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New Tricks (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'The programme's primary aim is to supply knockabout entertainment with a touch of heart.'...
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New Tricks (BBC1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'New Tricks is rescued from complete inconsequentiality by the dottiness of the back-stories.'...
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New Tricks (BBC1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'It's all very easy-going. Whether it works is another question.' ...
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Happy Birthday, Thalidomide (C4) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'It was a remarkable programme and Mat is a remarkable presenter with a particularly nice line in irony.'...
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The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Was Jane Root's tenure as BBC2 controller a success?
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Locking up The Bill
Securing a TV commission surely falls into one of the 'must-celebrate' categories. But if six Wife Swaps , 25 Heartbeats and a clutch of Hustle s all warrant the pop, fizz, chink treatment, imagine the ...
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If... It was a Woman's World (BBC2) - Rupert Smith, Guardian
?If? It was a Woman's World trotted out some clichés about the difference between the sexes, dressed up as social a...
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If... It was a Women's World (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Right from the start you sensed it might not be a programme characterised by an understatement.'...
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If... It was a Woman's World (BBC2) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
?There were substantial social issues to be addressed here, but the problem with If? It was a Woman's World was tha...
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Dragon's Alive (BBC1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
?Dragons Alive is my favourite programme on TV at the moment - apart from CSI: Miami.?...
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Hustle set to be 'a huge international hit'
The BBC is predicting its glossy con-artist drama Hustle will become a worldwide hit after it completed deals with a number of European broadcasters, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Scandinavians in for Miriam show
Controversial reality show There's Something About Miriam has notched up its first foreign sale after being picked up by a pan-Scandinavian broadcaster.
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Electric sky picks up a place in the sun
Distributor Electric Sky has acquired the rights to two more series of Channel 4's A Place in the Sun (above). Produced by Freeform, it follows people as they search for their dream home abroad. The company has also picked up an 8 x 26-minute documentary series, Diana's Photos. The series, ...
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Five and Sky pick up dragon booster
Five and BSkyB have picked up the rights to Alliance Atlantis' children's CGI show Dragon Booster. The 26 x 30-minute series will air on Five on Saturdays early next year. Sky One will screen it from January. It is currently shown on ABC Family in the US and CBC in ...
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3DD signs deal to sell sve music shows
Indie 3DD Entertainment has signed a worldwide representation deal with music programmer Sanctuary Visual Entertainment (SVE). The deal will give 3DD the rights to sell the SVE catalogue of music programming to broadcasters, which includes a live show with Mary J Blige and a documentary about The Who. SVE said ...
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Screentime to represent lone eagle
Format sales house Screentime Partners is to represent a brace of reality formats from Toronto-based Lone Eagle Entertainment. Screentime will hold several territorial rights to dating format Hooked Up and The Call , which explores the competitive world of casting.
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Talent TV to make my teen genie
Indie Talent TV is to begin making a live-action show for children with Canadian producer Amberwood Entertainment. My Teen Genie features the antics of a teenage girl and a young genie that lives in her mobile phone. The 26 x 30-minute series is being financed ...
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RDF sells pair of ideal world docs
RDF International has sold two factual programmes from indie Ideal World to networks around the world. Siamese Survivors , about conjoined twins Hassan and Hussain Salih, has been picked up by VMM in Belgium, TVNZ in New Zealand and an unnamed broadcaster in Denmark. In ...