Alan

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Date registered: March 5, 2010

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  1. The battle for viewers increases between the BBC and ITV — May 5, 2012
  2. Revealing documentary to look behind the scenes at the BBC Television Centre — May 4, 2012
  3. The digital switchover signals the end of Teletext and Ceefax — April 22, 2012
  4. IKEA enters the world of technology — April 21, 2012
  5. Hit 60′s crime series Mr Rose come to DVD on 23rd April — April 18, 2012

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Mar
28



The Voice defies critics and gets 9m viewers

The BBC faced a great deal of criticism after spending £20 million on the talent singing show, The Voice. However, the show recently premiered and it was met with higher viewing figures than The X Factor first received when it premiered. It also got better ratings than Britain’s Got Talent which started in 2007. The …

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Mar
27



Kym Marsh to play Elsie Tanner in Corrie musical

Kym Marsh, who stars at Michelle Connor in Coronation Street, will be appearing as Elsie Tanner in Street of Dreams, which will be the new musical off-shoot of this soap. Street of Dreams will be released world over on 9th of May and Kym is relishing the challenge. Elsie will be reliving the 1960s era …

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Mar
27



BBC Breakfast Show line up changes as they move to Salford

BBC’s Breakfast show is going to be moving to a new studio in Salford and the broadcaster has recently announced the new presenters who are going to be working on the show. Chris Hollins and Sian Williams are two names long associated with the show who have quit because of the move away from London. …

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Mar
26



The Fast Show looks set to make a welcome return

Simon Day and John Thomson, the two stars of the popular ‘The Fast Show’, have stated that they have high hopes that the programme will start airing again after its brief comeback on internet. The new season of this popular sketch show went live on the website of Foster’s Funny in November last year and …

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Mar
24



Baywatch – complete seasons 2/3 available on DVD from April

Baywatch - complete season seasons 2/3 available on DVD from April

Sun, sea, sand and tight red bathing suits, it can only be Baywatch. Everyone’s favourite lifeguards come back for more thrills, drama and fun in the 6 disc boxed set of Baywatch- the complete season. Released on 2nd April with an rrp of £24.99, we all get the chance to see again the show that …

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Mar
23



Beadle’s About – Complete second set released in April on DVD

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Back in the 1980′s, Jeremy Beadle became the nations favourite practical joker through his highly successful TV shows. The legendary prankster pulled some outrageous stunts and there were some truly hysterical moments were captured on camera. From 2nd April, you can buy Beadle’s About -the complete second set for the first time on DVD for …

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Mar
22



The complete 5th set of The Larkins (PG) comes to DVD in April

The complete 5th set of The Larkins (PG) is released on DVD

From the 2nd April 2012, and for an rrp of £19.99, you can be the proud owner of the complete 5th set of the Larkins, the early TV family much loved by the British public between 1958-1964. Bafta winner David Kossoff played the put upon and crafty Alf, the head of the family, and his …

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Mar
20



David Walliams upsets Simon Cowell on the Jonathan Ross show

Two judges on the television show Britain’s Got Talent, David Walliams and Simon Cowell, were recently interviewed by Jonathan Ross on his ITV chat show. It is reported that after the filming of the episode, Mr Cowell asked that certain portions of it were edited out because he was being mocked by Mr Walliams. Mr …

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Mar
13



Downton Abbey wows audiences around the globe

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Millions of non-British viewers have found themselves swept away by Downtown Abbey; excited to see what happens next on the period soap opera that centres on the rich British upper class and their servants. Half of the fun seems to be the accents for American viewers, another half of the fun is the high class …

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Mar
09



Provocative Agent Provocateur ad deemed fit to air

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The head of the Advertising Standards Authority has recently given the go-ahead for the release of an advertisement by Agent Provocateur, the upmarket lingerie company. When the advert was originally released it attracted a complaint from a viewer describing it as disturbing and misogynistic, but the ASA has said that it is unlikely to cause …

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