All articles by Robin Parker – Page 51
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NewsHunt hails drama but admits 8pm struggles
Channel 4 arrived at Edinburgh on a roll following a string of drama hits – but Jay Hunt admitted that getting pre-watershed entertainment and fact ent right remains a struggle.
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NewsMan Down up for Christmas special
Channel 4 has ordered a Christmas special of Greg Davies sitcom Man Down before the first episode has aired.
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NewsBen Stephenson defends The Fall
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has defended BBC2’s The Fall - arguing that its mix of crime, sex and sexuality touched a nerve in ways that many crime dramas tend to ignore.
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NewsBBC to reinvent 'conventional whodunit'
BBC drama chief Ben Stephenson is looking for ways to reinvent the “conventional whodunit” with some serialised elements.
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NewsMan Down lands Christmas special
Channel 4 has ordered a Christmas special of Greg Davies sitcom Man Down before the first episode has aired.
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NewsC4 defends Undateables brand
The commissioner of Channel 4’s The Undateables has defended the controversial title and marketing campaign – but admitted that the publicity “struggled to convey the warmth of the show”.
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NewsC4 exec slams 'poverty porn' tag
Channel 4’s docs commissioner has branded the term “poverty porn” as an “offensive” label for programmes that attempt to contribute to the debate about benefits.
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NewsHadlow reveals first BBC2 / BBC4 tie-ups
The music of the 18th century and the science of clouds will be the subject of the first major collaborations between BBC2 and BBC4 since Janice Hadlow became joint controller.
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NewsRaw to explore Blackout for C4
Raw TV is to weave user-generated archive with scripted drama to explore the effects of a nationwide power cut for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 reveals latest comedy pilots
A chlamydia sufferer’s mission to come clean to his ex-partners and a group of amateur superhero crimefighters are among the subjects featured in the latest round of pilots for Channel 4’s 4Funnies strand.
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FeaturesPhil Clarke, Channel 4
C4’s head of comedy says the channel is still the place for talent to experiment
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RatingsLuther packs a punch for BBC
Neil Cross’s drama returned to 5 million on its original TX, a decent number but slightly lacking the punch of the 5.5 million who tuned in for series two’s opener back in 2011.
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RatingsDynamo's magic touch
Last year, he smashed ratings records; this year, the magic wasn’t quite there.
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NewsC4 shelves Bad Sugar
Channel 4 has shelved plans for a full series of spoof telenovela Bad Sugar due to clashing projects between the cast and crew.
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RatingsBBC4 bowls them over
As The Ashes kicked off, BBC4 took a sideways look back at cricket, airing Aussie two-part factual drama Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War.
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RatingsBBC2 in gear with F1 doc
Sixteen years since his Edinburgh Fringe debut and eight since his Radio 4 series launched, Steve Delaney followed Miranda Hart last week in finally securing a BBC2 transfer, for his Count Arthur Strong character.
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RatingsSun leaves TV in the shade
Last Monday morning, blearyeyed Britons turned as one to their news outlet of choice to check that it hadn’t been a dream brought on by excesses of cold beer and barbecued burgers: a Brit really had won Wimbledon and, more importantly, summer really was here.
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Behind The ScenesThe Mill, Channel 4
C4’s history and drama teams came together to deliver a ‘worm’s-eye view’ of the Industrial Revolution.
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FeaturesAndrew Beecham, Senior Vice-President Of Programming, Sprout
Looking to capitalise on the UK’s strong heritage in kids TV
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NewsBBC Children’s bids to up its multiplatform game
BBC Children’s is “lagging behind its audience” in terms of the platforms it uses and must focus its efforts on getting “alongside” them within a decade, director of children’s Joe Godwin has revealed.