Andrew Billen

Television

Andrew Billen - Reality bites

• 24 October 2005

Television - Two documentaries offer little chance of a fairy-tale ending, writes Andrew Billen Dispatches (Channel 4) Tough Kids, Tough Love (BBC2)

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Andrew Billen - Love is blind

• 17 October 2005

Television - With Blunkett back in action, satire struggles to outdo reality, writes Andrew Billen A Very Social Secretary (More4)

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Andrew Billen - Religious right

• 10 October 2005

Television - An ex-adman presents a witty, erudite history of Christianity. By Andrew Billen The Battle for Britain's Soul (BBC2)

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Finite variety

• 03 October 2005

Television - A sweeping Elizabethan tale manages three great scenes, writes Andrew Billen Elizabeth I (Channel 4)

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Andrew Billen - Sketch artists

• 26 September 2005

Television - The best comedy mixes sex with class, race and Bovril. By Andrew Billen Tittybangbang (BBC3) Swinging (Channel 5)

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Andrew Billen - Marr's the merrier

• 19 September 2005

Television - A youthful egghead replaces Sir David on the sofa, writes Andrew Billen Sunday AM (BBC1)

Andrew Billen - Like a virgin

• 12 September 2005

Television - American-style chastity vows get short shrift from teens, writes Andrew Billen No Sex Please, We're Teenagers (BBC2)

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Andrew Billen - Reality check

• 05 September 2005

Television - As TV takes stock of itself, Big Brother's future starts to look shaky, writes Andrew Billen The MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival

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Andrew Billen - Backwoods belle

• 22 August 2005

Television - Britney's Louisiana back story is disappointingly untrashy, writes Andrew Billen Britney's Redneck Roots (Channel 4)

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Rescue service

• 15 August 2005

Television - An improbable plane crash resuscitates an ailing genre