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World Service,12 Sep 1999,28 mins

The rise of 'appointment' television – Ally McBeal

Meridian

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A look at the success of the US TV series Ally McBeal, which has become appointment TV. The programme won an an award in the Emmys. Also in the programme Akbar Ahmed's controversial film Jinnah starring Christopher Lee, the Champs-Elysées is turned into a sculpture park and Ben Johnson's lost works are discovered.

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