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Credits roll on-air for the final time as BBC3 becomes online only
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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Stephen Fry quits Twitter over Bafta quip. P3
Homeland star admits he almost quit acting. P5
BBC bows out from traditional TV with Gavin and Stacey repeat. P10
Jimmy Savile abuse report to be published next week. P12
Archie Bland on the Independent. G2 P6-9
Gary Younge on BBC2’s The People v OJ Simpson. G2 P10-11
Interview with TV survival expert Megan Hine. G2 P12-13
Daily Telegraph
Homeland’s David Harewood reveals battle with depression. P2
Olivia Colman on how her pregnancy was worked into BBC drama. P2
Stephen Fry joke did not upset me, says costume designer. P3
Robert Peston tells Tory MP to ‘eff off’ after he tells hime to get a haircut. P4
Keeping Up Appearances becomes BBC’s most popular export. P7
Ed Stourton on Panorama’s Pope John Paul investigation. P17-18
Who is Stephen Fry’s bafta ‘bag lady’? P19
Financial Times
BBC3 moves online-only to woo young. P4
The Times
Stephen Fry quits Twitter over Bafta quip. P11
The Independent
Editorial: BBC should not be losing comedies such as The Trip to Sky. P2
BBC to publish Jimmy Savile report this month. P12
BBC loses The Trip to Sky as funding cuts bite. P15
Radio 4 to put punk poets at heart of comedy lineup. P20
US journalists arrested in Bahrain. P26
Interview with Alan Partridge writers Neil and Rob Gibbons. P38-39
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Stephen Fry quits Twitter over Bafta quip. P17
BBC loses The Trip to Sky as funding cuts bite. P17
BBC to publish Jimmy Savile report this month. P21
Interview with Alan Partridge writers Neil and Rob Gibbons. P36-37
Wall Street Journal
US journalists arrested in Bahrain. A6
Christopher Mims: Facebook’s free web plan needs revamping. B1
Daily Mail
Stephen Fry quits Twitter over Bafta quip. P3
BBC3 moves online-only. P10
Libby Purves: Stephen Fry hates the PC Twitter mob he helped create. P14
BBC beats ITV in Six Nations ratings. P73
Daily Express
Vile outburst as angry Stephen Fry quits Twitter over Baftas joke. P3
Daniel Craig could quit James Bond for a TV series. P3
Vaness Feltz: even this reality TV veteran wouldn’t go anywhere near The Jump. P13
The Sun
Stephen Fry quits Twitter over Bafta quip. P7
Ally Ross on The Jump. P13
Homeland’s David Harewood reveals battle with depression. P14
Harry Enfield to star in Channel 4 comedy The Windsors. P31
ITV’s Beowulf: Return to the Shadowlands axed. P31
Daily Mirror
Mirror titles get 11 British Press Awards nominations. P13
John Simpson on appearing on The Great Sport Relief Bake Off. P14-15
Daily Star
The Jump coverage. P6
Dame Janet Smith’s report into sexual abuse to be published next week. P7
Stephen Fry says he felt ‘free at last’ after quitting Twitter. P9
BBC bosses deny Happy Valley stars are mumbling. P26
