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Post industry body given name.
UK Post has been confirmed as the name for the trade body representing the UK's post-production
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Lads' Army indie hires factual head.
Twenty Twenty, the indie behind shows such as Lads' Army and That'll Teach 'Em, has appointed freelance series producer Jamie Isaacs as its first head of factual, writes Glen Mutel.
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Anglia factual hires Thomas.
Marie Thomas, the commissioning editor behind ITV's forthcoming reality co-production Desperately Seeking Sheila, is leaving Australian broadcaster SBS to become part of Granada's Anglia network factual team in Norwich, writes Glen Mutel.
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Family Affairs love triangle to be put to vote.
Family Affairs is to become the first British soap to let viewers decide the fate of a number of key characters, writes Michael Rosser.
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Hat Trick in talks to buy Shed for£20m.
Hat Trick, the maker of Have I Got News for You, is in advanced negotiations to
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NewsHurll heads Indie Awards
Veteran programme maker Michael Hurll was given a standing ovation at last nights Indie Awards, after he picked up the award for best live event for ITV1's The British Comedy Awards.
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NewsAnglia stacks up US orders
Granada's Anglia factual network has bolstered overseas programming output with a series of new commissions from US networks.
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NewsFree tickets for Broadcast event
BBC director of factual and learning John Willis will be discussing the latest trends in documentary making with veteran filmmaker Roger Graef at a Broadcast event.
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NewsBurns in frame for BBC chairman role
Abbey National chairman Lord Burns will not be forced to step down from his role as the government's adviser on BBC Charter review if he makes it onto the shortlist to become BBC chairman.
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Our Daughter Holly: a Tonight Special (ITV1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
?Certainly this was one of the most excruciating programmes we are ever likely to see, and in so many ways.?...
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Our Daughter Holly: a Tonight Special (ITV1) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'This 90-minute documentary, transmitted without a commercial break, was one of the saddest and most painful I (and...
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Our Daughter Holly: a Tonight Special (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Cohen's weakness for unnecessarily hyped-up sentimentality never went away.'...
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The Carrot or the Stick (C4) - Nancy Banks-Smith, Guardian
?Of all the chuckle-at-suffering shows on TV, and there are many, The Carrot or the Stick has been the most endeari...
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Black Books (C4) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'Black Books is another nugget of comedy gold unearthed by Channel 4, together with Father Ted, Phoenix Nights and ...
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NewsPEER POLL: Should C4 and Five merge?
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should Channel 4 and Five merge?
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An impossible jigsaw
When it was first suggested, the idea of a merger between Channel 4 and Five seemed absurd. But, as speculation intensifies, Steve Clarke asks what the advantages are of such a marriage of convenience
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If? the Lights Go Out (BBC2) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'While If? the Lights Go Out was elementary as drama, it was interesting as documentary.'...
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If? the Lights Go Out (BBC2) - Sam Wollaston, the Guardian
'It's Panorama meets Home Alone.'...
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If...the Lights Go Out (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'The basic information was genuinely interesting. Unfortunately, the makers never appeared to realise it. The drama...
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If...the Lights Go Out (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'Unfortunately, the dramatic input was so inept and half-hearted that it fatally detracted from the shocking messag...