More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3810
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NewsC4 unveils Coming Up orders
Channel 4 has ordered seven half-hour dramas from Ideal World for a new series of Coming Up - it's late night strand designed for budding directors and writers.
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NewsDyke to take cop race role
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke is set to become an unpaid advisor with the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), as part of its probe into racism within the police service.
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NewsHumphrys to deliver MacTaggart
BBC Radio 4 presenter John Humphrys is to deliver this year's MacTaggart lecture at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival in August.
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NewsEcclestone to play Dr Who
Actor Christopher Eccleston is to play Doctor Who in the resurrected 13-part drama series, the BBC has announced.
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Gunpowder Treason and Plot (BBC2) - Nancy Banks-Smith, Guardian
'It was a performance to disturb your dreams.'...
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Gunpowder Treason and Plot (BBC2) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'In part two Jimmy McGovern had created a genuinely powerful and intriguing drama.'...
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Gunpowder Treason and Plot (BBC2) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'Jimmy McGovern's take on one of the most turbulent periods in these islands' history can only be described as woef...
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The Genius of Mozart (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Hazlewood was met with mixed success in this pleasingly enthusiastic quest.'...
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The Extraordinary Voyage of Jules Verne (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'Clearly, Verne still awaits a worthwhile TV biography.'...
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Sex and the City Farewell (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
?A self-administered blow job, which will have left all but the show's most besotted fans looking for somewhere to ...
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NewsPay-TV operators urged to cut content costs
Pay-TV operators such as BSkyB will be forced to slash the amount they pay for content as more and more consumers opt for free to air or cheap digital TV packages, a new report has warned.
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NewsHow Clean is You House goes Stateside
The two stars of Channel 4's How Clean Is Your House? are to pull on their marigolds for a US version of the show
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NewsLord Watson joins BBC chairman shortlist
Former Panorama presenter Alan Watson, now a Liberal Democrat peer, has emerged as a surprise contender for the chairmanship of the BBC.
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NewsGranada drops Action Time
Action Time, the former Carlton formats brand whose hits include ITV's Catchphrase , has been dumped by new owner Granada.
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NewsE4 exhibits The Gallery
E4 has resurrected Tony Hart's classic BBC kids feature The Gallery , with a new scheme that gives viewers a chance to have their artwork shown on air.
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Murder City (ITV1) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'Murder City was a case of style over substance? This was a major problem as there was also no substance.'...
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Murder City (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'The sense of a slightly desperate striving for significance remained.'...
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Murder City (ITV1) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'Last night's episode, the first of six, was as big a load of twaddle that I have ever sat through, and at 90 minut...
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Murder City (ITV1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'I can't recall when I last saw such a trying series. We havn't seen such a collection of implausible, two-dimensio...
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24 (Sky One) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'24 is fantastic, over-the-top stuff that British television can never hope to emulate.'...