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New Tricks (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'The programme's primary aim is to supply knockabout entertainment with a touch of heart.'...
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New Tricks (BBC1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'New Tricks is rescued from complete inconsequentiality by the dottiness of the back-stories.'...
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New Tricks (BBC1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'It's all very easy-going. Whether it works is another question.' ...
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Happy Birthday, Thalidomide (C4) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'It was a remarkable programme and Mat is a remarkable presenter with a particularly nice line in irony.'...
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The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Was Jane Root's tenure as BBC2 controller a success?
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Locking up The Bill
Securing a TV commission surely falls into one of the 'must-celebrate' categories. But if six Wife Swaps , 25 Heartbeats and a clutch of Hustle s all warrant the pop, fizz, chink treatment, imagine the ...
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If... It was a Woman's World (BBC2) - Rupert Smith, Guardian
?If? It was a Woman's World trotted out some clichés about the difference between the sexes, dressed up as social a...
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If... It was a Women's World (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Right from the start you sensed it might not be a programme characterised by an understatement.'...
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If... It was a Woman's World (BBC2) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
?There were substantial social issues to be addressed here, but the problem with If? It was a Woman's World was tha...
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Dragon's Alive (BBC1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
?Dragons Alive is my favourite programme on TV at the moment - apart from CSI: Miami.?...
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Scandinavians in for Miriam show
Controversial reality show There's Something About Miriam has notched up its first foreign sale after being picked up by a pan-Scandinavian broadcaster.
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Lamarra at Mentorn
Mentorn's new head of entertainment, Alan Tyler, has made his first appointment since joining the company this week. Ian Lamarra, who worked with Tyler at BBC Scotland, will join as a development producer, based in Glasgow where Mentorn's entertainment output has now been centred.
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Selling loft insulation?
What's the point of Mip - apart from the obvious sun, sea and French hospitalité? It's certainly not about closing deals, despite what the organisers and the barrage of press releases may say. We all know that anything half-decent will have been touted around and snapped up long ago, not ...
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Hustle set to be 'a huge international hit'
The BBC is predicting its glossy con-artist drama Hustle will become a worldwide hit after it completed deals with a number of European broadcasters, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Ofcom says switchover needs help
Ofcom has said that digital switchover will not take place unless there is intervention from the government. In a report to be published next week, the regulator will say that digital TV will reach only between 75% and 80% penetration through market forces and will stall if left unaided. It ...
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GWR grows revenue
Radio group GWR has said it expects a 7% boost to its analogue radio revenue for the first three months of this year. In a trading statement it said its local radio group - which provides around 70% of total revenue - is forecasting an increase of 6% from the ...
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Living TV gets queer
Living TV has signed an exclusive life of series deal with NBC Enterprises for the hit US make-over show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Living TV had to beat off competition from rival broadcasters, including terrestrial channels, for the show, which it originally ...
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Jazz gets Greening
Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Kevin Greening is to join London-based 102.2 Jazz FM to host a new Sunday show between 10.00 and 14.00. Greening, who was signed this week, will start the show from Sunday (4 April). Nicky Horne, who previously hosted the slow, stepped down to concentrate on ...