Peter Fincham

Annie Leibovitz describes Queen as 'cranky' after BBC photoshoot

telegraph.co.uk     18 hrs ago          

Photographer Annie Leibovitz has lifted the lid on her infamous photoshoot with the Queen, describing the monarch as "a bit cranky". By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor Annie Leibovitz said she felt honoured to be the...                    

Nicholls expecting 'Harley Street' return

digitalspy.co.uk     01-Sep-2008          

Monday, September 1 2008, 09:40 BST By Daniel Kilkelly, Entertainment Reporter Paul Nicholls has revealed that he is expecting Harley Street to be recommissioned by ITV. The medical drama attracted 3.9m viewers for its...                    

Analysis by Steve Hewlett: The twist in the tale for Michael Grade

guardian.co.uk     01-Sep-2008          

One of the more remarkable things about the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival this year was the way ITV handled itself. From Peter Fincham in his MacTaggart lecture, through Melvyn Bragg in the...                    

Richard Ingrams' Week: Where health and safety tread, fear soon follows

independent.co.uk     30-Aug-2008          

The Proms are having a hard time from officialdom this year. In March government minister Margaret Hodge warned the organisers that the concerts were guilty of elitism where "people of different backgrounds didn't feel at...                    

Ofcom launches mobile probe

shropshirestar.co.uk     28-Aug-2008   10 related          

Ofcom has launched its first big review of the mobile phone industry after a rise in the level of consumer complaints. The communications regulator said although 90 per cent of mobile users are happy with their service,...                    

Edinburgh TV Festival 2008 review: a celebration of the medium, but there are tough times ahead

guardian.co.uk     27-Aug-2008          

Being a delegate at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival is rather like being asked to feast for three days from a restaurant's vast a la carte menu. The choices - beyond the key signature dishes...                    

Edinburgh TV Festival 2008: Media Talk podcast

guardian.co.uk     25-Aug-2008          

Media Talk is back, and we're in Edinburgh for this week's podcast, live-ish from the television festival. After the tribulations of the past year, this year's event has attempted to make the TV industry feel good about...                    

When the capes are off

independent.co.uk     26-Aug-2008          

The cast list for ITV2's first sitcom is impressive. A comedy about the personal lives of off-duty superheroes, it stars Patrick Baladi (The Office), Nicholas Burns (Nathan Barley), James Lance (Teachers), Claire Keelan...                    

Eternal optimism

transdiffusion.org     26-Aug-2008          

All that glitters is not gold (Peter Fincham's Edinburgh Television Festival speech) Now that the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival is over, what can we learn from what happened there, and (perhaps...                    

Reggie Perrin rises from the dead as Martin Clunes lined up for remake of 70s sitcom

guardian.co.uk     25-Aug-2008   1 related          

Reggie Perrin is to rise again, with the BBC revealing that it is planning to bring the much loved character back from the dead in a revival of the 1970s sitcom. It is understood that the actor Martin Clunes, the star...                    

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