Jan
20
Victor Meldrew was the main character in One Foot In The Grave and in today’s automated world you could imagine him having a really hard time. You could picture a scene from the show were he would be struggling with an automated checkout, being outraged that you could do everything without the need for interaction …
Nov
23
Kelly Rowland, a judge on the X Factor has recently commented that the vulnerability that Misha B showed on-screen last week is what saved us from elimination. It was for this reason that Amelia Lily and Craig Colton found themselves singing to remain in the competition. Misha managed to save herself from elimination by singing …
Sep
03
It seems that this season the X-Factor is more intent on earning Ad revenue rather than actually finding a good artist. The latest episode saw very few real contenders and more focused on people making a fool of themselves. The judges were as entertaining as ever and even Gary seemed slightly less boring than he …
Jun
16
Showing the death of a real person on TV will always generate a certain amount of viewer and critical controversy. Last month was no exception as the BBC’s Inside the Human Body broadcast the last moments of the life of an 84 year old that suffered from cancer. It was done again this week ahead …
Jun
07
Ben Fogle has purchased the remote island of Taransay where he first began his television career, setting himself another new challenge. In the Outer Hebrides, the Castaway Island has been up for sale for at least £2 million but the star of the show is worried that the wrong hands may get it. He says …
Jun
04
The snobbery that has surrounded the show’s Bafta win has been criticized by The Only Way Is Essex’s former producer. The ITV2 programme said Daran Little continued on from the Big Brother naturally and the format for scripted reality was here to stay. The viewer’s choice category of the Bafta was won by TOWIE as …
May
17
In the UK, according to the first estimates, close to nine million watched Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest, with the peak of the viewing audience reaching over 12.5m viewers close to the end of the show that was won by Azerbaijan. The average for the three hour show was 9.5m. The figure was up by over …
Apr
12
Dancing dog act 40/1 to get the nod With all the usual excitement and fanfare Britain’s Got Talent begins its fifth domination of our TVs on Saturday and it seems that Boylesports.com are coming up with their ideas as to what kind of act could take this years crown and are offering 7/4 that a …
Apr
02
A plasterer from Kent has told how of how he rescued Ant and Dec after their hot air balloon crashed to earth with thump after running out of fuel. 42 year old Jim O’Cock said that he and work colleagues rushed to where the basket had landed to rescue the passengers, but wasn’t aware of …
Mar
24
A jump into a sauna with nothing on but your makeup, with your roommate, is the typical way to end the down, but is a great way to try and boost ratings if you are a TV reality star and have a hot female friend that is willing to share the steamy sauna and a …