More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 4022
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Cutting Edge: Child Sex Trade (C4) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'Despite its material, the film managed an edgy, pacy feel, a sense of perpetual movement. But this was at odds wit...
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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (BBC2) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'Last night BBC2 gave us a story that came as close to being an epic as anything i have seen on the box.'...
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Essential Poems for Britain (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'Essential Poems for Britain (BBC2) was a brisk but highly enjoyable trot through favourite poems.'...
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Can actors play the role of directors?
Giving actors a shot at directing is one way of appeasing star vanity without a pay rise - but long hours sitting about on set may also be the ideal training. Paul Revoir reports.
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One Life (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Last night's One Life was something special...the makers must have put in much time and skill in order to get inte...
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One Life (BBC1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'This was a powerful story of a life genuinely hanging in the balance. It put Derren Brown's manipulative, ghoulish...
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One Life (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Positively Dickensian in its exploitation of our susceptibility to childish distress and? utterly indifferent to a...
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Grand Designs Revisited (C4) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'Grand Designs Revisited (Channel 4) was, inevitably, great fun.'...
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The Human Mind: Personality (BBC1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'This is science for kiddies, something you might expect on Newsround.'...
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Flying Through the Sound Barrier (C5) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'This somewhat chaotic programme was a nerd's delight, packed with snippets of technical information on jet planes,...
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BBC to offer TV via the internet
The BBC is developing 'on demand' technology that will allow viewers to download and watch its television programmes through the internet and digital television, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Sky bags more Premiership football
BSkyB has strengthened its hold on Premier League football by picking up two new 'as live' packages of 243 matches, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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SRH close to Dublin music station deal
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH), owner of the Clyde 1 and Forth One stations, is poised to clinch a£18.5m deal to buy FM104 in Dublin, writes Michael Rosser.
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BBC Asia unit moves into mainstream
The BBC's Asian programme unit (APU) is preparing to move into mainstream programming for the first time with a BBC3 series explaining global conflicts, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 seals Carr exclusive
Comedian Jimmy Carr has signed a one-year exclusive deal with Channel 4 that will see him fronting a new gameshow as well as developing his own projects. Carr, who won a Royal Television Society award for best newcomer this year, will host Distraction, made by ...
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New C4 100 greatest
Channel 4 has commissioned another instalment of its 100 Greateststrand, charting the top 100 sexy moments. Made by indie Shine Entertainment, the 180-minute show will ask viewers to chose their favourite erotic scenes from TV and film via the C4 website in order to compile ...
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Lost Hancock found
BBC Radio 4 has unearthed three previously lost episodes of classic comedy Hancock's Half Hourand a sequel to Dad's Army. The programmes were thought to have been lost forever but were found hidden in the archives. They have now been ...
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Good results for Hit
Hit Entertainment has reported strong results with a 40% rise in turnover to£168.9m in the year to 31 July. Pre-tax profits rose 39% to£25.4m from£18.3m last year. Much of the growth was attributed to sales of Thomas the Tank Engineproducts. Hit, which took on ...
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BBC extends Top of the Pops
BBC chart show Top of the Popsis set to double the length of its international edition on the BBC World Service. The new 60-minute version, entitled Pops, will be hosted by Emma B and Wes Butters and include star interviews, ...
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Wark looks to grow
Scottish indie Wark Clements has appointed financial advisers to explore a range of investment options for expansion. The production company, owned by news presenter Kirsty Wark and her husband Alan Clements, would not disclose what adviser has been appointed or whether their preferred option is to get a cash injection ...