More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3914
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Promoted to Glory (ITV1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Rob Heyland's romantic fantasy was a good, old-fashioned temperance tract.'...
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NewsTWG set to sue Rajar
Kelvin MacKenzie's Wireless Group, which owns Talksport, has taken a step closer to claiming£27m in damages from Rajar after talks to avert court action broke down.
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Imagine (BBC1) - Christopher Matthew
'A fascinating, instructive and altogether excellent programme.'...
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BBC2) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'A judicious application of lip gloss, some serious kick-ass feminism, and some truly cheesy - but ultimately forgi...
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Judges in the Dock (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Mark Easton uncovered some scandalous instances of judicial imcompetence, but the credibility of its conclusions w...
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Judges in the Dock (C4) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'Despite Mark Easton's tone of urgency and dramatic incidental msuic, the programme was reassuring.'...
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Judges in the Dock (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'A Dispatches special which, as ever combined a fairly annoying style with extremely solid content.'...
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NewsNew boss for STV
SMG has promoted its radio chief to managing director of its ITV franchise, Scottish Television.
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NewsBBC NI drama head quits
BBC Northern Ireland head of drama Robert Cooper, whose credits include Ballykissangeland Truly Madly Deeply, is to quit the corporation to join the independent sector.
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NewsIndie codes set for 6 January
The new broadcaster codes of practice for dealing with commissions from independent producers are set to be published on 6 January.
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Revolution in the air
Indies have a lot to look forward to in the new year, especially with two major broadcasting reviews underway, writes Eileen Gallagher
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The Crooked Man (ITV1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'He [Ross Kemp] was as expressive as a concrete bollard.'...
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The Crooked Man (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'It was a solid performance by the chair which was more than could be said for the two-legged members of the cast.'...
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The Crooked Man (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Last night's drama suffered from one key flaw: none of it made any sense.'...
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The Crooked Man (ITV1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'The Crooked Man wasn't half bad, despite a plot more full of holes than your dad's string vest.'...
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Bedtime: Boxing Day (BBC1) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'Excellently written and superbly acted, this dark comedy was a treat.'...
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Bedtime: Boxing Day (BBC1) - Peter Pateron, Daily Mail
'Wonderfully well-written by Andy Hamilton (who also directed), and with an exemplary supporting cast.'...
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C4 follows Iraqi Muslim festival
Channel 4 is to put coverage of an Iraqi Muslim festival - banned by Saddam Hussein for 30 years - at the heart of its religious output for 2004, writes Glen Mutel.
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BBC puts Charter debate onto TV
The BBC is developing a series of programmes to allow viewers to take part in the government's public consultation on the future of the corporation.
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Chrysalis to press ahead with Telford sale
Chrysalis Radio has vowed to retable the sale of its 28% stake in Telford FM to the Midland News Association after the outgoing Radio Authority blocked the deal.