|
Forward
Back
What The Papers
Say
What The Papers Say is being revived for BBC Radio 4, it has
been announced.
The network is planning a 12-show run for the general election and will make
the comeback a permanent one if it proves a success.
The programme, which ran for 52 years on television, was eventually dropped
in 2008.
It featured journalists reviewing the press with actors reading extracts
from the papers in over-the-top voices.
The programme was originally made by Granada for ITV, then moved to Channel
4 when the broadcaster launched in 1982.
It went to BBC Two in 1989, and was the second longest-running TV show only
to Panorama when it came off air.
Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer said that the format would remain largely
untouched.
He said that a roster of presenters had yet to be determined but added he
was keen to find a permanent slot for the show after the election.
The date of the first programme will depend on the timing of the general
election.
19:34
February 17
2010 - waveguide.co.uk
Click
here to comment on this story
Tribute Show For Stephen Gately
Stephen Gately's voice will be heard on his up-coming ITV
tribute show.
The final recordings of the late Boyzone singer – who died of an undiagnosed
heart condition in October – will be heard for the first time on Boyzone: A
Tribute To Stephen Gately, which will also include the first televised
interview with his partner Andrew Cowles and sister Michelle.
His manager and close friend Louis Walsh said: “Stephen would be delighted
to have a night dedicated to him. I know he’ll be watching down on us all on
the night with a big smile on his face.”
The programme will be broadcast in the spring.
14:20
February 17
2010 - waveguide.co.uk
Click
here to comment on this story
BBC Presenter
Arrested
BBC presenter Ray Gosling has been arrested on suspicion of
murder by Nottinghamshire Police after he admitted killing his lover.
The 70-year-old's confession that he had smothered the unnamed man who was
dying of Aids was broadcast on the BBC's Inside Out programme on Monday.
The Nottingham filmmaker said he had made a pact with his lover to act if
his suffering increased.
Police are questioning the presenter over his claims.
A police spokesman said: "A 70-year-old Nottingham man was arrested earlier
on suspicion of murder following comments made on the BBC's Inside Out
programme on Monday evening."
In the BBC East Midlands programme, broadcast on Monday, he told how he
smothered the man with a pillow while he was in hospital after doctors told
him that there was nothing further that could be done for him.
Gosling's solicitor, Digby Johnson, said: "Ray has been at the police
station for approaching five hours and investigations are at a very early
stage.
"He's in good spirits but these are very difficult times for Ray.
"Everybody has been carefully respecting Ray's wishes and I request that you
do the same."
Gosling said he was aware of the possible consequences and had no regrets.
14:00
February 17
2010 - waveguide.co.uk
Click
here to comment on this story
TV
Commercial Break Noise Rules
Eight commercials screened during an episode of Sherlock
Holmes were so loud they breached the rules, an industry watchdog has said.
The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the slots on digital channel
ITV3 were "excessively strident".
ITV3 said the series was made in the 1980s and had many
silent pauses, so the commercials seemed louder.
But the watchdog upheld a complaint from a viewer about eight adverts during
a break.
It ruled: "We noted that the programme had a wide dynamic range, with
periods of quiet suspense punctuated by short, louder bursts.
"We noted that the maximum subjective loudness of ads was consistent with
other ads during the break, but that it was not well matched to the overall
sound levels of the programme."
ITV3 said all their commercials were checked against a loudness meter and
believed the loudness of the ones in question were "appropriate and
consistent in the context of the overall loudness of the channel".
But it recognised there might have been an issue with the programme
material.
In response to complaints down the years, the broadcasting watchdog
published a new rule on sound levels in 2008.
The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice, which is responsible for
writing the TV Advertising Code, said "advertisements must not be
excessively noisy or strident".
"The maximum subjective loudness of advertisements must be consistent and in
line with the maximum loudness of programmes and junction material," it
said.
The ASA received 100 complaints about perceived sound imbalances between
programmes and advertisements in 2007. In 2009, there were just 45
complaints.
07:50
February 17
2010 - waveguide.co.uk
Click
here to comment on this story
Top
Forward
Back
|
