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OFF THE RECORD - HARSH BUT FAIR?
OTR was rather disturbed to find that a young gentleman by the name of James O'Malley
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OFF THE RECORD - AND FINALLY.
Andrew O'Connor, joint managing director, Objective Productions, wants a channel dedicated to his favourite comedy showsWhat
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NewsBBC Kelly Panorama to air before Hutton
A BBC Panorama special on the Hutton inquiry will not feature Lord Hutton's conclusions on the affair as the corporation has decided to screen the programme a week before he publishes his report.
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NewsEmap buys stake in SRH
Emap has kicked off the highly anticipated consolidation of the radio sector by acquiring SMG's 28% stake in Scottish Radio Holdings for£90.5m.
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NewsJK and Joel join Radio 1
Radio 1 has poached Manchester DJ double-act JK and Joel to host a new weekend show.
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Midsomer Murders (ITV1) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
?The plot could have been satisfactorily grasped simply by watching the first and last 15 minutes of a two-hour str...
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Midsomer Murders (ITV1) - Nancy Banks-Smith, Guardian
'Midsomer Murders looks exhausted. It feels half an hour too long.'...
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Britain's Best Sitcom (BBC2) - Robert Gore-Langton, Daily Star
?Britain's Best Sitcom is about as lazy as TV gets - seriously lazy plus some. You recycle all the old clips, get t...
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Britain's Best Sitcom (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
?Once again, I blame the public. In Britain's best sitcom, we've got a top 10 that doesn't include Steptoe and Son,...
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Football and Freedom (BBC2) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'Football and Freedom has been years in the making, so it may not prove much about This World's new approach, but i...
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Football and Freedom (BBC2) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'It was a bleak, largely damning piece of symbolism.'...
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NewsBBC scraps pre-recorded Kilroy
The BBC is to dump 25 episodes of its Kilroy programme that have already been recorded following the deal to terminate Robert Kilroy-Silk's contract to front the show.
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NewsTWG to buy Forever
The Wireless Group (TWG) has tabled an offer worth£8.1m to buy radio group Forever Broadcasting.
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RatingsBBC1's Robin Hood steals viewers
BBC1 dominated the ratings on Saturday night (17 January) with the Hollywood blockbuster Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves charming 6.3 million (31.1%) at 17.30.
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RatingsMidsomer Murders slaughters BBC1's Pet
ITV1's Midsomer Murders went from strength to strength last night (18 January) with 9.5 million (40.1%), casting a shadow over BBC1's Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
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NewsTWG grows digital clout
The Wireless Group (TWG) is to make further investment in the burgeoning digital radio sector by acquiring a 6% interest in digital multiplex licence owner DRG (London).
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Without a Trace (C4) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'Without a Trace is so assured, so subtle and so superior, you have to fear for its future.'...
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The Great Nazi Cash Swindle (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'The Great Nazi Cash Swindle was a lousy catchpenny title for a rather good documentary.'...
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The Crashes That Changed Racing (C5) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'This programme, despite its introduction - 'Welcome to the violent world of ultimate racing crashes' - managed nar...
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NewsEquity row over credits squeeze
Actors' union Equity has called on broadcasters to end the 'insulting' squeezing of credits at the end of television programmes.