Month: January 2009

It formed part of the BBC’s festive hits, however the remake of classic tale ‘The 39 Steps’ has been met with a backlash of complaints from keen-eyed viewers. A highlight of the Christmas schedule the programme has been branded a disappointment due to the production team’s lackluster commitment to historic accuracy. While many may have enjoyed the piece as pure […]

Independent production companies have suggested that BBC Radio 4’s new commissioning policy is ‘starving’ the indies of programme slots. Under the changes to the system it is believed that the commissioning process will see more programming issued to fewer companies. Currently Radio 4 hires production companies on a programme by programme basis. However the new plans will see content contracts […]

Now that speculation over who’ll play the 11th Doctor is over the press have turned their attention towards the all important role of his new companion. Over the next weeks and months everyone under the sun will probably be linked to the role with Rachel Stevens, Kelly Brooke and Lilly Allen already featuring amongst tabloid speculation. So we’ve decided to […]

The BBC’s iPlayer service had its most successful month ever in December thanks to an impressive line-up of programmes on the BBC over the Christmas period. The BBC’s iPlayer service had its best month in December since it launched in 2007. The biggest month for the service was the result of an impressive line-up of programmes over the Christmas period […]

Several ex-soap stars are amongst the line-up of “celebrity” contestants in the fourth series of ITV’s Dancing On Ice. The 13 contestants for the forthcoming fourth season of Dancing On Ice have been confirmed by ITV and there are several ex-soap stars amongst them. Tabloid favourite and Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallet, who will soon leave the Yorkshire Soap, is one […]

Taking over from David Tennant would be a hard act for any actor as the actor has made the role of the Tom Baker as the 4th DoctorDoctor, well the 10th Doctor, his own. Not since Tom Baker has an actor in the role developed such a loyal following from his fans or attracted so much press attention and praise. […]

Cable network HBO, which has produced some of America’s most acclaimed drama, is developing an American version of the C4 Bafta winning drama series Shameless. USA cable network HBO is developing there own version of Paul Abbotts’ C4 drama series Shameless. HBO has signed a deal with writer and producer John Wells, who has worked on ER and The West […]