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BBC reveal Edinburgh Festival 2017 coverage

Ian Westhead July 24, 2017 BBC BBC One BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 BBC Scotland BBC Two Edinburgh Festival Jack Whitehall Just A Minute Nicholas Parsons Paul Merton Sir Ian McKellen

Edinburgh Festivals’ 70th anniversary year is to be celebrated by the BBC.

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ITV Named Channel Of The Year

ATV Today August 24, 2013 Britain's Got Talent Broadchurch Chris Chibnal Coronation Street David Tennant Derek Jacobi Downton Abbey Edinburgh TV Festival Emmerdale Heartbeat ITV ITV Comedy ITV Drama Mr Selfridge Olivia Colman Plebs Sir Ian McKellen The Bletchley Circle The Job Lot The Royal Vera Vicious Whitechapel X Factor

ITV has been named channel of the year at the Guardian Edinburgh TV Festival.

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ITV To Get More Vicious

ATV Today August 23, 2013 Angela Curran Derek Jacobi Elaine Bedell Frances De La Tour ITV ITV Comedy Iwan Rheon Jo Enright Marcia Warren Mrs Brown’s Boys Queenie Le Trout Russell Tovey Sarah Hadland Sir Ian McKellen Sophie McShera The Job Lot Vicious

Vicious, starring Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi is to return for a second series as ITV re-commissions it alongside The Job Lot which starred Russell…

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ITV sitcom Vicious branded ‘homophobic’

ATV Today June 19, 2013 Barry Cryer Sir Derek Jacobi Sir Ian McKellen Vicious

ITV sitcom Vicious has been accused of being homophobic despite starring gay actors. Comedian and writer Barry Cryer hit out at the show which gained…

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ATV Choice: Vicious

ATV Today May 6, 2013 Derek Jacobi Frances De La Tour ITV Sir Ian McKellen Vicious

It’s the second outing for new ITV sitcom Vicious starring Respected luminaries of British stage and screen, Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi – along with…

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Three out of four brits name Judi Dench as top actress

ATV Today January 9, 2013 Dame Maggie Smith Judi Dench Michael Caine Sir Ian McKellen

In light of the recent success of Skyfall, and ahead of this year’s announcement for the Oscar nominations on 10th January, research commissioned by a…

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Doctor Who Festive Special A Hit In America

ATV Today January 3, 2013 American TV Ratings Asylum of the Daleks BBC America Doctor Who Jenna Louise Coleman Matt Smith Neve McIntosh Ratings Richard E Grant Sir Ian McKellen The Snowmen

Doctor Who’s Christmas Special was a hit for BBC America.

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Final Ratings for Doctor Who Christmas Special Released

ATV Today January 3, 2013 Asylum of the Daleks BBC Drama BBC One Call the Midwife Doctor Who Downton Abbey EastEnders Jenna Louise Coleman Matt Smith Neve McIntosh Ratings Richard E Grant Sir Ian McKellen The Royle Family The Snowmen

The final consolidated ratings for The Snowmen, this year’s Christmas Special of Doctor Who, have been released.

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Doctor Who 2012 Christmas Special Tops 7 Million Viewers

ATV Today December 26, 2012 Asylum of the Daleks BBC One Call the Midwife Coronation Street Doctor Who Downton Abbey EastEnders ITV1 Jenna Louise Coleman Miranda Hart Richard E Grant Sir Ian McKellen Strictly Come Dancing The Royle Family The Snowmen

The Snowmen, the 2012 Doctor Who Christmas Special, was seen by over 7 million viewers according to overnight ratings while EastEnders has topped the ratings…

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Sir Ian McKellen ‘Coming Out’ was best thing to do

ATV Today December 21, 2012 ITV1 Sir Derek Jacobi Sir Ian McKellen The Hobbit

Sir Ian McKellen revealed he was gay during a BBC radio interview in 1988 and says it was the ‘best thing’ he could have done.