Who’s hosting Comic Relief
Thursday, January 29, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 6 Comments
David Tennant will be hosting the first hour of Comic Relief Night it’s been revealed today. Read more
New Charlie Brooker TV review show
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 3 Comments
Charlie Brooker will be recording a new TV review show on Friday, 30 January. Read more
Red again
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 2 Comments
UKTV has released more details about Red Dwarf’s upcoming return. Read more
Most-watched shows of the 80s
Monday, January 26, 2009 by Ian Jones · 14 Comments
A slight return to OTT’s chart of the decade.
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New beat for The Bill
Thursday, January 22, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 11 Comments
ITV has announced its twice-weekly cop show is to drop to one episode and get a new slot. Read more
“To the North…”
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 5 Comments
“…Where we do what we want”.
It’s hard to remember the last time C4 put so much weight behind one of its dramas. Red Riding, adapted from the novels of David Peace, tells the story of policing in Yorkshire through the 1970s and early ’80s. The trilogy was unveiled to the press tonight via a lowkey press launch in Shoreditch, East London.
C4′s Head of Drama, Liza Marshall, unveiled a selection of clips from each episode (which are set in 1974, 1980 and 1983 respectively), commenting that a production like this is reason enough the channel should be helped out of its current financial crisis. Read more
President Obama: The Inauguration
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 by Ian Jones · 6 Comments
This was not the star-spangled clamour it ought to have been.
OTT’s chart of the decade
Sunday, January 18, 2009 by Ian Jones · 11 Comments
It’s time to update our list of the most-watched telly since 2000.
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Tony Hart, RIP
Sunday, January 18, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 5 Comments
The month continues to take many TV greats. This morning it was announced Tony Hart had passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 83.
A television pioneer, it’s worth remembering how far back his association with the media goes. His first role was as artist in residence on Saturday Special in 1952. Last year, he told the Times how he got the job… Read more
Patrick McGoohan, RIP
Thursday, January 15, 2009 by TJ Worthington · 1 Comment
A man rows with someone very important-looking and storms out of an imposing building, but before he can even get home, unseen hands are setting the wheels in motion for his unplanned ‘retirement’. Easily summarised in one sentence, but perhaps the single most powerful and compelling sequence in television history, and capable of striking a chord with almost anyone anywhere in the world.
There’s no question that The Prisoner has overshadowed the rest of Patrick McGoohan’s long list of television credits (not to mention his extensive film work) – from, notably, his multi-award winning episodes of Columboto, somewhat less notably, interminable daytime drama serial Rafferty – and it will dominate this tribute too. Read more
Hustle
Thursday, January 15, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 1 Comment
“What do we need in a mark?” asks Mickey, rhetorically. “Greed.” Read more
Indies competition now closed
Monday, January 12, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
Our competition to win Ian Potter’s impressive book: The Rise and Rise of the Independents: A Television History (read more about it here) is now closed.
Thanks to everyone who entered. Our winners are:
Anthony Babajee, David McNay and Stuart Adair.
They all got it right, but how did you get on with our question?
It was… What connects BBC1′s Satan-baiting drama Apparitions with C4′s Chester-set soap, Hollyoaks?
The answer is, both shows are Lime Pictures productions. The clue was in the question…
Countdown
Monday, January 12, 2009 by Ian Jones · 7 Comments
Trisha – axed
Friday, January 9, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 5 Comments
As you may have spotted from our news feed – Five has axed Trisha. Read more
Countdown
Thursday, January 8, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 8 Comments
Countdown returns on Monday, C4, with its all-new presenting team – Jeff Stelling (“Stelling is the name - six consonants, two vowels”) at the desk, and the very smiley Rachel Riley wrangling the letters and numbers.
We’ll have a full review from our Countdown correspondent Ian Jones, but – briefly – how’s the relaunched show looking? Read more
So good?
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 6 Comments
Five has announced who’s singing the new Minder theme tune. Read more
Completing the circle
Monday, January 5, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 1 Comment
A blog post of interest to few follows… Read more
Sponsored by TIKLAS Anoraks
Sunday, January 4, 2009 by Steve Williams · 5 Comments
ITV4′s one good programme is back! Read more
Matt Smith is the new Doctor Who!
Saturday, January 3, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 11 Comments
Matt Smith has been announced as the 11th Doctor.
The Party Animals and Ruby in the Smoke star (set to appear in upcoming BBC2 crime drama Moses Jones) was an outside chance with all pundits, until earlier today, when his name suddenly propelled itself through the ranks of potential Time Lords.
So how did Doctor Who Confidential announce the casting? Slowly… Read more
New Doctor Who to be announced tomorrow
Friday, January 2, 2009 by Graham Kibble-White · 5 Comments
Not much more to add about this story on the BBC site… Read more