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The Night Manager comes out on top in Easter TV ratings
BBC’s adaptation of John le Carré’s 1993 novel averaged 6.6m viewers, with ITV’s Our Queen at 90 in second
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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
John Humphrys criticises Twitter and Facebook. P5
The Night Manager sees off Our Queen at 90 in ratings battle. P5
Protests over EU consuls at Turkish journalists’ trial. P16
The rise and rise of Netflix. P21
Daily Telegraph
Complaints about torture scene in The Night Manager. P5
The Archers stars reveal how they recorded domestic abuse storyline. P7
‘Husband caught with second wife’ on Ant and Dec’s live TV show. P10
Financial Times
Manchester lures TV producers north. P2
John Thornhill: Apple is standing up for its rights, not thwarting the FBI. P9
The Times
Tom Hiddleston presents his credentials for James Bond. P3
Two MPs call for BBC to become mutual organisation. P16
ITV to air The Durrells. Times2 P8-9
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The Great British Bake Off’s production company turns up heat on charity event. P3, P9
Blue Peter gets serious with its civil rights special. P9
Mother Angelica who founded the Eternal Word Television Network dies aged 92. P11
John Humphrys says Twitter is ‘utterly pointless’. P17
The Bridge writer hails diversity in UK drama. P21
BBC should set local radio free, says ousted presenter Martin Kelner. P22
Microsoft in talks about Yahoo move. P41
The New Day
Games of Thrones’s Kit Harrington dashes fans hopes of his character being alive. P2
Poldark up against The Great British Bake Off for Radio Times Audience Award. P8
Jeremy Kyle’s Good Morning Britain debut upsets some viewers. P15
Dermot O’Leary to return to The X Factor. P15
Wall Street Journal
Japan’s Line messaging app battles Facebook. B2
Daily Mail
Dermot O’Leary to return to The X Factor. P10
Facebook and Twitter fuel idiocy, says John Humphrys. P13
Thomas the Tank Engine to be joined by friends from outside Britain in new film. P13
Calls for Tom Hiddleston to be next 007 mount after The Night Manager finale. P25
Watership Down too scary for Easter TV. P26
Daily Express
Tom Hiddleston looks to be perfect 007 fit after performance in finale of The Night Manager. P3
Dermot O’Leary returning to present The X Factor. P6
Reality TV fans are as vain as stars in the shows, experts say. P11
Broadcaster John Humphrys can’t comprehend the obsession with social media. P16
What next for James Martin? P19
The Sun
Finale of The Night Manager hit by bloopers. P3
Dermot O’Leary keen to shake up The X Factor auditions. P31
Channel 4 dating show will see contestants get naked to find love. P31
Jeremy Kyle slammed by Good Morning Britain viewers. P31
Daily Mirror
Dermot O’Leary to return to The X Factor. P3
Simon Day stars in Till Death Us Do Part as lost TV classics remade. P9
Interview with actor Keeley Hawes. P17
Daily Star
Jeremy Kyle slammed by viewers after Good Morning Britain debut. P3
Nerve shattering new car show Drive. P6
Dermot O’Leary to return to The X Factor. P7
John Humphrys is not a fan of television. P22
