All Broadcast articles in 07 November 2003
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RatingsThe Queen's Lost Uncle found 4.4m
Channel 4 had a successful evening with their historical documentary on the drug taking, promiscuous Duke of Kent in The Queen's Lost Uncleat 21.00 which attracted 4.4 million (19.2%).
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NewsOfcom calls on public for PSB review
Ofcom is to survey 6,000 households as part of its review into public service broadcasting in what will be one of the most far-reaching consultations of its kind.
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NewsSaga wins Glasgow FM licence
Over 50s specialist Saga has been given the green-light to launch a new FM service in Glasgow.
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NewsHolmes fronts ITV1 live Xmas show
ITV1 has lined up GMTV front-man Eamonn Holmes to present a three week series of live shows in the run up to Christmas.
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The Queen's Lost Uncle (C4) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'This was the well told tale of George, Duke of Kent, fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, a royal bad boy o...
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The Queen's Lost Uncle (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'The tone feigned high-minded disapproval of royal misbehaviour while clearly being thrilled by it.'...
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The Queen's Lost Uncle (C4) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'In the event, it was worth staying tuned, if only because the programme sorted out a question that has always vagu...
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The Queen's Lost Uncle (C4) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'Though all described as 'historians' (of Prince George? if not, of what?) their disclosures smacked more of specul...
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The Queen's Lost Uncle (C4) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'In the end, the programme only highlighted the dreary state of George's living relatives.'...
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Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Living TV) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy was as polished as Carson's fingernails and as groomed as Kyan's expertly coiffed '...
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Crossing boundaries
The row over Sky One's reality show There's Something about Miriamhas opened up a can of worms for reality TV programme makers, raising serious ethical questions about its treatment of contestants
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RatingsWhat Not to Wear loses out with 2.2m
The shine appears to have gone out of BBC2's What Not to Wearas the new series last night (5 November) impressed just 2.2 million (9.9%).
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NewsManagement buy out Oasis
Following months of speculation a management team has bought out Oasis Television in a multi-million pound deal.
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The Million Pound Property Experiment (BBC2) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'The pair whooped 'One million pounds!' and threw money in the air. They looked as if they were auditioning for a D...
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The Million Pound Property Experiment (BBC2) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'The Million Pound Property Experiment is a makeover snakes and ladders game.'...
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What Not To Wear (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'The show turned into a deadly, serious encounter in the war between the sexes.'...
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What Not To Wear (BBC2) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'Match him [David Baddiel] up with salivating Sloane-style gurus Trinny and Susannah in What Not to Wear: Tribes of...
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Five Things I Hate about You (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'The faults were such banal old chestnuts that it seemed only a matter of time before the position of the toilet se...
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No Going Back (C4) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'No Going Back is certainly a project for people who crave an adventure. But you can experience a similar kind of a...
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Landrover on H&L
Discovery Home & Leisure channel director Paul Welling has commissioned independent producer i2i to produce a 15 x 30-minute show covering the restoration of an early series one Landrover, which was made between 1948 and 1958. A Landrover is Born, the seventh in Discovery Home & Leisure's ? ...