All articles by Robin Parker – Page 14
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Doc Fest content head quits over ‘colonial focus’
Luke Moody said ‘dinosaurs’ of British factual TV have narrowed focus of the festival programme
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ITV Entertainment to produce US version of Cannonball
USA Network orders 10-part run of Talpa’s aquatic gameshow
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Lime entertainment format head joins Primal Media
Ben Riley hails Carnage indie’s ‘unscripted movies’
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C4 to explore the Troubles on film
Mark Cousins returns to Belfast for 50th anniversary of outbreak of conflict
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Street Feast founder lands C4 daytime show
Dominic Cools-Lartigue to front Frieda.tv cooking format
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C4 doc cruises to 1.7m
WEDNESDAY: True North one-off When Cruises Go Wrong ties with BBC2’s 8 Days to the Moon and Back
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Sharon Horgan: ‘Abandoning ideas feels like sacrilege’
The Catastrophe writer and Merman co-founder tells Robin Parker about her creative juggling act
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Shipmates leaves C4 at sea
WEEKEND: Cruise ship reality show struggles to reach viewers in post-pub slot
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ITV puts on the Ritz with 3.6m
WEDNESDAY: Maverick access doc wins 8pm slot but falls shy of 4.1m slot average
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Gabby Logan to co-host Amazon Premier League show
Peter Crouch and John Bishop join BBC presenter for Back of the Net
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CBBC adapts Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers
King Bert and DHX Media’s 13-part series heads BBC children’s slate
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FX eyes remake of BBC1’s The Driver
Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito lined up for BAME-centred adaptation
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BBC1 daytime crime drama slays 1.4m
MONDAY: London Kills gets off to a strong start, while C4’s £1 Houses struggles with half-hour format
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CITV opens pitches for BFI fund shows
‘Brand-defining’ craft format, live-action scripted and a physical game show are in broadcaster’s sights
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Keeley Hawes to star in ITV honour killing drama
Factual two-parter is first ITV commission for Liza Marshall’s Hera Pictures
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Beecham House opens to 2.6m
SUNDAY: ITV’s big new drama fails to cut through, delivering the channel’s smallest 9pm Sunday drama premiere audience since 2015
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Krishnendu Majumdar to chair Bafta
Me + You Productions co-founder will take over from Neal Street’s Pippa Harris next year
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Catch-22 counts 1.9m
THURSDAY: George Clooney-produced six-part anti-war series scores broadcaster’s best 9pm drama audience in 18 months