Television

  • Secret Diary of a Call Girl returns for a third series

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    Billie Piper returns to ITV2 as Hannah/Belle de Jour this month for a third series of the hit series Secret Diary of a Call Girl.

  • New BBC Two series for Dragon's Den star Paphitis

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    BBC Two ‘dragon’ Theo Paphitis is to present a new seven-part series looking at the world of retail buying. In The Buying Game buyers from some of the UK’s biggest retailers will rely on the talents of the British public in their quest to find the best and most innovative new products.

  • Hoarders compete to keep collections in new show

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    Digital channel Home and presenter Mark Durden-Smith will lift the lid on Britain’s houses and targets hoarding homeowners in Gutted – a show described by producers as “the cruellest programme on TV”.

  • John Hurt on his return as Quentin Crisp

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    Acclaimed British actor John Hurt returns to ITV as Quentin Crisp this Christmas in the follow-up 1975’s The Naked Civil Servant, to one of British TV’s landmark dramas.

  • BBC iPlayer comes to freesat

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    From December 7th a beta version of BBCiPlayer will launch on the freesat platform. This test version is believed to be available to journalists and industry insiders with the full version made available to all before Christmas. This will be the first time that BBCiPlayer will be made available via a free to air broadcaster…

  • BBC One's Merlin gets third series

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    With the currently airing second series attracting audiences of more than 6 million, the BBC has announced fantasy series Merlin will return for a third run next year.