OTT’s chart of the decade

It’s time to update our list of the most-watched telly since 2000.
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Completing the circle

A blog post of interest to few follows… Read more

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Heroes without hope?

With Heroes now on a break, it’s time to ask if the show is finally beyond all hope. Read more

Ball of confusion

Simon Cowell didn’t get all the column inches he was expecting this morning. Read more

Oliver Postgate, RIP

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

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

Of course, I was disappointed The Gallery didn’t win. Read more

Getting the Sachs

The Ross/Brand affair has led the BBC, yet again, into hysterical over-reaction. Read more

Jeff’s spelling?

Is Jeff Stelling really going to inherit the Countdown presenter’s chair from Des O’ Connor? Read more

Critical mass

On 19 December 2007, I was blogging about the press launch for Doctor Who: “Voyage of the Damned”.
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Title fights

The TV title sequence, is it a dying art in the age of squished credits and “Coming up next”? Read more

Sir Walter Riley

So, let’s talk about The Restaurant… Read more

It’s your region

A woman on the Today programme this morning insisted Lookaround was her favourite thing on TV. Read more

Stopping the clock

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…

This is quite clearly a blatant plug…

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Saturday night’s alright-ish

BBC1′s Saturday nights are looking healthier than they have for some time. Read more

Ken Campbell, RIP

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

Once I would have been appalled at the idea of scrapping ITV, but not anymore. Read more

Geoffrey Perkins, RIP

A car accident has robbed British television of one of its most ubiquitous masterminds of comedy. Read more

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