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The Man Who Built Britain (BBC1) - Robert Gore Langton, Daily Star
'It was his business about how his masterpiece St Paul's got built - the stones, the men, the sheer bloody 35-year ...
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The Man Who Built Britain (BBC1) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'It was the happy conjunction of biography and architectural vision that made this so enjoyable.'...
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The Man Who Built Britain (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Wren - the Man who Built Britain was shocking, from its highly tendentious title (and contents) to its Jeffrey Arc...
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The Brief (ITV1) - Nancy Banks-Smith, Guardian
'The Brief is out of the Inspector Morse and Kavanagh QC stable.'...
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NewsAirey plans Sky News investment
BSkyB networks chief Dawn Airey is planning a significant investment in Sky News to distinguish the channel from BBC News 24.
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The Brief (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'It feels too much like drama-by-numbers - and Henry himself more like a bundle of custom-designed traits than a ch...
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The Brief (ITV1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'Less Rumpole of the Bailey and more Jonathan Creek in a wig.'...
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NewsElstein panel member bids for DG job
Former LWT head of current affairs David Cox, who has been an outspoken critic of the BBC licence fee, has emerged as a surprise contender for the BBC director general post.
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RatingsThe Brief courts 6.2m
New legal drama series, The Brief, injected 6.2 million (27.4%) into the ITV1 schedule last night (25 April) between 21.00 and 22.30.
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NewsParky defects to ITV
ITV has pulled off a spectacular coup by persuading veteran chatshow host Michael Parkinson to defect from the BBC after 33 years.
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Young Musician of the Year (BBC4) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
'If it's to return to primetime terrestrial, then it needs a bit of a shake-up to give it a broader appeal.'...
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Fallen (ITV1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'[It] rapidly went on to confirm its almost religious devotion to thriller cliché.'...
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Fallen (ITV1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'Fallen is a glossy production, well-acted [and] directed at a rat-a-tat pace.'...
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Fallen (ITV1) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'Despite the glossy presentation and the slick split-screen technique, I'm not convinced that I should drop everyth...
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Fallen (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'One thing is clear - any writer with a screenplay about someone who's lost his memory and might have committed a m...
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NewsPuttnam: I wasn't tough on BBC governors
Lord Puttnam has admitted he should have been tougher on the BBC governors when he headed the Parliamentary scrutiny of the shake up of the broadcasting law.
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NewsC4 chief dismisses BBC top-slice
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson yesterday said he was opposed to 'top slicing' the BBC's license fee as a future means of funding.
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NewsBBC1 Saturday schedule set for revamp
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey is today faced with the task of revamping her Saturday night schedule following Michael Parkinson's defection to ITV.
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NewsC4 plans Shameless Xmas special
Channel 4 has commissioned a 90-minute Christmas special of its Manchester-based hit drama Shameless , following on from the successful run of its first series.
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Ad boost for GMG Radio
Guardian Media Group's radio division, the owner of Jazz FM, has reported 61% growth for the last financial year, taking revenues up to£21m from£13m in 2002-03.