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  • Panorama: The Child Protectors
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    Filming Panorama: The Child Protectors

    2009-11-02T11:51:00Z

    In the wake of the Baby P scandal, Panorama follows employees in Coventry tasked with identifying “at risk” children to find out if they are being kept safe. Producer/director Emma Loach explains the hurdles that Films of Record had to overcome to make the film.

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    The Garden Shed debate

    2009-10-30T10:57:00Z

    At the Cheltenham Screenwriters’ Festival, Ann-Marie Corvin hears the BBC trying to stop writers working alone and get them involved in productions.

  • The Restaurant
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    30 Oct, '09

    2009-10-30T10:42:00Z

    “Like a long limber up for The Apprentice.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Lisa Campbell
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    Content must come first

    2009-10-29T08:00:00Z

    Amid the C4 senior shuffle and wider digital debate, good TV is still key.

  • c4 youtube
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    C4’s slippery YouTube slope

    2009-10-29T08:00:00Z

    The broadcaster’s innovative deal may yet come back to haunt it.

  • Ben Stephenson
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    We must embrace failure to find great success in drama

    2009-10-29T08:00:00Z

    It’s worth the risk if we find the next great British drama series, says Ben Stephenson.

  • BBC
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    BBC salaries should be limited for morale

    2009-10-29T08:00:00Z

    The proposal by George Osborne to require BBC salaries exceeding the Prime Minister’s to be approved by the Treasury is very similar to one myself and a couple of colleagues made half a dozen years ago in the BBC Forum.

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    29 Oct '09

    2009-10-29T11:47:00Z

    “Torrents of information so mighty that they threaten to overwhelm you.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Murderland
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    Murderland / James May's Toy Stories / Britain's Best Brain

    2009-10-29T08:00:00Z

    Alex Zane and Tim Haines give their verdict on murder, toys and extreme brain training.

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    Is the BBC right to give the BNP a voice?

    2009-10-29T08:00:00Z

    71% said Yes / 29% said No

  • Comment

    Neil Fox, Magic 105.4

    2009-10-29T08:00:00Z

    Magic 105.4 breakfast presenter Neil Fox reveals his biggest lie, what he’d put in Room 101 and his hidden talent.

  • Coronation Street
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    Coronation soap

    2009-10-29T08:00:00Z

    True blue-sky thinking at ITV, where its latest sponsorship deal involves its flagship soap and… some soap.

  • Unreported World
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    Unreported World / 4oD

    2009-10-29T08:00:00Z

    Lisa Campbell gives her verdict on a shocking Channel 4 documentary series while Michael Rosser reveals his frustrations about 4oD.

  • Bleach, Nip, Tuck: The White Beauty Myth
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    28 Oct, '09

    2009-10-28T10:35:00Z

    “Both women were visibly happier by the end of the film.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Alex Connock
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    FlashForward: What next for TV

    2009-10-28T08:00:00Z

    Alex Connock reports on the government’s C&binet conference on British digital creativity, revealing what Simon Fuller and Ashley Highfield had to say about the future of television.

  • Geoff Motley
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    Mature attitude

    2009-10-27T11:21:00Z

    With Sandi Toksvig the latest presenter to take a swipe at ageism in TV, as the BBC hunts for a more mature female newsreader, Geoff Motley considers the issue.

  • Race and Intelligence: Science’s Last Taboo
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    27 Oct, '09

    2009-10-27T11:03:00Z

    “It was like using a scud missile to crack a hazelnut.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Ray Mears: Northern Wilderness
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    26 Oct, '09

    2009-10-26T10:51:00Z

    “Gentle, incorrigibly romantic about nature.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Prix Europa winners
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    Broadcast goes to the Prix Europa

    2009-10-26T11:07:00Z

    The Prix Europa has established itself as one of the most important award ceremonies in the European broadcast calendar. So why does the UK continue to give it the cold shoulder? Katherine Rushton travelled to Berlin to find out.

  • The Thick of It
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    25 Oct, '09

    2009-10-26T10:50:00Z

    “Back in terrific form.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.