More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 4059
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NewsRugman takes on C4 News' Washington role
Channel 4 News has appointed Jonathan Rugman as its new Washington correspondent, writes Gavin Stamp.
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NewsBirt: BBC's reporting was 'wrong'
Former BBC director general Lord Birt cast doubt on the BBC's reporting of the Iraq weapons dossier telling a senior government official that claims that the document had been 'sexed up' at the government's behest were known to be 'wrong', writes Gavin Stamp.
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House Trapped (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'In short, I have absolutely no idea what the point of House Trapped is supposed to be. On the one hand, only the m...
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Facelifts from Hell (ITV1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'For all the well-meaning health warnings, Facelifts from Hell (ITV1) still felt like medical porn.'...
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The Search for Atlantis: the true story (Five) - Rupert Smith, Guardian
'The Search for Atlantis: the true story (Five) was a fast-paced hour of history and philosophy worthy of any of th...
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The Shield (Five) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'The Shield (Five) not only remains the best programme on television, it's getting better and better, bleaker and b...
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The Shield (Five) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'The Shield is a morally disgusting show, but it is slickly and skilfully made. I worry quite a lot over Vic Mackie...
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NewsTickle lands TV job
Science geek Jon Tickle has become the first contestant from Big Brother 4 to bag a regular TV gig, with a host slot on a new Sky One show that aims to 'do for science what Jamie Oliver did for cookery', writes Becky Wilkins.
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NewsEdmonds takes blame for dumbed-down TV
Noel Edmonds - the man behind Crinkley Bottom, Mr Blobby and 'gungeing', has revealed he feels responsible for the dumbing-down of TV, writes Sam Matthews.
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NewsFlextech buys up US shows
Flextech Television has boosted the line-up on its LivingTV, Trouble, Challenge and Ftn channels by signing up a raft of US imports, writes Gavin Stamp.
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NewsXfm extends to Ireland
Xfm is boosting its national profile and extending its reach in Ireland by signing a deal with NTL cable, writes Michael Rosser.
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NewsPop Idol votes go interactive
Viewers will able to vote for their favourite Pop Idol contestants with their remote controls for the first time next month, writes Gavin Stamp.
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NewsE4 Reality Show is a spoof
'Lapdance Island: 10 male contestants. 40 lapdancers. You can look - but you can't touch.' These catchphrases can be heard on almost every ad break on E4 - gearing viewers up to believe that this is the next reality TV series, ' writes Sam Matthews.
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Blair was involved in decisions on Kelly
PM thought expert 'probably' had to appear in public. ...
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The Big Monster Dig (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'A group of almost pathologically chummy scientists dug holes, joshed endlessly among themselves and briskly solved...
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Coronation Street (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'Clever writing and an assured performance by actress Kate Ford have turned Tracy into the mean-spirited, manipulat...
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The Day I Will Never Forget (C4) - Rupert Smith, Guardian
'There's a first time for everything, and in many years of watching television for a living, no programme has ever ...
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The Day I Will Never Forget (C4) - Fiona Sturges, The Independent
'The Day I Will Never Forget (C4), a detailed, unfliching account of female circumcision in Kenya. Kim Longinotto's...
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3 Non-Blondes (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'3 Non-Blondes (BBC2) has a long way to go before it gives Candid Camera, or Chris Morris, or Dom Joly sleepless ni...
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