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Ant & Dec In Rocket/Comedian Attack
TV duo Ant & Dec have been under fire recently - with rockets from the Taliban and legal threats from another Ant in the US.
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Noel Edmonds begins TV licence boycott
Presenter Noel Edmonds has stopped paying his TV licence fee as he does not like the BBC's "threatening" manner towards those who evade the charge.
"Auntie's put boxing gloves on. I'm so incensed by the idea that I'm guilty of something that I actually cancelled my licence fee a few months ago," he said. Presenter Noel Edmonds has stopped paying his TV licence fee as he does not like the BBC's "threatening" manner towards... more -
Bomb scare in Big brother house
The Big Brother house was evacuated on Sunday morning after a security threat, Channel 4 has confirmed. A man contacted the show's base at Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, claiming a bomb was nearby.
Programme makers cut the live feed and the 15 contestants were woken at 0240 BST and moved to a safe location. A spokesman said: "After the necessary checks were made, housemates returned to the house without incident and streaming was resumed."
Hertfordshire police said its officers searched the area and found the call was a hoax. The Big Brother house was evacuated on Sunday morning after a security threat, Channel 4 has confirmed. A man contacted the show'... more -
Wellard to bark his last bark
The canine actor who plays Wellard in the BBC One's EastEnders is to retire from the show, it has been announced. Viewers will see Wellard killed off later this year. The Belgium shepherd, a bitch called Kyte, has featured in the soap for 14 years.
Wellard has, in fact, been played by three different dogs from the same family - Kyte, her mother and grandma. Wellard arrived in Walford in 1994 when Robbie Jackson, played by Dean Gaffney, found him wandering the streets. The canine actor who plays Wellard in the BBC One's EastEnders is to retire from the show, it has been announced. Viewers will se... more -
Big Brother hit by new bullying row
A new bullying row on Big Brother has sparked more than 750 complaints. Media watchdog Ofcom has received 505 complaints since Alex De Gale began launching foul-mouthed tirades at her housemates.
Channel 4, which was last year hit by Jade Goody's allegedly racist bullying of Shilpa Shetty, has also had around 250 complaints. A new bullying row on Big Brother has sparked more than 750 complaints. Media watchdog Ofcom has received 505 complaints since Alex De... more -
Big Brother is back. Oh.
The ninth series of Big Brother has kicked off with 16 housemates vying for fame and fortune. They include the Channel 4 show's first blind contestant, radio producer Mikey Hughes.
A Thai massage therapist, a female bodybuilder and a Girls Aloud reject are among the hopefuls. For the first time, the series features a couple. The ninth series of Big Brother has kicked off with 16 housemates vying for fame and fortune. They include the Channel 4 show's f... more -
Lucinda sacked from The Apprentice for being 'too zany'
Alan Sugar told beret-wearing aromatherapy fan Lucinda Ledgerwood she was just "too zany" for a £100,000 a year job in his Amstrad empire. And a team of four tough interviewers, including Birmingham City boss Karren Brady, described the 32-year-old risk boss as an "absolute nutcase".
Lucinda was the 12th to be fired. Now, four will battle it out in next week's final. But it was contestant Alex Wotherspoon who put the boot in - by telling Sir Alan that Lucinda didn't even want the dream job. Alan Sugar told beret-wearing aromatherapy fan Lucinda Ledgerwood she was just "too zany" for a £100,000 a year job in his A... more -
Blunkett TV show will use a fake prison to 'straighten out' youth
Ex-Cabinet minister David Blunkett is to try to get young criminals back on the straight and narrow in a new TV series. The Channel 5 TV series, Banged Up With Blunkett, will begin next month.
The programme will show a group of young people on the verge of committing offences and aim to steer them away from a life of crime. Blunkett will lead a fake parole board in a "prison" which mixes reformed criminals with juveniles who are in danger of offending. Ex-Cabinet minister David Blunkett is to try to get young criminals back on the straight and narrow in a new TV series. The Channel 5 ... more -
Skins 'orgy' poster is rapped by ad watchdog
A poster promoting Channel 4's teen drama Skins has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). It features two of the stars, April Pearson (Michelle) and Mike Bailey (Sid), surrounded by couples apparently taking part in an orgy.
The ASA said the image "could cause serious or widespread offence" and was inappropriate for poster sites that could be seen by children. A poster promoting Channel 4's teen drama Skins has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). It features two of ... more -
Trinny and Susannah go... naked...
"Fashion gurus Trinny and Susannah bared all with 300 volunteers to create a giant 'naked sculpture' in the shape of a human on the Sussex Downs on Saturday.
The pair were filming for their latest ITV show, The Great British Body, in which they scour the country to find the average body shape." "Fashion gurus Trinny and Susannah bared all with 300 volunteers to create a giant 'naked sculpture' in the shape of a ... more -
Mike Reid had massive debts
EastEnders star and stand-up comic Mike Reid had debts of nearly £900,000 when he died last July while playing golf, it's reported. EastEnders star and stand-up comic Mike Reid had debts of nearly £900,000 when he died last July while playing golf, it's reporte... more
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Spacey complains over BBC Andrew Lloyd Webber adverts. I mean shows.
Actor and theatre director Kevin Spacey has criticised the BBC for airing talent shows such as Any Dream Will Do and I'd Do Anything.
"I felt that was essentially a 13-week promotion for a musical - where's our 13-week programme?" Spacey said.
I'm with Spacey on this one, these programmes are awful, I wish the BBC would stop spending my money on them. But I still don't forgive Spacey for K-PAX. Actor and theatre director Kevin Spacey has criticised the BBC for airing talent shows such as Any Dream Will Do and I'd Do Anyth... more -
Hucknall calls Cowell 'slimy'
Mick Hucknall has slammed Simon Cowell and X Factor for holding back the recording industry.
"X Factor's done an incredible amount of damage. It's benefited one or two individuals - like Slimy Cowell - who've made a fortune, but I wonder how much the actual artistes will make or if anyone will know who they are in 10 years?" Mick Hucknall has slammed Simon Cowell and X Factor for holding back the recording industry. ... more -
Kerplunksky makes debut as UK's highest paid newsreader
"Businessman's wife" Natasha Kaplinsky made her debut as Britain’s highest paid newsreader as viewers tuned in to see if she was worth the cash.
Kaplinsky was poached by Channel Five from the BBC in a pay package reported to be worth £1m a year. "Businessman's wife" Natasha Kaplinsky made her debut as Britain’s highest paid newsreader as viewers tuned in to see i... more -
Katona rapped over 'crazy' TV ad
An advert showing Kerry Katona tied to her husband in a straightjacket has come under fire for ridiculing mental illness. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has received three complaints about the poster ad for her new reality show Crazy in Love and is considering whether to investigate. An advert showing Kerry Katona tied to her husband in a straightjacket has come under fire for ridiculing mental illness. The Advertis... more
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Official: Del Boy won't be falling through the bar again
The brains behind the classic sitcom Only Fools And Horses has revealed that the TV legend will never return. Writer John Sullivan says he is finally “laying Del Boy to rest” after more than 20 “cushty” years with the comedy. The brains behind the classic sitcom Only Fools And Horses has revealed that the TV legend will never return. Writer John Sullivan say... more
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Some guy wins Big Brother or something
John Loughton, a 20-year-old politician from Edinburgh, has taken the £50,000 prize as the winner of E4's series Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack. He got 54% of the vote in the final of the E4 show, beating circus performer Emilia Arata, 18.
Loughton chairs the Scottish Youth Parliament and is studying for a degree in politics and sociology. He beat 11 other "talented" young people in a series which reinvented the Celebrity Big Brother format. John Loughton, a 20-year-old politician from Edinburgh, has taken the £50,000 prize as the winner of E4's series Big Brother: Ce... more -
Gareth Gates Banned From Spray Tans
Gareth Gates has been banned from having a spray tan by Dancing On Ice bosses ? as they fear he looks like an Oompa Loompa. Chiefs at ITV warned Gareth, 23, that he was turning orange. Gareth Gates has been banned from having a spray tan by Dancing On Ice bosses ? as they fear he looks like an Oompa Loompa. Chiefs at ... more
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Todd Carty Returns To Grange Hill
Popular BBC children's programme Grange Hill will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year. To celebrate, the channel is putting on a one-off special - featuring former EastEnders actor Todd Carty, who played mischievous pupil Tucker Jenkins. Popular BBC children's programme Grange Hill will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year. To celebrate, the channel is putting ... more
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