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RatingsThe Fall slays them all
I thought the most dangerous Tudor was the twerp who suggested Henry VIII write a song about sleeves, but it’s really bible translator William Tyndale, according to BBC2’s Tudor season, which continued in an anniversary-heavy week.
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CriticsTV Critics: Horizon: The Secret Life of the Cat; Compare Your Life; Happy Families; Life Savers
“It’s an impressive experiment… deathly dull television, though.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsCats claw in 5m for Horizon
Horizon’s focus on the secret life of cats helped claw in the BBC2 science strand’s biggest audience since 2000 and overshadowed the return of Big Brother on Thursday.
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RatingsA good call for BBC3
We’re on a new digital journey, with a new table breaking out those digital shows unconnected to PSB operators. But where they have breakout hits, they’ll still appear here; think of this as the definitive digital mirror to our top 100.
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RatingsBBC’s slot swap fails
When Swap Shop burst onto our screens all those years ago, it was like a TV programme beamed from Mars.
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NewsDCI Banks set to return
ITV has commissioned a third series of Left Bank Pictures’ crime drama DCI Banks.
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NewsBectu explores bullying at Freelancer Fair
Bectu’s annual freelancer fair is to focus on the issue of bullying in the TV industry.
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NewsITV lines up Christopher Jefferies drama
The Queen writer Peter Morgan is to pen an ITV drama about Christopher Jefferies - the man wrongly linked to the murder of Joanna Yeates in 2010.
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RatingsEgg-citing end for ITV’s BGT
Cowell’s talent machine romps to victory as stage stunt brightens up an otherwise flat week.
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NewsBlue Zoo lands first animation tax break
Blue Zoo has become one of the first companies to qualify for the government’s animation tax break for its new production Digby Dragon.
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NewsSky hits back against BT with broadband deal
Sky has hit back against emerging rival BT’s move to offer free Premier League football to broadband customers - by offering free broadband to Sky Sports subscribers.
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NewsSES appoints new chief exec
Satellite firm SES has appointed Karim Sabbagh to the role of chief executive.
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CriticsTV Critics: The White Queen; Agatha Christie's Marple; Goodbye Granadaland;
“This is history airbrushed and sanitised, prettified and tidied up, glamourised and un-nuanced.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsThe Voice rallies ahead of finals
The Voice rallied slightly on Saturday night for BBC1 as ITV’s Goodbye Granadaland failed to receive a significant send-off from viewers.
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RatingsThe White Queen debuts to mixed fortunes
BBC1’s lavish War of the Roses drama The White Queen reigned supreme on Sunday, despite being 600k viewers below slot average.
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NewsBBC orders Christopher Hitchens doc
The BBC has commissioned a one-off documentary about the late author and journalist Christopher Hitchens.
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NewsTV heavyweights recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Dave Gordon, the former head of major events for sport at the BBC, was one of a number of industry figures to be decorated in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
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NewsVice hunts young directors
Vice Media is looking for new directors to work with on its tranche of original UK productions.
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NewsSimon Fuller moves into kids TV
American Idol producer Simon Fuller is to make his first move into kids TV with the launch of US musical series The Meeps.
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NewsFremantleMedia cooks up Jamie Oliver deals
Jamie Oliver is heading to Germany and Austria after FremantleMedia International closed a raft of sales deals.