All Broadcast articles in 03 October 2003 – Page 2
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NewsVaughan takes Tarrant Capital slot
Capital Radio has signed former Big Breakfast presenter Johnny Vaughan to take over the breakfast show when Chris Tarrant hangs up his headphones at the end of the year, writes Michael Rosser.
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NewsBBC America dumps EastEnders
The BBC's commercial US channel BBC America has been inundated with complaints following its decision to axe EastEnders, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Ratings17m see return of 'Dirty' Den
The return of 'Dirty' Den to BBC1's EastEndersbrought the channel its highest ratings of the year so far with a peak of 17.2 million (63.8%) last night, writes Jon Rogers.
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Wife Swap (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'I think it might be pushing it to describe Wife Swap (Channel 4) as Socratic television, but it has certainly brou...
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Wife Swap (C4) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'It makes your spirits sag just a little that we need television to show us not, say, how Brunel built the Clifton ...
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Wife Swap (C4) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'Probably as close as British television gets to Jerry Springer, Wife Swap (Channel 4) returned as gloriously voyeu...
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Wife Swap (C4) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Wife Swap (Channel 4) is pleasing on many levels and horrendous on many others. Observing the exploits of people y...
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Wife Swap (C4) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Express
'There was more human drama, laughter and tears in one hour of Wife Swap (C4) than you'd see in a month of soaps.'...
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Wife Swap (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Last night's episode was not only warm-hearted and entertaining, it also appeared genuinely helpful to the couples...
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NewsITV picks up Turkey game
ITV has bought the rights to show exclusive terrestrial coverage of England's vital Euro 2004 qualifying match against Turkey on Saturday 11 October, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsFox: 'I'm staying at Capital'
Capital FM's drivetime presenter Neil Fox has cemented his commitment to the station following rumours that he would quit after losing Chris Tarrant's breakfast slot to Johnny Vaughan, writes Michael Rosser.
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NewsSky hits 7m subscriber target
Sky Digital today announced it has reached its 7 million subscriber target three months ahead of schedule on the day of the fifth anniversary of the service's launch, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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RatingsWife Swap is viewers' favourite with 5.6m
Channel 4's second series of Wife Swapmaintained its standing with viewers last night (30 September) as it attracted 5.6 million (23.5%), writes Jon Rogers.
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NewsAnimal Hospital is put to sleep
The last full series of Animal Hospitalwith Rolf Harris will begin tonight (Wednesday) on BBC1 after 10 years, writes Sam Matthews.
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BBC2 to trace celebrity family trees
A group of celebrities are to trace their family ancestry for a major BBC2 interactive series, which is being billed as next year's Restoration, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC digital curriculum gets green light for 2006 launch
The BBC's controversial£150m digital curriculum project will finally launch in September 2006, after getting the go-ahead from the European Commission (EC) this week, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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TWI wins BBC darts contract
Indie TWI has picked up the contract to produce the BBC's darts coverage for the next year, as part of the corporation's bid to meet its 25% independent production quota, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 follows up Operatunity
Channel 4 is to follow up its successful Operatunityseries with a search for a West End musical star, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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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 ...