All Broadcast articles in 8 January 2016 – Page 5

  • The Honourable Woman
    News

    BBC unveils Blick and McGovern dramas

    2016-01-04T10:41:00Z

    BBC controller of drama Polly Hill has unveiled 35 hours of fresh drama commissions, including work from Jimmy McGovern, Hugo Blick and Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett.

  • warn and peace
    Ratings

    War and Peace starts with over 6m

    2016-01-04T10:35:00Z

    SUNDAY: BBC1’s flagship period drama War and Peace reeled in over 6m viewers, twice as many as ITV’s Beowulf – as Channel 4’s German-language thriller Deutschland 83 started confidently in a busy night for drama.

  • War and Peace
    Critics

    TV Critics: War And Peace; Deutschland 83; Beowulf

    2016-01-04T10:16:00Z

    “This is a production of noble ambition and grand execution; a thrilling trumpet blast for the new year.”

  • jericho
    Video

    VIDEO: ITV new to 2016

    2016-01-04T09:31:00Z

    Jericho and Churchill’s Secret feature among ITV’s biggest shows for the year ahead.

  • grand_national
    News

    Christmas catch up: what you may have missed

    2016-01-04T09:19:00Z

    ITV was first past the post for horse racing rights, while the BBC suffered an online blackout and Chris Evans quit TFI Friday. Click for a run-down of the biggest broadcasting headlines from the festive period