Month: July 2011

Next month the delightful Dolly Parton returns to the UK to tour, so what better excuse than to take a look at some of her greatest words of wisdom and one-liners.   Dolly, famous for her big country hits and a couple of other big things, yes that famously large bust, has over the years come out with some cracking […]

{jcomments on}Final ratings for the first episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day on BBC One reveal well over 6 million viewers tuned in. Final figures are far more accurate than the widely reported overnight figures because they take into account those who recorded the programme to watch later. Final figures are always higher therefore than the overnight figure – sometimes by […]

{jcomments off}Sky One has ordered a new eight-part comedy drama Starlings starring Brendan Coyle, Lesley Sharp, Rebecca Night and Finn Atkins. Sky 1 HD today (Monday 25 July) announce the commission of STARLINGS (8 x 60’), a comedy drama written by and starring Matt King (Peep Show) and Steve Edge (Star Stories). BAFTA® nominees Brendan Coyle (Downton Abbey) and Lesley […]

{jcomments off}ITV1’s struggling Saturday evening show The Marriage Ref sunk even further down the ratings chart over the weekend with less than 1.5 million viewers tuning in. It was poor night for entertainment shows full-stop on BBC One and ITV1 as both broadcasters struggle to capture the audiences imagination. The two broadcasters, over the past few months, have suffered at […]

{jcomments off}Sky has announced that production has begun on its new comedy series Gates starring Sue Johnston, Joanna Page and Tom Ellis. Sky today started production on a brand new six part comedy from Feelgood Fiction titled GATES for Sky 1 HD. The series, filming in Enfield, was commissioned by Sky’s Head of Comedy Lucy Lumsden and was co-written by […]

{jcomments on}The BBC has renewed Saturday evening fantasy drama Merlin for a fifth season even though the fourth series has yet to air. The BBC had already been in talks with the producers of Merlin over a fifth year for the popular Arthurian drama but not it seems those talks have turned into a renewal deal. At the 2011 Comic […]

{jcomments on}Karen Gillan has stated she will be stating with Doctor Who for the foreseeable future. The actress, who plays Amy Pond in the BBC sci-fi series, told Zap2it that she will return next year for the show’s seventh season. “I am going to come back, yes, That’s the first time I’ve said that today“. The actress said when asked […]

{jcomments on}Turns out that Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith might not be leaving Glee after all. Despite previous and wide-spread media reports claiming the three actors would leave the series at the end of its third season it now appears all three will remain part of the cast. That contradicts what showrunner Ryan Murphy said when he confirmed […]

{jcomments on}Business tycoon Alan Sugar and Conservative MP Louise Mensch became entangled in a war of words on Twitter. The MP for Corby, in Northamptonshire, was caught up in a Twitter argument with Lord Sugar on Saturday over her comments about alleged phone-hacking at the Daily Mirror. Her comments at the media, sports and culture select committee on Tuesday about […]

{jcomments on}The Simpsons panel at Comic Con revealed a few details about the forthcoming 23rd season including some of the guest-stars and the shows 500th episode. The 500th episode will air in February and Al Jean teased fans with what the can expect from the landmark occasion. “There’s a secret town meeting that the Simpsons aren’t invited to, and then […]