It seems as though reporters can’t help but trip over his name as Sky News’ Jon Craig slips up while delivering a report about Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary. The Mirror is reporting that Sky News’ Jon Craig tripped over Jeremy Hunt’s name. Craig was delivering a report about the Culture Secretary but mispronounced his name and accidentally uttered the […]
Read moreThe Guardian and Independent newspapers broke the news today that former Prime Minister Gordon Brown had allegedly been the target of phone hacking and ‘blagging’.
Read more{jcomments on}Early figures have been released for the premier of Torchwood Miracle Day on Starz. TVLine is reporting that the opening episode of Torchwood’s fourth season was seen by 819,000 viewers. The news site adds that when the figures for the replay are factored in that figure rises significantly to 1.5 million viewers. That’s not a bad launch for Torchwood […]
Read moreActor Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov in Star Trek, has said that the cast of the series didn’t respect William Shatner in the same way the Next Generation cast respected Patrick Stewart. Koenig joined the cast of Star Trek for its second series and also appeared in seven of the big-screen movies based on the television franchise. William Shatner […]
Read moreNews Corporation has withdrawn its proposed undertakings to sell of Sky News prompting Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to refer the issue to the Competition Commission. News Corporation has withdrawn its proposed undertakings to sell of Sky News prompting Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to refer the issue to the Competition Commission. Jeremy Hunt has addressed the House of Commons where he […]
Read moreSo the legendary and iconic 1980s super-soap Dallas is returning once more as TNT orders a full series based on its pilot episode. The new Dallas – a continuation of the original and NOT a remake – features original cast members Larry Hagman, Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy all reprising their respective roles. To celebrate the returen of the soap […]
Read moreATV sitcom The Strange World of Gurney Slade, which aired on ITV in the early 1960s, is to be released on DVD for the first time. The show stars Anthony Newley in a series described as very much ahead of its time. Both firmly of and spectacularly ahead of its time, The Strange World of Gurney Slade is to television […]
Read more{jcomments on}BBC daytime series Cash in the Attic is to end next year after being axed by the corporation. Daytime controller Liam Keelan has decided not to renew the antiques programme to make way for “new ideas”. Cash in the Attic launched in 2002 on BBC One and has spawned a celebrity version on BBC Two. Presenters over the years […]
Read more{jcomments on}The return of ITV’s crime/legal drama Law and Order UK was seen by nearly 6 million viewers last night. The fifth season of the drama, based on the American version created by Dick Wolf, saw new cast members Peter Davison and Dominic Rowan join the likes of Jamie Bamber, Bradley Walsh and Freema Agyeman. The fifth season opened with […]
Read more{jcomments on}A tabloid newspaper claims actress Preeya Kalidas is set to return to EastEnders. The actress played Amira Masood in the BBC One soap bowing out last year when she discovered her husband, Syed (Marc Elloit), had been having an affair with Albert Square resident Christian (John Partridge) – someone she considered to be a friend. The Mirror reports that […]
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