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  Paxman: Brand was right over public's disgust at 'tawdry pretences' of politics

  5 Nov 2013: Newsnight presenter, who berated Russell Brand for never voting, admits 'green-bench pantomime' also stopped him once

• Strictly Come Dancing steps further ahead of The X Factor

  4 Nov 2013: BBC dance contest hits series highs as more than 10 million watch Rachel Riley depart, but ITV show's slide continues. By John Plunkett

• Downton Abbey rape scene will not face investigation despite complaints

  4 Nov 2013: ITV broadcast episode containing controversial scene post-watershed and with a pre-transmission warning. By John Plunkett

• BBC Radio 1 aims to 'crack smartphone generation' by embracing video

  3 Nov 2013:

  Station hopes to reverse flagging fortunes with 'listen, watch and share' strategy to combat the likes of YouTube and Spotify. By John Plunkett

• Newsnight's Wark on the wild side: presenter does a Thriller

  1 Nov 2013: Kirsty Wark's homage to Michael Jackson hit at end of Halloween edition excites comment in twittersphere

• That Puppet Gameshow and I Love My Country binned after one series each

  1 Nov 2013: The search for a Saturday night TV hit goes on, but – please no – we don't need any more dance shows

• Media Talk podcast: Press regulation royal charter gets seal of approval

  Audio (30min 00sec), 1 Nov 2013:

  John Plunkett and guests discuss lhe latest developments on regulation and Grant Shapps's comments on the BBC licence fee

• Dracula debut draws a big crowd to Sky Living

  1 Nov 2013: Drama, co-produced by Downton Abbey maker, watched by almost 500,000 on Halloween night. By John Plunkett

• The Tunnel pulls in 242,000 viewers

  1 Nov 2013: Sky Atlantic adaptation of Scandinavian thriller The Bridge drops from audience of 433,000 for debut. By John Plunkett

• Ant and Dec to take Saturday Night Takeaway on the road

  31 Oct 2013: Geordie presenters to undertake their first live tour since the 1990s, with 16 dates starting in Cardiff in August 2014. By John Plunkett

• The Sky at Night gets new slot on BBC4 following 40,000-signature petition

  29 Oct 2013: The astronomy show – first broadcast in 1957 – will run an expanded 30-minute programme in its new monthly home

• Sky takes on Netflix with £4.99 Now TV entertainment package

  29 Oct 2013: Ten channels including Sky Atlantic, with shows such as Game of Thrones and Mad Men, offered without a pay-TV subscription. By John Plunkett

• Lady Gaga's X Factor performance sparks hundreds of complaints

  29 Oct 2013: ITV stand by singer after 160 complaints received about explicit nature of pre-watershed performance. By John Plunkett

• Graham Norton: how BBC handed out multimillion payoffs 'defies belief'

  29 Oct 2013:

  Chatshow host criticises 'sacks of cash' paid to departing executives at a time many in BBC were having to tighten belts

• Homeland continues ratings slide

  28 Oct 2013: Channel 4 drama draws 1.6 million viewers, its fourth successive weekly decline, as ITV's Downton Abbey attracts 9.3 million. By John Plunkett

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