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  Waking the Dead once again attracted more viewers last night for the fourth episodes of its new season. Meanwhile ITV crime series Blue Murder lost half a million viewers from last week’s opening instalment.   Waking the Dead once again attracted more viewers last night for the fourth episodes of its new season. Meanwhile ITV crime series Blue Murder […]

  Troy Kennedy Martin, the creator of Iconic Police series Z-Cars, has passed away at the age of 77. Aside from writing and creating the iconic BBC cop-series Kennedy also wrote The Italian Job, Edge of Darkness and Reilly, Ace of Spades. Novelist, television and film writer Troy Martin Kennedy has passed away at the age of 77 following a […]

Celebrity chef Keith Floyd has passed away at the age of 65.  Keith Floyd, one of the first celebrity chefs has died aged 65. An ambulance was called to his partner’s home yesterday evening, where it is believed he suffered a heart attack. Floyd had been suffering from bowel cancer, which became public knowledge in July of this year.   […]

  Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze has died at the age of 57 after a battle with cancer. The actor was probably best known for his roles in Dirty Dancing and Ghost. Actor Patrick Swayze died last night following a battle with cancer, he was 57. The actor was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March 2008 and according to some […]

  The second new Marple film, starring Julia McKenzie as Agatha Christie’s famous sleuth, lost half a million viewers last night as BBC One’s cold-case series Waking the Dead increased its ratings.   It was battle of the detective dramas once more last night as ITV’s latest Marple film went against the new series of BBC One’s cold-case series Waking […]

  After 72 years of broadcasting the longest running soap in the world, Guiding Light, will draw to a close on Friday as the American daytime soap enters its final week.       This week marks the end of the longest running soap in the world as American daytime series Guiding Light, originally The Guiding Light, draws to a […]

  American broadcaster CBS will launch six branded channels in the UK later this year as its international arm strikes a deal with multi-channel operator Chellomedia.       American broadcaster CBS will launch six new branded channels in the UK later this year. It’s international arm has struck a joint venture deal with multi-channel operator Chellomedia. The deal means […]

Following the success of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, I’d Do Anything and Any Dream Will Do, Jay Hunt, Controller, BBC One, today announces the commission of The Wizard Of Oz which will search for Dorothy and Toto for the forthcoming Andrew Lloyd Webber West End production.   The Wizard Of Oz has been commissioned by Jay […]