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ITV Apologises Over Footage
ErrorITV has apologised after
footage it said was from an IRA propaganda video was in fact from a
computer game.
The pictures were used in last night's documentary called Exposure,
which focused on Colonel Gadaffi's links with the republican movement.
It claimed footage labelled "IRA film 1988" was of terrorists using
Libyan weapons to shoot down the aircraft.
The pictures were from a game called ArmA2. ITV has said the mistake was
"an unfortunate result of human error".
The website PC Gamer first raised concerns about the footage which
showed black smoke pouring out of the stricken aircraft.
In a statement ITV said: "The events featured in Exposure: Gaddafi and
the IRA were genuine but it would appear that during the editing process
the correct clip of the 1988 incident was not selected and other footage
was mistakenly included in the film by producers.
"This was an unfortunate case of human error for which we apologise."
September
27
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Dad's Army Writer Dies
David Croft, co-writer and producer of comedies including
'Allo 'Allo and Hi-de-Hi, has died at the age of 89, his family has
announced.
He died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Portugal. His family
called him a "truly great man" in a statement.
Croft's military sitcoms It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Dad's Army, written
with Jimmy Perry, were hits in the 1970s.
He is also credited with Are You Being Served and its 1990s spin-off
Grace and Favour.
Croft, who was awarded an OBE in 1978 for services to television, worked
alongside Jeremy Lloyd on both the department store sitcom and wartime
farce 'Allo 'Allo, which was set in Nazi-occupied France.
Wartime comedy Dad's Army is one of David Croft's most enduring
creations Croft was born as David John Sharland to stage actress Annie
Croft and Reginald Sharland, a successful Hollywood radio actor.
He enlisted in the army during World War II, which was to provide some
of his later comic inspiration for Dad's Army and It Ain't Half Hot Mum.
Dad's Army was the first of his series to come to TV screens, in 1968,
and marked the start of his fruitful and long-lived comic partnership
with Jimmy Perry.
September
27
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Salford Is Lonely For BBC
Staff
As most of the 1,500 BBC staff
earmarked to work at the new TV centre at Salford prepare to pack their
bags to move from London, an article in today's Mail said the human cost
of the £877million relocation is beginning to emerge.
The paper said the personal and professional upheaval,
it seems, has triggered the collapse of a surprisingly high number of
marriages and relationships.
A prominent London law firm told the paper it was
experiencing an unusual surge in divorce business from BBC employees.
BBC Breakfast sports presenter Chris Hollins told the
paper the BBC's move to Salford is 'political'.
He added: "Perhaps it's not realised that there are
more than just the people on the programme who are involved - there are
partners and children, too."
Hollins, 40, said: "This is an enormously emotional
time for everyone involved. Going to Salford is a huge upheaval and
people are not talking about the effect it is having on their lives.
"I did speak out, and people said: 'What are you doing
talking about Salford? Why don’t you just b***** off.' But perhaps it’s
not realised that there are more than just the people on the programme
who are involved — there are partners and children, too.
"My fiancee, Sarah, has a good job here in London. Why
should she go to Manchester?
"There are lots of women with young children who work
on Breakfast. They work very anti-social hours and have husbands who
work, too. What are they going to do about their children and their
partners’ careers?"
Hollins, who also presents Watchdog, said that when he
and other staff were told about the move it was a ‘bolt from the blue’.
He added: "I’ve also said this is not an economic decision or an
editorial decision; it’s merely a political decision."
September
27
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Philip Glenister
- Over 40's Don't Have A Life
Television dramas should be targeted at the over-40s because
they “don’t have a life and don’t go out”, according to actor Philip
Glenister.
The actor told a newspaper that television executives are
pandering to the young while neglecting older viewers.
He is best known for playing DCI Gene Hunt in Life on Mars and Ashes to
Ashes, nostalgia-laden shows that found a ready audience of middle-aged
viewers.
“I would’ve thought the majority of people who watch TV drama are late 30s
and over-40s, because we’re the ones who don’t go out and don’t have a life
any more,” said Glenister, 48 and a father of two.
“I don’t understand why people are desperate to get kids to watch TV - don’t
forget them, obviously, but don’t pander to them either. Don’t forget your
core audience.”
A recent Ofcom survey found that adolescents would rather give up
watching television altogether than survive without the internet or a mobile
phone.
September
27
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National
Television Awards
Jonathan Ross and Graham Norton are to go head-to-head at the
National TV Awards in January.
The duo are up against each other in the best talk show category, a year
after Ross left the BBC and Norton's show was moved to his old timeslot.
Alan Carr, Piers Morgan, Paul O'Grady, Rob Brydon and Alan Titchmarsh are
also inline for the prize.
Meanwhile Ant and Dec could win the most popular entertainment presenter
award for the 11th year running and are up against Sir Bruce Forsyth, Adrian
Chiles, Philip Schofield and Davina McCall and Dermot O'Leary.
The best drama shortlist recognises Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey,
both of which won Emmy awards last week in the US.
Spooks, Doc Martin, Doctor Who and Lark Rise To Candleford are also in the
running.
Reality award nominees include The Only Way Is Essex and Made in Chelsea.
They will compete against The Apprentice, Come Dine With Me and Channel 5's
Celebrity Big Brother.
Dermot O'Leary will host the awards at the O2 in January.
The winners are chosen by public vote.
September
27
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