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TV and Radio
TV star launches African appeal
Actor Damian Lewis has backed calls to help millions of children caught up in West Africa’s food crisis.
Aled Jones on song for breakfast show
Choirboy turned broadcaster Aled Jones has been unveiled as one of the new presenters of ITV1’s breakfast show Daybreak.
Play School presenters ‘were stoned’
Play School presenters went in front of the camera stoned after smoking “the biggest joint you’ve ever seen”, according to a new BBC documentary.
Antiques viewers in with a shout
VIEWERS of the Antiques Roadshow television programme will be able to test their knowledge against the experts using an interactive game.
Smillie TV star opens charity shop
TV STAR Carol Smillie has opened a new charity shop, donating some of her belongings for people to buy.
Louis wins X-factor vote of confidence
Louis Walsh, one of the original panel of experts, is returning to the X Factor judging panel.
Flood of complaints over TV puppy prize
Almost 180 animal lovers complained after a puppy was given away as a prize on a television show.
Z Cars writer Jack Gerson dies following long illness
Glasgow-born writer Jack Gerson has died in hospital at the age of 83.
Homeland star Harewood unable to find UK role
HOMELAND actor David Harewood has spoken of his disappointment at not having “a single audition” since returning to the UK six months ago, despite the success of the conspiracy thriller.
Talent shows set up fresh battle
The Voice is set for a 75-minute head-to-head clash with the finale of rival Britain’s Got Talent (BGT), escalating tensions between ITV and BBC1.
Contestant sours on Apprentice’s Sugar
Apprentice contestant Azhar Siddique berated Lord Sugar for “making the wrong decision” after he became the latest hopeful to be fired.
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Being Elmo: How a documentary about a puppeteer brought adults to tears
DIRECTOR Constance Marks didn’t let her infant daughter Sophia watch television very often. Sesame Street was one of the few exceptions, not least because Marks was just as taken with the character of Elmo as her daughter was.
Joanna secures the purr-fect TV role
Joanna Page, the actress who appears in the television comedy series Gavin And Stacey will feature as a cartoon cat in a new children’s TV show.
Catriona Shearer suffers on-air migraine attack
REPORTING Scotland newsreader Catriona Shearer was taken off air after suffering a migraine attack while presenting a live news bulletin yesterday.
DVD review: Treme, Season Two
IT’S difficult to think of another American TV series that’s quite like Treme.
Britain’s Got Talent wins battle of Saturday night
Britain’s Got Talent has fought back to edge ahead of BBC1’s the Voice in the ratings.
For sale – but Who would buy 22 Tardises?
THEY have been a feature of Edinburgh’s streets for 80 years, the city’s unique variation on the police box beloved by Doctor Who fans.
28 commentsRadio listener with Jim Gilchrist: Book at bedtime | 44 Scotland Street | Archive on 4 | Pioneers and penguins
An 18th-century rural parish in Ayrshire and a 21st-century community in Edinburgh’s New Town both come to life this week, as Radio 4 serialises two distinctive chronicles of their kind.
EastEnders wins best show at soap oscars
CORONATION Street and EastEnders dominated the soap world’s “oscars” last night.
1 commentTV reviews: Waterloo Road | Cold Chain Mission | The Kidnap Diaries
BLESS its claret socks with the gold trim, Waterloo Road is an attentive pupil. A new and sinister trend in playground bullying can be a newspaper headline one day and you can bet it’ll be a storyline in this show the next.
Golden girl Ennis wants to be Corrie star
Gold medallist Jessica Ennis swapped the training field for the cobbles as she served up drinks behind the bar on the Coronation Street set.
BBC posts apology for scene in TV crime drama
The BBC has apologised after screening brutal scenes in its drama Silent Witness, which prompted nearly 500 complaints.
1 commentNew role for Doctor Who as rhyme lord
Doctor Who star Matt Smith is going from time lord to rhyme lord – by introducing poetry to a new generation.
Scottish street challenge for Apprentice wannabes
THE business brains in The Apprentice don fancy dress and head to Scotland in tonight’s episode, as they attempt to muscle in on the booming street food scene.
Interview: Tom Pellereau, winner of the 2011 Apprentice
Tonight on BBC1, this year’s crop of hopefuls seeking Lord Sugar’s approval arrive in Edinburgh for their latest test, but is it a prize that’s worth all the effort? Martyn McLaughlin talks to last year’s winner, Tom Pellereau
Sleazy listening: Jazz FM guilty of airing ‘pornographic content’
THE broadcasting code was breached when “pornographic content” was accidentaly played by Jazz FM, Ofcom said today.
2 commentsBBC’s The Voice wins its latest ratings battle
BBC1’s The Voice continued its winning streak by beating Britain’s Got Talent in the ratings for a third successive week, after days of embarrassment for Simon Cowell.
Simon Cowell: How King Midas lost his mojo
Can Simon Cowell learn from the kind of public drubbing he’s so often meted out to X Factor contestants, asks Anna Burnside
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On the box: The Bridge | Lip Service | The 70s
I’VE got a great idea for a crime drama, one that would be perfect for the countdown to the independence referendum. There’s been a murder. Or, if you’re watching in Scotland, a muhr-duhr. The corpse is discovered slap-bang on the Scottish-English Border, requiring a joint investigation.
Dancing on Ice star all set for Girls’ Day out
Dancing on Ice judge Louie Spence cosied up to three half-naked men as he officially opened an event designed specially for women.
Ex-head of CBI rails at TV’s dim view of business
LORD Digby Jones, former director general of the CBI, has fired an angry broadside at the portrayal of business on television, lambasting soaps such as EastEnders and Coronation Street for depicting businessmen as crooks and villains.
BBC strike could hit Jubilee coverage
Thousands of BBC staff are to be balloted for strikes over pay, with unions warning of disruption to coverage of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations if action goes ahead.
Apprentice loser claims he was ‘too much of a nice guy’
Apprentice contestant Duane Bryan has said he was fired for being too “honourable”, allowing himself to be stabbed in the back by teammate Laura Hogg.
Speak softly, carry a BIG SCHTICK: Is British TV ready for Jewish comedy?
As Simon Amstell’s sitcom returns for a second series, Jay Richardson asks if British TV is ready to follow the US and have Jewish comedy move on from being just Jew-ish
Film–maker David Peat dies aged 65
FILM-maker and photographer David Peat has died at the age of 65, the BBC said.
BBC move from London to Salford in numbers
Our state broadcaster – funded by the licence payer – is moving some of its work from London to Manchester. Ruth Walker asks it if all adds up
2 commentsTelevision review: Derek | The Matt Lucas Awards | Horrible Histories
THE day before the one-off comedy Derek screened on Channel 4, Ricky Gervais announced on Twitter that he was “slowly writing” a full series.
Courtroom TV: ‘There are moments that would make breathtaking television. But victims are the core constituency’
With TV cameras poised to film the sentencing of Suzanne Pilley’s killer in a historic first, Allan Brown considers the fine line between transparency and potentially disruptive intrusion
Ratings victory for Voice as Walliams makes up numbers
The reality television war waged on over the weekend with The Voice claiming victory against Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) in the ratings.
Radioe listener with Jim Gilchrist
A notorious Transylvanian castle and a tumbledown estate in rural France both feature this week, the settings of two classic novels, both of which established cult followings.
Stephen Fry to star in Edinburgh-set art heist drama
ACTOR and comedian Stephen Fry is to appear in a new adaptation of an Ian Rankin novel about an art heist in Edinburgh.
1 commentBBC begins search for its new boss
The BBC has started its search for “an inspirational leader” to replace current director-general Mark Thompson, who is standing down later this year.
1 commentCandidate fails to shine in second-hand furniture task
Jane McEvoy, the participant most recently rejected from The Apprentice television series, has said there were no hard feelings between her and project manager Laura Hogg, whom she described as “a lovely girl”, despite the Scot nominating her for the axe in last night’s show.
ITV bosses backtrack in talent show battle for Saturday night viewers
ITV bosses have backed down in the Saturday night TV clash by shifting Britain’s Got Talent to avoid a further head-to-head with the BBC’s The Voice.
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‘Too embarrassed’ to be on X Factor, says Weller
Paul Weller has criticised so-called “edgy” aspiring singers who chase success by auditioning on TV talent shows.
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Military Wives win fans’ approval in radio poll
The Military Wives Choir has been given a thumbs-up from classical music fans after its track, Wherever You Are, was included in this year’s Classic FM Hall of Fame.
Raine feels guilt over babies in ‘Midwife’ series
Call The Midwife actress Jessica Raine has admitted feeling guilty about getting babies to cry on the set of the hit TV drama.
Heard the one about the scientist and the comic?
Radio presenter Richard Bacon is to probe the science of comedy in a live broadcast from the National Museum of Scotland this week.
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