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New Tricks (BBC1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'New Tricks is rescued from complete inconsequentiality by the dottiness of the back-stories.'...
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New Tricks (BBC1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'It's all very easy-going. Whether it works is another question.' ...
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Happy Birthday, Thalidomide (C4) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'It was a remarkable programme and Mat is a remarkable presenter with a particularly nice line in irony.'...
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The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Was Jane Root's tenure as BBC2 controller a success?
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Locking up The Bill
Securing a TV commission surely falls into one of the 'must-celebrate' categories. But if six Wife Swaps , 25 Heartbeats and a clutch of Hustle s all warrant the pop, fizz, chink treatment, imagine the ...
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If... It was a Woman's World (BBC2) - Rupert Smith, Guardian
?If? It was a Woman's World trotted out some clichés about the difference between the sexes, dressed up as social a...
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If... It was a Women's World (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Right from the start you sensed it might not be a programme characterised by an understatement.'...
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If... It was a Woman's World (BBC2) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
?There were substantial social issues to be addressed here, but the problem with If? It was a Woman's World was tha...
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Dragon's Alive (BBC1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
?Dragons Alive is my favourite programme on TV at the moment - apart from CSI: Miami.?...
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Key 103 change
Key 103 veteran DJ Mike Toolan is to replace JK & Joel as presenter of the Manchester station's breakfast show. Toolan has been with the Emap-owned radio station for six years and previously hosted the breakfast show between 1998 and 2000. He will be joined by presenter Michelle Dignan and ...
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BBC2 plans documentary marathon
BBC2 is to give over large parts of its schedule next year to a 12-hour-long documentary event that will uncover stories about modern Britain. The season, which is expected to air over two or three weeks, will comprise documentaries ranging in length from a few minutes to over an hour. ...
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BBC2 set to win race for the Apprentice
BBC2 is expected to land the rights to American tycoon Donald Trump's business reality format The Apprentice after a fierce bidding war with Channel 4. The channel has confirmed it is in 'advanced talks' with Fremantle Media about the format, in which 16 candidates compete ...
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3DD signs deal to sell sve music shows
Indie 3DD Entertainment has signed a worldwide representation deal with music programmer Sanctuary Visual Entertainment (SVE). The deal will give 3DD the rights to sell the SVE catalogue of music programming to broadcasters, which includes a live show with Mary J Blige and a documentary about The Who. SVE said ...
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BBC3 orders third Monkeydust series
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a third series of the award-winning satirical animation Monkeydust from production company Talkback. The
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C4 doc looks at Saturday night
Channel 4 is to trace the decline of Saturday night television with a two-hour documentary from At It Productions, writes Glen Mutel.
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C4 launches Muslim show
Channel 4 is to launch a new Muslim discussion show in a bid to 'take some of the heat out of issues' currently affecting Islam.
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C4 jumps in after attheraces folds
Channel 4 is believed to be negotiating a three-month extension to its deal for terrestrial horse-racing rights following the collapse of the Attheraces consortium. The deal would secure a short-term future for the coverage of meetings at courses such as Cheltenham, Newmarket, Sandown Park and York. However, the channel is ...
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Bazalgette to leave channel 4 board
Endemol UK chairman Peter Bazalgette has confirmed he will leave the Channel 4 board in June. His three-year tenure expired at the end of last month and will be renewed only for three months while Ofcom seeks a replacement. Bazalgette cited the demands of his schedule as his reason for ...