... arrangement would destroy programme-making activities outside London, where the vast majority of independents are still based. Speaking at a London conference earlier this year, LWT managing direc tor Greg Dyke said: If independents can sell direct to the ...

... own director-general, Michael Checkland, for its failure to address issues outside London and the South East of England. Speaking on See For Yourself, the BBC's televised annual report, Checkland said: I am slightly disappointed that The Late Show, which ...

... (Millicent Martin) travels the French and English markets of the Channel (Chanel?) ports you could hardly tell the dif ference speaking fluent Ecu, with her son Trevor (John Michie), who bears a striking resemblance to Bobby Crush, circa Opportunity Knocks ...

... no rea son why we shouldn't applaud him for his ingenuity. Why, then, does he prance around like a smug little leprechaun, speaking with an affected chummy accent? Possibly the most nauseous moment was when he pro claimed: That was a good trick: this is ...

... Tell tale times BY PAT MOORE SPEAKING tellywise, it's been a pretty revealing week, one way and another. We discovered that Winston Churchill had a heart attack in 1941, Jimmy Nail has appeared in public wearine a dress. urbane Clive Anderson scrabbles ...

... persevere if they are prepared to compromise their original ideas, a leading television drama producer warned this week. Speaking at a seminar on Trans atlantic co-production organised by the Media Exchange, Eileen Quinn, head of drama at independent ...

... will be left with us. The Corporation has consistently denied charges that it will end all its programme-making activities. Speaking at a London conference this week. Checkland said: The BBC has no intention of becoming a publisher contractor. Commenting ...

... audience did not necessarily hold true. S4C is acutely aware that whatev er its fundamental programme remit to service those who speak Welsh, it must be an organisation which has a relevance to the whole of Wales, he said. He claimed that, as the use of subtitling ...

... among the first casualties if the BBC's Charter is not renewed in 1996, John Tusa managing director of WSTV said this week. Speaking at the Royal Television Society's annual journalism awards, Tusa claimed that although WSTV was a tribute to BBC values, ...

... however, rest on its laurels. It still manages to respect its audience's intelligence, gaining depth with each new outing. And speaking of hoary old favourites. Take Your Pick (Tha mes for ITV, Monday) was reincar nated from TV Heaven Last seen in 1965, the ...

... profitable company with sufficient reserves to meet the exigencies and increasing competition in the advertising market place. Speaking at the launch of the company's annual results for last year, he pointed out that from 1993 the supplier of ITV's breakfast ...

... slots and concentrate more on classical music, the managing director of the Corporation's network radio revealed this week. Speaking at a seminar organ ised by lobby group Voice of the Listener and Viewer, David Hatch indicated that halving Radio 3's drama ...