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NewsPalin witnesses kidnapping of production staff
Monty Python star Michael Palin and a BBC documentary crew witnessed the kidnapping of five of their team as they trekked through Nepal for a new series, writes Michael Rosser.
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NewsGreen forced to stand down
Carlton chairman Michael Green will be forced to stand down after Granada decided not to back him against shareholders calling for his resignation, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsSky Movies gets revamp
BSkyB is to revamp its Sky Movies service in order to make it more accessible and easier for viewers to navigate, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsThis is Your Life's red book is finally closed
The BBC has confirmed it is to axe veteran celebrity show This is Your Lifefollowing the departure of its presenter Michael Aspel earlier this year , writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsSky News anchor retires
Veteran news broadcaster Bob Friend is to retire from his role as a Sky News anchor on Thursday (23 October) after 50 years in journalism, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Pompeii - The Last Day (BBC1) - Nancy Banks-Smith, Guardian
'Pompeii - The Last Day had a doggedly informative but leaden commentary, lively special effects and some serious a...
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Pompeii - The Last Day (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Pompeii - The Last Day pulled off something undeniably impressive : it managed to make the destruction of Pompeii ...
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Pompeii - The Last Day (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Like last week's Colosseum - Romes Arena of Death, this film offered soap-opera personification as the lubricant f...
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Pompeii - The Last Day (BBC1) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'Mixing drama with cold blooded fact? this was documentary making of the highest order.'...
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Pompeii - The Last Day (BBC1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'The whole thing was certainly entertaining, and informative, and watchable enough.'...
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Behind the Laughter (BBC1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'The thin line between comic genius and madness has never been more thoughtfully and poignantly explained.'...
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Behind the Laughter (BBC1) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'Whatever you think of Bob Monkhouse as a comedian - too smarmy would be my judgement - he is first rate as a histo...
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NewsBaish joins Classic Gold Digital
Former Jazz FM programme director John Baish has re-emerged as the new operations director at Classic Gold Digital, writes Michael Rosser.
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NewsGreen facing calls to quit
Disgruntled Carlton shareholders are to seek backing from further investors in their attempts to force through the resignation of the soon to be merged ITV designate chairman Michael Green.
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NewsBlunkett attacks BBC police investigation
Home secretary David Blunkett has attacked the BBC's decision to go ahead with a documentary in which police racism is exposed.
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Fact or Fiction: Robin Hood (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'For quite a while, (Tony) Robinson gamely tried to turn this confused heap of stuff into a coherent narrative. In ...
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Rolf on Art (BBC1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'It is his very game-for-anything ingenuousness that gives the series its charm.'...
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Alchemists of Sound (BBC4) - Gareth McLean, Guardian
'An odd, affectionate and leisurely (occasionally too leisurely) film about the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop.' ...
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The South Bank Show (ITV1) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'In The Boy, she wandered about Europe like one of Harry Enfield's old ladies barely containing her explosions of '...
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Concorde: A Love Story (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'This is the week that Concorde is retired from service, and it was given a splendid send-off last night by Timewat...