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CommentTV Critics: Broadchurch; Mayday; The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance; Death on the Wards
“It is a wonderful moment when a much anticipated new post-watershed thriller turns out to deliver.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentObituary: Stuart Sansom OBE
A career in TV which spanned over 30 years and included the European launch of Sony Broadcast
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CommentRadio 5 Live controller faces tough test
Premier League rights, news to sport ratios and presenter line-ups are among Wall’s challenges
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CommentTV Critics: Mayday; Being Human; Story Of Music; Call The Midwife
“Mayday looks like being the darkest, thorniest, knottiest TV drama event of the year.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentThe Iraq Dossier
David Morley’s new drama for Radio 4 reveals the truth about the creation of the Blair Government’s Iraq Dossier.
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CommentTV Critics: Bank of Dave; The Wedding Shop; Hugh's Fish Fight; Child Of Our Time; Jack Taylor
“It was like a Frank Capra movie with Burnley accents.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentTackle the elephant in the room
Indies need to air grievances to C4 without fear of reproach
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CommentPut data at the top of the list
Broadcasters should learn from Ocado’s model, says Kate Bulkley
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CommentC4's Shop gets John's vote
Channel 4’s The Fried Chicken Shop clearly got viewers salivating last week, with 1,700 tweets per minute at its peak.
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CommentTV Critics: Lightfields; Child Of Our Time; Food Glorious Food; MasterChef: The Professionals Uncovered
“The individual strands were engaging, the period detail nicely observed and the performances very strong.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentIt’s well worth UK indies taking the road to Rio
Despite bureaucracy, Brazil offers plenty of opportunity, writes David Nottman-Watt
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CommentOn lockdown with mafia boss Lou Ferrante
Jago Lee on the challenges facing Nerd TV of filming in some of the world’s toughest jails
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CommentTV Critics: Heading Out; My New Hand; The Railway; Shameless
“If Perkins can keep the gags coming then this sitcom definitely has legs.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentTV Critics: Dancing on the Edge; Black Mirror; Food & Drink; HMP Aylesbury; Extreme Fishing
“It featured narrative machinery so surreally creaky that you wondered at times whether it would end up being explained away as a dream sequence.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentDEBATE: The Pollard inquiry evidence
What have the transcripts of interviews with BBC key execs revealed to you?
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CommentTV Critics: Ripper Street; Wonders of Life; A Great British Air Disaster; Wild Arabia; Beat The Ancestors; Top Gear; Mr Selfridge
“You would not necessarily go out of your way to see it, but it was fun.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentThe view from Brazil: the Rio Content Market
The Rio Content Market is a fascinating trip for intrepid UK indies, writes Balihar Khalsa.
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CommentTV Critics: Walking Wounded; Murder on the Victorian Railway; Meet the Izzards; Jack Taylor
“If this year throws up a programme more deserving of an hour’s screen time then I’ll be amazed.” Read on for the vercit on last night’s TV.
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CommentWhen the axe falls, think again
Having the plug pulled doesn’t mean it’s the end of the road
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CommentLet’s change the face of news
On-screen diversity won’t improve without action, says Robin Elias