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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (BBC1) - Paul Hoggar, Daily Telegraph
'The new series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet is even more improbably exotic than the last.'...
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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'From the first scene last night, it was clear that Auf Wiedersehen, Pet is as good as ever.'...
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RatingsMultichannel clout matches ITV
Multichannel television has hit another milestone after it tied with ITV for audience share in the 2003 year-end ratings.
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NewsBacon format to offer 'biggest TV prize'
TV presenter Richard Bacon is to offer 'one of the biggest prizes in television' as the front man of a new entertainment format from new Birmingham-based indie Your Slice of the Cake.
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NewsBBC to dump Coke chart plug
The BBC is to axe controversial sponsorship plugs for Coca-Cola from Radio 1's weekly chart show and Top of the Pops.
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NewsBBC buys Fox comedy
The BBC has picked up the rights to broadcast hit US sitcom Arrested Development for this autumn on BBC2 and BBC4.
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RatingsViewers say auf wiedersehen to BBC1
The start of the fourth series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet failed to match the standard of its previous outing with 8.1 million (29.5%) at 21.00 yesterday (4 January).
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C4 fails in peaktime battle
Friday (2 January) saw C4 struggle to find an audience as none of its peaktime shows could reach the 2 million mark. It's best performing programme was The Osbournes at 22.00 with just 1.9 million (8.5%) for 30-minutes.
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Big Cat Week (BBC1) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'The most intimate portrait yet of the life of lions, leopards and cheetahs.'...
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BodyShock: Riddle of the Elephant Man (C4) - Rupert Smith, Guardian
'There just wasn't enough material to flesh out an hour-long programme.'...
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Donovan (ITV1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'From its (dull, faintly ludicrous) title onwards, to say it didn't work would be an understatement.'...
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Donovan (ITV1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star and Daily Express
'You wouldn't need a microscope to spot holes in the plot.'...
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Donovan (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'I admit that I'd quite like to know if Donovan is the killer. I also wish there was an easier way of getting the a...
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Donovan (ITV1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'A slow-burning psychological thriller underpinned by two quietly electric performances.'...
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NewsDavies: No change to BBC governance
The BBC chairman Gavyn Davies has said he sees no reason for reform of the governance of the corporation - despite the expected criticism from Lord Hutton's report due to be published within the next few weeks.
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NewsBBC3 turns comedy scout
BBC 3 is piloting a new format designed to give budding comics a chance to get onto UK television.
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NewsPublic scripts new Canterbury Tales
Stars of BBC1 series The Canterbury Tales are to read fresh interpretations of the classic stories for a new Radio 4 series written by the public.
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RatingsCorrie crowned 2003 ratings king
ITV's Coronation Street has been crowned the biggest rating show of the year toppling the Christmas outing of Only Fools and Horses , which has traditionally garnered the honour.
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RatingsDonovan draws 7.8m
ITV1's new two-part thriller Donovan got off to a strong start last night (5 January) with 7.8 million (32.9%).