Soul survivors
Thursday, October 30, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · 4 Comments
Of course, I was disappointed The Gallery didn’t win. Read more
Tennant transcribed
Thursday, October 30, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
Doctor Who‘s publicists have released a transcript of David Tennant’s exit interview. Read more
Timey-wimey’s up for David
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 by Chris Orton · Comments Off
David Tennant is quitting his role in Doctor Who.
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
Geoffrey Perkins tribute
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
The Comedy Connections team will be paying tribute to the late, great Geoffrey Perkins. Read more
Blue Peter went gold
Sunday, October 26, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
Yesterday, Kaleidoscope – The Classic Television Organisation, held their Blue Peter Goes Gold event at The David Lean Room, BAFTA in London’s Piccadilly.
We were there, and – courtesy of Michael Hoskin – here are pictures from the day. Read more
Eightiesmania: The Return!
Thursday, October 23, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · 5 Comments
Now That’s What I Call 1983 – ITV1′s latest slice of ’80s nostalgia screens in November. Read more
The end of the world – coming soon
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · 5 Comments
“Please God, don’t let me be the only one“.
Surely not the sentiment of the BBC press office last night at the Apollo West End in Piccadilly as they launched Adrian Hodges’ remake of Terry Nation’s, er, novel based on the 1970s post apocalyptic TV series.
In fact there was a pretty good turnout – this is a show that from the announcement of its commission has really captured the imagination of the TV industry. Read more
OTT talks to Charlie Brooker
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
To tie-in with next week’s debut of Charlie Brooker’s E4 zombie/Big Brother-fest, Dead Set, we’ve got an interview with the man himself.
Among other things, he reveals why he could never survive in the BB house: “If I’m sharing a small bungalow with people and there’s one loo, I can’t bear it. I have to wait till they’ve all gone to bed before I’ll have a shit. Knowing there’s cameras around, I just wouldn’t be able to poo. I’d probably start ingesting my own faeces…”
Blue Peter: 50th Anniversary Book
Thursday, October 16, 2008 by Steve Williams · 4 Comments
Most people will probably only recognise Richard Marson’s name from the newspaper reports on his departure as Blue Peter editor. Yet Marson has been known in media circles for far longer than that as something of a TV expert, spending many years writing for Doctor Who Magazine in the 80s and penning the authoritative book on the history of Upstairs Downstairs. Read more
Blue Peter book competition closed
Thursday, October 16, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
So who won those three copies of Blue Peter: 50th Anniversary Book by Richard Marson? Read more
Send auntie out of the room
Thursday, October 16, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
One TV institution salutes another tonight… via the most nauseating union ever seen on screen. Read more
Business reality goes global
Thursday, October 16, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · Comments Off
As one business reality show winds down (ITV1′s Natural Born Sellers), another arises. 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
Stephen Fry in America
Sunday, October 12, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · 9 Comments
Stephen Fry goes hunting for deer in New York State, but finds only their “nuggets” (or “poo”). Read more
Blue Peter at 50
Saturday, October 11, 2008 by Ian Jones · 12 Comments
The forward march of Blue Peter feels like it has, for the time being, halted. Read more
Gatiss and Brown for Christmas
Friday, October 10, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · 3 Comments
Mark Gatiss is joining forces with Derren Brown to create a BBC4 Christmas ghost story. Read more
Is the BP theme broken?
Friday, October 10, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · 13 Comments
As the BBC’s – ahem – flagship children’s programme readies for its 50th birthday celebrations, Michael Hoskin, from cult TV website TV Cream, is asking a pertinent question. Has the theme tune been ‘broken’?
The show returned to our screens last month after its traditional summer break, and sporting an updated version of the famous signature tune – ‘Barnacle Bill’. Nothing odd in that… except is that tune actually still ‘Barnacle Bill’? Or is it now the equally nautical ‘The Sailor’s Hornpipe’? Read more
Brooker C. and the zombies
Thursday, October 9, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · 5 Comments
Charlie Brooker’s new comedy-drama, Dead Set, was launched to the press tonight. A zombie drama set in the Big Brother house, it stars Jaime Winstone, Riz Ahmed, Andy Nyman, Davina McCall (who’s very good indeed) and, er, Bubble from BB series two.
The screening was introduced by Andrew Newman, C4′s Head of Entertainment and Comedy, and a fittingly Nathan Barley-esque (now that’s a phrase that’s gone out of heavy rotation) figure. “It’s gripping, dark, excting, gruesome and really original,” he said, before going on to rubbish rival networks. Read more
Branson in a pickle
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 by Graham Kibble-White · 3 Comments
Virgin 1 announces a new line-up of shows for its first birthday. Read more