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NewsOfcom bemoans current affairs output
A senior figure at Ofcom has launched an attack on the state of current affairs on British television and hinted that the new super-regulator will take steps to reverse the slide.
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NewsShaps confirms top team
Granada Production chief executive designate Simon Shaps has appointed four of his six-strong executive team - handing most of the jobs, as expected, to Granada people.
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NewsHawking forces BBC to rewrite biography
The BBC was forced to re-write its drama based on the early life of professor Stephen Hawking after he complained that the original scripts were like a 'soap opera'.
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NewsBBC loses third series of 24
The BBC will not show the third series of hit US drama 24 after negotiations broke down between the corporation and producer Fox.
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NewsRadio Hall of Fame adds five veterans
Five radio industry veterans have been elevated to the Radio Academy's Hall of Fame.
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Chelski (Five) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'Chelski was an idiots' guide to the career of Roman Abramovich and his takeover of Chelsea Football Club.'...
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Chelski (Five) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star and Daily Express
'A laughably cheap and pathetic excuse for a documentary.'...
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Chelski (Five) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'The programme makers were woefully short on real facts about Mr Abramovich and how he acquired his wealth.'...
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Judge John Deed (BBC1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Judge John Deed is an unusual drama in these days of whine and poses.'...
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Ancient Egyptians (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'There was no shortage of bad acting or irritating solemnity of tone. On the other hand, the interludes of dullness...
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NewsAllen appoints ITV Broadcast board
ITV chief executive designate Charles Allen has announced the complete executive board for the merged broadcasting division, which covers commissioning, marketing, schedules and sales.
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Game over for Technology
Despite its success in getting Freeview launched, BBC Technology is to be put up for sale. And with Charter renewal looming, there is increasing speculation about other non-core BBC activities, says Suzannah Scott
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Taggart: Atonement (ITV1) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'The latest tale... was a hall of distorting mirrors until a chance discovery in a dustbin suddenly made (almost) e...
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Jungle (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Charlotte Uhlenbroek is, as they say, toothsome - eye-candy for grumpy silverback males.'...
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Jungle (BBC1) - Charlies Catchpole, Daily Star and Daily Express
'Our intrepid explorer hacked her way through a dense mass of cliches... It was 32 degrees down there with 100 per ...
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Imagine... The World According to Parr (BBC1) - Nancy Banks-Smith
'Imagine... is funny and poignant.'...
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MacIntyre's Millions (Five) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'This sort of reporter-centred reporting still isn't my favourite TV genre. Even so, I can't deny that MacIntyre do...
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NewsJowell to kick off BBC charter review next week
Media Secretary Tessa Jowell will use a key engagement with broadcasters next week to launch the long-awaited review of the BBC's Charter.
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UK post spending climbs to£1.3bn
UK television, film and commercial producers spent£47m more on post-production in 2002 than they did in the previous year, according to a new report from the UK Film Council.