All articles by Stephen Price – Page 84
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RatingsThat end of term feeling
With Sport Relief and BGT looming, a number of shows ended and football dominated.
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FeaturesGently does it for BBC4’s Dirk
As the Large Hadron Collider gears up its latest search for the Higgs Bosun, maybe it can also look out for whatever it was that made Douglas Adams’ brain. His Dirk Gently stories do make you wonder if it was created somewhere other than here.
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RatingsBowled over by a BBC4 doc
As BBC4 approached its tenth birthday, it gave us a place to think in an epically brilliant film on what West Indies cricket meant beyond mere sport.
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RatingsThe best and worst of British
This week’s channel overview includes Make Bradford British, Melvyn Bragg and Homeland.
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RatingsBFGW usurps drama shows
For the first time in a while, the top recorded show of the week isn’t a drama. Instead it’s – what else? – Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.
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RatingsEmpire no match for Queen
BBC1’s Paxman-fronted doc falls short of Marr series as Whitechapel wins the slot for ITV1.
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RatingsBright start for Grimm
The debut of US fantasy drama Grimm drew more than a million viewers - the second highest-rating programme ever on UKTV’s Watch.
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RatingsITV2 can’t do without Kyle
If ITV2 considers Celebrity Juice and The Only Way is Essex to be brand-defining, then the Jeremy Kyle Show might be the series it can’t ever do without.
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RatingsBFGW dresses lose sparkle
Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings saw a large drop in numbers for its second episode of the series.
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RatingsAdele in good company
The Brits hits the right note for ITV1, while The Diamond Queen reigns supreme for BBC1.
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RatingsThe force is with Stella
Breaking news from this week’s Stella; it turns out Darth Vader isn’t Luke’s father after all; rather, he’s a Welsh bloke called Rob.
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RatingsMillions head to Cornwall
ITV is pulling millions of viewers with its latest Caroline Quentin series and comedy panel show Celebrity Juice while E4 is continuing to struggle with the latest series of Skins.
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RatingsC4 gets Gypsy Wedding gift
This week’s channel overview considers the return of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings and new series Daddy Daycare.
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RatingsFarewell to nurses and cons
Two stellar performers bow out, while channels take cover as C4’s Gypsy bandwagon rolls in.
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RatingsITV2’s Juices really flowing
In 2008, Keith Lemon’s Celebrity Juice debuted with a not spiffing 279,000/1.6% and nowhere near the terrestrials.
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RatingsFinal flourish for the Boys
BBC1 comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys finished its second series by breaking a few of its own records.
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RatingsViewers miss 10 O’Clock start
The Coalition is very keen to tell us that there is no Plan B. Well, they’re wrong, there is; I saw him on Sunday’s Top Gear (4.9 million/16% including BBC HD).
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RatingsDiamond Queen sparkles
BBC1’s celebration of 60 years on the throne shines in a week when the clock was turned back.
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RatingsChannel 5: the Big Brother effect
The acquisition of BB and its Celebrity sibling has been a major boon for C5, delivering some of its highest ratings and the all-important 16-34 audiences it craves.
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RatingsSunday night gets spooky
Apparently Sunday nights aren’t gloomy enough, what with work looming, but now the supernatural have moved in, making it spooky as well. Elsewhere, Spartacus is vengeful, Borgen exits and the Kiwis reinvent Odin.