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ITV To Screen More Lewis
Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox are to return for a fourth
series of ITV1 murder mystery drama Lewis.
Four new episodes of the Inspector Morse spin-off will go into production
next month, with writers Alan Plater, Stephen Churchett and Russell Lewis
all returning to provide scripts.
ITV’s controller of drama commissioning Sally Haynes said: “Lewis is always
one of the highlights of the year on ITV1 and features not only a great
partnership between Lewis and Hathaway but some great plot lines and twists
that keep the audience gripped. I’m thrilled it’s returning and I know our
viewers will be too.”
The programmes are expected to be transmitted next year.
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24 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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BBC
Director General - Licence Plans
BBC director general Mark Thompson has criticised proposals
to share some of the licence fee, saying it would be a good idea "under no
circumstances".
Thompson said the BBC's independence and ability to deliver public services
would be compromised by plans to use funds for other broadcasters.
He added a "small group" of people was determined to push through proposals.
A spokesman for the Department of Culture said it was "disappointed" by Mr
Thompson's comments.
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BBC Crackdown
The BBC said today that "malicious intrusion, intimidation
and humiliation" in its programmes was completely unacceptable, as it
published a long-awaited report into taste and standards commissioned in the
wake of the "Sachsgate" scandal.
Swearing in the 21:00 to 22:00 hour will also be targeted by the BBC after
the report concluded that there would have to be a good editorial reason for
using offensive language immediately after the watershed, and even then it
would have to be specifically flagged up for viewers.
Following the report, into the use of strong language, sexual content,
standards of behaviour and audience expectations, the BBC would now issue
new guidelines to staff on acceptable behaviour in its programmes.
"BBC programmes must never condone malicious intrusion, intimidation and
humiliation," the report said. "While they are all aspects of human
behaviour which may need to be depicted, described or discussed across the
BBC's factual and non-factual output, they must never be celebrated for the
purposes of entertainment.
"New guidance is needed to ensure that everyone involved in programme-making
for the BBC understands that malicious intrusion, intimidation and
humiliation are unacceptable."
The report, based on interviews with 2,700 people, is the "most exhaustive
piece of audience research" the BBC has ever undertaken into the subject,
according to the corporation.
The report also said that "greater care" should be exercised on potentially
offensive content when programmes transferred from BBC Two or BBC Three to
the more family-friendly BBC1. It said sensitivity was needed on music radio
stations, such as Radio 1, during times such as the school run when
"different generations may be listening together".
The BBC will also launch an awareness campaign so parents know about child
protection mechanisms on the iPlayer.
The report will also be used to inform the review into the BBC's editorial
guidelines, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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Steve Race Dies
Musician and broadcaster Steve Race has died aged 88.
Race became a familiar face on television in the 1950s and
went on to host the popular Radio 4 panel game My Music, which ran from 1967
until 1994.
My Music made a successful transfer to television it featured
a panel of celebrities answering questions, identifying tunes that Race
played.
A classically-trained composer, he also dabbled in serious
composition, commercial jingles, film scores and incidental music for the
theatre and television.
In 1962 and 1963 Race won awards for his commercial jingles for ITV. The
most lucrative was the one for Birds Eye frozen peas: "Sweet as the moment
when the pod went pop".
In 1955 Race became light music adviser to Associated
Rediffusion, remaining in the post until 1960, when he went on to conduct
for many television series, including the Tony Hancock and Peter Sellers
shows.
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24 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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