A.J. Odudu and Will Best present Big Brother on ITV.
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Once huge ratings draws, reality TV shows are facing dwindling audiences in the UK and elsewhere. Is this the end of the genre, or can it adapt to survive?
Louisa Harland as Nell Jackson in Renegade Nell.
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The Disney series is a magical mega-mix of Sally Wainwright’s greatest hits.
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These are the shows that had our creative experts glued to the small screen in 2023.
Crimestoppers provides a link between the public and the police.
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Crimestoppers was originally founded in 1988 and now receives more than half a million reports each year.
The drama series Rough Cut on Netflix follows a group of misfits as they try to pull off a diamond heist.
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Welsh language heist drama, Dal y Mellt, is being streamed on Netflix with the title, Rough Cut.
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The BBC would be taking a huge risk if it abandons radio news, when so many worldwide listeners depend on it.
Ted Hastings Northern Irish past has come back to haunt him several times in Line of Duty.
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The spectre of the Troubles provides fertile drama for cop shows.
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Sure, she has quirks. But TV detective Vera is no amateur. And Brenda Blethyn’s embodiment of her evokes a strong sense of place.
New research from Wales shows the level of concern at what might happen to creative industries after Brexit.
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A survey of creative businesses in Wales reveals concern over labour force, red tape and access to European markets and funding sources.
Years and Years begins with the re-election of Trump in the US, and the election of unconventional populist Four Star Party in the UK.
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Blade Runner’s vision of the future didn’t quite eventuate. Current TV shows such as Years and Years and Black Mirror explore more extreme versions of the present.
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Authorities are struggling to deal with the unimaginable scale of online abuse – and young people are suffering as a result.
Season 5 of Black Mirror begins on June 5, 2019.
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If “Black Mirror” is one of the most fascinating and disturbing series of the last ten years, it is because of its main character: technology.
Love Island 2017 stars Amber Davies (centre), Montana Brown (left) and Olivia Attwood (right) celebrating winning the Reality Programme Award at the 2018 TRIC Awards.
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Ordinary people have been getting their 15 minutes of fame on the small screen since the 1940s.
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Climate change is mentioned in British television about as often as zombies.
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Half a century of British classic television available online? Sounds good, but will it be enough to take on the Netflix juggernaut?
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Gauche and awkward, a media star for the 21st century.
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John Sullivan, who created Del Boy and Rodney, has been called a modern Dickens – now both their most famous works have been made into musicals.
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It made for brilliant viewing, but Channel 4’s Brexit drama missed out on some important details.
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Embracing change is the theme of Doctor Who’s fizzing series opener.
Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer as an MI6 agent and a psychopathic assassin.
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s funny, sassy, violent script doesn’t make a drama out of the two strong female leads, it normalises them.