All Broadcast articles in 24 February 2012
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RatingsHustle bows out on high
FRIDAY: The last ever episode of Hustle bowed out with a series high audience for BBC1.
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Comment20 Feb '12
“It is sophisticated television, but easy to engage with.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsVictoria Wood pens Joyce Hatto biopic for BBC1
Left Bank Pictures and Octagon Films are producing a BBC1 biopic written by Victoria Wood about the pianist Joyce Hatto.
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RatingsWalking Dead rises again with 324k
FRIDAY: The Walking Dead returned to FX after its winter hiatus and drew nearly three times more than the channel’s usual audience.
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RatingsMidwife best BBC1 drama in decade
SUNDAY: Call the Midwife bowed out with a series high and Upstairs Downstairs attracted its lowest audience to date, as Homeland performed well for C4.
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NewsComedy Central rapped over swearing and nudity
Topless college girls and swearing have landed Comedy Central in trouble following an unedited airing of The Dukes of Hazzard before the watershed.
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NewsGok Wan turns chef for C4
Fashion stylist Gok Wan will try his hand at cooking in a Channel 4 series that will see him appearing alongside his chef father.
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RatingsBeing Human dips to 540k
SUNDAY: Supernatural drama Being Human has dropped to its second lowest audience to date on BBC3 – while TOWIE pulled more than a million on ITV2.
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RatingsLet’s Dance returns with 6.5m
SATURDAY: Let’s Dance for Sport Relief returned with 6.5m - around a million viewers down on the equivalent episode last year.
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NewsOfcom clear C4's "Dangerous Doctor"
Channel 4 Cutting Edge film A Very Dangerous Doctor has been cleared by Ofcom following a complaint from one of the main contributors.
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NewsMark Wright pilots ITV1 show
Former The Only Way is Essex star Mark Wright could be handed his first primetime ITV1 show - an entertainment vehicle based on a hit German format.
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NewsJeremy Clarkson's union rant cleared by Ofcom
Jeremy Clarkson’s rant against striking union members was not in breach of broadcasting codes, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsThis World to profile China execution show
BBC2 will lift the lid on the Chinese talk show that features interviews with death row prisoners before their execution.
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ITV Studios takes 100 Mile Challenge
A new format in which families can only eat food produced within 100 miles of them has been optioned by ITV Studios.
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NewsCVP hit by £1m theft
CVP has been hit by a massive theft, with cameras, camcorders, lenses and ancillaries stolen from the company’s warehouse.
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NewsFirst look: BBC1's The Voice
The BBC has released the first image of talent show The Voice, with its all star line up of Tom Jones, Jessie J, will.i.am and The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue.
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NewsBectu slams BBC Olympics volunteer scheme
Bectu has criticised the BBC for asking staff to volunteer for production roles during the Olympics, dubbing the move “completely unacceptable”.
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Comment21 Feb '12
“It compounded her exposure unnecessarily.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsWalliams' Mr Stink adapted for BBC1
David Walliams’ best-selling children’s book Mr Stink is to be adapted as a comedy drama for BBC1.
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RatingsDooley investigated by 356k
MONDAY: Stacey Dooley’s latest investigation for BBC3 drew less than half the audience that watched her previous film on sex trafficking.