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Our Daughter Holly: a Tonight Special (ITV1) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'This 90-minute documentary, transmitted without a commercial break, was one of the saddest and most painful I (and...
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Our Daughter Holly: a Tonight Special (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Cohen's weakness for unnecessarily hyped-up sentimentality never went away.'...
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The Carrot or the Stick (C4) - Nancy Banks-Smith, Guardian
?Of all the chuckle-at-suffering shows on TV, and there are many, The Carrot or the Stick has been the most endeari...
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Black Books (C4) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'Black Books is another nugget of comedy gold unearthed by Channel 4, together with Father Ted, Phoenix Nights and ...
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NewsPEER POLL: Should C4 and Five merge?
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should Channel 4 and Five merge?
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An impossible jigsaw
When it was first suggested, the idea of a merger between Channel 4 and Five seemed absurd. But, as speculation intensifies, Steve Clarke asks what the advantages are of such a marriage of convenience
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If? the Lights Go Out (BBC2) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'While If? the Lights Go Out was elementary as drama, it was interesting as documentary.'...
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If? the Lights Go Out (BBC2) - Sam Wollaston, the Guardian
'It's Panorama meets Home Alone.'...
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If...the Lights Go Out (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'The basic information was genuinely interesting. Unfortunately, the makers never appeared to realise it. The drama...
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If...the Lights Go Out (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'Unfortunately, the dramatic input was so inept and half-hearted that it fatally detracted from the shocking messag...
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Lux picks up C4 order for Celador
Celador Productions' decision to hire former Channel 4 head of entertainment group Danielle Lux as its new managing director appears to have paid off after the company landed its first commission from the channel in nearly 20 years, writes Paul Revoir.
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Arab broadcaster options BBC series
Al-Arabiya, the Dubai-based newscaster set up last year to rival al-Jazeera, has renewed its distribution ties with the BBC, optioning a further 125 hours of content, writes Colin Robertson.
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Animated Poirot to air in Japan
The classic crime novels of Agatha Christie have been animated for the first time following a deal between rights holder Chorion and Japanese broadcaster NHK. Two of Christie's most famous creations have been turned into cartoon characters for the 39 x 30-minute series, Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. ...
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Little Britain and Dead Ringers sell to Oz
BBC comedy Little Britain and satirical sketch show Dead Ringers have been picked up by Australian channel ABC. The two series, both 6 x 30 minutes, have been earmarked for a primetime slot on Thursday night where another BBC import, ...
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C4 child sex doc sells to Europe and USA
Channel 4 International has secured a raft of sales for Cutting Edge documentary The Child Sex Trade. The 50-minute co-production between Hardcash Productions and Arte France has been picked up by nearly a dozen broadcasters including CNN in the US, SRC in Canada and ...
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NHK buys little robots kids animation
BBC Worldwide has sold pre-school animation series Little Robots to public Japanese broadcaster NHK. The series, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for indie Create TV & Film, will air from 10 April in an early evening slot on Saturdays. Little Robots has been sold to broadcasters in more than 60 ...
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ER to handle Japanese toon across Europe
Entertainment Rights, the owner of Basil Brush and Postman Pat , is to distribute Japanese animation series Duel Masters in Europe. The cartoon, spawned by a comic book and video game, is to ...
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Electric sky buys break-dancing rights
Electric Sky has picked up the distribution rights to break-dancing documentary B-Boy Championships , in a bid to expand its portfolio of lifestyle programmes. The 12 x 30-minute series, made by indie Just Fabulous TV, is filmed around the world and climaxes at Wembley Arena ...
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Five's frow signs up BBC property experts
Ben Frow has made his first major signing as controller of features and entertainment at Five, securing an exclusive two-year deal with the presenters of BBC2's Million Pound Property Experiment. Interior designers Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are being lined up for a series of property, entertainment and lifestyle shows ...
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Evolutions wins 65-show RDF deal
Soho facility Evolutions Television has agreed a deal with independent production company RDF Media - maker of Banzai and Faking It - to post-produce 65 programmes for two new property series. Evolutions did not reveal how much the deal is worth, writes Farah Jifri.