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OFF THE RECORD - Missing person
OTR was delighted to be invited to Virgin Radio's sixth birthday bash at the Sound Republic in Leicester Square last week. In attendance were newly signed DJs Pete and Geoff, and
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OFF THE RECORD - Candid camera
When Jennifer Wilson, executive producer of programmes at video news agency APTN, found a roll of film at Camden Town tube station, she did the nosey (sorry, decent) thing by having
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OFF THE RECORD - Radio waves
OTR is assured that Paul Gambaccini's four-letter tirade at last week's Sony radio awards barely ruffled a feather among the collected grands fromages. An awards insider says only one person complained
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Yentob 'as Dyke's No2'
BBC Broadcast director of television Alan Yentob has indicated he would be willing to serve as Greg Dyke's deputy if Dyke becomes director general, according to TV Centre insiders.But Yentob is
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C5 will need extra cash to raise share
Channel 5's backers must bankroll a significant boost to its programme budget if the channel is to repeat the ratings growth of its first two years, according to chief executive David
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C4 offers history job to Hadlow
Channel 4 has offered the job of commissioning editor for history and religion to Janice Hadlow, editor of BBC 2 strand Reputations, writes Tim Dams.
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RTS judges lament the state of current affairs programming
Royal Television Society judges expressed grave concerns over the state of current affairs programming at the RTS Journalism Awards on Tuesday (11 May), writes Tim Dams.
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Poole joins features team at BBC Bristol
Close Up editor Michael Poole is leaving the BBC's arts department to join the corporation's Bristol-based features division as a senior executive editor, writes David Wood.
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TFI FRIDAY GOES NIGHTLY ON VIRGIN FM
Virgin Radio is launching a nightly spin-off show of Chris Evans' Channel 4 programme, TFI Friday. The 45-minute show, TFI Nightly, will air on Virgin's 105.8 FM frequency in London and
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BBC 2 AWASH WITH COLOUR AS LUSH TAKES THIRD SERIES
BBC head of daytime commissioning Jane Lush has ordered a third series of painting show Awash with Colour from indie Straight Forward Television.Artist Dermot Cavanagh will present the 20 x 30-minute
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C5 BUYS SECOND SERIES OF HUNNIFORD'S OPEN HOUSE
Channel 5 has commissioned Pearson Television for a second series of Open House with Gloria Hunniford. The 150 x 75-minute run, ordered by C5 controller of features and arts Michael Attwell,
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NATURAL HISTORY OFFERS TUTORIALS FOR BBC KNOWLEDGE
The BBC's Natural History Unit (NHU) is to produce a new 35 x 60-minute 'tutorial' series, Ology Hour, for the corporation's new digital education channel, BBC Knowledge, which launches on 1
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FORGIVE AND FORGET BRINGS CLOSET GAY AFFAIR TO ITV
Scottish Television Enterprises starts filming on a new 1 x 120-minute film drama, Forgive and Forget, on 24 May for broadcast on the ITV network later this year. The special, which
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TIGER DOC FOR ITV EXAMINES HOW CELEBS COPE WITH FAME
Tiger Aspect Productions has made an hour-long documentary, Falling for a Star, about how fame affects lives and relationships. It airs on ITV at the end of the month to coincide
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NETTLES RETURNS TO ITV THIS WINTER FOR MORE MURDERS
Filming of the third series of Midsomer Murders starring John Nettles as DCI Tom Barnaby has started with location shooting in Berkshire and the Chilterns. The Bentley Productions' 4 x 120-minute
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NewsFlickr joins C4 for photography show
Channel 4 has embarked on its most integrated multimedia factual project to date, teaming up with photo sharing site Flickr and search engine Yahoo! for a series dubbed ' Operatunityfor photographers'.
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TRAVEL CHANNEL TEES UP GOLFING HOLIDAY SERIES
The Travel Channel has ordered a new 10-part series on golfing holidays from UK independent Van der Graph productions to go out this autumn. The 10 x 30-minute run, Hot Tees
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ALL-STAR CAST SIGNED UP AS BBC DRAMA GOES ON LOCATION
Maggie Smith, Ian McDiarmid, Patrick Malahide, David Troughton and Phyllis Logan have joined David Jason in the cast of BBC Films' All the King's Men, which started production last week on
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Burton signed up for Ecosse dramas
Independent Ecosse Films has been commissioned to produce a Screen One drama and a four-part serial for BBC 1, both of which will star Amanda Burton.The two new shows were commissioned
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C4 doc to mark Boer War
Twenty Twenty Productions is working on a history of the Boer War for Channel 4, timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the conflict this autumn.The production team, under producer/director