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The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off (C4) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'At the end, Jonny Kennedy said: 'I've told my story. I hope it's given you something to think about.' It did that,...
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (BBC1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'Lynley swans around in his classic car and ponces about talking to important people.'...
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NewsPEER POLL: ITV consolidation
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should the trend towards ITV centralisation be stopped?
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Bottom of the class
Throughout the 21-year history of the UK independent sector, the indie-BBC relationship has been pretty sour. Many indies felt they had no choice of distributor, with all rights being handed to BBC Worldwide. They also felt the BBC never took the 25% quota seriously and missing it cost the sector ...
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Taxi Nights (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'A stunningly tiresome piece of television.'...
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Taxi Nights (ITV1) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
'I'm not convinced that the subject is worth 12 episodes, but the first was a charming portrait of a scary world.'...
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Dragons Alive (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Dragons Alive was the nature film equivalent of Sunny Delight.'...
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Dragons Alive (BBC1) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'The documentary about reptiles was the animal equivalent of snuff movies - Jurassic Porn. There was sex, but also ...
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Channel to make ITV spectacular
Channel Television has secured a rare ITV commission with a Saturday night arena-style entertainment show billed as a cross between Gladiators and It's a Knock Out, writes Paul Revoir.
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BBC1 series uncovers the truth about health scares
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has commissioned a new 'irreverent and investigative' series looking at the truth behind health scares as part of a raft of new popular science shows, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Diverse to make Basil D'Oliveira doc
Diverse has been commissioned by the BBC to produce a feature-length biographical documentary about the controversial career of former England cricketer Basil D'Oliveira, writes Glen Mutel.
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5 live lines up further unique profiles
BBC Radio 5 Live has commissioned Unique to make another series of documentaries on high-profile political and sporting figures. Documentary strand The Real has so far looked at Tony Blair, Osama Bin Laden and Jeffrey Archer and will next examine Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich (above) and Israeli prime ...
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ITV1 orders doc about 9/11 chaplain
ITV1 has commissioned a documentary to mark the third anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which looks at the life and death of Father Mychal Judge, the fire department chaplain who is officially registered as the first victim of the attacks. Victim 0001 is a one-hour documentary by CTVC, which ...
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Black diamond wins Men & Motors order
Producer and distributor Black Diamond Films has been commissioned to make a second 13 x 30-minute series of crash and bloopers show Ouch? That Had to Hurt! for Men and Motors. The company is also currently in production on 13 x 30-minute Jackass-style show Moronics and 21st Century Idiots for ...
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Keralan cuisine next on menu for UKTV
Shooting Star Television has been commissioned by UKTV Food to make a 15 x 30-minute exploration of southern Indian cuisine. Coconut Coast has been commissioned by UKTV head of lifestyle Nick Thorogood and UKTV Food chief executive Gareth Williams. The series, which begins on 3 May, follows presenter Reza Mahammed ...
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BBC set to close Bristol Design
BBC Resources is planning to close its design business in Bristol, with around 20 redundancies expected, writes Farah Jifri.
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Machine Room wins£1m archive order
Soho facility The Machine Room has won a major archive restoration deal from the BBC worth over£1m, writes Farah Jifri.
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TV Set invests in two Smokes
London post-production houses Arena Digital and London Post (both part of the Television Set Group) are the latest to expand their capabilities with extra kit.
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Sky plots push into US co-pros
BSkyB is looking to tie down co-production deals with US producers in a bid to secure rights for new shows before they are put out to market.
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Monkey Dust wins award
Talkback Productions' Monkey Dust won the award for best comedy at the British Animation Awards last week.