More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3953
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Daisy Daisy (C4) - Fiona Sturges, Independent
'Will someone please explain to me the point of Daisy Donovan?'...
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Daisy, Daisy (C4) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'Daisy Daisy taps every inch of her [Daisy Donovan] boundless enthusiasm and fondness for filthy double entendres.'...
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Horizon (BBC2) - Rupert Smith, Guardian
'Horizon is meant to be a science programme, so why they devoted 50-minutes to the deluded fantasies of those who b...
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Holiday Showdown (ITV1) - Simon Edge, Daily Star
'Why do people go on reality TV? In Holiday Showdown the Harrison-Wolffs wanted to see their jolly japes through ot...
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NewsSRH swings back into profit
Scottish Radio Holdings, which owns Clyde 1 and Today FM, has swung back into the black after a boost in national advertising revenue.
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NewsC4 plumps for Mandela gig
Channel 4 has picked up the terrestrial rights to the gala Aids and HIV awareness pop concert supported by Nelson Mandela.
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NewsNUJ and MPs slam Meridian cuts
The National Union of Journalists has teamed up with politicians across the south-east of England to condemn up to 175 job cuts and studio closures announced at Meridian.
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NewsTV violence alarms viewers
Violence on screen is the area that most concerns viewers, according to new research from Broadcasting Standards Commission, the Independent Television Commission and the Radio Authority.
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Reversals (ITV1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'It could have been hot, but, in the end, it was only for those who like it tepid.'...
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Reversals (ITV1) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Reversals seemed like an attempt at 40s screwball comedy filtered through 70s sitcom.'...
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Reversals (ITV1) - Simon Edge, Daily Star
'You could say it was Tootsie meets the Crying Game meets ER, with a touch of Changing Rooms as rival teams of surg...
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Reversals (ITV1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'There are some marvellous dramas to be milked from cross-dressing romantic comedies. Unfortunately Reversals isn't...
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Imagine - A Funny Business (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Imagine provided a most entertaining and informative history of the fate of British sitcoms in America.'...
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Imagine - A Funny Business (BBC1) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'His conclusion after all this was not very stratling - that what makes Britons laugh doesn't necessarily have the ...
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Hollyoaks sets up text connection
Hollyoaksfans will be able to get an exclusive look at what their favourite on-screen characters are texting to each other under plans being developed by Mersey Television, writes Sam Espensen.
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Asylum seekers doc wins three RTS awards
A little-known October Films documentary for Channel 4 focusing on the prickly issue of asylum-seeking took all the plaudits at this week's RTS Craft and Design awards, writes Will Strauss.
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BBC spruces up star rooms
BBC Studios has finished the first phase of its redesign of the 'work and relaxation areas' at TV Centre in a bid to attract high profile celebrities to the BBC, writes Sam Espensen.
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Bed count is a winner at Carlton
How many different beds have you slept in? That's the subject of 77 Beds, a short film by Alnoor Dewshi. The film stars Ben Whishaw, whose character, Ishmael, decides one sleepless night to count all the beds he has ever slept in. The film is ...
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C4 shows US lady serial killer
Nick Broomfield's latest documentary follows the life of Aileen Wuornos, America's first female serial killer. The film premiered at the London Film Festival and is to be shown on Channel 4 next year. Both theatrical and broadcast versions were posted at Oasis Television. Rob Burchell did the grade and said ...
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BBC locates the body's visitors
Body Snatchers is a gruesome three-part series made by the BBC exploring the relationship between man and the parasites that attack our bodies. Directed and produced by Alice Harper, the series is full of specialist photography by David Barlow, who won the Lennart Lisson Award ...