Comment – Page 244

  • The Road to Coronation Street
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    Road to Coronation Street / Must Be the Music

    2010-09-23T07:59:00Z

    Jake Kanter and Catherine Neilan pass judgement on two of the week’s new shows.

  • Excluded
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    22 Sep '10

    2010-09-22T12:20:00Z

    “It’s Dead Poet’s Society, but with maths.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • YouView
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    YouView: the EPG challenge

    2010-09-21T12:30:00Z

    One of the thorniest issues facing Richard Halton, the newly appointed chief executive of YouView, is how to create an EPG to best present all the content he hopes to attract to the platform, writes Alex Farber.

  • Spooks
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    21 Sep '10

    2010-09-21T11:53:00Z

    “Still as compellingly watchable and implausible as ever.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Jake Kanter
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    Does British drama lack balls?

    2010-09-20T12:56:00Z

    Following Paul Abbott’s attack on drama commissioning, Jake Kanter asks if British viewers have the appetite for long-running homegrown drama.

  • THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
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    20 Sep '10

    2010-09-20T10:31:00Z

    “It looked more Mills and Boon than docudrama.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

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    David Treadway, WRN

    2010-09-17T18:00:00Z

    WRN managing director David Treadway on his top sex symbols, the worst rejection he’s ever had and the best place to network.

  • Shetland Arts Development Agency
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    Taking the Shetlands into the digital age

    2010-09-17T12:52:00Z

    I want to dispel some myths and I want to challenge the idea that some of the UK’s most inspiring and creative places are out of bounds for broadcasters and content generators, writes Gwilym Gibbons.

  • The Road to Coronation Street
    Comment

    17 Sep '10

    2010-09-17T10:48:00Z

    “Fond, warm and charming.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Medwyn Jones
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    BBC licence fee freeze

    2010-09-17T10:08:00Z

    Once again the BBC finds itself between a rock and a hard place, writes Medwyn Jones.

  • doctor_who_sonic_screwdriver.jpg
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    Off Cuts: 16 Sep '10

    2010-09-16T12:19:00Z

    Some things are so obvious you can’t believe no one thought of them before. Take the Nintendo Wii - a waveable stick for controlling games - and combine it with Doctor Who’s sonic screwdriver - a waveable stick for every emergency - and you have a very useful thing indeed.

  • BENEDICT: TRIALS OF A POPE
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    16 Sep '10

    2010-09-16T12:07:00Z

    “They’ll be selling DVDs of this one in the Vatican gift shop.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Spooks
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    Spooks, This is England '86, Being Victor

    2010-09-16T11:58:00Z

    Bigger Picture’s John Matthews and Livity’s Michelle Clothier on spies, troubled teens and geeks in love.

  • daybreak_adrian_and_chistine.jpg
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    Will Daybreak be a success for ITV?

    2010-09-16T11:47:00Z

    39% said Yes / 61% said No

  • The Inbetweeners
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    Inbetweeners / Jamie Oliver

    2010-09-16T10:52:00Z

    Jake Kanter and Alex Farber cast their eye over two of the week’s new shows.

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    International iPlayer ideal time to innovate

    2010-09-15T12:12:00Z

    The BBC’s decision to roll out the iPlayer globally is a welcome - albeit long overdue - move but it must now ensure it delivers both a comprehensive and profitable commercial service, writes Alex Farber.

  • The Young Ones
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    15 Sep '10

    2010-09-15T11:57:00Z

    “A kind of Saga holiday version of Celebrity Big Brother.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Paul Robinson
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    Robinson on Capital Radio

    2010-09-14T12:54:00Z

    It has taken a mere 37 years for Capital to transition from being a local London station to a potential national brand, and 21 years for Galaxy to rise out of a failed Bristol station to be axed, following the change in strategy announced by owners Global Radio, writes Paul ...

  • Jamie’s American Food Revolution
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    14 Sep '10

    2010-09-14T12:15:00Z

    “Irresistible forces meeting immovable objects usually yield good telly, and so it was here.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

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    13 Sep '10

    2010-09-13T09:41:00Z

    “This was Saving Private Ryan meets The Wild Geese meets an Ealing comedy.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.