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Canterbury Tales: The Sea Captain (BBC1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'It was beautifully acted, seductive and really rather chilling.' ...
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Canterbury Tales: The Sea Captain (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Presumably the idea of updating Canterbury Tales is to provide drama that's both mythic and rooted in a particular...
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Eastenders (BBC1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Express
'Eastenders' long, dark night of the soul began on Monday and now looks as if it could stretch into this evening.' ...
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French Leave (C4) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'I imagine we're supposed to enjoy their domestic ding-dongs, but for me they seemed as pointless and dispiriting a...
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Creature Comforts (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'We've finally produced a sitcom which is as funny as anything the Americans can come up with.'...
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Creature Comforts (ITV1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'The animals are often funny in themselves? but the real brilliance lies in the way they underplay their lines.'...
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Who Killed Marilyn Monroe? Revealed (Five) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Of course, Who killed Marilyn Monroe? Revealed should have really been called Who Killed Marilyn Monroe? Suggested...
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Who Killed Marilyn Monroe? Revealed (Five) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Who Killed Marilyn Monroe? Revealed (Five) was a hodge-podge of conspiracy theory, conjecture and the ramblings of...
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The Human Mind (BBC1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'We all welcome the happy sight of Professor Robert Winston and his moustache being jolly in a new television serie...
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NewsC4 turns to reality for breakfast slot
Channel 4 is set to replace its outgoing breakfast ratings flop Risewith Endemol UK's hairdresser-based reality show The Salonand repeats of acquired programming such as Friendsand The Simpsons, ...
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NewsFreeview eats into Sky One
BSkyB may be forced to fast forward plans to turn its digital terrestrial channel Sky Travel into a 'Channel 6' mixed genre offering after figures revealed that the growth of Freeview has eaten into Sky One's ratings, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsLabour evades Kenyon scrutiny
The Labour government has clashed with the BBC again after it refused to allow investigative reporter Paul Kenyon and his production team to attend its party conference this week, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ITC steps in to save London TV news jobs
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has intervened to safeguard jobs at London News Network (LNN), after Carlton and Granada proposed heavy cuts to the 105-strong newsroom as part of a plan to merge it into ITN, writes Paul Revoir.
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BBC1 looks at magic
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has jumped on the magic bandwagon by ordering a full series on the secrets behind the tricks from indie Objective, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Grounds BBC1 series
Writer Tony Grounds, creator of the award winning Ray Winstone vehicle Births, Marriages and Deaths, is writing his first drama series for BBC1. The working-titled Family Business, ordered by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and head of drama commissioning Gareth Neame, aims to put the modern suburban family 'under the microscope ...
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BBC2 sends grown-ups on gap
BBC2 is to take a different look at the concept of the 'gap year' by following a group of middle-aged people who have decided to take a break from their everyday lives, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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R2 music histories
BBC Radio 2 has commissioned two documentaries on the rise of two musical institutions. Hollywood director Cameron Crowe will present 2 x 60-minute documentary Stoned: The History of Rolling Stone Magazine. The programme, produced by indie Ten Alps, will air at 21.00 on 15 and ...
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Top moves at 3BM
Factual indie 3BM has promoted director Daniel Korn to managing director as part of
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Bond joins LBC 97.3
Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond is set to join the presenter team at news and talk station LBC 97.3FM. Bond will feature as a royal commentator and will stand in for presenters across the schedule from early next year. Another newcomer will be writer and former BBC Radio 5 ...