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RatingsThe Bridge lifts up BBC4
My fierce history teacher once delivered summary justice to one of the cool kids (during a lesson about appeasement, ironically). He was my hero after that and would have fitted right in with BBC3’s young instructors.
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RatingsFootball and crime pay
As usual, football dominates the charts – and each week that it does, its price will just go up and up.
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NewsWatching the detectives
As we emerge into the new year blinking like lambs, our national fondness for the irregular has been confirmed.
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NewsBBC ‘turned blind eye’ to Savile abuse
The BBC is to be accused of turning a blind eye to the sexual assault of up to 1,000 children on its premises, according to a report.
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NewsArrow preps Travel Channel US border doc
The Travel Channel has ordered a documentary series from Arrow Media focussing on the eventful border between the US and Puerto Rico.
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RatingsThe Voice UK loses 700,000
Nearly 700,000 viewers turned their backs on the second instalment of The Voice UK - but it remained the most-watched show on Saturday night.
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NewsNutopia wins commission from new Esquire channel
Jane Root’s Nutopia has scored an order from nascent US broadcaster Esquire Network.
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NewsTributes paid to BBC presenter Komla Dumor
Tributes have been paid to Komla Dumor, the BBC World News who died suddenly on Friday evening at the age of 41.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Musketeers; Mr Selfridge; Call the Midwife
“The Musketeers wasn’t ironic, it wasn’t subversive and it certainly wasn’t politically correct. This was sheer family entertainment.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsScreen Yorkshire lands £7.5m pot
Screen Yorkshire has secured a further £7.5m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to invest in film, TV, games and digital production.
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RatingsCall The Midwife returns with record high
BBC1 celebrated a strong night on Sunday with the highest-ever rated Call The Midwife and a convincing launch of The Musketeers, while ITV’s Mr Selfridge stuttered on its return.
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NewsBBCW pre-sells Fleming biopic
BBC Worldwide has pre-sold Ecosse Film’s spy series Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond into 12 territories, including France, Australia, Canada and Africa.
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NewsStephen Lambert gambles with CNBC
All3Media America boss Stephen Lambert is betting on a move into the high stakes world of sports gambling with a series for US network CNBC.
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NewsBroadcasters cleared over Anjem Choudary interviews
Ofcom has cleared Channel 4 News, Newsnight and Daybreak for interviewing controversial Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary in the aftermath of the killing of Lee Rigby in Woolwich.
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NewsStoryville secures China web addict doc
BBC4 has acquired a Morgan Spurlock documentary about internet addiction in China.
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NewsE4 orders fantasy pilot Alt
E4 is piloting a fantasy drama from Being Human writer Jamie Matheison, produced by Mammoth Screen.
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NewsDigital UK: Free-to-air TV worth £80bn
Free-to-air TV is worth £80bn to the UK over a ten year period, generating 15,000 jobs, and delivering more value than mobile broadband, according to a Digital UK report.
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NewsOlly Lambert joins Newsnight
Olly Lambert, the award-winning freelance documentary director behind Syria: Across the Lines, has joined Newsnight as its first filmmaker in residence.
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NewsBBC reveals bullying action
The BBC disciplined eight of its staff for bullying or sexual harassment last year, with one individual losing their job.
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NewsBoxatricks strikes Nordic World deal
Boxatricks, the UK format company set up by Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? co-creators Michael Whitehill and David Briggs, has struck a first look deal with distributor Nordic World.