All Broadcast articles in 22 April 2011 – Page 7
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NewsOnly Fools writer John Sullivan dies aged 64
Scriptwriter John Sullivan, the creator of BBC favourites Only Fools and Horses and Citizen Smith, died on Saturday (April 23) of viral pneumonia aged 64 years old.
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RatingsSuspicions of Mr Whicher arrests 6m
MONDAY: Period murder mystery The Suspicions of Mr Whicher arrested nearly 6m viewers for ITV, locking out competition from Derren Brown and MasterChef.
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RatingsGlee gets second lowest audience of series
MONDAY: US teen-comedy Glee scored its second lowest audience of the series on E4 while Game of Thrones on Sky Atlantic also lost viewers.
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NewsMisfits leads Bafta nominations
E4 superhero drama Misfits has scooped four nominations for this year’s TV Bafta awards including nods for stars Robert Sheehan and Lauren Socha for supporting actor and actress.
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NewsC4 set to show alleged Sri Lankan war crimes
Jon Snow is to front a post-watershed Channel 4 documentary featuring harrowing new footage that appears to document alleged war crimes that took place in the closing weeks of the Sri Lankan civil war in 2009.
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Comment26 April '11
“It was moderately entertaining, if a bit overlong, but a waste of Brown’s – and Nathan’s – talents.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentNeighbourhood Blues
Series producer David Howard talks about the challenge of finding a new angle in police programming; getting involved in grass-roots crime and being touched by the dedication of police officers trying to make a genuine difference.
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RatingsRepeats are sweet for digi channels
Repeats – in some cases several times in a week – are proving a cost effective way for digital channels to boost consolidated figures .