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Who Kidnapped Shergar? (C4) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'Apart from some clumsy reconstructions, Neil Rawles's Who Kidnapped Shergar? told the story of the kidnapping well...
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NewsPEER POLL: EastEnders
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should EastEnders be on the Bafta shortlist for soap of the year?
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The Great Escape: Revealed (Five) - Joe Joseph, The Times
?Rehearing the story of the ?great escape? and not finding yourself being moved in a new and different way would be...
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Animal Camera (BBC1) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
?This has been a great programme - a refreshing antidote to the Attenborough style.?...
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The Alan Clark Diaries (BBC2) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
?It's a bit pedestrian but John Hurt's performance and Alan Clark's own words mad this superior stuff.?...
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Inside Hitler's Bunker: the True Story (Five) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
?Another amalgam of hobbyist enthusiasm and serious history.?...
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Frasier (C4) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'Now in its 11th series, it is sharper and funnier than ever.'...
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Ofcom opens FM licence bidding
Ofcom has unveiled the timetable for the first tranche of new FM radio licences across the UK.
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Hurll wins ovation at Indie Awards
Veteran programme-maker Michael Hurll was given a standing ovation at last week's Indie Awards, after he picked up the award for best live event.
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Five and PBS to make D-Day doc
Windfall Films is to produce a£500,000 docu-drama for Five focusing on the ingenious machinery of war used in the D-Day landings, writes Michael Rosser.
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BBC to challenge wasteful youths
Young people who rely on their parents to bankroll their lavish lifestyles will be challenged to change their ways in a BBC factual entertainment show, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 raids talent showcase to create comedy series
Channel 4 has plundered its talent showcase strand the Comedy Lab for the second time in a month by commissioning a 6 x 30-minute sitcom, based on the lives of four friends who work in a Glasgow curry house, writes ...
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Alastair Campbell to front five show
Indie Liberty Bell has been commissioned by Five senior programme controller Chris Shaw to make a six-part series in which former Downing Street director of communications Alastair Campbell interviews people from the world of politics, business and sport. The Newcastle-based indie has also secured a one-off documentary order from Shaw ...
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Zig Zag to examine split personality
Zig Zag Productions has been commissioned to make a one-hour documentary for Five about a woman who is split between seven personalities. Working-titled The Woman with Seven Personalities has been commissioned by controller of science Justine Kershaw and is expected to be part of the ...
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ITV orders two shows from SMG TV
ITV controller of children's programming Steven Andrew has commissioned SMG TV Productions to make a comedy drama series and a factual show for its CiTV block. Butterfingers , which tells the story of a goalkeeper and his magic gloves, is a 7 x 30-minute drama ...
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Imago to produce male makeover show
Norwich-based indie Imago Productions has been commissioned to produce a male makeover series for Discovery Health. Perfect Man , a 15 x 30-minute series, sees nine men transformed by a relationship coach into the ideal partner. The show is filmed at a secret location, where ...
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BBC1 tries six fresh ideas for Saturdays
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has stacked up at least six new formats to try and revitalise Saturday nights.
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C4's Thompson suggests trust
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has ruled out privatisation, but has expressed support for transferring the broadcaster to trust status.
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Pioneer stirs volcano for C4
The devastating eruption of the Krakatoa volcano is to be turned into an ambitious docu-drama for Channel 4.