Television news from 6 September 2008
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This page returns archived stories from our television news section. News stories can and do change; this is a snapshot for historical reasons. Links may no longer be valid.
Kathryn Flett on television: Fiona's story, BBC1 | The children, ITV1 | Lost in Austen, ITV1 (Media Guardian)
Kathryn Flett on television: Fiona's story, BBC1 | The children, ITV1 | Lost in Austen, ITV1...
Kathryn Flett on television: Fiona's story, BBC1 | The children, ITV1 | Lost in Austen, ITV1...
Rafael Behr: Maestro proves the BBC knows the score (Media Guardian)
Rafael Behr: The BBC faces a difficult choice when dealing with serious art...
Rafael Behr: The BBC faces a difficult choice when dealing with serious art...
Top Gear on the road to global domination (Media Guardian)
TV show about 'three middle-aged men messing about in cars' flies flag for BBC's worldwide expansion...
TV show about 'three middle-aged men messing about in cars' flies flag for BBC's worldwide expansion...
'Dragons' Den' chief feels the heat in court royalties row (Financial Times)
A nanotechnology company spun out of Oxford university and backed by a former star of the BBC TV show Dragons' Den yesterday lost a high-stakes court battle...
A nanotechnology company spun out of Oxford university and backed by a former star of the BBC TV show Dragons' Den yesterday lost a high-stakes court battle...
'Call Girl' star found Piper kisses 'awkward' (Digital Spy)
Callum Blue admits that he felt 'awkward' on the set of ITV2's Call Girl.
Callum Blue admits that he felt 'awkward' on the set of ITV2's Call Girl.
'Bang' is 'Big' draw for BBC Four (Digital Spy)
A documentary about a "Big Bang Machine" is a ratings hit for BBC Four.
A documentary about a "Big Bang Machine" is a ratings hit for BBC Four.
'Big Brother' finale is lowest rated yet (Digital Spy)
The climax of Big Brother 9 is the lowest rated BB finale to date.
The climax of Big Brother 9 is the lowest rated BB finale to date.
New DTT standard '49% more efficient' (Digital Spy)
DVB-T2 may yield as much as a 50% capacity enhancement over the existing DVB-T transmission standard.
DVB-T2 may yield as much as a 50% capacity enhancement over the existing DVB-T transmission standard.
Labour bid to work with TV presenter Jeremy Kyle (Media Guardian)
Government in talks with ITV over project with controversial host, criticised for making 'car crash television'...
Government in talks with ITV over project with controversial host, criticised for making 'car crash television'...
US election: Storm as Oprah says no to Palin interview (Media Guardian)
US daytime TV star refuses to have Republican vice-presidential candidate as a guest on her show...
US daytime TV star refuses to have Republican vice-presidential candidate as a guest on her show...