from E4 to the broadcaster’s main channel as the Left Bank show wins a recommission.
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NewsC4 dishes up more Friday Night Dinner
BBC executive Paul Gilbert is joining Big Talk Productions to boost its drama output as Channel 4’s orders a third series of the indie’s sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
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NewsBBC1 pilots Everybody Loves Raymond
BBC1 is to pilot a UK version of hit US sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond with Lee Mack and Catherine Tate.
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NewsCohen signs off with Poldark
BBC1 has ordered an ambitious series from Tony Jordan that brings together characters from Charles Dickens’ novels, and also plans to revive 1970s period drama Poldark.
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NewsDawn O'Porter fronts C4 dating doc
Channel 4 has revealed the full line-up of shows comprising its Mating Season, including an online dating doc fronted by Dawn O’Porter.
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NewsBBC3 eyes My Brother the Islamist follow-up
BBC3 is exploring the possibility of commissioning a follow up to My Brother the Islamist after the film’s subject Richard Dart was jailed last week for plotting terrorist attacks in the UK.
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NewsC4 books second series of The Mimic
Channel 4 sitcom, The Mimic, starring Terry Mynott is returning for a second series.
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NewsNesbitt explores New Zealand for ITV
James Nesbitt is to tour New Zealand for ITV, offering a unique perspective on the country he adopted as a temporary home during the production of The Hobbit film.
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NewsSky Living orders Big Talk's Give Out Girls
Sky Living has ordered Give Out Girls, a six-part comedy from Big Talk Productions.
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NewsCutting Edge sharpens up
Fried-chicken shops, One Direction fans, ageing fashionistas and social workers helping the grieving families of people who have been murdered will all feature in Channel 4’s next run of Cutting Edge docs as it bids to paint a picture of modern Britain.
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NewsITV2 to launch music festival with Done & Dusted
ITV2 is to launch a summer music event in Weston-super-Mare that will be the spiritual successor to Channel 4’s T4 On The Beach.
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BBC1 commissions rape centre doc from Gold Star
BBC1 has ordered Raped, a one-off documentary from Gold Star Productions about the St Mary’s sexual assault centre.
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Behind The ScenesHunt For Britain's Sex Gangs, C4
Documenting the grooming and exploitation of girls in Bradford for 17 years has had many obstacles, not least officials in denial and fears of race-related violence, says Anna Hall
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NewsC&I doubles up Britain’s Darkest Taboos
Crime & Investigation has ordered two series of crimes doc Britain’s Darkest Taboos from ITV Studios.