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A slice of Bacon

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Richard Bacon, former presenter of children's television programme 'Blue Peter,' recognizes that he was misguided in taking drugs, which led to him being asked to leave the programme. He believes that weakness of mind and drinking too much alcohol caused him to take drugs. He feels that it was right that he was dismissed from 'Blue Peter,' as the BBC had to ensure that children received an anti-drugs message. He coped very well emotionally with being exposed by the media, as he is not a very emotional person.

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Has fired popular TV host Richard Bacon for drug use

Personnel administration, Motion Picture and Video Production, TV Program Production, British Broadcasting Corp., Marketing, Television production, Television production companies

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Pick me, Nigel, please!

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The programme 'Popstars' is a great platform for young people wanting to make a career in pop music, according to Nigel Lythgoe, Controller of Entertainment and Comedy at LWT, who is one of the programme's judges. He acknowledges that 'reality' television could be pushed too far.

Strategy & planning, Management, Officials and employees, LWT (Holdings) PLC, Popstars (Television program), Lythgoe, Nigel

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Confident?

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The game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' makes very good television, according to Chris Tarrant, the show's host. He believes that the BBC cannot compete with ITV in the realm of peak-time television.

Marketing procedures, Brief Article, Abstract, Observations, Game shows, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Television program), Tarrant, Chris

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