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NewsThompson gets md role at Tyne Tees
Tyne Tees Television controller of programmes Graeme Thompson has been promoted to managing director of the North East broadcaster following the retirement of Margaret Fay.
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NewsMayer claims a 'moral victory' over BBC
Veteran newsreader Laurie Mayer has said he has won a 'moral victory'; against the BBC despite losing a claim that he was unfairly sacked for 'blowing the whistle' on alleged bullying at the corporation.
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NewsBBC Worldwide under fire from Tories
Conservative party media spokesman John Whittingdale has said the BBC should franchise out the right to exploit its programme brands to other companies and scrap its commercial arm BBC Worldwide.
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Superstars (BBC1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Superstars tested its competitors' strength and stamina by subjecting them to a variety of sporty challenges. It a...
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Superstars (BBC1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'The original series was a big ratings hit, but I confess it left me cold.'...
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Superstars (C4) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'For an hour at least, viewers of a certain age were transported back to their flickering black-and-white sets and ...
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Cutting Edge: Beauty Queens and Bloodshed (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Cutting Edge explained in gripping detail what happened when these two regimes met - and it did so in such a way t...
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Cutting Edge: Beauty Queens and Bloodshed (C4) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'After last night's documentary, one can't imagine any self respecting young woman wishing to be associated in any ...
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Cutting Edge: Beauty Queens and Bloodshed (C4) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'The thing I admired about it was the way it found and kept a grip on a streak of black humour: not in terrifically...
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When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum (BBC2) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'He oozed niceness as he struggled to feed four Merseyside kids for a week on a budget that would be loose change f...
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When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum (BBC2) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'This was a sweet and gentle film, rather than an urgent and political one.'...
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When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum (BBC2) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'It was the most cynical, shameless attempt yet by Michael Portillo to re-invent himself.'...
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When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'In short, they wanted to entertain us with a posh bloke out of his depth up North.'...
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When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'Michael Portillo was taking part in, essentially, a version of Wife Swap.'...
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When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'It gives one a warm glow that Michael Portillo should take the trouble to learn for himself what it's like to mana...
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Jump gives Ab Fab 1980s look
Absolutely Fab-ulous returns this Friday with a new title sequence created by Jump Design. Che Guevara posters, punk record sleeves and 1980s-style magazines, such as ID, inspired the new sequence, which is a departure from previous Ab Fab titles which relied solely on the typography of the logo. Stills of ...
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R2 deputy sought
BBC executive Lesley Douglas is set to succeed Jim Moir as controller of BBC Radio 2 and is now considering who to appoint as her deputy. Douglas, who is currently head of programmes at R2, will take over the position on 5 January when Moir retires. She will also be ...
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Tern TV to review 2003 for discovery
Scottish indie Tern Television has received its first international commission from Discovery Europe to produce a new review show. 2003 will air on New Year's Day 2004 and look back at the year's events. Ordered by director of programmes Katy Thorogood, the 60-minute programme will ...
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C4 snaps up latest touchstone cop show
Channel 4 has acquired the free-to-air and pay-TV rights to Touchstone Television's new FBI drama, Line of Fire. Written and directed by Rod Lurie, whose credits include The Contenderand The Last Castle, ...
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Animated Wimbledon airs on C4
New Balls Please is the latest Channel 4 short film from Sherbet director Richard James. The story is about a clash between defending Wimbledon champion Kurt Bruckner and up-and-coming star Jorge Romeo. James created his own Centre Court using Flash animation combined with After Effects and 3D Studio Max. Sound ...