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A round-up of 主播大秀 announcements and press releases and blogs, plus some highlights from our TV, radio and online output last week.

Edinburgh TV Festival

In the week of the Edinburgh TV festivals there were new commission announcements from Director of 主播大秀 Content ; , Channel Editor of 主播大秀 Two; , Controller, 主播大秀 Three; and 主播大秀 Four Channel Editor .

Unsung Hero Award

Local sports volunteers who deserve recognition for their efforts can now be nominated for the .

Announcements and blogs

Drama

It was confirmed that Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinsonwill return with the second series of 主播大秀 One's on 4 September at 9pm. In addition, the network confirmed a deal with   for seven new Christie dramas over four years.

New commissions announced this week for 主播大秀 One include: an adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s ,- a new original drama series from acclaimed Bafta and Primetime Emmy award-winning screenwriter Abi Morgan, a new Jed Mercurio drama series , and a new Scottish drama .

Actress Thandie Newton was confirmed to star as guest lead DCI Roz Huntley in the fourth series of Jed Mercurio’s hit drama .

Meanwhile, 主播大秀 Two announced a brand new six-part drama adaptation of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel .

Comedy

主播大秀 Two revealed details of , a unique collaboration from the creators of Spamalot, starring Professor Brian Cox, and combines fascinating facts about the birth of the universe with larger-than-life comedy characters penned by the legendary Eric Idle. The network also announced a collaboration between 主播大秀 Comedy and Fudge Park in starring Ed Westwick, Joe Thomas and James Buckley.

Meanwhile, 主播大秀 One confirmed an eighth series of.

Entertainment

The eleventh and twelfth contestants for this year's Strictly Come Dancing were announced to be Olympic gymnast  and  this week and the .

News

主播大秀 One’s political debate programme is returning for a new series, beginning with a Labour Leadership Hustings Special.

Factual

主播大秀 Four has announced a .

Radio

Jess Glynne, Shawn Mendes, Little Mix, The Vamps and DNCE have been confirmed to perform at . Elsewhere, it was announced that  is set to return on Friday 23 September, showcasing the hottest British-Asian talent and emerging artists from across the UK and internationally.

Digital

It was announced that 主播大秀 Three’s contemporary British drama is the most requested show on 主播大秀 iPlayer in 2016 with 3m requests. Meanwhile,  reached 102.3m unique global browsers, with 68.3m coming from the UK, the biggest ever success for 主播大秀 Sport’s digital service.

National

Lesley Garrett and John Owen-Jones join the line-up of international and home-grown stars at .

International

The way Shakespeare resonates in the lives of five luminaries from around the globe is the subject of the series, a British Council, 主播大秀 World Service and the Open University partnership going live on Monday 5 September across 主播大秀 World Service’s multilingual output, on 主播大秀 World News television and the website bbc.com.

Meanwhile, 主播大秀 World Service and the British Council, with co-producer The Open University and in partnership with Commonwealth Writers, have announced the winners of the .

Blogs

With comedy being broadcast on 主播大秀 Two after an initial run on 主播大秀 Three, our own Jen Macro looked at other original 主播大秀 Three comedies that have moved to 主播大秀 One and 主播大秀 Two; Damien Lindsay who won the  reflects on his experiences as year’s search for an Unsung Hero gets underway; and , talks in depth about the recently announced new structure for 主播大秀 Studios Factual.

Programme Highlights

• , on 主播大秀 One, Sunday 21 August
• , on 主播大秀 One, Monday 22 August
• , on 主播大秀 Two, Monday 22 to Friday 26 August
• , on 主播大秀 Two, Monday 22 August
• , on 主播大秀 Four, Monday 22 August
• , on 主播大秀 One from Tuesday 23 August
• , on Radio 4 from Sunday 21 August
• , on Radio 3 from Monday 22 August
• , on Radio 4 from Monday 22 August
• on 主播大秀 World Service on Monday 22 August
• , on Radio 4 Extra from Tuesday 23 August