All Plum Pictures articles – Page 7
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The Broadcast InterviewPlum Pictures: building business brick by brick
Having constructed a house out of Lego for James May’s Toy Stories, the Plum founders are clearly up for a challenge. Balihar Khalsa speaks to the former BBC duo about setting up on their own.
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NewsHat Trick takes James May global
Top Gear’s James May is to increase his global footprint as sales of his Toy Stories and Man Lab series have stretched to more than 120 countries.
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NewsPlum pilot for C4 follows Norwich’s ‘booze bus’ service
James May’s Toy Stories indie Plum Pictures is developing a pilot for C4 showcasing the work of volunteers who deal with the consequences of people drinking too much in Norwich.
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NewsBroadcast Awards 2011: shortlist announced
The shortlist for the Broadcast Awards 2011 has been unveiled… and subscribers can get an early look at who is in the running for this year’s honours.
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NewsBBC2 orders Live Aid drama
BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow has commissioned a new feature-length drama charting the back story behind the legendary 1985 Live Aid Concert.
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NewsStreet Striker to return
Ad-funded football talent contest Coke Zero Street Striker, presented by Wayne Rooney, has been recommissioned by Sky 1 HD for a third series to start filming in August.
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NewsBBC first for Plum as Reef returns to fold
The BBC has commissioned its first daytime series from James May’s Toy Stories producer Plum Pictures, and handed Reef TV its first order since it was suspended over a string of fakery incidents.
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NewsBBC3 reveals World Cup line-up
Being Human actress Leonora Crichlow is to chart the life of Nelson Mandela as part of a season of BBC3 programmes to mark the World Cup in South Africa.
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NewsBBC2 to debunk E-number myths
Food travelogue presenter Stefan Gates has scored his highest profile show to date with a BBC2 series bursting the myths around E-numbers.
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NewsDennis to replace May on BBC wine show
BBC2 is lining up Hugh Dennis to permanently replace James May on Oz and James’ Big Wine Adventure.
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CommentSmall Island / Eating Art / Kidnapped by the Kids
Dan Korn and Will Daws on the latest new shows.
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NewsMulville hails new chapter for Hat Trick
Hat Trick managing director Jimmy Mulville has heralded the start of a new era for the “unencumbered” indie as it returns to full shareholder ownership following a three-year battle over its financing.
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CommentMurderland / James May's Toy Stories / Britain's Best Brain
Alex Zane and Tim Haines give their verdict on murder, toys and extreme brain training.
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NewsSky 1 to bolster sports with panel show duo
Sky 1 is to kick off a sports entertainment drive with two panelshow pilots, a search-for-a-star format featuring José Mourinho and a second series with Wayne Rooney.
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Features…created a Plasticine garden at Chelsea
Will Daw, exec on James May’s Toy Stories, relives the fun of fashioning Plasticine flowers.
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BBC2 lands first fruit of James May's Plum deal
James May will build a Plasticine garden at the Chelsea Flower Show - part of the first commission from an exclusive deal the presenter has signed with Plum Pictures.
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Sir Trevor heads to birthplace for Caribbean doc
ITV1 is to dispatch Sir Trevor McDonald to the Caribbean to investigate both the luxury and the darker side of the region.
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NewsCase study: Wayne Rooney's Street Striker
How creative agency Ingredient created and posted a title sequence for Coke Zero Presents: Wayne Rooney's Street Striker on Sky 1.