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This month's featured show is The Undercover Princesses. A brand new series which sees three Princesses arrive in England to try and find true love. Broadcast on BBC3 every Sunday at 9.00pm. Viewer discretion is advised.
The Cube is recommissioned by ITV  

ITV1's latest Saturday night primetime game show, The Cube - a futuristic physical gameshow - has been recommissioned for a second series later this year.

If you think you have what it takes to beat The Cube and would like to apply, please email: thecube@objectiveproductions.com

  
   
Channel 4 commissions Pete V Life  
Channel 4 has fast-tracked Comedy Showcase pilot Pete V Life to a full run. The show stars Rafe Spall as a journalist whose every move is observed by sports commentators.  
   
Girl Friday - a Sketch Show for Channel 4  
Objective has produced an all-female sketch show for Channel 4 as part of its Comedy Showcase season and airs on Friday 18th December at 10.05pm. Girl Friday was written and performed by stand-up and skins writer Josie Long, Sara Pascoe, Kathryn Dysdale, Kerry Howard, Lu Corfield and former Broadcast Hot Shot Nat Luurtsema. This is the only sketch format in this year's Showcase.  
   
Andrew Newman appointed Chief Creative Officer of Objective Productions  

Andrew Newman, previously Head of Comedy and Entertainment at Channel 4, will take up this role in November 2009. At Channel 4, he has commissioned and overseen Comedy and Entertainment across the portfolio of channels with recent programmes including Peep Show, The IT Crowd, Friday Night Project, 8/10 Cats, Charlie Brooker's You Have Been Watching, Alan Carr: Chatty Man and Derren Brown: The Events on Ch4 and The Inbetweeners, Fonejacker and Dead Set on E4.

Paul Sandler, MD of Objective Productions stated “after watching Andrew’s career develop from a real creative innovator in the independent sector to very senior commissioning roles with broadcasters, he is the ideal person to help Objective achieve its creative goals.”

Andrew Newman concluded, “I have had a wonderful time at Channel 4, working with some of the best people in television and some of the best talent on television. Over the past few years, I have helped make some amazing and memorable programmes but when presented with this fantastic opportunity, it felt like time for a change. I am really looking forward to working alongside Andrew O'Connor at Objective to develop both great new programmes and great new ideas for existing commissions.”

  
   
Objective North is relocating to Glasgow  
Objective North, currently based in Manchester, is relocating to new offices in Glasgow. Over the past five years, Objective North has produced, among many others The History of British Parks (BBC4), The Greatest Christmas Comedy Moments (Five), Comedy Sketchbook (BBC1) and The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! (BBC2). The move is planned for February 2010.  
   
Reggie Perrin has been nominated in The National Television Awards  
Reggie Perrin has been nominated in the Comedy Programme category of this year's National Television Awards. To vote for Reggie Perrin please click here.  
   
Derren Brown's 3D Magic and The Greatest Ever 3D Moments  

Channel 4 is joining the 3D revolution by ordering UK-made content that can be viewed in 3D on standard TV sets.

The broadcaster is planning a week of stripped peaktime 3D programming this autumn. Derren Brown's 3D Magic Spectacular will feature specially shot tricks from a range of magicians, plus archive 3D footage.

Objective is also compiling The Greatest Ever 3D Moments, including Jaws 3D and a 1993 Doctor Who Children in Need special.

 
   
Peep Show series 7  

The next series of Peep Show has been commissioned and will start production in the New Year.

 
   
The Real Hustle Undercover  

 

The massive success of the format both in the UK and overseas has led to the BBC commissioning another two series. Series 8, The Real Hustle Undercover, is in production and will be broadcast early in 2010.

Series 9 has been commissioned and is about to begin production on a 10 x 30-minute run of the series, which springs con tricks, magic and scams upon unsuspecting members of the public.

 
   
Gastronuts Series 2  

Following the huge hit of Stefan Gates' & Gastronuts on CBBC and BBC1, a second series has just been commissioned and pre-production is underway.

 
   
Movie Mistakes - BBC3  
This new show, hosted by Robert Webb, discovers the mistakes that have been made in hundreds of films over the last decade.  
   
Derren Brown documentaries  
A new series called "Derren Brown Investigates" will come to our screens in 2010.  
   

The History of British Parks

 
Objective Productions is making "The History of British Parks" - a one hour programme for BBC4 that looks at some of the famous parks of Britain and the history behind them. Presenter is Dan Cruickshank.  
   
Undercover Princesses  

Following on from "Undercover Princes", this new show sees three Princesses arrive in England to try and find true love.