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Dragons Alive (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Dragons Alive was the nature film equivalent of Sunny Delight.'...
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Taxi Nights (ITV1) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
'I'm not convinced that the subject is worth 12 episodes, but the first was a charming portrait of a scary world.'...
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Taxi Nights (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'A stunningly tiresome piece of television.'...
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RatingsBBC1's NHS show needs first aid
BBC1's special on the NHS failed to lift the corporation's Wednesday night performance with just 2.1 million (9.3%).
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Bottom of the class
Throughout the 21-year history of the UK independent sector, the indie-BBC relationship has been pretty sour. Many indies felt they had no choice of distributor, with all rights being handed to BBC Worldwide. They also felt the BBC never took the 25% quota seriously and missing it cost the sector ...
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NewsPEER POLL: ITV consolidation
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should the trend towards ITV centralisation be stopped?
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (BBC1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'Lynley swans around in his classic car and ponces about talking to important people.'...
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The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off (C4) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'At the end, Jonny Kennedy said: 'I've told my story. I hope it's given you something to think about.' It did that,...
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The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off seemed slightly tasteless. After you'd watched the programme it still seemed slightly ...
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The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off (C4) - Paul Hoggart, The Times
'Watching his mother Edna change the bandages on his red-raw back may have been the most excruciating scene yet sho...
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The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off (C4) - Rupert Smith, Guardian
'It was a human-interest doc that had something to say about the big issues of life and death.'...
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NewsPostman Pat teams up with He Man
Postman Pat-owner Entertainment Rights has secured an£11m deal to acquire the rights of Hallmark's Filmation library, which includes the Lone Ranger and He-Man.
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NewsGWR poised for ad growth
GWR, the radio group behind Classic FM, is anticipating a 7% boost to its analogue radio revenue for the first three months of the year.
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NewsRoot quits BBC
BBC2 controller Jane Root is set to announce her departure from the channel next week to take up a new post in the US running the Discovery Channel.
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BPG unveils awards
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has been handed an award for outstanding contribution to broadcasting from the Broadcasting Press Guild.
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NewsTinopolis appoints Rees
Tinopolis, Wales' largest independent production company, has appointed Arwel Rees as its new managing director to spearhead an aggressive expansion policy at the firm.
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Passer By (BBC1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'This was a gripping, convincing slice of contemporary urban drama.'...
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Passer By (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Passer By has both the strengths and slight drawbacks of what used to be called the well-made play.'...
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Passer By (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'The opening sequence of this two-part drama was powerfully unsettling.'...
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Passer By (BBC1) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'The trouble with Passer By as drama is that Joe's unctuous hypocrisy forfeited our sympathy.'...