After months of the British public telling Ofcom they like local ITV, the regulator put profit above viewers once more. You just have to tune to the BBC’s Your News each week to see people complaining that local programming isn’t regional enough, isn’t relevant to them. Viewers want better local programmes, better local news. However under the guise of the […]
Read moreAs reported back in October of 2008 on the Alan Turnbull Emmerdale Fan Site, the old farm is for sale. The Daily Mail and such have taken three months to realise this and its suddenly become a ‘big’ story again. Rather than re-do the story, here is a link to our original article from October…
Read moreGerard Glaister produced some of the most memorable drama’s of the last thirty years from wartime drama’s such as Colditz and Secret Army to business drama’s such as The Brothers and Howard’s Way. We take a look back on the career of man who created some of Britain’s most memorable dramas. Gerard Glaister was born John Leslie Gerald Glaister in […]
Read moreIt’s been confirmed that Sky will continue to produce news programmes for terrestrial broadcaster Five. It’s been confirmed that Sky will continue to provide the news for Channel Five but cost-cutting measures is expected to leave to redundancies. Sky will continue to provide news for Five until 2012 but will likely cut staff numbers in order to reduce costs. Sky […]
Read moreFilming has begun on the first of this year’s Doctor Who specials. Filming has reportedly begun on the first of this year’s Doctor Who specials, Planet of the Dead. According to reports by fans filming started on Monday 19th of January with location footage being shot at several locations in Cardiff. Fans were present for the filming and photographs have […]
Read moreKelly Brook has been axed as a fourth judge on the hit ITV talent show Britain’s Got Talent just days after joining the series. Last week it was announced that Kelly Brook would join the judge’s panel on the hit ITV talent show Britain’s Got Talent as a fourth judge but just a week later it’s been announced that the […]
Read moreThe Dutch company behind Big Brother, Endemol, has bought Australian company Southern Star which owns the international distribution rights to Home And Away, Blue Hellers and Wire in the Blood. Endemol, the Dutch company behind Big Brother, has bought the Australian company Southern Star, the company owns international distribution rights for Australian shows drama’s such as Water Rats, Blue Hellers […]
Read moreThere’ll be two new characters making their mark on the village of Emmerdale when they arrive on-screen in February. Nathan (Lyndon Ogbourne) and Maisie Wylde (Alice Coulthard) cause an immediate stir when they arrive in style to their dad Mark’s (Maxwell Caulfield) extravagant birthday party, hot on the heels of their younger brother Will (Oscar Lloyd) who arrives a day […]
Read moreIt’s a brand new year and a brand new columnist joins our site, in the first of her six forthcoming columns Ashleigh talks about New Year, Hope and American politics. My New Year was eventful in the fact that at least something happened.
Read moreLast week we looked back at the former Countdown presenters, Richard Whiteley, Carol Vorderman, Des Lynam and Des O’Connor. This week we turn to the new arrivals at the long-running Channel 4 game show; Jeff Stelling and Rachel Riley.
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