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Hague urges government to send troops to Albert Square

The shadow foreign secretary called on the Government to direct armed forces to the east London district following the death of Bradley Branning on Friday evening.

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Posted: Feb 22nd, 2010
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TV dramas ‘structurally unsound’ as fourth wall knocked-through

'underpinning' in serious declineMany television dramas are in imminent danger of collapse, a consortium of TV critics and building inspectors has warned, as producers increasingly attempt to knock through the fourth wall in an attempt to make programs bigger and more valuable.

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Posted: Oct 17th, 2009
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Launderette character returns to Eastenders

A washing machine from the Albert Square launderette, which featured in the first episode of Eastenders, is due to make a comeback this week.

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Posted: Sep 3rd, 2009
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BBC continuity announcer sacked for warning that EastEnders ‘is actually crap tonight’

A former BBC1 announcer is challenging the termination of his contract for what he claims were simply honest appraisals of forthcoming programmes. ‘Reithian values dictate that the BBC should educate, inform, and entertain,’ said announcer Rob Durham, ‘I just couldn’t with a clear conscience announce that Cash in the Attic was going to blow anyone’s intellectual skirt up.’

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Posted: Aug 13th, 2009
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Eastenders may include recession storyline by as early as 2010

BBC drama Eastenders is to include a shocking storyline alluding to the recession. ‘We pride ourselves on being up-to-the minute in portrayal of modern Britain’ said one of the show’s producers. ‘Our depiction of the treatment experienced by French huguenots last year pulled no punches. We’re not afraid to tackle the issues of the day head on.’

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Posted: Jul 6th, 2009
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