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The Third World War: Al-Qaeda (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Third World War: Al-Qaeda takes a situation we thought we knew about already, and shows it to be even more intract...
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The Third World War: Al-Qaeda (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'Peter Taylor's The Third World War: Al-Qaeda was the sort of documentary that makes you check your front door is d...
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The Third World War: Al-Qaeda (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'Chilling words from reporter Peter Taylor last night - at the start of his survey of the progress of the war on te...
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NewsOfcom raps C4 show
Ofcom has forced Channel 4 to scrap comedy show Little Friends after criticising it for using children to make 'inappropriate' sexual references.
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NewsRoot calls for end to overnights obsession
BBC2 controller Jane Root last night (Tuesday 10 February) called for an end to broadcasters over-reliance on overnight ratings figures.
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NewsBBC take back Bacon
Richard Bacon, the former Blue Peter presenter sacked by the BBC for taking cocaine, has been welcomed back as talk show host for Radio Five Live.
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RatingsITV1's film fails to match I'm a Celebrity
ITV1's film There's Something about Mary had a tough time filling the shoes of I'm a Celebrity? last night (10 February) with just 4.8 million (21.8%) watching the first part.
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NewsSky boosts profits and subs
BSkyB has seen its operating profits rocket up 84% to£130m in the six months to 31 December.
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RatingsNip/Tuck continues decline
Sky One's high profile US drama Nip/Tuck has continued its ratings decline as the latest episode last night (10 February) attracted 569,000 (5.5% of multchannel homes).
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September Films chief to leave in March
September Films chief operating officer Sally Miles has quit the company after 12 years with no job to go to.
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Crook in frame for stint at Xfm
Actor MacKenzie Crook, who played the hapless Gareth in BBC comedy The Office , is in talks to present a show on Capital-owned Xfm.
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Objective move for Talkback's Clarke
Talkback Productions head of comedy Phil Clarke has jumped ship to Objective Productions to build a new comedy department.
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C4 cooks up Ramsay show
Outspoken Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay is to give advice to struggling restaurants in a new series for Channel 4.
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More Carlton casualties
Three more Carlton executives have failed to find jobs in ITV plc, providing further evidence that the merger has become a Granada takeover.
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Disney faces hostile bid by US cable giant
US cable giant Comcast this week launched a $66bn (£37bn) hostile bid to take over the world's most famous media company, Walt Disney.
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NewsBBC reorders State of Play
State of Play , BBC1's award-winning conspiracy thriller, has been commissioned for a second series.
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NewsMersey gets ready for Redmond exit
Phil Redmond has appointed former Discovery chief Joyce Taylor to the board of his indie, Mersey Television, in preparation for his eventual departure.
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NewsFive's£5m reality gamble
Five this week unveiled details of its much-vaunted£4.7m entertainment show Back to Reality - the channel's most expensive commission to date.
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NewsITV axe to fall on Nottingham studio
ITV is poised to pull out of Nottingham after deciding to sell its multimillion pound studio complex and move nearly all its operations to Birmingham.
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Lion makes gay format for Fox
Lion Television has strengthened its foothold in the US with a major new commission for the Fox network.