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    Whatever Turns You On (C5) - Joe Joseph, The Times

    2003-09-18T09:42:00Z

    'Whatever Turns You On (Five) is a television series that treats the entire world as if it is the backseat of a car...

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    Whatever Turns You On (C5) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent

    2003-09-18T09:41:00Z

    'It was all very titillating - in all kinds of ways. Whatever Turns You On (Five) - a programme almost entirely abo...

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    Supersonic: The Concorde Story (C5) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail

    2003-09-18T09:39:00Z

    'Once it hit its stride James Routh's film was a dream journey, not just for overgrown schoolboys like me and Brans...

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    Emmerdale (ITV1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror

    2003-09-18T09:38:00Z

    'Emmerdale (ITV1) ended its sensational love triangle between Charity, husband and Chris and, her, um, cousin Cain,...

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    Emmerdale (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star

    2003-09-18T09:23:00Z

    'This was a terrific episode, gripping, skilfully plotted and superbly acted, with Amory in true pantomime villain ...

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    NHU is guinea pig for full digital production

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    Production teams at the BBC's Natural History Unit in Bristol will be first BBC staff to test a BBC Technology production system designed to modernise the way programmes are made by the corporation, writes Will Strauss.

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    Liverpool indies get£6m boost

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    Indies in Liverpool have been given a major fillip following a£6m cash injection into the city's local television and film businesses, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Celeb dogs to raise money for BBC charity

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    The BBC is to drum up interest in its next Children in Need appeal with a series that will attempt to uncover which celebrity has the best dog, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Trouble orders hidden camera magic show

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    Flextech teen channel Trouble has ordered its biggest ever commission with a 10-part magic show from Endemol comedy arm Zeppotron, billed as 'David Blaine meets Trigger Happy', writes Rosemary Gallagher.

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    Kudos shuffles top

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    Kudos, the indie behind BBC1 spy drama Spooks, has hired Daniel Isaacs as general manager as part of a top-level reshuffle. Isaacs joins from indie Hewland International, where he was head of commercial affairs for four years. In other moves, producers Stephen Garrett and Jane ...

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    Ulster bucks trend

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    Ulster TV has continued to buck the trend within the ITV group by growing its net television advertising revenues in the six months ending 30 June by 1%, compared with a

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    Hayes heart slot

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    DJ Danny Pietroni is leaving the evening slot on Chrysalis Radio's flagship Heart station to make way for 25-year-old Paul Hayes, who takes on the 19.00-22.00 Monday to Thursday slot from the end of January. Hayes has hosted a regular late show on the group's Galaxy Network as well as ...

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    Animal Planet in major relaunch

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    Animal Planet International is relaunching and has overhauled its commissioning and acquisition strategy in a move that could give UK indies better access to the channel in 70 countries, writes Rosemary Gallagher.

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    CBBC given youthful makeover

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    The BBC's digital kids channel CBBC is to be given a younger focus to make it more accessible to younger children and close the gap with pre-school companion channel CBeebies, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Five deal with Chorion will bring Blyton's classics to TV

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    Five is poised to bring the classic children's stories of Enid Blyton to life after forging an alliance with the owner of the rights to the author's works, writes Michael Rosser.

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    SMG spots gap in Irish market

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    SMG is bidding to extend its Virgin Radio brand into Ireland where it is also exploring the launch of its first 'gold' service, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Madness musical lined up for Xmas

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    BBC3 is to screen the last London performance of the Madness musical Our Houseas one of the highlights of its Christmas schedule. The deal was put together by the BBC

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    Seventh Skinner run

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    The Frank Skinner Show is set to return to ITV1 for a seventh series this autumn with a 12 x 50-minute run. Once again the Avalon-produced show will consist of three guest interviews, following on from last year's successful run which included interviews with Pamela Anderson, Richard Gere, Britney Spears ...

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    TV business gongs

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    BBC Worldwide and Channel 4 have been nominated for gongs at the National Business Awards 2003. The BBC's commercial arm picked up a nod for exporter of the year, while its magazines division was nominated in the environmental awareness category. C4 picked up a nomination for supply chain strategy of ...

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    CNN international

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    News broadcaster CNN has set up a new division called CNN International which will be run by its British executive Chris Cramer. Cramer will continue to oversee editorial and programming but will now take on responsibility for worldwide news-gathering for 28 bureaux outside the US. The new division includes the ...