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    Director's Commentary (ITV1) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail

    2004-01-29T11:55:00Z

    'Brydon has come up with an original idea, but I'm not sure if he'll be able to sustain it over seven episodes.'...

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    Director's Commentary (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star

    2004-01-29T11:52:00Z

    'Director's Commentary is a superb spoof of those DVD's with extra footage.'...

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    Director's Commentary (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily telegraph

    2004-01-29T11:50:00Z

    'As in Marion and Geoff, Brydan proves himself a master of the darkly comic monologue.'...

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    Directors Commentary (ITV1) - Joe Joseph, The Times

    2004-01-29T11:48:00Z

    It's television feeding on itself, like a form of televisual cannibalism.?...

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    Directors Commentary (ITV1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent

    2004-01-29T11:47:00Z

    ?Directors Commentary is an exercise in that amateur branch of satire known as getting lagered up with your mates a...

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    ITV1 to be 'home of motor-sport'

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    ITV1 is planning to devote its Sunday afternoon schedule to motor-sport after securing rights to the World Rally Championship (WRC).

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    Living TV puts celebs in haunted house

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    Living TV is hoping to have its own group of celebrities screaming 'get me out of here' in a live reality show with a paranormal twist.

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    Emap appoints Kerrang! boss

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    Emap has taken a step closer to launching its West Midlands rock station Kerrang! with the appointment of Andrew Jeffries as programme director.

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    Ofcom names caterer as chair of C4

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    A former advertising executive who went on to become a leading catering entrepreneur has been named by Ofcom as chairman of Channel 4.

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    ITV news refreshes brand

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    ITV News has unveiled its new look and£1m state of the art set, which will accompany its relaunch on 2 February - the day the merger between Carlton and Granada becomes official. The revamp will mark the creation of the ITV News Group when national, international and regional news services ...

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    Turner picks TCM VP

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    Turner Entertainment has promoted its group account director for the company's ad sales team, Alan Musa, to the role of vice-president, channel manager for movie offering TCM (Turner Classic Movies). Musa will be responsible for the channel in the UK, Scandinavia, central eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He ...

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    Sky ratings panel

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    BSkyB is setting up a research panel that will measure the viewing habits of digital satellite households across the UK. The panel will be four times the size of that used by the official television ratings body Barb, taking in 20,000 homes. However, unlike Barb, it will record viewing in ...

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    Irish comics set for BBC2

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    The co-writer of Channel 4 hit comedy Father Ted , Arthur Matthews, is working on an all-Irish comedy sketch show for BBC2, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Terrorist attack on financial systems at heart of new show

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    The critically acclaimed 'doomsday drama' The Day Britain Stopped is set for a return to BBC2 after the channel's controller, Jane Root, commissioned a follow-up from Wall to Wall, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    BBC1 series to look at greats of UK design

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has green lit two major arts series looking at key British designers and how different areas of the country have influenced artists, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    C4 goes backstage with motorhead

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    Ideal World is to chart the exploits of 1980s rock band Motorhead in a 50-minute documentary for Channel 4. Motorhead: Live Fast Die Old follows the behind-the-scenes action on the band's latest UK tour and chronicles the adventures of frontman Lemmy who, at 57, is ...

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    Central to air house-building challenge

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    ITV1 Central has ordered a new series from Carlton and indie Newman Productions, which follows a race to build two brand new houses from scratch. The 7 x 30-minute series, which is also being made into a longer 10 x 30-minute series for Discovery Home and Leisure, is called ...

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    Celebrities to be made to learn Welsh

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    Janet Street-Porter and former Hi De Hi star Ruth Madoc are two of the stars set to take part in a Welsh language Big Brother-style show commissioned by S4C. Cariad@iaith , produced by Cardiff-based indie Fflic, will follow a selection of celebrities as they study ...

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    Pozzitive wins returns for R4 comedies

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    Pozzitive Productions has won a raft of comedy recommissions from BBC Radio 4 for later this year. A third series of scripted comedy Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off will feature six further outings for Marcus Brigstocke's intrepid but idiotic middle-class traveller. Pozzitive will also produce ...

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    Avid buys German software outfit

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    Editing and graphics equipment manufacturer Avid Technology has bought the German company NXN Software in a cash transaction worth around£24m, writes Farah Jifri.