Vertigo’s new crime line, currently consisting of the published Filthy Rich and Dark Entries (which is not actually a crime graphic novel, but is written by a crime novelist) has made some significant breakthroughs in mainstream advertisin, from full page ads in the New Yorker to advertorial features in Playboy . Well, I understand that they will soon play out thirty second adverts on the cable station BBC America, best known for broadcasting BBC and Channel 4 lifestyle shows, recentl
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Powers of Ramsay One of my favourite new videos from BBC Comedy Extra .
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Just a few quick words about tonight's premiere of reality series Mary Queen of Shops on BBC America. The series, which features fashion expert Mary Portas as she attempts to pull back boutiques from the brink of insolvency, follows a rather similar formula to the network's own Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares and Hotel Inspector, in which Gordon Ramsay and Ruth Watson respectively attempt to save failing restaurants and hotels, and Bravo's Tabatha's Salon Takeover, in which the snippy hairstylist s
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A farmer on the Isle of Man whose one-man campaign saved a breed of sheep from extinction; an old-fashioned smokehouse on Brighton beach; a Somerset apple grower who makes a French inspired brandy; and a family-run farm business in Wales making salamis and chorizos, are just a few of the talented finalists in this year’s BBC Radio 4 Food & Farming Awards . This is the 10th anniversary of Radio 4’s Food & Farming Awards which celebrate the people and organisations behind the best of B
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Television in the UK is now witness to more frequent and open swearing than ever before even after the infamous Jonathan Ross case, it has emerged. Last year BBC Radio 2 had broadcast a tape of comedian Russell Brand, and presenter Jonathan Ross using offensive language. This had created a huge public outcry. However since then the situation does not seem to have improved much. According to the Telegraph, it was found that the f-word, ’s***’ and ‘p***’ were used 155 times in 25 post-wat
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