Month: October 2011

A recent poll suggests just under half of voters in Hawaii support gay marriage while Civil Unions were supported by three quarters of voters. A recent poll by Public Policy Polling in the American state of Hawaii places support amongst voters for gay marriage at 49% crucially though opposition to marriage equality only stands at 40% – meaning more people […]

Steven Moffat has criticised the BBC for its decision to cancel the behind-the-scenes series Doctor Who Confidential. The BBC Three series, which offers fans an insight into the production of Doctor Who, was axed by Zai Bennett earlier this this month. It was the latest casualty of the new controller’s cull of programming at the digital channel which also saw […]

The Wicked Day, the third episode in the new season of Merlin, was seen by 7 million viewers final figures reveal. Overnight figures for the episode placed the ratings at 5.7 million viewers. The episode saw the death of King Uther (Anthony Head) paving the way for Arthur (Bradley James) to become King of Camelot. Final consolidated figures for The […]

Former Lost and Lie to Me producer Steven Maeda is to join ABC’s 1960s based drama Pan Am as a showrunner. The glamorous drama starring Christina Ricci launched on ABC in September and the broadcaster had high hopes for it. However, while it launched to a strong 10 million viewers its audience levels have dropped since and ABC is now […]

ABC’s new fantasy drama Once Upon A Time launched to nearly 13 million viewers according to early ratings data. The much hyped fairy tale drama premiered on ABC last night at 8pm with the best new series launch of this year – some say of the past two years. Once Upon A Time had 12.7 million viewers with a 3.9 […]

CBBC drama The Sarah Jane Adventures has once again been nominated in the 2011 BAFTA Children’s Awards. The Doctor Who spin-off, which starred the late Elisabeth Sladen, has once more been nominated for the Best Drama gong and this year is up against Just William, Combat Kids and House of Anubis. While the series has been nominated in the same […]

X Factor judge Louis Walsh apologised live on air yesterday for accusing contestant Misha Bryan a ‘bully’. On Saturday, Louis and fellow judge Tulisa Contostavlos alleged that some of their acts had been ‘bullied’ by Misha. Louis said last night: “Lots of things are said backstage that I don’t know about. I shouldn’t have called Misha a bully and I apologise.” Speaking to The […]

Sir Richard Branson has tried out what is described as ‘one of Auckland’s most innovative products’ when he took to testing out the latest in marine craft from Sealegs. “It’s great to be back in Auckland. I love coming here and can’t think of a better time to be here than during the Rugby World Cup,” said Sir Richard. Branson […]

Sami Brookes’ exit from the X Factor was seen by 11 million viewers last night while Downton Abbey continued its strong performance for ITV and Spooks bowed out with over 5 million viewers. Sami Brookes and Kitty Burcknell were both in the bottom two last night following the X Factor’s rock themed week. Judge Louis Walsh had to decide which […]

If you’re searching for a horror/scary movie to watch this Halloween then Unhappy Birthday may just be for you – a British horror movie with a gay twist. It’s that time of year again, no not Christmas, Halloween which means up and down the country people will be going through their DVD collections for a suitable film to watch. If […]