Month: September 2011

Full list of winners from the 15th annual TV Choice Awards which saw Doctor Who and EastEnders both take home several gongs.

Doctor Who picked up two awards at the 15th annual TV Choice Awards. The ever popular BBC sci-fi series went home with two awards last night at the ceremony that took place at the Savoy Hotel in London. The series was named Best Family Drama beating its own spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures and fellow BBC One drama Waterloo Road […]

ITV is to pilot changes to its 6pm news bulletin which will likely see its national and regional news programmes integrated into an hour-long programme. To make any such changes on a permanent basis ITV would need approval from the media regulatory Ofcom. Therefore before implementing any massive changes to the format of its 6pm news programme the broadcaster is […]

Channel 4 has commissioned a special documentary focusing on comedian Tommy Cooper. Cooper died in 1984 while on stage at Her Majesty’s Theatre which was also being broadcast on live on the ITV network. The 90 minute special, which was announced by Channel 4’s Head of Comedy, Shane Allen, will feature unheard audio and unseen archive footage from his personal […]

{jcomments off}Openly gay artists Joe McElderry and Will Young continue to enjoy success in the charts as both of their albums remain within the top 5. The two artists, both who shot to fame after winning ITV singing competitions, remain within the top 5 in the UK albums charts. Joe McElderry has released his second album since winning The X […]

The latest Doctor Who from the original series to be released on DVD is the 1972 story Day of the Daleks, starring Jon Pertwee and Katy Manning, which has been given a special edition featuring a version of the story with new special effects and Dalek voices. Day of the Daleks is one of my favourite Dalek stories from the […]

Strong winds in Northern Ireland have damaged part of the set for the hit HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones and disrupted filming. Strong winds have battered parts of the UK since the weekend – caused by the tail end of Hurricane Katia. Part of the set of Game of Thrones was damaged by the strong winds with one person […]