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Professor Brian Cox to host new BBC Two panel show pilot
Thursday 11th June 2015
BBC Two is to pilot Six Degrees, a new science-based comedy panel show. Professor Brian Cox will act as the host.
Episodes to return for Series 5
Wednesday 10th June 2015
American broadcaster Showtime has ordered Series 5 of Episodes, starring Matt LeBlanc, Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan.
CBeebies orders new comedy series Go Jetters and Spot Bots
Tuesday 9th June 2015
BBC channel CBeebies is making Go Jetters and Spot Bots, two animated series which aim to teach children via the medium of comedy.
E4 gives Drifters the green light for Series 3
Tuesday 9th June 2015
Drifters, the E4 sitcom about three young women struggling to find good jobs and boyfriends, is to return for a third series.
Raised By Wolves gets second series
Monday 8th June 2015
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of Caitlin and Caroline Moran's sitcom Raised By Wolves.
ITV2 commissions Safeword with Rick Edwards and Katherine Ryan
Thursday 4th June 2015
Rick Edwards will host a brand new ITV2 panel show, Safeword, with team captains Katherine Ryan and David Morgan.
Jeremy Clarkson returns to BBC TV with QI appearance
Wednesday 3rd June 2015
Jeremy Clarkson has recorded an episode for the next series of QI, after his high-profile departure from the BBC in April.
Doc Martin set for US remake by Friends creator
Tuesday 2nd June 2015
Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman is developing a US adaptation of hit ITV comedy drama Doc Martin.
UKTV Gold orders studio audience sitcom Bull
Thursday 28th May 2015
Gold is to film Bull, a studio audience sitcom about a man who runs an antiques shop.
UKTV Gold orders new sitcom Marley's Ghosts
Thursday 28th May 2015
Gold has ordered Marley's Ghosts, a three-part sitcom about a woman who can speak to the dead.