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  • Tomorrow’s World returns to the BBC as a year-long season of science and technology programming

    Tomorrow’s World returns to the BBC as a year-long season of science and technology programming

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    Programmes include Britain’s Greatest Invention, a live show presented from the Science Museum Group’s stores, where the public will vote for the invention they feel has had the most influence and importance in their lives, and a new medical series, Operation, which focuses on the pioneering scientific work taking place in the operating theatres of…

  • Rutger Hauer joins Dave’s medical sitcom, Porters

    Rutger Hauer joins Dave’s medical sitcom, Porters

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    The series focusses on “deluded” Simon Porter (Ed Easton) who dreams of passing his medical exam and becoming a doctor – but by starting at the bottom, and becoming the best porter the NHS has ever seen.

  • UKTV’s Dave to show new tennis contest

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    The channel has secured exclusive rights to Tie Break Tens, a “fast-paced” short format of tennis in which each match is a first-to-ten point tie break. Every tournament awards a winner-take-all cheque after a single, four-hour session of super-charged high-pressure tennis. 

  • UKTV’s Dave announces medical comedy, Porters

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    The series focusses on “deluded” Simon Porter who dreams of passing his medical exam and becoming a doctor – but by starting at the bottom, and becoming the best porter the NHS has ever seen.

  • Original commissions and expanded distribution deals push UKTV’s revenues up 8%

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    In recent years the broadcaster’s mix of drama, comedy, entertainment and lifestyle channels have commissioned a raft of original content including Matt Forde’s political chat show Unspun, Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit, and the new Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais sitcom, Henry IX.

  • James Buckley’s Zapped gets second series

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    Produced by Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow Productions, the first series saw Brian (Buckley) grapple with his new surroundings after he was abruptly zapped to a parallel world and the bizarre backwater town of Munty.