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BBC looks to past in new season
BBC1 is to recreate ancient history as part of a£220 million 'public service' autumn schedule designed to deflect ...
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Big changes will try to put pop back at the top
It has been a national institution for almost 40 years, but Top of the Pops is fighting for its life ...
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Stand aside, doctor, I watch Casualty
Hospital dramas such as Casualty and ER have produced a new brand of quack medical experts ready to pounce at the f...
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BBC looks to past in its autumn line-up
The BBC unveiled an autumn schedule yesterday dominated by history programmes, including drama documentaries set in...
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TV dramas ?put lives at risk' with misleading medical advice
Members of the emergency services are alarmed that television dramas are putting lives at risk by broadcasting misl...
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Shock soaps ?bad for young'
Adult storylines in early evening soap operas were yesterday attacked by a teachers' leader ...
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Casualties of TV docs
Hospital dramas such as Casualty and Holby City have lead some viewers to believe tey have learned enough to deal w...
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BBC to present a 21st-century take on ancient history
BBC1 claimed to have put history centre stage in its£220million autumn season yesterday as it unveiled new big bud...
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Top of the Pops faces make-or-break overhaul to revive viewing figures
Top of the Pops, the longest running music show on British television, is facing a make-or-break overhaul as the BB...
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James Bond spooked
ITV1's showing of James Bond classic Thunderball attracted five million viewers on Monday night but lost out to BBC...
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US anger at al-Jazeera
Arab satellite news channel al-Jazeera has again been accused of biased reporting by senior figures in the US gover...
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Top of the Pops is history
Top of the Pops and The Generation Game look like becoming history - with BBC chiefs turning to the past to boost r...
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Black to the future
BBC1 has unveiled its first black sitcom family. The Crouches are the stars of a new late-night show to be screened...
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NewsBSC survey finds drama wanting
Viewers' interest in drama has become 'dulled' and 'blunted' by an over-reliance on 'overworked' themes and storylines, a new report has found, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsDangerous driving show earns BBC second rap
The BBC has been given a ticking off by the Broadcasting Standards Commission for encouraging dangerous and irresponsible driving after it repeated a broadcast about a rally, which had already had complaints upheld against it.
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RatingsEustace Bros rallies to avoid axe
Struggling and re-badged BBC1 drama The Eustace Brothers, formerly known as Paradise Heights, last night (29 July) upped its audience by around 900,000 viewers week-on-week to break the 4 million mark for the frst time in its run, writes Luke Satchell
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Playboy shows picked
Flextech channel Living TV has picked up some more shows from Playboy TV International, including season two of Sexceteraand two new series, 7 Lives Xposedand Sex Court. Sexcetera takes a ...
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Riverside to handle new SM:TV Live run
Riverside Studios has poached the contract for what may be the last series of Blaze TV's SM:TVLiveand CD:UKfrom The London Studios, writes Sam Espensen.
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Lion creates BBC2 3D show
Lion TV will start recording a revolutionary new gaming series next week to air this autumn on BBC2 in the all-important 18.00 slot currently occupied by The Simpsons, writes Sam Espensen.