Category: DN: ATV Today News Archive 2002 – 2019

Never Mind The Buzzcocks host Simon Amstell has quit the show, it has been announced. The 29-year-old replaced former host Mark Lamarr on the show in 2006 and has since won numerous awards for hosting the long running popular music quiz. A BBC spokeswoman confirmed that Amstell has indeed quit the show “After three series, Simon is leaving Never Mind […]

According to several tabloid newspapers The X-Files actress Gillian Anderson has been approached by Doctor Who bosses to guest-star in the SF series. Another day, another tabloid rumour; The Daily Express is reporting that Doctor Who bosses have approached Gillian Anderson, Agent Scully in The X-Files, to guest-star in the SF series. Several other news sites have picked up on […]

BBC One drama Robin Hood could move production base to Scotland, from Hungary, if the corporation decides to renew the series for a fourth year. The BBC is considering moving production of their Saturday evening drama series Robin Hood from Hungary to Scotland for a possible fourth year. The first three seasons of the series has so far been filmed […]

Some Home and Away fans are petitioning to keep the show’s controversial lesbian couple together. The soap has sparked recent furor after featuring two female characters falling in love with eachother. The controversial plot has sparked fierce debate on the soap’s home turf of Australia with conservative groups arguing that it is inappropriate for the soap’s 7pm timeslot. The plot […]

Strictly Come Dancing stars Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag are teaming up to front a new Sky1 show called Ballroom High. The pair will host the new two-part series which focuses on young dance rookies. Over the course of four weeks, 12 teenagers will be trained from dancing novices to high standard performers. “I really enjoyed the process; they’ve […]

Michael McIntyre, the comedy sensation of 2009, arrives on BBC One this summer with a brand new Saturday night entertainment show featuring the very best in stand-up. From the team behind Live At The Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow will travel around Britain visiting six of the UK’s most pretigious and iconic venues unearthing a raft of comedy’s brightest new […]

BBC Three explores what it is like to be young and growing up in Britain in 2009 in a new season of programmes. Read on for the full BBC press release. BBC Three explores what it is like to be young and growing up in Britain in 2009 in a new season of programmes. Danny Cohen, Controller of BBC Three, […]

ITV studios is reportedly developing a new daytime quiz show pilot and if successful the show could launch on ITV1. In The Chase, members of the public will team up to compete for a cash prize of up to 100k. The team must answer a series of general knowledge questions in order to win the cash, but standing in their […]