All Commissioning articles – Page 383
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NewsRidley Scott to tackle Lincoln assassination for Nat Geo
The assassination of US president Abraham Lincoln is to be recreated for a historical thriller by directors Ridley and Tony Scott.
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NewsDave Gorman to host R2 Olympics panel show
Absolute Radio DJ Dave Gorman is to front an Olympic-themed comedy panel show for BBC Radio 2 – while the station has ordered a full series of Jason Byrne sitcom Father Figure.
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NewsMarbella expats get Home makeovers
UKTV’s Home has ordered a makeover series following members of the expat community working in the property industry in Marbella.
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NewsSecret Fortune wins extended run from BBC
Wild Rover has won an extended order of BBC1 National Lottery show Secret Fortune for its third series.
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NewsMcGuinness secures second Saturday night spot on ITV1
ITV1 is to hand Paddy McGuinness his second Saturday night entertainment vehicle: a celebrity panel show based on international events and TV clips.
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NewsC4 tackles ethics of torture in drama
The ethical questions facing an MI5 officer involved in the war on terror will underpin a Channel 4 feature-length single drama written by Guy Hibbert.
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NewsC4 and Optomen to explore life of self-sufficiency
Kevin McCloud is working with All3Media’s Optomen TV to create a series for Channel 4 that will see him attempting to live “off the grid”.
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NewsBack2back and Target give birth to Royal Babies
Back2back has struck its third co-production deal with rights manager Target Entertainment, again looking at the world of royalty.
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NewsITV1 to revisit Kelly and Her Sisters
ITV1 is to revisit Marilyn Gaunt’s landmark Bafta-winning documentary Kelly and Her Sisters 10 years after it was first broadcast.
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NewsITV1 to reveal untold story of Mrs Biggs
The executive producer behind Fred West drama Appropriate Adult is to make an international ITV1 drama series about train robber Ronnie Biggs’ wife, while Holding On writer Tony Marchant is also penning a relationship drama for the broadcaster.
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NewsObjective in Sky 1 comedy first
Objective Productions has won its first comedy commission for Sky 1 with a family sitcom about three generations living under one roof.
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NewsC4 planning repeats channel
Channel 4 looks set to launch a new station that would show the last seven days most popular programmes.
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NewsVictoria Wood writing new BBC drama
Victoria Wood is penning a 90-minute film for BBC1 following her commercial and critical success with biopic Eric and Ernie.
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NewsBBC1 orders War of the Roses drama
BBC1 will air 24 new dramas in 2012 after adding three literary adaptations, a trucking series and a special from the makers of The Gruffalo to its winter slate.
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NewsBBC orders more Saturday Kitchen
Saturday Kitchen, the BBC1 weekend food show hosted by James Martin, has been recommissioned for another 12 months.
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NewsC4 awards Dispatches contracts
Channel 4 has awarded Blakeway Productions, October Films, Nine Lives Media and ITN Productions contracts to make programmes for the Dispatches strand in 2012.
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NewsBox TV wins Asian Beats pilot
Channel 4 and Bauer Media’s joint venture Box TV has won a TX pilot for a new music show trumpeting the British Asian scene.
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NewsLeft Bank developing Mandela drama
Nelson Mandela is to be the focus of a big budget mini-series co-developed by Left Bank Pictures.
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NewsNorth One Australia lands series with child star
North One’s Aussie arm has won a commission to make a kids adventure series featuring ‘Australia’ child star Brandon Walters.