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Waveguide's news - February 03
BBC Catholicism
Documentary
A new, three-part documentary BBC Four
series about Catholicism in Britain will give an insight into some
of its most intriguing, important and normally private institutions.
Borgen Set To Return
Following its successful first series,
BBC Four has confirmed that Danish drama Borgen will be returning to
the channel for a second series next winter.
Call For Clearer
Credits
Acting union Equity has said actors
should be given clearer and more prominent TV credits.
Great British
Menu Returns
Great British Menu is returning to BBC Two in spring
2012 for a seventh series - The Olympic Feast.
Broadcast Awards
Appropriate Adult, ITV1's dramatisation
of the arrest of serial killer Fred West, has picked up best single
drama at the Broadcast awards in London.
Channel 4 Harry Hunters
A new Channel 4 film is to look at five
girls who are determined to snare their own Prince Charming.
Sharon
Watts Returns To EastEnders
Letitia Dean is set to return to Albert
Square as Sharon Watts later this year.
Terry Duckworth Back In Coronation Street
Coronation Street bad boy Terry
Duckworth is coming back to Weatherfield.
PG Wodehouse
Comedy For BBC One
BBC One has commissioned Blandings, a
new comedy series based on the stories by PG Wodehouse.
TV Licences
Almost 390,000 people across the UK were
caught watching a TV without a valid licence during 2011, according
to figures published by TV Licensing.
Only Fools - US
Remake
US television network ABC has confirmed
plans to make a pilot of the classic British comedy, which will be
written by Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley, who previously worked on
the long-running hospital series Scrubs.
Upstairs
Downstairs - Lesbian Love
Upstairs Downstairs returns to BBC One
next month featuring a lesbian romance involving new protagonists
played by Emilia Fox and Alex Kingston.
The X Factor
USA - Steve Jones
Welsh presenter Steve Jones will not present the second
series of The X Factor USA, he has revealed.
Boost For Sky Profits
BSkyB profits have increased due
to sales of broadband, telephone and TV packages to its existing
customers.
Sky Awarded
Cricket Rights
Sky Sports has been awarded four more
years of live international and county cricket under a new deal with
the ECB.
Sky
To Launch New Internet TV Service
Sky today announced plans to launch a
new service allowing customers to watch some of its most popular
content over the internet.
Downton Abbey - Shirley MacLaine Joins Cast
Oscar-winning US actress Shirley
MacLaine is to join the cast of Downton Abbey for its third series
as the mother of Lady Grantham.
BBC iPlayer On Sky
Up to five million Sky customers will be
able to catch up on BBC programmes later this year when the iPlayer
arrives on the satellite service.
Amanda Holden - No Replacement On BGT
Simon Cowell has spoken at his relief
that Amanda Holden is recovering after her recent childbirth ordeal
- and said he has kept a seat for her on the judging panel of
Britain's Got Talent.
Coronation Street - Betty's Funeral
Coronation Street executive producer
Kieran Roberts has hinted that past characters will return for the
funeral of Betty Williams.
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