Comment – Page 236

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    Should MPs decide on News Corp’s BSkyB buyout?

    2011-01-27T07:59:00Z

    96% said Yes / 4% said No

  • Lunch Monkeys
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    Lunch Monkeys / Farmer's Life For Me / School Mum Makeover

    2011-01-27T07:59:00Z

    Electric Sky’s Holly Bigsby and Whizz Kid’s Lisa Chapman on office life, pig-farming and teary mums.

  • Tom Harvey
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    View from the North

    2011-01-26T12:06:00Z

    The view from the North is rapidly becoming the view of the South as I travel down on one of my now weekly trips to London, writes Tom Harvey.

  • Horizon: Science under Attack
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    25 Jan ‘11

    2011-01-25T10:01:00Z

    “It’s a shame Horizon is only a TV show, and not a four-year degree course in climatology.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Being Human
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    24 Jan '11

    2011-01-24T13:29:00Z

    “Series three looked fresher and funnier than the last.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
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    21 Jan '11

    2011-01-21T11:26:00Z

    “I learned a lot about ancient cement, but rather less about ancient Rome.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Tony Ballard
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    Hunt's proposed online TV crackdown

    2011-01-21T10:17:00Z

    Reports of the Oxford Media Convention suggest that Jeremy Hunt holds strong views about the regulation of online TV but it is not clear what they are.  Informal hints from officials, however, suggest that content regulation may be extended beyond the new AVMS framework, writes Tony Ballard.

  • Hattie
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    20 Jan ‘11

    2011-01-20T12:23:00Z

    “Everything about Hattie is good – the performances, the writing, the direction, the lot.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV

  • Lord Michael Grade
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    Still making the Grade

    2011-01-20T08:10:00Z

    Lord Michael Grade had the audience rolling in the aisles following a screening of his new BBC documentary The Story Of Variety, recounting old gags and anecdotes from performers past.

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    Was the BBC right to end EastEnders’ baby-swap early?

    2011-01-20T07:59:00Z

    53% said Yes / 47% said No

  • Land Girls
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    Land Girls / Rome Wasn't Built In A Day / Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

    2011-01-20T07:59:00Z

    Icon Films’ Thomas Kelpie and Wise Buddah’s Chris North on bad accents, builders’ bums and big dresses.

  • Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
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    19 Jan '11

    2011-01-19T09:53:00Z

    “Gimmick-free, grown-up television about different ways of life.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Birth Of Britain With Tony Robinson
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    18 Jan '11

    2011-01-18T10:16:00Z

    “Tony Robinson looked at how our diverse landscape offers clues to the ways in which it was formed 60 million years ago.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Gordon Ramsay: Shark Bait
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    17 January '11

    2011-01-17T09:46:00Z

    “The subject is a really important one; I’m just not convinced they’ve got the right person to take it on.” Read on for the verdict on ther weekend’s TV.

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    How the O’Reilly decision will affect broadcasting

    2011-01-14T12:39:00Z

    The Miriam O’Reilly decision is likely to be of huge importance to broadcasters, being the first major decision of its kind in the UK, writes Russell Brimelow.

  • Kidnap and Ransom
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    14 Jan ‘11

    2011-01-14T11:07:00Z

    “It has all the makings of a classy package, and, by and large, it lives up to its promise.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Michel Roux’s Service
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    13 Jan ‘11

    2011-01-13T13:00:00Z

    “I’m far from convinced that there will be enough going on here to keep us interested.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Upstairs Downstairs
    Comment

    Was Upstairs Downstairs a match for Downton Abbey?

    2011-01-13T07:59:00Z

    33% said Yes / 67% said No

  • Kidnap and Ransom
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    Kidnap and Ransom / Project Parent / Human Planet

    2011-01-13T07:59:00Z

    Windfall’s Nicky Huggett and Push the Button’s James Longman on glamour, makeovers and amazing lives.

  • Fabian de Fabiani
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    Off Cuts: Another trick of the mind?

    2011-01-13T07:59:00Z

    When Derren Brown convinced a member of the public that he was in a violent zombie video game in a Channel 4 special in 2005, the tabloids were predictably in uproar about the long-term effects on viewers, society and the participant.