All Broadcast articles in 6 May 2016
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RatingsTop 15 consolidated shows: 18 - 24 Apr 2016
On Thursday 21 April at 9pm, BBC1’s Elizabeth At 90: A Family Tribute consolidated to 7.5 million/ 28% after more than 1.1 million recorded and watched.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 25 Apr - 1 May 2016
Simulcasting with the US, Sky Atlantic’s Game Of Thrones returned for a sixth season with 61,000 watching it live and another 1.4 million watching it at some point during the day.
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RatingsTop 30 multichannel programmes: 25 Apr - 1 May 2016
On Sunday at 9pm, The Silk Road launched with 680,000/3%, making it BBC4’s best performer of the week.
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RatingsTop 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 25 Apr - 1 May 2016
The best of stripped 10pm comedy- drama Flowers was Monday’s first double-bill, with 600,000/4%
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RatingsTop 100 network programmes: 25 Apr - 1 May 2016
BBC2’s Line Of Duty ends with a slot-winning 4 million, while The Secret launches well for ITV
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NewsBBC2 to broadcast live from Arctic
The BBC is continuing its live natural history programming theme with a three-part factual series from the Canadian Arctic to air over three consecutive nights this winter.
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RatingsBBC2's Peaky Blinders outmuscles ITV
THURSDAY: BBC2’s gangster drama Peaky Blinders easily beat competition from ITV as Grayson Perry struggled to reach 1m viewers on Channel 4.
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NewsSmoking Pony appoints development producer
Paul Windle has left Boomerang to head up Smoking Pony’s development slate as the indie returns from a period of hibernation.
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FeaturesNations and Regions: local TV
The brainchild of former culture secretary Jeremy Hunt, local TV got off to a less-than-stellar start. Where do the surviving channels sit in the broadcasting ecology? asks Stephen Arnell
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FeaturesNations and Regions: post industry goes west
Along with Salford, Bristol is booming thanks to a busy BBC slate, leaving the likes of Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham playing catch-up. Adrian Pennington reports
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NewsBroadcast Hot Shots 2016 opens for entries
Broadcast is kicking off this year’s hunt for the rising stars of TV, to appear in our Hot Shots special.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC Studios & white paper
Talking TV unpicks some of the hot topics that might appear in the white paper on charter renewal and analyses a tumultuous couple of weeks for BBC Studios.
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NewsDavid Cameron wades into charter debate
Prime minister David Cameron has dealt the BBC a blow ahead of the publication of the white paper by demanding a break clause in return for the extension of the charter from 10 to 11 years, according to reports.
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FeaturesNations and Regions: dramatic differences across UK
While Wales and Northern Ireland benefit from a drama boom, a lack of studio space north of the border remains the top concern for Scottish post houses. Adrian Pennington reports
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NewsDragonfly doc takes C4 to trial
Dragonfly will explore the shielded process of a trial by jury in a documentary series for Channel 4.
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CriticsTV Critics: Grayson Perry: All Man; Peaky Blinders
“Intelligent, not mawkishly sentimental and no pointless background music: this is how factual television should be.”
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NewsDoc/Fest 2016 programme unveiled
Sheffield Doc/Fest has unveiled its programme for this year’s event including appearances from David Puttnam, Reggie Yates and Channel 5 content boss Ben Frow.
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NewsMurder Detectives director prepares debut drama
The Murder Detectives director Dave Nath is moving away from factual for the first time to direct and write a Channel 4 drama.
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Behind The ScenesChildren On The Frontline: The Escape, C4
Revisiting a family trying to escape the conflict in Syria presented many challenges, says Marcel Mettelsiefen. But the hardest was balancing the roles of friend and film-maker