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BBC axes Robin Hood
Just two weeks after ITV axed Primeval and Demons, the BBC has announced the end of Robin Hood. It is understood the BBC believes it had run its course after 39 episodes and three series. Greg Brenman,...
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Demons
Britain sure has ramped up its fantasy stories lately. The revival of Doctor Who has reverberated throughout the industry with hit shows including Primeval, Merlin, Torchwood, Being Human and several...
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Primeval revived for 2 more series
UK fantasy series Primeval has been revived for two more series, three months after ITV axed the series. Under a new co-production deal between ITV and UKTV the deal is for seven eps in its fourth...
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Survivor: Tocantins for summer
Survivor: Tocantins will be airing on Nine during the summer. The 18th season, set in Brazil, aired in the US in February. It follows Survivor: Gabon currently airing on GO! Also set to come across...
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Returning: Primeval
The third series of Primeval will premiere on UKTV in February. The ITV dino-fantasy series aired in the UK in March. The show was later cancelled in June, but then renewed for two new series for 2011,...
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Survivors
It takes just days for the ‘European Flu’ to reach every living human being in the United Kingdom in Survivors. But it takes over a year for the show to reach an Australian television network. For this...
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Aussie production companies in international acclaim
Monster Auditions by Australian production company Sticky Pictures has been selected for the prestigious Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2010 in France. The series, comprising short...
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Steven Moffat, custodian of Who.
For almost any British schoolboy, and more than a few schoolgirls, the idea of being handed the reins of Doctor Who would seem like a dream come true. For screenwriter Steven Moffat (Jekyll, Coupling)...
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FIXPlay still needs to Catch-up
The Nine Network launched its new online Catch-Up service FIXPlay on Monday promising a whiz-bang library of shows through its NineMSN portal -but it appears to be asleep at the driver’s wheel since...
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FIXPlay to get retro
Nine’s new catch-up portal FIXPlay will be adding vintage television shows for viewing online, which is good news. Titles will include Thunderbirds, Skippy, old episodes of Hey Hey and more. So far the...
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Gone: Community, Primeval. Update: Nikita
Community is no longer scheduled on GO! next Monday night, replaced by replays of The Inbetweeners. Nikita which pulled 90,000 on Tuesday night is also out of schedule next week, replaced by a movie....
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Primeval spin-off set for Canada
British series Primeval is to have a spin-off series, set to be filmed in Vancouver. The 13-episode series Primeval: New World will have new Canadian characters and stories created by an all-Canadian...
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Airdate: Sinbad
UK adventure series Sinbad, originally due to air on Nine, begins on ABC1 next week. This reinvention of the famous legend from the Arabian Nights is by the makers of Primeval. How do you become better...
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Sinbad
It can be ever so treacherous trying to produce television for a family audience. How do you speak to such a broad demographic without dumbing down the content? Do you lean more towards males or...
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Merlin finale
The last ever episode of Merlin will air this Sunday on TEN, which co-creators and executive producers Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy have dubbed “a natural climax …. bringing an end to the battle for...
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Venom, danger and TEN’s Reef Doctors.
When producer Jonathan M. Shiff set about selling the idea of Reef Doctors to TEN, he knew he had to go in with a star. And Lisa McCune was his only choice. After 25 years of making successful...
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Merlin wins second season
Good news for Channel TEN with word that the BBC has confirmed Merlin will return for a second series. Head of drama for BBC Wales Julie Gardner said: “We are thrilled that audiences have entered into...
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Airdate: Merlin
As expected, the premiere of Merlin will take place at 6:30pm on Sunday May 3rd. Starring Merlin stars Colin Morgan, Anthony Head, Richard Wilson and the voice of John Hurt, this CGI adventure series...
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World of Make Believe
In the last few years Britain has renewed its television love affair with the fantasy genre. The success of Doctor Who has led to newer shows in Torchwood, Primeval and now, Merlin. Producer and...
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Primeval to roar on big screen
Warner Brothers has acquired film rights to ITV’s Primeval series. Akiva Goldsman who co-wrote the Ron Howard-directed Angels and Demons with David Koepp, will hire another writer to adapt it to the...
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