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NewsVodafone's Fawlty connection
Mobile phone users will soon be able to download clips of Fawlty Towers and other BBC comedies to their handsets for the first time after BBC Worldwide signed a deal with Vodafone, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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It'll Be Alright on the Night 16 (ITV1) - Robert Gore-Langton, Daily Express and Daily Star
'Denis Norden's jokes may be corny, but at least he writes them himself. He's a hero of comedy and I trust his clip...
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The Booze Cruise (ITV1) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
?To my mind, the term 'gentle comedy' is just another way of saying 'just not funny'. So it proved with The Booze C...
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The Booze Cruise (ITV1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
?The Booze Cruise did have a structure that was carefully worked out to the point of being downright contrived. Ooh...
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The Booze Cruise (ITV1) - Gerard O'Donovan, Daily Telegraph
'Had the male cast put in anything like these efforts [of the female actors] The Booze Cruise as a whole might have...
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The Booze Cruise (ITV1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Such was the hoary vintage of the jokes, the cartoonish proportions of the characters and the creaking plot, The B...
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Soul Searching (Channel 4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'What's remarkable about David Malone's programmes is not just that they get made in the first place - but that the...
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NewsTrio battle for Premiership games
ITV, Telewest and BSkyB are pitching for the rights to show a new package of Premier League games.
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NewsC4 News wins International Emmy
Channel 4 News was awarded an International Emmy in New York last night for its coverage of the war in Iraq, writes Sam Matthews.
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NewsDiscovery signs up celebs for winter season
The Discovery Channel has signed up two more celebrities to front shows as part of its winter line-up.
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NewsHigham resigns BBC post
The BBC's long-serving media correspondent Nick Higham has resigned from his role claiming that the need for a dedicated media correspondent has diminished, writes Lisa Campbell.
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NewsBBC News 24 gets relaunch
BBC Ten O'Clock News editor Mark Popescu has been seconded to relaunch the BBC's 24-hour news channel.
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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'It turned out to be undeniably stirring - partly because of the utter conviction with which it went about its work...
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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (BBC2) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'It had a great story, it looked elegant and Ron Cook was a near perfect match for Brunel's bantam-cock pugnacity.'...
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Sweet Medicine (ITV1) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'[ITV1's] Sweet Medicine is an afternoon soap with a few extra quid thrown in.'...
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Garden SOS (BBC1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'Garden SOS (BBC1) was one of those windfalls that is half rotten before it hits the ground. This was half an hour ...
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Sweet Medicine (ITV1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'[ITV1's] is so tired and uninspired, it's an insult to your intellignce if you eat without a bib and dress yoursel...
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Sweet Medicine (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Express
'My prognosis: Formulaic, sentimental slush. A second opinion: it will run and run.'...
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Davies takes the stand
The chairman of the BBC governors Gavyn Davies gave his evidence to the Hutton inquiry last week - but questions about the corporation's management of the David Kelly affair remain writes Leigh Holmwood
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Deayton goes to Spain for Beckham doc
Angus Deayton has been lured to ITV1 to present a one-hour special on the build-up to David Beckham's first league match for Real Madrid. Deayton attended Beckham's league debut in Spain and spoke to Spanish celebrities about what life will be like for the Beckhams in Madrid. ...