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  • Yes, Prime Minister – clip

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    The brand new series of Anthony Jay and Jonathan Lynn’s Yes, Prime Minister debuts on Gold tomorrow with David Haig taking over the role of Prime Minister Jim Hacker. The six-part series sees Hacker back in office as PM and leading a coalition government confronting the greatest economic crisis in a generation. As always, his…

  • BBC adds Doctor Who: Worlds in Time to games communities

    BBC adds Doctor Who: Worlds in Time to games communities

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    BBC Worldwide has added online game Doctor Who: Worlds in Time to three gaming communities. The game, which launched this spring, is now available on Kongregate, Armor Games and Newgrounds.com. BBCWW says more distribution deals will be announced at a future date. Adding Worlds in Time to existing platforms has already delivered “a sizable bump…

  • UKTV gains fourth Freeview slot

    UKTV gains fourth Freeview slot

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    UKTV, the owners of Gold, Really and Dave, has secured a fourth channel slot on Freeview. The firm’s Really, Dave and Yesterday already air on Freeview while channels Watch, GOLD and Eden are currently available only on pay-TV platforms. From January Dave Ja Vu, the +1 version of Dave, will fill the new slot on…

  • BBC DVD adds UltraViolet digital copies to range

    BBC DVD adds UltraViolet digital copies to range

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    Buyers of the BBC’s biggest DVD brands will be able to enjoy their purchases on the move after the corporation announced it’ll be offering UltraViolet-enabled titles this Christmas. UltraViolet is a Digital Rights regime that allows consumers to download a digital copy of their purchases from an online ‘locker’ and watch them on computers, tablets,…

  • New BBC boss promises “world-class creativity”

    New BBC boss promises “world-class creativity”

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    The BBC should offer Licence Fee payers “world-class creativity”, new Director-General George Entwistle has said. On his first day as the BBC’s new boss, Entwistle said he would simplify the BBC’s top-heavy management structure. He also promised “to put the emphasis where it belongs – on creative people doing creative things; on our audiences and the…

  • Torchwood’s Eve Myles to play district nurse in new BBC One drama

    Torchwood’s Eve Myles to play district nurse in new BBC One drama

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    Torchwood Star Eve Myles is to head up Frankie, a new BBC One drama written by Lucy Gannon (The Best Of Men, Soldier Soldier). Myles will play district nurse Frankie whose patients matter more to her than her personal life. She cares about her patients and their families but never turns into a busybody, knowing…