We Gave You Little Britain We Must Be Getting Things Right ; Media
Evening Standard - London › August 10, 2005
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BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has been attacked for a shaky start and poor news ratings. Can he capture those elusive young adult viewers?
AT 26, he became British television's youngest channel controller. At 31, he launched BBC3, the celebrity-packed "young adult" channel initially blocked by the Government as "undistinctive". Now 33, Stuart Murphy rattles energetically through its track record - including six Baftas and five British Comedy Awards - as proof that his two-and-a-half-year-old is finally playing with the big boys.See the full content of this document
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We Gave You Little Britain We Must Be Getting Things Right ; Media
"Not that I feel young here," he reflects in his White City office. "I feel as if I'm about 45."
After a shaky start, BBC3 now has nine million weekly viewers and a 2.6 per cent audience share among its target 25 to 34 age range. It has spawned distinctive comedies such as Little Britain, original drama such as Casanova, and r...See the full content of this document
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