All Disability articles – Page 27
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NewsChannel 4 resurrects Secret History
Channel 4 is to bring back Secret History, its long-running TV documentary series which aired from 1991 to 2004.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Tunnel; Hello Ladies; Veep; The One and Only Cilla Black; Out There; Britain's Booming Cannabis Business
“It’s atmospheric, intriguing, gripping, with interesting, complex characters and strong performances. It’s just that it’s exactly the same as the original.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsC4 installs mini-rig season
Channel 4 is launching a season of mini-rig docs set in locations including a taxi firm and 24 hour emergency call-out offices.
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CommentAll Eyes On Us
One year on from the Paralympics, Eelyn Lee says C4 must join up its disabled programming strategy
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NewsC4 defends Undateables brand
The commissioner of Channel 4’s The Undateables has defended the controversial title and marketing campaign – but admitted that the publicity “struggled to convey the warmth of the show”.
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CriticsTV Critics: I'm Spazticus; Who Do You Think You Are?; Britain's Lost Treasures Returned; Love/Hate; Nurses
“Disability doesn’t have to be a joke-free zone. And I for one was LMFAO.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentThe Plane that Saved Britain
Behind the scenes on Channel 4’s WW2 documentary The Plane that Saved Britain.
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The Broadcast InterviewJamie Campbell and Joel Wilson, Eleven Film
Robin Parker speaks to Eleven Film’s co-founders about wooing the international market with EOne, shifting their focus to scripted - and the difficulty of devising a returnable format
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CommentBafta winners praise broadcasters' boldness
Baftas show the academy can turn the industry on its head says Balihar Khlasa.
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Behind The ScenesUnreported World: Cuba, Basketball And Betrayal, C4
I hadn’t planned to be a TV presenter, let alone a current affairs film-maker, says Ade Adepitan. Now I find myself interviewing people in Spanish.
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NewsCineflix and October strike deal
Cineflix Rights has negotiated an exclusive first-look deal with Rude Tube producer October Films, beating a host of rivals including Zodiak Rights.
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NewsC4 strengthens cross-genre disability commitment
Channel 4 has strengthened its commitment to changing the portrayal of disability on TV through a raft of programming.
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NewsBBC Trust clears HIGNFY over Elephant Man joke
A complaint about a joke involving the Elephant Man, made during BBC1 comedy panel show Have I Got News For You, has been dismissed by the BBC Trust.
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NewsBBC3 hunts for Fresh doc directors
Six fledgling documentary directors are being offered the chance to make their prime-time debut on BBC3 as part of the channel’s Fresh documentary strand.
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NewsC4 wins battle for Paralympics rights
Channel 4 has beaten the BBC to retain rights to the Paralympic games in a historic double award of the event’s TV rights.
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RatingsMixed fortunes for Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise fell to series low but was still the highest rating show in a drama-packed 9pm slot on Tuesday.
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CommentDiary of an AP: Getting ahead
Lack of training and dodgy promotions plague the industry, writes Ollie Scarth
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NewsC4's hands Last Leg live Friday night slot
Channel 4 is continuing its commitment to disabled talent by moving Adam Hill’s topical live chat show Last Leg into a primetime Friday night slot.
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RatingsUtopia makes underwhelming debut
Channel 4’s dark conspiracy drama Utopia failed to launch with a bang – tracking down an audience of little more than 1m.
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CommentLet’s not lose disabled talent
TV’s Paralympic legacy must be lasting, says Richard Miskella