Television
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BBC boss defends Top Gear’s low viewing figures
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The show’s debut episode attracted an overnight viewing figure of 4.3m viewers, a number which grew to 6.42m when official audience auditor BARB included those who recorded the show to watch within seven days.
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1.5m viewers abandon Chris Evans’ Top Gear for second episode
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Last Sunday’s debut of new host Chris Evans was met with complaints from viewer, many of who took to social media to complain about his “shouty” presenting style and lack of chemistry with co-host Matt Le Blanc.
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Dave casts The Inbetweeners’ James Buckley in new fantasy sitcom
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Made by Baby Cow Productions for UKTV’s Dave, the show will also star Paul Kaye, Sharon Rooney, Ken Collard, Louis Emerick and feature a special guest appearance from Steve Coogan.
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Endeavour to celebrate Inspector Morse’s 30th TV anniversary
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The original show debuted in January 1987 and ran for thirty-three episodes before coming to an end in 2000 with the death of Morse, played by John Thaw.
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UKTV’s Dave launches eight comedy lectures
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Available via UKTV’s official YouTube page, which offers a mix of shortform comedy, behind the scenes interviews and clips, the spoofs include contributions from Katy Wix, Phil Wang, Nick Helm, Elis James, John Kearns, Adam Riches, Emma Sidi and James Acaster.
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New UKTV docu to take viewers inside West Midlands Ambulance Service
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The ten-part series will use GoPro cameras mounted inside an ambulance and on the teams to give a unique perspective of the crews and their work.