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Production - ON location - Someone to Lean on.
Armed with an art budget of£17,000, James Hawes set out to make a film about Lawrence of Arabia, using David Lean's epic 1962 film as a reference point. Stephen Tate reports.
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PRODUCTION - VTR IN STAFF SWAP.
Big Buoy Post Production is doing a staff swap with VTR. Big Buoy facility manager Kate
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Review of the year - The plums and puddings of 2003.
As another 12 months in broadcasting draws to a conclusion, we cast a wry eye over the year's most notorious moments both on and off-screen, and remember the people and the programmes which made 2003 the year that it was.
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Opinion - In my view - Ten tips for 2004.
The year ahead will see more copycat formats and a decline in paranormal programming, predicts Simon Shaps.
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Analysis - ITV's taxing question.
ITV's regional programming could be 'impossible' if the government does not reduce the supertax imposed on the broadcaster. That was the message from its MD, but did anyone listen? Peter Keighron reports.
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Opinion - Let battle commence.
With an armoury of new powers at its disposal, will Ofcom be able to resist the challenge of picking a fight with Sky?
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On the Box - Two into one won't go.
Did the subject matter of Bodyshock: The Boy Who Gave Birth to his Twin really need a sensationalist approach and spooky special effects, asks Lisa Campbell.
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Comment - The tabloid telly year.
Crossroads was axed, Cilla and Michael Aspel quit, John Leslie and Angus Deayton were sacked, Michael Jackson was betrayed and Rise fell. What a year, says Nicola Methven.
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Interview - Living dangerously.
After being shot at by an Israeli soldier and risky stints in Iraq, it might be thought the BBC's Orla Guerin, over here to pick up an award, might have had enough. But no she'll be back in Jersualem for Christmas.
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Production - UK firms develop virtual pop star.
The first ever virtual soul singer has been created and a virtual band is just round
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COMMISSIONS - BBC1 LOOKS AT GETTING THE BUILDERS IN.
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and commissioner for documentaries and contemporary factual Tom Archer have commissioned indie
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FORMATS & DEALS - GSB BAGS UK EXCLUSIVE OF COP SHOW 10-8.
GSB's flagship channel Plus will broadcast the British premiere of US cop drama 10-8. GSB have
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Rivals line up bids as BBC2 drops 24.
Sky One will have to see off ITV and Channel 4 to secure the rights to
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FORMATS & DEALS - 3DD SELLS JONNY WILKINSON TO THE WORLD.
3DD Entertainment has licensed its profile on rugby hero Jonny Wilkinson to territories around the world.
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FORMATS & DEALS - C4I PUTS CASH INTO MCCARTHY SPECIAL.
C4 International is to become a co-investor in ORTV's one-hour John McCarthy special. The show, which
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Commissioning - BBC tries again to turn teens onto politics.
The BBC is to showcase the new kids on the political block in a fresh attempt to engage younger viewers with politics, writes Michael Rosser.
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COMMISSIONS - BBC AND TURNER PLAN SECRET AGENT DRAMA.
The BBC has teamed up with Turner Network Television to commission a three-part drama series about
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FORMAT FOCUS: RACE TO THE ALTAR.
Engaged couples go head to head in a series of trials of mental and physical strength in this competition to win a dream wedding, writes Michael Rosser.
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FORMATS & DEALS - FIVE'S HOUSE DOCTOR ON ROUTE TO AMERICA.
Five's hit property show House Doctor is to be screened across Canada and the US after
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Analysis - Profile - Putting a Shine on factual TV.
He says he sounds like a 'complete Trot', but John Silver's record in lifestyle TV marks him out as a man in tune with the commercial tastes of the masses.