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What next for All3Media?
All3Media may have sounded the firing gun on its hunt for a new chief executive, but Steve Morrison is not hanging up his hat just yet.
River Monsters, ITV1
Turning a simple tale about river fishing into a returnable “murder mystery” brand has proved quite a challenge, says ITV1’s River Monsters executive producer Harry Marshall.
Hunt begins for the next DG
The BBC has done its best to manage the news that Mark Thompson’s time as DG is coming to an end – but the race to succeed him is now really on.
Britain's Gay Footballers, BBC3
Homosexuality is the last great taboo in football – which made producing a doc about it genuinely challenging, writes David DeHaney.
Birdsong, BBC1
Birdsong director Philip Martin reveals how the Sebastian Faulks novel made it from page to screen.
Crime Scene Forensics, BBC1
Raw Cut’s Steve Warr takes Broadcast behind the police tape of BBC1’s Crime Scene Forensics and reveals that this was not a production for the faint-hearted.
Above Suspicion: Silent Scream, ITV1
Producer Cherry Gould reveals the challenge of creating film clips on a TV budget for tonight’s Above Suspicion.
Inside the Stephen Lawrence Panorama doc
The Stephen Lawrence case revealed both the shameful racism of the Met and the power of investigative television, writes Menton Media’s Neil Grant.
News stories that defined 2011
In a year that saw natural disasters, riots both at home and abroad, the downfall of despots and financial collapse, CNN International correspondents reflect on some of their key moments in 2011.
London's new French connection
As French London Radio celebrates a year on air, chief executive Pascal Grierson tells Robert Shepherd how Francophiles are embracing the station to ensure its future.
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The Great Treehouse Challenge, Sky1
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Meet the Adebanjos: making it to the screen
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Red Planet: real prize is mentoring writers
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Inside Facebook: What's Mark Zuckerberg like?
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UK animation: the debate continues
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BBC 2021: regional and global
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Boarding School Bomber, BBC3
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Making television an agent of change
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Pitching in the USA
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Sky: Bectu's argument is "bizarre"
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The future of investigative journalism
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State of Welsh media is a drama in itself
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Talking to the Taliban
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The rise and rise of UK TV viewing
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Robinson on the Rajars
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Robinson on the Rajars
The latest Rajar radio listening figures appear to suffer from a volatility that makes them difficult to read, writes Paul Robinson.
Preparing freelancers for radio’s brave new world
Radio Fast Train may only be one day of training, but it’s a start, says Donna Taberer.
Ideas? It doesn’t take a genius…
Why spend time creating something new when you’ve got the internet, asks Steven D Wright.
The Critics
8 Feb '12
“Yes, there is death at its heart, but the series – there are two more to come – isn’t gloomy.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
