It's Mock Last Week as TV viewers face weekend of repeats From: Evening Standard - London | Date: July 17, 2008| Author: ANNA DAVIS | Copyright 2008 Evening Standard - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

MORE than 60 per cent of programmes on prime-time TV this weekend are repeats

TV bosses were criticised after they unveiled the schedules, which include reruns of topical comedy show Mock The Week. All major terrestrial channels, except BBC1, are showing mostly repeats between 7pm and midnight on Saturday. TV watchdogs have attacked the move when the credit crunch means more people are staying in at weekend.

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