Viewers fume as Channel 4 goes down for with message ‘programmes continue shortly’

Viewers fume as Channel 4 goes down for ‘five minutes’ with a message saying ‘Programmes continue shortly’ ahead of Kirstie and Phil’s Love It Or List It Channel 4 viewers say the channel was struck with technical difficulties tonight Viewers saw a holding message ahead of Kirstie and Phil’s Love or List It at 8pm … Read more

BBC says it WON’T make programmes aimed at older viewers

BBC says it WON’T make programmes aimed at older viewers because ‘their tastes are too varied’ – as it ploughs £40m into BBC Three relaunch aimed at the young BBC said ‘enjoyment is a very personal matter’ and older viewers like a range   The remarks emerged in a reply to a disgruntled 55-year-old licence fee … Read more

Luther and Gangs of London are the least eco-friendly TV programmes

Grand Designs is the British TV programme which displays the most eco-friendly habits, according to new research.  It came out top in an analysis of 45 UK shows due to its regular depiction of recycled building materials.  Fresh Meat, starring Jack Whitehall, and the Irish coming-of-age tale Normal People are among the shows which also … Read more

TV announcer’s child gatecrashes his link between programmes

This is the hilarious moment a live TV link on Channel 4 is gatecrashed by the announcer’s child. Voiceover artist and presenter Pete Nottage had been about to introduce the documentary series The Secret Life of the Zoo when his child gained control of the mic and decided to take charge of the broadcast as … Read more

CRAIG BROWN: Brush with Basil that charmed the Chairman… the best ever celebrity travel programmes

1) Great British Railway Journeys: From Uxbridge To Hillingdon (2021) Having exhausted every other train journey in the world, Michael Portillo travels from the first stop on the Metropolitan Line of London‘s famous underground system for several hundred yards to the second. Along the way, Michael meets rail maintenance worker Ted Boreham, who informs him … Read more

North Korea continued nuclear and missile programmes in 2020 thanks to cyber hacking money, UN says

North Korea continued its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions and funded them with £220m ($300m) stolen through cyber hacks, according to a confidential United Nations report.  Kim Jong-un‘s regime ‘produced fissile material, maintained nuclear facilities and upgraded its ballistic missile infrastructure’ while continuing to seek material and technology … Read more

Cynthia Nixon stands out from the crowd as she shops in purple quilted jacket in NYC

Nixon, 54, wrapped a long black scarf several times around her neck to keep warm as she shopped in Lower Manhattan.

Christina Aguilera dons plaid pantsuit to perform on Late Night… 4 days before her 40th birthday

The five-time Grammy winner performed The Christmas Song, which was featured on her 2000 holiday album My Kind of Christmas

From shirts to programmes, fans go wild for football memorabilia

It’s FA Cup final weekend – which means the Covid-ravaged football season is almost at a close. But any sense fans have tired of a season that’s now lasted almost a year is way off the mark. In fact, there has been a boom in football-related collectables. Interest in old programmes, shirts and other memorabilia … Read more

One in six jobs will go at BBC as corporation plans to cut 450 staff from regional programmes

The BBC has announced a huge shake-up of regional TV news and local radio in England which will lead to 450 job cuts. Changes will see one instead of two presenters fronting 6.30pm regional TV news bulletins as the corporation looks to make £25million in savings. Inside Out, the regional current affairs magazine show made … Read more