Category: DN: ATV Today News Archive 2002 – 2019

Cult panel show Shooting Stars has been recommissioned for BBC Two, 15 years after it first burst onto our screens. Hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, the show that introduced viewers to the Dove From Above, UVAVU and George Dawes, will be back for a full series following a one-off special last Christmas. Once again, Matt Lucas, the man […]

Popular and long running medical drama ER finished on a high in America when it pulled in the viewers for its two-hour finale. Long-running and popular medical drama ER drew to a close after fifteen years on air. The two-hour finale of the NBC series rated very well for the Network with an impressive 16.3 million viewers having tuned in. […]

Five, the UK broadcaster of Aussie soap Home and Away, will now show a lesbian kiss that features in a forthcoming episode of the soap. The saga of the lesbian storyline in Home and Away takes yet another twist today as Five announce they will broadcast the lesbian kiss. Last week it emerged that Network Seven were going to remove […]

After much persuasion we’ve decided to re-launch our gay spy section as a bi-weekly magazine style round up of the latest news from the LGBT world but as you’ve come to expect from us we don’t just report the news, we comment on it as well. So along with news and views we also have a few other features lined-up […]

ITV’s struggling comedy series Moving Wallpaper, set behind-the-scenes of a Zoombie production, has been accused of prompting transphobia. Moving Wallpaper has been accused of promoting transphobia after a recent episode of the ITV1 sitcom featured a transgender character. However, the transgender character was at the centre of many of the jokes used in the episode and was referred to as […]

Andy Hallett, best known for his role of Lorne in Buffy spin-off series Angel, has died of heart failure.   Actor and singer Andy Hallett has died from heart failure at the age of 33, his agent confirmed to E! Online. The actor was probably best known for his role of Lorne in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off series […]

BBC Three sketch show Horne and Corden could return for a second series despite poor reviews of the show. The BBC is apparently in “advance” talks with producers Tiger Aspect about a second season of new BBC Three sketch show Horne and Corden. The sketch show features James Corden and Matthew Horne and although it attracted strong ratings for its […]

The BBC has axed its sitcom series Not Going Out after three seasons. BBC sitcom Not Going Out has been axed by the corporation after three seasons. The series was written by Lee Mack, who also starred in the sitcom, and Andrew Collins. Appearing alongside Mack in the series was Tim Vine, Sally Retton and Miranda Hart. The sitcom was […]