The Observer index, January-December 2001 ... - Microform

* The cult American TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is to
have its British spin-off 08/07/01 B 8 1>6 Photographs
* Will and Grace was acclaimed in the states for the perceptive
portrayal of its gay protagonist, but Philip Hensher believes the
hit sitcom reinforces some of the old stereotypes 15/07/01 R 10
1>5 Photographs
* Review of Hot Wax/Reputations: Richard Burton/Speed/Table
12 15/07/01 R 20 1>8 Photographs
* Review of The Secret Life of Us/Mersey Beat/Raising Tennis
Aces/The New Rulers of the World/Big Brother 22/07/01 R 20
1>8 Photographs
* Big Brother is simply great TV says Sean O'Hagan 22/07/01 R
9 1>4 Photographs
* Mirada Sawyer meets Steve McFadden to find out what a
Rada-trained actor is doing with Phil Mitchell in EastEnders -
see McFadden, Steve 29/07/01
* The head of Channel 4 defended his decision to screen a
controversial spoof about paedophilia 29/07/01 B 1>2 8
Photograph
* The original cast of Only Fools and Horses, Britain's most
popular sitcom, will begin filming one of three new BBC
episodes in November 29/07/01 B 11 4>8 Photograph
* Review of Survivor/Big Brother/Brass Eye Special 29/07/01 R
20 1>8 Photographs
* 15 weeks of fame for Brian Dowling, the winner of TV's Big
Brother 29/07/01 B 29 1>2 Photograph
* Michael Jackson, Channel 4's outgoing chief executive leaves
a station reeling from the success of Big Brother while dodging
flak for rerunning a satire about paedophiles 29/07/01 B 29 1>5
Photograph
* The runner-up in Big Brother lands more instant riches than
the winner… but TV and the tabloids gain the most 29/07/01 B
7 1>8 Photographs
* The BBC is to be given the green light for a major expansion
of its television channels to include a new BBC3 youth channel
and an upmarket BBC4 for culture and arts programmes - see
BBC 05/08/01
* The Government is poised to scrap the long-standing rule
banning ITV from owning its news provider - see ITV 05/08/01
* The Government is poised to scrap the long-standing rule
banning ITV from owning its news provider 05/08/01 N 1 1>7
* Review of Men In The Woods/Alpha: Will It Change their
Lives? 05/08/01 R 20 1>5 Photographs
* The Secret Life of Us is one of Australia's most successful
television exports - why has another examination of
twentysomething's lives become such a hit? 05/08/01 R 9 1>5
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* The hit show, Big Brother's winner has spent only 30 minutes
with his family since filming ended - and friends blame Channel
4 - see Big Brother 12/08/01
* The soaps are awash with brands amid anomalies over product
placement - see Media 12/08/01
* TV show Big Brother's winner has spent only 30 minutes with
his family since filming ended - and friends blame Channel 4
12/08/01 B 13 1>8 Photographs
* Review of Take Me/Celebrity Sleepover/Four Weeks To Find
A Girlfriend 12/08/01 R 20 1>8 Photographs
* Ronan Bennett's new prison comedy, Lucky Break 12/08/01 R
7 1>5 Photographs
* Ricky Gervais has created a finely tuned character in David
Brent in The Office, the surprise television hit of the summer
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12/08/01 R 9 1>4 Photographs
* ITV has snatched the Premiership football highlights for more
than £180m but how did the new prime time team perform? - see
Sport: Football 19/08/01
* Review of Space/Stars and Their Doubles/Pretending to Be
Judith/Prince Naseem's Guide to Islam/Home Front: Islam
Special/The Office 19/08/01 R 20 1>8 Photographs
* Armando Iannucci's dark vision has produced some of the best
British TV comedy of the past 10 years, now he's coming out as
a performer - see Iannucci, Armando 26/08/01
* Attempts by ITN to hold on to its ITV news contract by
fighting off a consortium featuring BSkyB will come under
intense fire with the publication of a report - see Business &
Industry 26/08/01
* On the of the BBC's most senior figures branded reality TV
programmes 'humiliating, manipulative and sick' in an attack on
a form of television that draws big ratings 26/08/01 B 1 4>6
* Review of EastEnders/Newsnight 26/08/01 R 20 1>8
Photographs
* Dawn Airey, chief executive of Channel 5, defended her
decision to screen a documentary series about the mass murders
of Fred West 26/08/01 B 5 1>7 Photographs
* Behind the scenes of The Sopranos - see Sopranos, The
02/09/01
* Our public service broadcaster has no business chasing ratings
through new channels, says Disney TV chief Paul Robinson - see
BBC 02/09/01
* The future of TV: it's the biggest revolution in decades at the
BBC, with two new channels and a whole new brief to keep
Britain entertained and informed 02/09/01 B 13 1>6
Photographs
* Review of Absolutely Fabulous/Bedtime/Going Native
02/09/01 R 20 1>8 Photographs
* Bob is gay, rose is straight… and they're a loving couple - a
new TV series from Queer as Folk writer Russell T. Davies, who
reveals his real-life inspiration 02/09/01 R 9 1>4 Photographs
* Sky-style imports threaten quality public service TV, Tim
Gardam, head of programmes at Channel 4, calls for one
regulator to speak up for viewers - see Media 09/09/01
* Review of A Small Summer Party/The Armando Iannucci
Shows/Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures/Baz Luhrmann: The
Show Must Go On 09/09/01 R 20 1>8 Photograph
* Television's critics have got is wrong says Peter Bazalgette,
creator of Channel 4's The Big Brother 09/09/01 B 3 1>6
Photographs
* Review of 'Orrible/Bob and Rose/Blue Planet 16/09/01 R 13
1>7 Photographs
* Terror in America: Images that mocked all powers of
description 16/09/01 X 19 5>6 Photographs
* Channel 4's new weapon in the battle to win back millions of
young viewers is a precocious 26-year-old architect whose
favourite buildings include McDonald's and Tesco 16/09/01 B 3
1>6 Photograph
* Audiences have lot their appetites for hijackings and violence,
just as in the years after the war and the JFK assassination,
escapist entertainment will dominate TV and the movies - see
Film 23/09/01
* The new chairman of the BBC Gavyn Davies, pledges to steer
the BBC from house-and-garden obsession - see BBC 23/09/01
* Perfect Match/Would Like To Meet/Armadillo 23/09/01 R 20
1>8 Photographs