Month: September 2011

Actor Jeff Conway was amongst those absents from the Emmy’s ‘In Memoriam’ segment which remembers those who have passed away over the last year. Entertainment Weekly reports that the actor was amongst those notable absent from this year’s segment. Conway passed away in May due to complications from pneumonia – he was just 60. The actor had appeared in films […]

The first major argument of the series kicked off last night when Heaven clashed with Rebeckah. It all began when Rebeckah was having a conversation with Maisy in Heaven’s bed. Heaven asked Rebeckah to vacate her bed, which she did, moving to Aden’s bed. Once Heaven left the bedroom, Rebeckah shortly followed questioning why Heaven had asked her to leave […]

BBC World Service key news and current affairs programme ‘Newshour’ will feature a guest presenter beginning 26th September.   The five who have been chosen are well known journalist and media professionals from UK and around the world. BBC Two’s Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman will host on Monday 26th September at 13:00 GMT. Subsequent guest presenters will be Christine Ockrent […]

Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall will lead the cast of BBC Two’s drama Parade’s End it has been announced. Also amongst the cast will be Anne-Marie Duff, Rupert Everett and Freddie Fox amongst others. Filming has begun on Mammoth Screen’s epic BBC Two drama and HBO miniseries Parade’s End which stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, War Horse, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) […]

{jcomments off}Rock band Foo Fighters taunted members of the notorious Westboro Baptist Church after they turned up to picket a concert by the group. Foo Fighters were playing a gig in Kanas Citry in America and had received prior warning that members of the notorious anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church were planning to picket the concert. The so-called Church had threatened […]

{jcomments on}Any tabloid or celebrity magazine reader will have read – on a daily basis – conflicting stories, often in the same publication, about Cheryl Cole returning/not returning to The X Factor. As the possibility of the former judge returning continues to dominate the tabloids/celebrity magazines we ask you whether the X Factor needs Cheryl Cole to return? It’s all […]

The return of Downton Abbey to ITV1 was watched by 9 million viewers beating Spy drama Spooks on BBC One. It will hardly come as any surprise that Downton Abbey beat spy drama Spooks last night as the two went head-to-head at 9pm. Downton Abbey was back for its second series while Spooks returned for its 10th and final season. […]

Terra Nova, the highly anticipated American dino-drama starring Jason O’Mara and Shelley Conn, will launch on Sky One with a two-hour special. The much-anticipated Terra Nova, from Academy Award winner© Steven Spielberg, Peter Chernin, Brannon Braga, René Echevarria and Aaron Kaplan, will launch with a two hour special on Sky 1 HD in Week 40 (Saturday 1 – Friday 7 […]

The final figures for The Girl Who Waited, 10th episode in the current series of Doctor Who, have been released. The final figures for the episode add roughly 1.5 million viewers to the overnight figures which are often widely used  by the press – especially if they are trying to claim shows are experiencing rating declines. Final ratings are more […]

A CNN journalist was injured in Libya on Saturday while covering the on-going battle for the Libyan town of Sirte. Ian Lee, who is a CNN producer based in the Middle East, was hit by shrapnel from a rocket propelled grenade attack on a convoy he was in. He was taken to hospital by his team to treat his ankle. […]