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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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
Heroes without hope?
Sunday, December 21, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · 10 Comments
With Heroes now on a break, it’s time to ask if the show is finally beyond all hope. Read more
Ball of confusion
Sunday, December 14, 2008 by Steve Williams · 9 Comments
Simon Cowell didn’t get all the column inches he was expecting this morning. Read more
Oliver Postgate, RIP
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 by TJ Worthington · 8 Comments
It’s probably no exaggeration to say that for a generation, Oliver Postgate’s voice may well have been the first that they came to recognise after those of their immediate family. As creator, writer, narrator and director of some of the best loved and most regularly repeated children’s TV shows of all time – among them Bagpuss, The Clangers, Pogle’s Wood, Noggin The Nog and Ivor The Engine – he became one of the most instantly recognisable figures in television without ever really appearing in person. Read more
Bob Spiers, RIP
Monday, December 8, 2008 by TJ Worthington · 1 Comment
Owing to the sheer volume and quality of his work as a director and a producer, Bob Spiers was one of those people that you always pictured as being a lot older than they actually were. In a career that spanned four decades, he came in on one of the greats – Dad’s Army – and continued to produce popular and top rated shows throughout. Read more
Soul survivors
Thursday, October 30, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · 4 Comments
Of course, I was disappointed The Gallery didn’t win. Read more
Getting the Sachs
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 by Ian Jones · 25 Comments
The Ross/Brand affair has led the BBC, yet again, into hysterical over-reaction. Read more
Jeff’s spelling?
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 by Chris Orton · 9 Comments
Is Jeff Stelling really going to inherit the Countdown presenter’s chair from Des O’ Connor? Read more
Critical mass
Saturday, October 4, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
On 19 December 2007, I was blogging about the press launch for Doctor Who: “Voyage of the Damned”.
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Title fights
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · 11 Comments
The TV title sequence, is it a dying art in the age of squished credits and “Coming up next”? Read more
Sir Walter Riley
Thursday, September 25, 2008 by Jack Kibble-White · 1 Comment
So, let’s talk about The Restaurant… Read more
It’s your region
Thursday, September 25, 2008 by Ian Jones · 7 Comments
A woman on the Today programme this morning insisted Lookaround was her favourite thing on TV. Read more
Stopping the clock
Friday, September 19, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · 1 Comment
I can’t in all honesty file this as news, seeing as it pertains to BBC2′s Treasure Hunt revival. Read more
It’s out today…
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · 1 Comment
This is quite clearly a blatant plug…
Saturday night’s alright-ish
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 by Jack Kibble-White · 17 Comments
BBC1′s Saturday nights are looking healthier than they have for some time. Read more
Ken Campbell, RIP
Monday, September 1, 2008 by Ian Jones · 2 Comments
Although his heart, and much of life, lay on the stage, Ken Campbell graced a succession of high-class TV series with equally convincing bit parts, cameos and supporting roles. Read more
Making the Grade
Sunday, August 31, 2008 by Ian Jones · 3 Comments
Once I would have been appalled at the idea of scrapping ITV, but not anymore. Read more
Geoffrey Perkins, RIP
Saturday, August 30, 2008 by Ian Jones · 3 Comments
A car accident has robbed British television of one of its most ubiquitous masterminds of comedy. Read more