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Political comedian Matt Forde returns to Edinburgh Festival Fringe with new Brexit show
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The whole thing’s a mess and only one person can sort it out. Sadly, we have no idea who so, instead of worrying, join Britain’s leading political comedian for his last show as an EU citizen from 1st -26th August at the Pleasance Forth at 8.30pm for some topical comedy.
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UKTV’s Dave commissions new quiz show from VICE Studios
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Dave, UKTV’s award winning entertainment channel, has teamed up with VICE Studios to commission a new series in which 2017 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Robins asks members of the public to predict how search engines respond to a series of questions – from images to wordplay, the results are both unpredictable and hilarious.
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West Midlands Railways passengers can now watch Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit after UKTV strikes content deal with GoMedia
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Top shows from UKTV’s stable of channels can now be watched by West Midlands Railways passengers after the broadcaster struck a content supply deal with GoMedia, which supplies on-board infotainment systems to rail and coach operators.
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BBC to remake Doctor Foster for France’s TF1
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The BBC’s Doctor Foster is to be remade for French TV with actress/singer Claire Keim (La Soif de Vivre, Insoupçonnable) taking the lead role of Emma Sandrelli. Renamed Infidéle(Unfaithful) and directed by Didier Le Pêcheur, the 6-part series will be co-produced by BBC Studios and with Storia Télévision for TF1.
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UKTV, BBC and FremantleMedia International announce new nature series starring Steve Backshall
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Debuting next year, Expedition with Steve Backshall will follow the BAFTA-winning filmmaker as he and a team of world-class experts descend a white-water river in the Himalayas, trek through unexplored jungle in South America; and climb mountains in the deserts of the Middle East.
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UKTV takes exclusive rights to Jodie Whittaker’s The Assets and Ioan Gruffudd’s Harrow in new Disney TV deal
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The Assets stars Jodie Whittaker as CIA officer Sandra Grimes and is based on the book Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed.