Entertainment 10-12-2002 who: BBC1 what: Hits back at critics with "less populist" winter schedule where: LONDON when: Yesterday snippet: "A campaign against domestic violence, documentaries about Leonardo da Vinci and Nelson Mandela, and a big-budget science series about cavemen," are among the highlights of a more serious winter season of programmes aimed at silencing critics who have accused BBC1 of dumbing down, says The Guardian. Elsewhere The Guardian reports that liquidators have told one million former subscribers to the collapsed ITV Digital to return their set-top boxes or pay £39.99. However, many "are thought to have thrown away their boxes following the collapse of the service," or are now using them to receive the free Freeview service. [... more]

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