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Stop using the ?f' word
Women have contributed a whole lot more to television than so-called ?feminine' home improvement shows, so it's time to give them the credit they deserve, says Jane Marlow
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NewsProfits fall at Capital
Capital Radio yesterday reported a significant drop in profits over the last year.
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Horizon (BBC2) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'Every two minutes, yet another man sporting beard, spectacles, rough outdoor wear and the title of 'Professor' cam...
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Horizon (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'If television had never been invented, I think I know what the editor of Horizon would be doing instead. He'd be w...
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Horizon (BBC2) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'I oscillate between loving it dearly and total exasperation at the hushed-toned, chillingly dramatic predictions o...
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Ancient Egyptians (C4) - Fiona Sturges, Independent
'Ancient Egyptians didn't just push the boat out, it sent out the whole fleet.'...
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Ancient Egyptians (C4) - Simon Edge, Daily Star
'You have to admit that Ancient Egyptians is ground breaking telly.'...
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HENSON MAKES FLETCHER A SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT
The Jim Henson Company has promoted Angus Fletcher to senior vice-president, international television, from vice-president.John Stephenson is to be senior vice-president and creative director and David Gwynne-Evans is named director of
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Six appeal
With the battle of the news bulletins hotting up, Mark Popescu's task is to make the Six O'Clock News accessible but serious, says Peter Keighron.
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Steven Barnett
On why the snaffling of Test Match cricket by Talk Radio should force the BBC to rethink its coverage.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - C4's runaway success?
C4 claimed victory last week in its High Court battle over Staying Lost, a film on children in care. David Wood and John Plunkett report on a case with implications for broadcasters everywhere.
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OPINION - Now is the time to raise the standard
On a number of grounds the latest Television Industry Tracking Study, published by the British Film Institute later this month, makes depressing reading. Take, for example, the position of women. Generally,
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ADULT PROGRAMMING - Fleshing out the schedules
As the glitterati converges on Cannes next week for the film festival, there's something less than wholesome going on down past the Croisette, where the infamous Hot D'Or will be awarded to the 'best' adult video or film. But sex as a genre can't be ignor
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INTERVIEW - The Assembly line
The extra£6 million BBC Wales has been given to spend on news is the first benefit of devolution. There will be others, says controller Geraint Telfan Davies, who is convinced Wales has a growing role to play in the BBC.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Satellite slowdown
Despite making bullish noises, cable and satellite channels are picking up new customers at a slower rate and discovering their existing audience can be fickle in its viewing habits.
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OFF THE RECORD - Pretty woman
Guests at the schmoozetastic premiere of Notting Hill in London's fashionable West End last week were at a loss to name the mystery man who was enthusiastically embraced by its star,
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OFF THE RECORD - The bottom line
Sophie Rhys Jones has got a big bum. Now, before you start writing a letter of complaint, don't take OTR's word for it - ask ITN's friend of the royals, Nicholas
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OFF THE RECORD - Plowman's awards pickle
Spare a thought for poor BBC Production entertainment supremo Jon Plowman, who flew back from Montreux last week just hours before the Beeb's very own The League of Gentleman picked up
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OFF THE RECORD - What happened next?
Red faces at the Royal Television Society sports awards last week when rivals in the sports entertainment award, the Beeb's Question of Sport (right) and TalkBack's They Think It's All Over,