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TV and Radio
Dimbleby to leave popular radio show after 24 years
JONATHAN Dimbleby is to step down from his Radio 4 phone-in show Any Answers? after nearly a quarter of a century.
Blockbuster queen to return 28 years after striking gold
IT WAS a tea-time institution for millions in the 1980s – and now the cult of Block-busters is back, with a Scots contestant returning to TV screens 28 years after her first “gold run”.
1 commentStar chef admits he doesn’t have a TV
Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White has revealed he does not own a television, as he prepares to star in a new show.
Double act back with Xtra Factor
Caroline Flack and Olly Murs are to return as hosts of TV’s X Factor spin-off. The duo have been signed up for a further series of ITV2’s The Xtra Factor.
TV’s Ben Fogle to swim the Atlantic
TV ADVENTURER Ben Fogle is taking on his most punishing challenge yet – by swimming 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean from the US to Cornwall.
TV Preview: Man on Wire | Perfect Stranger | Blazing Saddles
Our TV critic previews upcoming programmes
TV review: 56 Up | Tales of Television Centre | Silk
PHEW, that’s a relief. Always with the 7 Up series there’s anxiety over how we’ll find the subjects, another seven years down the line.
Does exile on CBBC prove Blue Peter has finally lost its appeal for the young?
THE air of gloom was palpable. As news filtered through that Blue Peter – that custodian of myriad childhood memories – was to be axed from BBC1, generations raised on silver bottle tops and totalisers took to Twitter to lament its passing.
1 commentTributes to tragic Big Brother star
Davina McCall led tributes yesterday following the death of former Big Brother contestant Sophia Brown.
Celebrity declines talent show return
Dannii Minogue will not be returning to the X Factor as a judge.
Special Bafta for Doctor Who Scot
The man at the helm of hit shows Doctor Who and Sherlock will be honoured at next week’s TV Baftas.
Tiffany Jenkins: Bridging TV boundaries
UK audiences are lapping up gritty tales of the underside of Danish and Swedish life, writes Tiffany Jenkins
1 commentHyslop angered by cuts at BBC Scotland
Culture secretary Fiona Hyslop has restated her “grave reservations” about the potential impact of proposed budget cuts on BBC Scotland.
Film review: The Dictator (15)
ITS jokes are somewhat hit and miss, but when it comes to sheer chutzpah, Sacha Baron Cohen’s new comedy still leads the way.
TV Preview: Hell on Wheels
THE channel that brought us Mad Men, The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad is out to reinvent the Western with new series Hell on Wheels. Andrea Mullaney goes behind the scenes.
Jenna gets the blame for ‘too cheesy’ advert in latest Apprentice battle
The Apprentice hopeful Jenna Whittingham is blamed for making her team’s advert for sparkling wine “too cheesy” when she bases it on her dream wedding in the latest episode of the reality TV show tonight.
BBC unveils London 2012 coverage for a digital age
THE BBC has unveiled plans for its digital coverage of the London Olympics, which will allow fans to watch events on the move – and in the office.
DJ Moyles’ stage debut as Superstar villain Herod
RADIO 1’s Chris Moyles is going from saviour to villain by playing King Herod in stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar.
Alex Salmond to appear on US national TV to reaffirm US-Scottish ties video
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond will tell a national US television audience that an independent Scotland will retain the “firmest and strongest” of bonds with the United States, in an interview with Scottish TV star Craig Ferguson to be broadcast later this evening.
60 commentsChannel 4 chief got £700,000 pay deal
Channel 4 has defended paying its chief executive more than £700,000 last year.
Gordon Ramsay cooks up new hotel for TV
Television chef Gordon Ramsay and retail rescue queen Mary Portas have signed up to run a hotel in a new show for Channel 4.
Mastermind: The GP who rose to summit of nation’s ultimate quiz show
GP Gary Grant loves challenges and has just realised another ambition – to win Mastermind, the first Scot to take the TV quiz title for more than 30 years
1 commentCraft Bafta for Brian Eno’s TV thriller soundtrack
FORMER Roxy Music star Brian Eno has won his first Bafta – for his soundtrack to a gritty gang thriller.
Next stop Hollywood for BGT winner Pudsey
Britain’s Got Talent winner Ashleigh Butler believes her victorious dog Pudsey would be perfect for Hollywood roles like the one played by Uggie in Oscar-winning film The Artist.
Baldrick reveals a cunning plan to cheer up travellers
Blackadder star Tony Robinson has come up with a cunning plan to make the morning commute more bearable.
Scots in contention for radio industry awards
SCOTTISH programmes and presenters are among the contenders for industry awards at the Sony Radio Academy Awards tonight.
Interview: Frances Barber, actress
THIS is how it works in the 21st century: stepping into Frances Barber’s Clerkenwell loft feels like a reunion with an old pal, though it’s our first physical encounter.
TV review: Tales of Television Centre | Silk | Starlings
SIGNS You’re Watching A Great Documentary # 372: it contains the immortal words, “And then Noel Edmonds burst through the door!”
Radio Listener by Jim Gilchrist
IF there’s anybody out there, why don’t they ever call?
It was the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi who questioned why it was that, for all the estimates of the probability of extraterrestrial life, there has been no concrete evidence of any contact, be it radio signals, flying saucers or even so much as a “Hello there”.
TV review: Homeland | Great Ormond Street | Cardinal Burns
SO THERE I was, pen poised for the last episode of Homeland, absolutely convinced that the “Sarajevo ’84 Moment” would occur, the only issue being when. An hour and three-quarters later I was obliged to write: “Didn’t happen – this one’s been too cool, even for that.”
Bidding for city’s local TV channel under way
Bidding for Edinburgh’s local television channel is now under way after OFCOM confirmed the Capital will be one of the first areas in the UK to have its own local TV station.
‘Apprentice’ star heard of her ex’s death during show
Apprentice reject Laura Hogg has spoken of the moment she heard that the father of her child had been murdered while she was filming the programme.
Interview: Felicity Kendal, actress
FELICITY Kendal thought she’d said all she wanted to about India, where she grew up, but the chance to explore the country’s love of Shakespeare changed her mind, as Lisa Williams discovers
Pan Am flop wins TV gong
The critically-panned flop Pan Am has picked up a major television prize months after it was axed amid falling audiences.
Last laugh for Gervais as C4 books comedy series
RICKY Gervais’s comedy drama Derek has landed a full series, despite early criticisms that the show poked fun at vulnerable people.
Apprentice star attacks artwork
Apprentice reject Laura Hogg slammed the modern art featured in the television show as a “monstrosity” and blamed it for getting her fired by Lord Sugar.
TV festival focuses on independence
THE Edinburgh International Television Festival will tackle the impact of independence on the broadcasting landscape across Britain.
Bragg’s show aims for Dizzee heights
Melvyn Bragg is resurrecting The South Bank Show with an interview of rapper Dizzee Rascal in a documentary on the rise of the grime scene. The show will trace the growth of the music in Bow, east London, and is part of the new series.
Talent show’s app voting scrapped
Britain’s Got Talent has axed voting through its new mobile app and apologised to viewers for pulling the service.
Jeremy Clarkson ‘did not break code’
JEREMY Clarkson has been cleared of breaching the broadcasting code by watchdog Ofcom after comparing a Japanese car to people with growths on their faces.
Interview: Sir Trevor McDonald, TV Presenter
In a new TV series Sir Trevor McDonald celebrates the life of the Queen in her Diamond Jubilee year. Here he tells Susan Griffin about his thoughts on her and world figures he has interviewed in a 40-year career
Bending over backwards for eclectic talent show
Musical contortionist Lucky aims to amaze the audience in tonight’s semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent.
‘X Factor generation’ must accept failure, says actor
Downton Abbey actor Brendan Coyle has voiced his concern about an “X Factor generation” of people who fail to accept that they do not have what it takes to be a star.
Simon Cowell ‘feels restless with ITV bosses’
Simon Cowell feels “restless” with ITV, while top executives at the broadcaster resent the TV mogul’s huge influence over their network, biographer Tom Bower has claimed.
Time is running out for Inspector Lewis
Morse creator Colin Dexter says spin-off show Lewis could be coming to an end.
Why Simon Amstell as Simon Amstell beats Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc
Even if one day he becomes the first man to set foot on Mars, Matt LeBlanc will always be better known as “former Friends star Matt LeBlanc”.
BGT silences The Voice in Saturday night TV battle
ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent continued its ratings fight-back to quieten The Voice by pulling in in excess of a million viewers more than the BBC1 show.
- Rangers takeover: Duff & Phelps threaten legal action against BBC
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Family mourn death of Glasgow ‘fight’ schoolboy
- Rangers administration: Fans fear Duff & Phelps claims could scare off Green
- Rangers takeover: triple penalty punishment enough, says Johnston
- Alistair Darling leads ‘No to independence’ fight over tea and biscuits
- Scottish independence: SNP flip-flops over Nato
- Scottish Independence: SNP ‘won’t be Yes campaign’s only voice’
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Scottish independence: ‘People here are best qualified to run Scotland’
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