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NewsLib-Dems line up behind the BBC
Charles Kennedy is facing calls to swing the Liberal Democrats behind the BBC as it gears up for Charter Renewal, writes David Rose
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Too many TV soap snobs
Paul Marquessis sick of the way soaps are downgraded by snobbish TV execs - popular drama is far more sophisticated and relevant than its given credit for.I love popular television.
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NewsPop Idol goes west
BBC Northern Ireland has lined up a country and western version of Pop Idol, with a new contest offering wannabe singers a recording contract with a major Nashville-based record company, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsBowman and Murray may replace Cox
Sara Cox could be dropped from the Radio 1 Breakfast Show next Spring to make way for rising stars Edith Bowman and Colin Murray, writes Michael Rosser
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Intensive Scares (BBC1) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'This thought provoking programme raised a number of uncomfortable questions - not least why, given that just one h...
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Masters and Servants (C4) - Penny Wark, The Times
'Ostensibly this is a series about class and power, but what it actually does is expose people's foibles and confir...
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Young, Posh and Loaded (ITV1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'It's obvious that the sole purpose of Young, Posh And Useless [sic] is to expose the stupidity of the rich and hum...
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Masters and Servants (C4) - Fiona Sturges, The Independent
'All in all, Masters and Servants was a fairly fatuous exercise, and served only to reinforce class stereotypes. Wh...
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Watching the Detectives (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'At times, the narration could be a bit wince-inducing. ('June is a time of long days and light hearts.') At others...
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ER (C4) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'Carter (Noah Wyle) has answered a call from Luka Kovac (Goran Visnjic) to help out at a ramshackled clinic where h...
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ER (C4) - Fiona Sturges, The Independent
'It's some achievement that, 9 series on, ER's (Channel 4) still one of the best things on television. At this stag...
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Watching the Detectives (BBC1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'Watching the Detectives (BBC1) was a calm, measured, unhysterical documentary that was allowed unusual access to B...
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John Hurt in frame to play Alan Clark
The BBC has commissioned a drama series adapting the famous diaries written by the late Tory MP and womaniser Alan Clark. Although the production is in the early stages of development a spokeswoman confirmed the commission by BBC4 controller Roly Keating. It is likely to air on the digital channel ...
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RDF international takes falling apart
RDF International (RDFI) has signed its first drama distribution deal after taking worldwide rights to Century Films' Channel 4 drama Falling Apart. The Bafta award-winning film, which charts the course of
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Shut Eye back as Bird Studios
Eye Animation, which was forced to close six months ago due to the advertising recession, has reopened as Bird Studios.
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Shorts fest back
Brief Encounters, the Bristol short film festival, returns for its ninth year between 12 and 16 November this year. The five-day festival includes a new award, the Momentum Pictures Best of British Award, with a£1,000 cash prize for the most innovative UK short. Also on offer is a four-day film ...
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Rapture jumps on Ibiza bandwagon
Youth channel Rapture TV is making its first piece of original programming since relaunching on Sky on 12 May, with 4 x 30-minute series Ibiza as it Happens. Shot on location and produced in-house, the series will look at the island's famous music and club ...