All articles by Robin Parker – Page 47
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Behind The ScenesDrunk History, Comedy Central
Plying comic actors with booze? What can possibly go wrong, wonders Robin Parker
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NewsGracepoint axed after single series
Fox has ruled out bringing back Broadchurch remake Gracepoint for a second series after lukewarm ratings.
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NewsDiversity improves in peak
Ob-doc series Liberty Of London and The Gadget Show helped to boost Channel 4 and Channel 5’s on-screen diversity last month, according to the latest phase of a major Broadcast-backed study.
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NewsBBC ousts rivals in Writers' Guild nominations
The BBC has secured every TV nomination in this year’s Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Awards.
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NewsSalmon: BBC must tread carefully over in-house plans
The BBC must ensure that plans to commercialise its in-house production arm do not impact the progress the corporation has made in the regions, according to BBC England director Peter Salmon.
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NewsBafta crowns Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network edged past the BBC’s children’s channels to be crowned channel of the year at the British Academy Children’s Awards last night.
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NewsFixed rig heads in new direction
Fixed-rig television is being stretched into intriguing new areas by adopting the language of primetime drama series and seizing the opportunity to create ‘real-life’ versions of established TV genres, documentary-makers have claimed.
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NewsBafta honours Clangers co-creator
Peter Firmin, the artist and puppet-maker behind iconic creations including Noggin the Nog, Bagpuss and Basil Brush, is to receive the special award at this year’s Children’s Baftas.
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NewsMelvyn Bragg: support small indies
Melvyn Bragg has accused commissioners of failing to support the small indies tasked with meeting their demands for “risky” programming.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off final is year's biggest show
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off bowed out with 12.3m last night - the biggest overnight audience of the past twelve months.
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The Broadcast InterviewPeter Taylor, BBC
The veteran journalist talks about returning to Northern Ireland and the future of current affairs programming
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NewsMatthew Price takes senior Today reporting brief
Radio 4’s Today programme is to appoint its first full-time chief reporter in a bid to give its domestic news a more consistent voice.
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FeaturesFurchester Hotel
A show with a cast of 170 puppets and a giant set that completely filled the studio was a huge logistical challenge
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NewsJeremy Paxman to host C4 election night
Channel 4 has signed up Jeremy Paxman to bring “mischief and danger” to its 2015 general election coverage.
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NewsBryan Elsley & Tony Jordan: writers need to grow up
Leading drama writers have called on their peers to “grow up” and take more responsibility for the production of their shows as high-end series increasingly adopt a US showrunner–style model.
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NewsEntertainment shows fail diversity test
The vast majority of primetime entertainment shows are failing to refl ect the diversity of the British population, according to the first findings of a major Broadcast-backed study.
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Behind The ScenesEsio Trot, BBC1
Richard Curtis has lured Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench to BBC1 for his Christmas adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot.
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The Broadcast InterviewMurray Ferguson, Clerkenwell Films
Clerkenwell Films’ chief executive talks about the indie’s eclectic project slate and working with fresh talent
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NewsDisney: indies to make all long-form shows
Disney is to end in-house production of long-form shows in Europe and has called on indies to pitch live-action, sport and factual entertainment formats.
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NewsCBBC and CBeebies team up
The BBC plans to launch at least two dramas that will air on both CBBC and CBeebies over the next 18 months, and has its eye on a breakout hit that could get a Saturday teatime repeat on BBC1.