No Shatner in Star Trek sequel
William Shatner has stated he will not be appearing in the highly anticipated Star Trek sequel to J.J Abrams 2009 reboot of the franchise.
Read moreMonth: June 2011
Ivan Lewis MP Defends BBC Salford Move
In a speech to a Media Conference in Manchester today, Shadow Culture Secretary, Ivan Lewis MP defended the expensive relocation. “Let me say this to those commentators, celebrities and BBC staff who have railed against the BBC move to Salford and the investment in Media City, shame on you for your outdated prejudices, one dimensional view of Britain and negativity […]
Read moreDaytime Emmy Awards: Bold and the Beautiful named Best Daytime Drama
At last night’s Daytime Emmy Awards CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful scooped four trophies including Best Daytime Drama. The soap, which unveiled brand new opening titles earlier this year, performed well at last night’s ceremony. As well as winning the Best Daytime Drama gong it also won Best Directing though it shared that award with sister CBS […]
Read moreDaniela Denby-Ashe up for EastEnders return
My Family actress Daniela Denby-Ashe has said she’d be willing to return to BBC One soap EastEnders if offered the chance. The actress played troubled teenager Sarah Hills, niece of Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), between 1995 and 1999. Since leaving the soap Daniela Denby-Ashe has gone on to find success in a number of roles such as North & South, […]
Read moreTop Ten UK TV Studios
They’re not something the majority of television viewers care about but one or two TV production centre’s become famous in their own right from time to time. With BBC Elstree recently celebrating 50 years of TV production and tonight the BBC airing a farewell to their Manchester facilities, Oxford Road, here’s ten of the most famous…
Read moreDante's Cove fans launch petition for fourth series
Fans of Here!’s supernatural gay series Dante’s Cove have launched a petition for a fourth season of the drama. Following the third series in 2007 a fourth season was commissioned by here! however production was halted because of the writers strike. It was then announced that production on the fourth series would begin in the Autumn of 2009 but ultimately […]
Read moreFreddie Smith to join Days of our Lives
Actor Freddie Smith is to join NBC soap Days of our Lives as a new gay character as the daytime serial embarks on its first ever gay romance. Read More
Read moreNeighbours casts new gay character
Australian soap Neighbours has cast a new gay character which could lead to the soaps first same-sex couple. According to reports former Home and Away actor Bob Morley is set to join the cast as nurse Aidan Foster – a new love interest for Chris Pappas (James Mason). The character of Chris was introduced to Neighbours last year and was […]
Read moreBBC orders The Borrowers for Christmas
The BBC has ordered a new version of the classic children’s tale The Borrowers for Christmas. The classic tale is about a “small” family who life under the floorboards and “borrow” things from the humans above. The novel was written by Mary Norton and it has been adapted several times before – previously by the BBC in the 1990s. Media […]
Read moreJohn Yorke defends adult storylines in soaps
John Yorke, former executive producer of EastEnders, has defended soaps use of more adult storylines – such as the controversial babyswap in the BBC soap or the recent assistant suicide in Emmerdale – saying they help teach children more about the world. Yorke is currently the BBC’s controller of drama over-seeing the Casualty, Holby City and EastEnders. While soaps are […]
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