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Commissions Costa Concordia Doc
Channel 4 Commissioning Editor David Glover has ordered a
one-off, fast-turnaround documentary about the cruise ship tragedy - Terror
at Sea: The Sinking of the Concordia for transmission on Tuesday January 31.
Piecing together the evidence, this special one-off film for Channel 4 is
going to explore the events leading up to he cruise ship hitting a sandbar
off the Italian island of Giglio Porto with devastating consequences.
Using CGI and testimonial, the film will recreate a minute by
minute account of the timeline to tragedy - featuring exclusive interviews
with survivors, rescuers and world renowned experts. The documentary will
use images of the wreck and footage captured by people on board that night.
David Glover said: "The Costa Concordia was 69ft longer and two and a half
times heavier than the Titanic. One hundred years on it will be interesting
to see what has really changed."
January
19
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Lenny
Henry To Explore Shakespeare
Lenny Henry is to front a documentary for ITV in which he
explores his relationship with Shakespeare.
Lenny Henry - Finding Shakespeare will follow the comedian and actor as he
reveals how, as a teenager growing up in Dudley, he had an aversion to
Shakespeare and his “gobble-de-gook” language.
The 60-minute show will show how he has since overcome his aversion to the
playwright, and why he wants other people to share his passion for
Shakespeare.
Henry is currently in The Comedy of Errors at the National Theatre and
previously appeared in Othello, playing the title role.
Glasgow based independent producer Matchlight is making the programme in a
joint venture with DCD Media. The programme is Matchlight’s first commission
for ITV1 and will be executive produced by Ross Wilson.
It will be broadcast later this year.
January
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The Diamond Queen
Andrew Marr is to present a new three-part series which looks
at the life and achievements of The Queen in BBC One's The Diamond Queen.
Marr observes the day-to-day duties of the Royal Family and
hears from The Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry, The Earl of Wessex, The
Princess Royal and Princess Eugenie about the remarkable skills The Queen
has acquired in 60 years of walkabouts, state visits and receptions.
The film looks closely at the influence of The Queen’s grandfather, father
and mother, the impact of the abdication, and the unique relationship
between the Head of State and her Government. The Queen has seen 12 Prime
Ministers in her reign and Marr looks at the special relationships she has
had with them, hearing from David Cameron, Tony Blair and Sir John Major.
Marr also follows The Queen to the Middle East and the USA to assess the
global impact of The Queen on British trade and international relations. The
Duke of York gives his perspective on The Queen’s impact on overseas trade
and Foreign Secretary William Hague and David Cameron gauge her effect on
British standing abroad.
A transmission date is yet to be announced.
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19
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American Reality Dating Show For ITV2
ITV2 today announced the acquisition of Love in the Wild, an
8 x 60 exciting adventure dating series, from Endemol USA.
The series, hosted by Darren McMullen, consists of 10 single men and 10
single women taking part in a romantic adventure in Costa Rica. In each
episode, the couples pair up in quests, some of these include paddling down
crocodile-ridden waters, navigating through bat-infested caves and hanging
200 feet above the rain forest floor as they descend down one of the most
biggest waterfalls in Costa Rica. After each adventure, the winning couple
share a night together at a lavish five-star bungalow. The remaining couples
stay with their partners in the less-luxurious cabins for a night of
socialising.
One male and one female are eliminated at the end of each episode. During
the elimination process, the couples come together to reveal whether a
connection has been formed with their current partner, or if they would like
to switch and get to know someone else. The series culminates with one
couple left standing who win the immense prize of a trip together around the
world.
Love in the Wild debuted on NBC in 2011 with a second series due to air this
year.
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Million
Pound Drop For Charity
Every Friday and Saturday over five consecutive weekends,
Davina McCall is guiding pairs of contestants as they face Channel 4's The
Million Pound Drop in the hope of taking home some big money.
Joining the latest pairs of contestants this series will be celeb duo Dermot
O'Leary and Fearne Cotton when they play for charity on Friday February 3.
O'Leary and Cotton will be playing for charity CoppaFeel! which aims to
eradicate the late detection and misdiagnosis of breast cancer by
encouraging regular breast checks and by raising awareness of the signs and
symptoms of breast cancer.
Last year saw some of the biggest wins in the show's history,
plus celebrity pairing Jack Whitehall and his father Michael won a
staggering £300,000 for their chosen charities.
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Joan
Bakewell Too Posh Says BBC
Broadcaster Baroness Joan Bakewell has been told by the BBC
that her voice is “too posh” for the corporation.
Lady Bakewell, who is a Labour peer, made the comments as she described
dropping her Stockport accent to better fit in as a student at Cambridge.
She said elocution lessons as a child had failed to entirely smooth her
Lancashire vowels but they disappeared when she went to university.
Speaking at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, Surrey, during An
Audience with Joan Bakewell, the peer said: “The women’s colleges tended to
be full of girls who’d been to St.Paul’s, Roedean, Cheltenham Ladies College
and they all had very cut-glass accents. I was terrified by them.
“I was stunned into panic and tried to deliberately acquire [their accent]
by copying these high-flown girls.
“I went home at the holidays and my parents were truly appalled.”
She said her accent settled into a middle ground but retained traces of
Lancashire when she was auditioned by the BBC as a Studio Manager to read
radio station announcements for countries behind the Iron Curtain.
Lady Bakewell, who presents shows on Radio 3 and Radio 4, added: “I failed
the audition because my voice wasn’t clear enough. My voice was a
disadvantage when I started in broadcasting and eventually I stopped caring
and they had to deal with it.”
When a member of the audience described her accent as “BBC”, she added: “I
was told by someone at the BBC the other day that my voice is now considered
too posh!”
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