Every year I think that it is going to be different and every year I am disappointed. Of course I’m talking about the Britain’s Got Talent semi-finals that just happen to, once again – for about the hundredth year in a row – be centred on singers, with a side order of dancers. Of course, Read More →
There was a time when fresh, original drama was at the forefront of British television. But not only has the incessant output of programming put a stop to that, but now competing channels are running virtually identical shows. And the subject of these fascinating, side-by-side documentaries? Hoarding. Yes, that’s correct, people too lazy to walk Read More →
Catch up with the British Soap Awards 2012 as Abbie Salter gives you the winners and losers. Who watched the British Soap Awards 2012 last night? If you were too stressed with revision to watch, yet now you regret not being able to slate the camera grabbing dresses or know which soap triumphed; have no Read More →
Upon returning home after another exhausting term, the things I always notice are now so predictable it has become something of a family joke. The first is how much more comfortable the sofas are here rather than the brick-stuffed felt monstrosity in my Uni kitchen, and the second is that I’d forgotten what a television Read More →
Due to revision and impending exams Friday night has now become rather dull, but here Russell Webb gives you a reason to be excited for the weekend, the new series of Not Going Out! Cheeky Northern lodger Lee ( Lee Mack) and his straight-laced best friend Tim (Tim Vine) are back for their hit BBC Read More →
When reality TV first hit our screens with Big Brother it was exciting and new; yet now with Made in Chelsea, TOWIE and countless other dating shows the channels seem to be becoming a bit desperate to come up with something different. Step forward Channel4’s The Undateables, a dating show with a twist. Here Charlotte Read More →
Sorry Redbrickers, this review has been overdue, here Laura Marsh gives you her verdict on the new Britain’s Got Talent, and she’ll be updating you on BGT gossip and news each week! Take-away? Check. Comfy slippers? Check. An hour of ridiculous stunts, heart-warming stories, and questioning ‘is this really the state of Britain today’? Read More →
Here Hannah Lloyd-Davies offers you her thoughts on the highly anticipated new series of Mad Men! As someone who has never watched the critically acclaimed American series Mad Men before, I was drawn to watch its fifth season premiere by the success the show has received. It has won many awards, in addition to catapulting Read More →
Despite character Dr Nicki Alexander wondering if she is meant to do her job forever, the BBC apparently thinks she will, as Silent Witness returns to our screens for its fifteenth series. Laura Marsh giver her take on the programme’s reappearance. Silent Witness returned on Sunday for the fifteenth instalment of the thrilling pathology drama. Read More →
If we’re honest, the majority of us have been waiting for the new series of Made in Chelsea since the latest series of TOWIE wrapped. Laura Megatli shares with us her thoughts on the opening episode of MIC. Made in Chelsea is definitely one of those television programmes that can best be described as marmite. Read More →
Forty five years is reason enough for the gameshow Just A Minute to have a brand new TV series based on the classic game. Competitors (usually comedians) must talk for sixty seconds on a random subject without deviation, hesitation or repetition, and is hosted by Nicholas Parsons. The first edition had Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Read More →
Charlotte Goodwin evaluates if Titanic really is a sinking ship. With the centenary of the fatal sinking of the Titanic fast approaching, television schedules are filled with memories of the tragic disaster. ITV have made the most out of this anniversary with the director of the successful Downton Abbey, Julian Fellowes, creating his take on Read More →
Hi, Chris! How did you get into stand-up comedy? When I left the University of Birmingham, what I really wanted to do was to direct plays. About a year after college graduation I wanted something creative to do, so I ended up doing stand-up, because it’s the simplest thing you can do, in terms of Read More →
Love it or loathe it, Take Me Out is officially the show that has taken over Saturday nights all over the UK. Jenna Kirby gets the gossip from third year UoB nursing student, Maddy Barr-Hamilton, who will appear on the show tonight… Were you nervous about appearing on the show? I was nervous when we Read More →
Having been a fan of the past four series of ITV’s Benidorm, I excitedly waited for Friday night. Although the last series lacked the humour and tongue in cheek wit of the first three, I hoped that the writer, Derren Litten had found his original spark for this new offering. However, it appears that the Read More →
A few months ago, we saw the arrival of the much-hyped, but ill-fated revival of the Charlie’s Angels TV series on E4. Now, after a swift cancellation, the show has been relegated to Channel 4 on a Saturday morning, I suppose in a desperate attempt to pick up viewers too lazy and exhausted from Read More →
Jenna Kirby looks at the latest rink dramas in ITV1′s ‘cool’-est competition. As we near the end of this series of the popular ITV show, there is plenty to reflect upon. The show returned in early January with a new lineup of judges and a new presenter in the form of Christine Bleakley, alongside the Read More →
Hannah Lloyd-Davies talks to David Gyasi, one of the stars of upcoming BBC2 drama White Heat… White Heat depicts the lives of students from the 60s to the present day. You play Law student Victor, who emigrates from Jamaica to study in Britain. How did you research the role? I had to interview my dad Read More →
Channel 5’s new documentary series The Big Body Squad is the latest in a growing line of programmes that are centred on the growing obesity epidemic in Britain. Whilst it is obviously a pressing problem, is there a true necessity for its portrayal on television from numerous different perspectives. Last year Channel 4 produced a Read More →
Castle is a twist on an old cliché, but it’s a quick-witted, good-humoured cliché that grows on you rapidly. After the finale of Season 1, in which Castle announces he’s been poking his nose into the murder of Beckett’s mother, our dashing writer finds he has a lot of work to do to get Read More →
I am writing this after a week in Marrakech, which got a bit crazy and so, obviously, I then decided to live my life by the roll of a die, because I am just that messed up! Oh, and of course half my friends are having secret affairs with their tutors, while the rest are Read More →
Jenna Kirby gives us the inside scoop from the Birmingham stop on the show’s audition tour… Arriving at 12pm – an hour before the doors are scheduled to open – I am pleasantly surprised at the size of the queue, having expected to see millions of people thronging around the entrance to Birmingham’s ICC. However, Read More →
Eliott Rhodes has a gander at the animated world’s take on male friendships… #5 What if poor, defenseless animals could talk? That’s the basic premise of this Nickelodeon original. Again we have a fat stupid cat and a psychotic hairless dog who pull together against adversity to try and prolong their shameless and unenviable lives. #4 Cat’s Read More →
If I’ve learnt anything from 21st century TV, it’s that nothing’s sacred anymore. And do you know who I blame? Channel 4. In the space of six months, birth, death and other momentous life events have been displayed to millions in full technicolour, opening the door into people’s personal lives far wider than could ever Read More →
Channel 4′s newest documentary is a three part series exploring what happens when dads learn how to do daycare. Apparently, British women do twice the amount of daycare as men, and this programme follows ‘lazy, disinterested and absent’ fathers who undertake a crash course to make themselves better parents. The first episode follows Gary, a Read More →
The gang may be back in Newcastle, but it doesn’t seem to be smiles all round. The show promises to dish out stiff competition to its rival American version, and with their ‘absolutely mortal’ shenanigans, they’re definitely a strong contenders. The new series of Geordie Shore looks set to be more explosive than ever, and Read More →
Back for its fourth series, BBC One has called in yet another array of familiar, and not so familiar, famous faces to don their dancing shoes, all in the name of charity. Accompanied by presenters Alex Jones and Steve Jones, a celebrity panel comprising of Graham Norton, Greg Davies and Keith Lemon, plus musical performances, Read More →
Television Editor James Moore reveals just what makes this new hit American drama a cut above the rest. The ‘War on Terror’ is now more than a decade old and it is truly the war of our time. Yet there has been a conspicuous lack of television related to the real issues of the new Read More →
Hannah Lloyd-Davies details the highs and lows of a decade-spanning career. Alec Baldwin is currently most famous for his appearance on the hit show 30 Rock, where he plays top executive Jack Donaghy, the platonic foil to Tina Fey’s protagonist, Liz Lemon. Tina Fey herself credits much of the show’s success to Baldwin, as he Read More →
In the most embarrassing moment in Take Me Out’s history last Saturday, millions of viewers cringed behind their cushions as model Damion committed social suicide again, and again, and again. With an extreme case of foot in mouth, Damion gave a prime example of what not to do on a dating show by repeatedly insulting Read More →
Charlotte Lytton talks to the eight year old Aussie YouTube star – and her mum. It’s just so rock ‘n’ roll. Kristina, what made you first decide to put videos of Juliet on YouTube? We live far away from all our family here in Australia so like to post videos to send home so we Read More →
Sitting down to watch Supernanny US, I mentally prepare myself for tears, tantrums and lots of screaming, and I am not disappointed. The American version of this popular TV show is almost exactly the same as the British, but much more dramatic – which can only be expected. The narrator describes this as ‘one of the Read More →
Gone were the Gaga inspired meringue dresses and provocative hip wiggling, in its place were deadly weapons, battered knuckles and arranged punch ups in the unsettling documentary Gypsy Blood. Having previously been fascinated by these strangers since the popularity of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, I eagerly watched wondering why, as usual, they’d caused such a Read More →
When I first heard about The Big C I was perplexed by the idea of using a woman diagnosed with terminal cancer as the premise for a big-budget American series. Upon deciding to watch an episode for the first time, I expected to feel very sad and unduly reminded of my own mortality. However, I was pleasantly surprised. Despite Read More →
5. Merton This piano whizzkid was made famous by Chatroulette but has got his fair share of followers. He sat with his piano singing whatever he saw on the other person’s webcam. Thankfully it’s edited out all of the standard Chatroulette images. Search ‘Chatroulette piano man’. 4. Smosh Otherwise known as Anthony and Ian. Their parodies Read More →
If you’re looking for something steamy to warm you up this winter, Lost Girl should be your first and only stop. This January, TV’s friendly neighbourhood succubus returns after the explosive season one finale. We rejoin Bo (Anna Silk) in the midst of cleaning up the debris and playing dogcatcher to a whole horde of Read More →
James Moore takes a look at the good, the bad and the downright dismal adaptations from books to TV. The vast archive of world literature has always been plumbed for inspiration for the next batch of TV gems; indeed, the classics seem to be rehashed every year or so. Far from showing a lack of Read More →
Will a television become redundant in the future? A lot of the reporters in Redbrick TV use online facilities to review their stories. Usually it comes from the free services like the BBC iPlayer or ITV Player, which give us the opportunity to have reruns on request (unlike Dave, who give us reruns by design). Read More →
BBC Three has a new documentary series: following people who want to find their perfect partner alongside their devotion to their religion. This week the focus is on Christians with the members of other faiths planned for later in the series. At the beginning of the programme we are introduced to Katy, who is a Read More →
The show, back for its second series, each week follows two different groups of friends around the party resorts of Europe. Going on holiday is, as they say in the show ‘a rite of passage’, exams are over and now these teens get the first taste of freedom away from home, and most importantly away Read More →
The Real Hustle used to boast believable cons, scams and an original format; eleven series later, the show’s novelty has well and truly worn off. Friday’s episode, the first in the new series which has been revamped with guest appearances from a range of Z-listers (this week ex-Boyzone member Shane Lynch), was sadly just thirty Read More →
Those of us who only know Noel Fielding as the ‘goth-dandy’ team captain on Never Mind the Buzzcocks or goth co-worker from The IT Crowd (no type-casting there) were probably in for quite a shock when they tuned into his new primetime show on E4. Indeed, his new solo comedy venture is a chaotic mish-mash Read More →
Charlotte Lytton talks to Sarah Hadland, star of Waterloo Road and Miranda, about life in the limelight. Hi, Sarah! Many of our readers will recognise you from your role in Miranda. Can you tell us a bit about Stevie and what it’s like playing her? Stevie Sutton is the best friend of the show’s lead, Read More →
The new series of Room 101 on the BBC got off to an amusing start with the initial show’s line-up compiled of host Frank Skinner with panellists Fern Britton, Robert Webb and Danny Baker. For those unfamiliar with the programme’s format, each panellist is asked to argue the case for one of their pet-hates from Read More →
AMANDA BYNES With her own one woman show at the tender age of 13, Amanda was surely destined for success. Unlike the vast majority of her Nickelodeon contemporaries, she has gone on to achieve some silver screen success, starring in a few small time films and playing a supporting role in the 2007 box office Read More →
I have been a fan of The Simpsons ever since I can remember: what’s not to like? The show hilariously conveys the adventures of America’s most dysfunctional family. Through the cartoon medium, the writers have entertained children, whilst endlessly inserting gags that appeal to adults. They’ve also managed to comment on important issues such as Read More →
Whitchapel Returning for its third season, the first episode of Whitechapel does not disappoint. Opening with a bloody mass murder, the mystery gets off to a flying start with a truly surreal winged creature pervading the episode. Reminiscent of the Victorian Gothic, yet cut against a rowdy Black Eyed Pea’s soundtrack, there’s an unavoidable sense Read More →
5. Mrs. Brown’s Boys Brendan O’Carroll plays Irish (Mammy) Mrs Brown who has six kids and has to contend with letting the last of her babies fly. Currently in its second series, the show is filmed in front of a live audience with mistakes and impromptu laughter left in, making for a different sort of Read More →
90210 has finally burst back onto our screens with its fourth series, bringing LA sunshine, and enviably beautiful characters into our depressing January lives. Despite being eagerly awaited for, the show had a huge challenge to overcome in making the characters’ transition from high school to college smooth and plausible. As is always the way Read More →
As telly addicts know, Celebrity Big Brother stalked witheringly onto our screens last week after just a six month hiatus. Since its move to Channel Five this year, everything’s even more low rent than it had been in the years leading up to its C4 axe, including the supposed celebs. There was a time when Read More →
Witty and slick, Suits is a law drama custom made for the young. Charming Harvey Spector is one of New York’s best lawyers and on the hunt for a new associate. He’s looking for someone smooth and sophisticated but stumbles across Mike Ross – a college drop-out with a briefcase full of weed. What Harvey Read More →
Returning for a second series, the revived show now has a new presenter, Jameela Jamil, and the addition of comic voice over Alan Carr. Filmed from the romantic setting of the Hacienda de los Hombres in Spain, the dating show follows one girl, Cara, as she seeks to find love with one of the 11 Read More →
Everybody’s favourite conmen (and woman) are finally back on our screens for the eighth and final series. Micky ‘Bricks’ Stone (Adrian Lester) and his gang of grifters treat us to a six part series, beginning with a scam right up with current affairs. The gang have a mark that is a 24 carat loser: Dexter Read More →
Eliott Rhodes takes a look at some of the most exciting television highlights of the year ahead… It’s going to be a good year for SciFi, but TV is no different, and seems to be pulling out all the stops to make this year a great one on the small screen as well. In Awake Read More →
Emma Harding and Lucy Mulgrew meet Benedict Cumberbatch and writers Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffatt. Benedict, you are one of the more febrile and neurotic Holmes’ we’ve seen for the last 100 years… Benedict Cumberbatch: I don’t know – I think they’ve all had their fair share of idiosyncrasies and psychotropic usages. Mark Gatiss: The Read More →
The eighth and final series of the hit American drama Desperate Housewives opens in the midst of arguably the biggest storyline in the show’s history, which sees all four of the housewives embroiled in a scandal that threatens to rip their lives apart. After the accidental murder of Gabby’s violent – and frankly, creepy – Read More →
Over the years, The Hound of the Baskervilles has become Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous story. Of all the Sherlock tales, it is the story most frequently adapted for the screen. Recently it has become a challenge for modern screen writers to create a fresh take on the novel’s plot, which has arguably Read More →
A Scandal in Belgravia. Given its pre-watershed timeslot on New Year’s Day, Sherlock was expected by most to be a tepid affair with some witty dialogue and a plot twist. But we were instantly thrown out of this illusion by a flattering shot of a dominatrix hanging up the phone saving Sherlock from Moriaty’s trap, Read More →
The Angelos Neil Epithemiou Show Angelos Epithemiou is Dan Skinner’s first breakout television character, his success as scorekeeper and resident DJ on Shooting Stars has propelled him into being a household name, and into winning best comedy breakthrough artist at the 2011 comedy awards. After the upsetting cancellation of Shooting Stars, despite it also winning Read More →
When I first heard the title for the Christmas episode of Doctor Who what feels like a long long time ago I have to admit I was dubious. “The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe”, with its obvious connotations and promos depicting snowy white Narnia-like scenes could have easily been an unoriginal, easily forgettable throwaway Read More →
The Royal Body Guard Upon seeing David Jason’s dyed, slicked back hair as he pompously walks around a hotel lobby, you can confidently draw the conclusion that we are sitting down to watch 30 minutes of farce. It’s plain to see the inspiration from Peter Sellers from his career-defining role as Inspector Clouseau (from the Read More →
Finally, we can all breathe a sigh of relief as after two series and a two hour long Christmas special, Matthew and Mary Crawley are at last engaged. Aired at prime-time last night, the Downton Abbey Christmas special did not disappoint. Full of scandal, romance and a murder trial, Fellowes offered his faithful audience a Read More →
Moving away from the doom and gloom of the Eastenders ‘festive’ episode saw the very much welcomed Absolutely Fabulous return of Edina, Patsy, Saffy, Mother and Bubbles. And this episode certainly lived up to its name on Christmas Day. This first special of three brand new episodes, marked the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of Read More →
After his successful switch from the BBC to ITV this year, Wossy returned with a Christmas edition of his popular chat show. The extended show followed the regular format of comic material, guests and music, performed on this occasion by Italian group Il Volo, who also sung walk on music for the other guests. Wossy Read More →
Here it is folks, our list of the 5 holliest, jolliest Chrimbo specials ever!! 5 – Eastenders It’s been a while since the Walford clan crossed my mind, but Christmas in the late nineties was simply not Christmas until someone had been the victim of murder/robbery/arson in Albert Square. Their ‘festive’ specials were the opposite Read More →
Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas, and welcome to another TV news roundup, this time, a Christmas special. We talk new Peter Farrelly family sitcom, Daniel Radcliffe hosting America’s Saturday Night Live and let you know what’s coming up this week so that you don’t miss out on this years Chrimbo TV specials…
TV became truly festive on Sunday with an array of past Christmas movies to watch. However, it was great to see ITV and the BBC begin the Christmas TV festivities with emotional family dramas. Last night ITV triumphed with Just Henry, set in the years following the Second World War, based on the best-selling book Read More →
The live final- Part one Part one of this weekend’s final saw Ameila Lily, Little Mix and Marcus singing their hearts out in order to gain the public vote that will enable them to win…… the X Factor and follow in the footsteps of acts like Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke and JLS. The first performance Read More →
We talk X-Factor Final, Jeremy Clarkson QI banning and US X-Factor contestant breakdown…
Say the name ‘Rolf Harris’ to anyone and it’s guaranteed you’ll get a smile. The man has spent years – decades, in fact – crafting his reputation for being the friendliest Aussie around. In fact, a poll in Time magazine voted him in the top 5 entertainers of the 20th century, beating The Beatles and Read More →
Think back to Freshers. Which of these categories best describes your first week at Birmingham: a continuation of your party lifestyle, a great week where you made some great new friends and tried new things, or adapting to living in a flat with an eccentric group of people? If you fit into the third one, Read More →
Nothing says Christmas TV better than a copy of the Radio Times bumper issue highlighted with the shows to watch over the festive period. There are the classics – the TV that has to be there every year otherwise it’s not really Christmas, a Wallace and Gromit film for example and of the course, The Read More →
1. Absolutely Fabulous – Yes it’s back! To celebrate its 20th Anniversary, Jennifer Saunders has written three special episodes for the BBC to be aired over the Christmas period. The original cast have reunited to take up their unforgettable roles again in these eagerly awaited episodes. 2. Downton Abbey – If the second series wasn’t Read More →
[VIDEO] This week, we talk Dancing on Ice 2012, Jeremy Clarkson rant on public sector protest (I say private in the vid, apologies) and new Kiefer Sutherland show from Heroes creator Tim Kring. Also, we dig into the details of next’s week’s Wembley X-Factor final including special guests and secret performances….
Nothing says Christmas TV better than a copy of the Radio Times bumper issue highlighted with the shows to watch over the festive period. There are the classics – the TV that has to be there every year otherwise it’s not really Christmas – a Wallace and Gromit film for example, and of course, The Read More →
Charlotte Lytton talks to warrior of the wild Bear Grylls about family life, yoga and intrepid exploring Hi Bear! What are you working on at the moment? I just finished up a bunch of Bear Grylls Live shows in Australia. It was a blast and a little nerve wracking as I played guitar and sung Read More →
Bones has always offered a balance between suitably gory and intriguing forensic cases, and the emotionally compelling relationships between the show’s characters.The first episode of the seventh series opens with a decomposing body found by paintballers in a forest, juxtaposed with a heart-warming domestic scene featuring the heavily pregnant Brennan and Booth. These two contrasting scenes Read More →
Channel 4 is not known for its hard hitting documentaries, but The Queen’s Hidden Cousins breaks the mould. The documentary depicts the tale of the Queens’ ‘hidden’ cousins, Katherine and Nerissa Bowes-Lyon, who were shunned by the Royal family at the age of 15 and 22, during a period where people with disabilities were imprisoned and kept out Read More →
Russell Webb looks at the highlights of this year’s fundraiser The yearly charity television extravaganza aired last Friday, hosted, as usual, by Sir Terry Wogan, and accompanied by Tess Daly, Alesha Dixon and Fearne Cotton. The show was opened by One Direction with their hit single What Makes You Beautiful in one of two performances. Read More →
Welcome to another TV news round-up. Highlights include Ricky Gervais and his upcoming comedy starring 007 legend Sean Connery and why Bruce hates his Strictly rival the X Factor so much. Also, we discuss X-Factor bully Gary Barlow, new Aaron Sorkin show and much much more…
Pan Am is the new American airline drama series that has taken off on our TV screens, set in the glamorous 1960s aboard the new Boeing 707 Clipper Majestic. The high end airline follows the lives of the pilots and stewardesses as they fly from America to London.In the first episode we are introduced to Read More →
Matthew Clemens and Eliott Rhodes discuss Masterchef‘s celebrity and professional spin offs. Debates don’t get tougher than this! Matthew says PROFFESIONALS: There are several grounds for why Masterchef: The Professionals is better than its celebrity counterpart, but one sticks out like a sore thumb with a booming siren attached, and that’s, quite simply, the celebrities. Since Read More →
Aisha Bushby talks to ‘Gap Yah’ star and YouTube sensation Matt Lacey about his alter ego Orlando and the success of his new book WHO IS ORLANDO CHAMON? ‘The character of Orlando is a composite of people I met or knew who were at university with me. It really just started off as me doing Read More →
The cheeky chaps are back and it’s about time: who can wait to see a bunch of Z-List celebrities puking up camel penis, drowning in a sea of fish guts, and screaming the whole way through an obstacle course. Cruel? Possibly. Entertaining? Always. The episode begins with the initial meet-and-greet, with everyone shamefully pretending to Read More →
For those who love hospital drama with less gore and more romance, there’s Grey’s Anatomy. This week’s story develops around a married couple where one has to make an extremely difficult decision, and Owen uses his experiences to help his situation with Christina and their unborn child. The remainder of the series picks up with Read More →
The brilliant and whimsical misfit that is Patrick Jane has finally returned to our screens. After the end of the last series Jane finds himself in a predicament that even the infamous Jane cannot get himself out of as easily as all his other troublesome adventures. This time it is serious, Jane has been arrested Read More →
Charlotte Lytton talks to the star of Phoneshop about playing the fool and rocking out with Bill Bailey. In Phoneshop, I play Lance, the manager. He shouldn’t really be there, he’s a bit old for it. The show isn’t a million miles away from a family sitcom – Lance is the dad, and he’s got Read More →
As was the case with the Office, the first episode of Life’s Too Short may have duped audiences into thinking they were watching a real documentary, this time about a small statured and struggling actor called Warwick Davis: ‘the Uk’s go 2 dwarf’. Whoever said the same trick couldn’t work twice was clearly misinformed. Portraying Read More →
Emily Levy is a final year Journalism student at Leeds Met University. The 21 year old Londoner now lives in Leeds with five other girls and has achieved considerable Youtube success from her hilarious TOWIE impressions. With the original video tipping 106 000 views she’s become known for her incredible vocal likeness to the Essex Read More →
Yes, it’s that time of year again where we say hello to the jungle and its ten celebrity inhabitants for I’m a Celebrity Get Me out of Here. Every year the producers manage to find a diverse group of celebrities brave enough to enter the Australian rainforest, with the hope of improving their flagging careers. Read More →
Let’s face it, the novelty of impressions has now worn off. Each time John Culshaw comes back on the screens as the same people in different situations it’s a turn off. Okay, every impressionist knows how to mimic Bruce Forsyth’s catchphrases, and Davina McCall’s nasally laughing, so why are you still reusing all the same Read More →
The life of British comedian James Corden was played out in painstaking detail recently on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories. It told the story of Corden’s journey from lazy schoolboy to comic superstar, and all of the thrilling highs and crashing lows along the way. Corden knew what he wanted to be from an early age Read More →
Eliott Rhodes takes a look back at the wacky histori-comedy that took the nation by storm. #5 Learning to punch Stephen Fry always delighted in arriving on the Blackadder scene alongside comedy partner Hugh Laurie, but it was the deliberation on what really constitutes a ‘hard punch’ that made for comedy gold. After Laurie Read More →
Tamara Ecclestone’s website describes her as a ‘model, TV presenter and entrepreneur’ and after watching the first episode of Tamara Ecclestone: Billion $$ Girl, it is clear to see what that translates as. Between getting her five dogs’ nails painted and spraying them with glitter, parading around a shop in Cannes buying dresses for ‘only Read More →
After a year away from our screens, the geekiest characters on TV are back for a much anticipated fifth series. Like the best US sitcoms, the last episode of the previous series ended on a terrific cliffhanger leaving fans with whetted appetites to find out what happened after Raj and Penny woke up naked Read More →
Eleanor Pitt meets up with The Only Way is Essex favourite Harry Derbidge to talk reality and regrets… What is the best thing about being on TOWIE? People accepting me for being me. Is the drama the same off screen as it is on screen? Totally. They are real people, what you see is Read More →
As everyone probably expected, the first of the new season of Live at the Apollo supplied plenty of offensive anecdotes and boasted a tone of general vulgarity that host Micky Flanagan provided from the off. He told a distasteful gag involving glitter, glue and a region that, at its least offensive, can only be Read More →
We discuss Frankie Cocozza’s X-Factor dismissal, and reveal what’s in store for Saturday’s show – and yes, surprise surprise, that does mean another twist! Also, we’ve got all the latest news regarding The Only Way is Essex, an all new Blockbusters ITV reboot, Life’s Too Short and for the first time ever, reveal the Friday Read More →
5. India Fisher’s (MasterChef) sultry tones make you salivate over the creations of the latest culinary wannabes. In contrast to the show’s jowly presenters, India adds a touch of class to proceedings. We’re certainly amused by her bouche! 4. Marcus Bentley (Big Brother): Watching a bunch of mundane contestants confined to four walls may not Read More →
