Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Jimmy Savile Reviews

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Dear Colleagues, As you will know the BBC has launched two independent reviews into issues surrounding the Jimmy Savile case, and George h...
Saturday, 18 February 2012

Blog is dead

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My flock, do come communicate with me https://twitter.com/#!/TheTVController that's where I'll be from now on.
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Thursday, 21 April 2011

I'm safe now

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A new beginning doth beckon. Besides, it's probably been ages since anyone looked at this. I think I'm safe now.
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Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Idents

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FROM: FIFI01@corporation.co.uk TO: TVC01@corporation.co.uk DATE: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:12:05 +0100 SUBJECT: RE: one channel; one love Can you ...
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Monday, 25 October 2010

Jay Hunt's awful autumn slate

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Oh. My. Fucking. Christ. I've just had some dull 50 year old woman in my office (my Channel Commissioning Executive, apparently) pitchin...
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Friday, 22 October 2010

My Exciting New Image

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The Headmistress has asked whether I am going to be updating my image, or as she put it "align your new look to the new grown-up respon...
Thursday, 21 October 2010

Modules

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FROM: executivetalenttraining@corporation.co.uk TO: TVC01@corporation.co.uk CC: TVC_ASSISTANT@corporation.co.uk DATE: Thurs, 20 Oct 2010 09:...
Wednesday, 20 October 2010

My vision for ONE

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Only 48hrs into the big new job and I've already formulated a 'holistic' channel vision powerpoint that I am excited about prese...
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Monday, 18 October 2010

I'm Torn

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Hello. It's been a long time since I last wrote, and a great deal has happened both to my career and the wider broadcasting landscape. O...
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Thursday, 30 July 2009

online search behaviour

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words that people have googled in the last 24 hours to land on this blog: 7 3.27% elaine bedel clarkson 7 3.27% fuck 15 tv 6 2.80% tv fck...
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Tuesday, 21 April 2009

My Oxford Union address

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My old chums at the Oxford Union (what fond memories!) have asked me to attend an event to kick-start the new academic year in October. It...
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Tuesday, 14 April 2009

Where is Newcastle?

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Back in the office after a pleasant Easter break in County Durham endulging my little hobby of egg jarping . I was first introduced to the d...
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008

Young, Yiddish and Proud

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Frankly I've reached the end of my tether. I've had to attend another brain-numbing PC-correct 'workshop' on under-represen...
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Saturday, 19 July 2008

Shag, Marry, Kill or Commission?

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To keep myself amused I often play a game with grovelling producers who line up outside my office waiting to pitch me their latest ideas, ca...
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008

My Priorities for Comedy

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FROM: TVC01@Corporation.co.uk TO: Corporation Comedy Unit; All Key Comedy Suppliers; Armando Iannucci; Jimmy Mulville; Ash Atalla CC: Perry ...
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Friday, 13 June 2008

My new suicide documentary

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I was delighted to spend 20 minutes of my time this morning with the lovely Melinda Messenger and a group of unwashed Fleet Street hacks bri...
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Monday, 7 April 2008

Rap the Iraq War

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At last! Brian Hill has finally come up with something worthwhile for me to consider commissioning. It's noisy, shouty, young and very ...
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Tuesday, 25 March 2008

Commissioning Code of Conduct

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Whilst I am all for greater co-operation and understanding between people like me and people like them , I do think McVay and his feeble P...
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Monday, 25 February 2008

Major Security Breach

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FROM: TVC01@Corporation.co.uk TO: All Departments; All Corporation; All Operations CC: Ben.Roe@Corporation.co.uk DATE: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:1...
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Monday, 18 February 2008

51 TV Love Poems by The TV Headmistress

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FROM: Herring@DarkLordPR.com TO: TVC01@Corporation.co.uk DATE: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:27:02 +0100 SUBJECT: The Headmistress TVC, Don't take...
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Friday, 1 February 2008

An Apology

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AN APOLOGY TO TIMOTHY HINCKS, CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER, ENDEMOL UK I recognise and accept that a number of statements that I made on my blog “...
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Thursday, 10 January 2008

A sneak preview of Lily

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Hello again. Here's an exclusive 2 minute preview of my forthcoming itchy entertainment show Lily Allen and Friends made by Princess Pr...
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Tuesday, 6 November 2007

Thanks to...

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A big thanks to all of you who made it possible (in no particular order): James Herring for keeping my identity hush-hush, Steven D Wright f...
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Sunday, 4 November 2007

The Observer Q & A with the TVC

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Journalist James Silver (left) probing the anonymous blogger. Picture courtesy of Rex features. The Observer: Why did you start writing t...
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Friday, 2 November 2007

FUCKING FUMING!!!

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Gobsmacked. I sat in silence at my desk as the rage built inside me. I feel badly let down. Distraught, actually. How can I show my face in ...
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Stabbed in the front

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TO: Fifi01@Corporation.co.uk FROM: TVC01@Corporation.co.uk DATE: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:18:31 +0100 SUBJECT: RE: Corporation One Controller Appl...
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STUNNED

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FROM: Fifi01@Corporation.co.uk TO: TVC01@Corporation.co.uk CC: humanresources@Corporation.co.uk DATE: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 13:26:02 +0100 SUBJECT...
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still waiting...

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13.10: Snuck out to the canteen. Felt all eyes were on me. Noticed Jane Tranter looking very pleased with herself. What's going on? 12 ...

Richard not Judy

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A bottle of MOËT is chilling in the fridge and Anthony is rushing about making frantic last minute arrangements so there's an Ariel pho...
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Thursday, 1 November 2007

Stephen Lambert's CV

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Fuck me, guess which persona non grata has just emailed! FROM: StephenLambert@formatguru.com TO: TVC01@Corporation.co.uk SUBJECT: Coffee? TV...