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John and Edward combined with Wham! – it's going to be a heady Saturday night. But what else does this week hold for Danyl, Stacey, Jedward, Joe, Lloyd and Olly? All of last week's X Factor action " Call me good, call me bad, call me anything you want to baby ". Such an open invitation to ...
Television
X Factor
Wham
Saturday night means spangles, sequins and spinning around the dance floor. Which celeb will be next to go? All of last week's Strictly action Ricky Groves survives to dance again this Saturday night afer winning the judges' vote over Phil Tufnell last week . Was that a deserved victory? ...
Television
Strictly Come Dancing
Paul O'Grady's dog Buster – as much a star as the presenter himself – has sadly died. We celebrate other brilliant TV canines Paul O'Grady's dog, Buster, has been put down, leaving O'Grady "devasted", the Sun reported today . Poor Buster – and poor Paul, whose dog was almost as much a part of ...
Television
Soap Opera
O'Grady
The televising of the Commons, begun 20 years ago, was inevitable – but it has diminished the chamber Is it really 20 years since they fitted new, brighter lights above the chamber of the Commons , drove out those atmospheric, blokeish shadows and finally allowed in the TV cameras? My, time ...
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Oprah Winfrey's talkshow is scheduled to finish in 2011. But the legacy may last slightly longer She is a cultural phenomenon. But today Oprah Winfrey will announce that she is to bring her television show to an end in 2011 , 25 years after its first national broadcast . We have much to thank ...
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Oprah Winfrey
An interesting list of noughties tunes from the US, militant cyclists and two moving parent-child tales In the week that the NME announced its Top 50 Albums of the Noughties , NPR (National Public Radio) in America produced its list of The 50 Most Important Recordings of the Decade . For ...
Celebrities
The lightning five are trying to come to grips with their powers. Except Nathan, of course … Read Richard Vine's episode one blog Spoiler alert: This weekly blog is for those who have been watching Misfits - don't read ahead if you haven't seen episode two yet. Girl, you'll be a woman soon… ...
Television
We've had some shockers in this series – and we haven't even endured Wham night yet - so how would you reverse the trend? Has X Factor has become such an unstoppable juggernaut that it's now deliberately antagonising the public for fun? The signs have long been there - the relentless ...
Celebrities
X Factor
Wham
A slower pace – and some ambiguity about who the bad guys are – make this one of the finest Spooks episodes for a long time Vicky Frost's episode two blog Spoiler alert: This weekly blog is for those who have been watching Spooks series eight. This week it contains a major spoiler - don't ...
Television
Spooks
Classic FM wants us to listen to, not just hear, music Yesterday was National Listening Day on Classic FM . Now, you might think that a radio station having a day dedicated to listening is a bit unnecessary, like a restaurant celebrating eating. But, as Simon Bates explained, his tone all ...
Television
Want the I'm A Celeb experience – only without the actual "celebs"? These shows more than fit the bill. And don't feature Katie Price This might come as a bit of a shock to some – especially the people who've filled an alarming proportion of today's newspapers with near-naked photos of the How ...
Television
Thrills
For two years I was Nicky Haslam's sidekick, confidant and canapé tester. Tonight BBC4 offers a glimpse into his world – so what should you expect? I met Nicky around about the time of his transformation from silver socialiser to sixtysomething Liam Gallagher, when he had just removed the ...
Television
How does the Katie Price who has returned to I'm A Celebrity . . . differ from the Jordan who went to the jungle in 2004? Jordan (aka Katie Price) is back on ITV's I'm a Celebrity . . . In 2004, she met her husband Peter Andre there. One divorce and 802 documentaries later, she is returning ...
Television
The characters face questions of free will – and new dangers Read Anna Pickard's episode seven blog SPOILER ALERT: This weekly blog is for those who have been watching FlashForward. Don't read ahead if you haven't seen episode eight yet. Playing poker with coyotes More mystery and mental ...
Television
FlashForward
My parents banned Enid Blyton's books – but the BBC should not have done the same It seems so bloody-minded as to be unreal in today's world of chasing ratings. Nevertheless, ahead of tonight's Blyton biopic on BBC4 , it has been revealed that the BBC spent nearly 30 years quite deliberately ...
Television
Fearless, no-nonsense, and really rather marvellous – the former Page 3 model took the bushtucker trial in her stride Sam Fox: she's brilliant. Not a sentence I had envisaged typing, but then what is life without a few lovely surprises? Forget the "glamour" stuff, nothing impresses the British ...
Celebrities
The opposition return – and Tucker is put to shame by the opposition spin doctor. But not in the swearing stakes, obviously SPOILER ALERT: This weekly blog is for those who are watching The Thick of It series three. Don't read on if you haven't seen episode four I said a couple of weeks ago ...
Television
The Thick of It
What to hunt out on catch-up from last week's radio schedules "I can recall it all - every last terrible detail - as if it were yesterday … " At this time of year, as the nights lengthen and the temperature drops, BBC7's classic dramatisations are just the thing for cosy nights in, and Susan ...
Celebrities
Strictly, X Factor, The Thick of It, Doctor Who, I'm A Celeb … is there anything that's not on TV this weekend? Our bloggers are on hand to enhance your viewing … Saturday Strictly Come Dancing Bruce has got flu, Tess is taking on main presenting duties, and thankfully Carrie Dunn is ready ...
Television
X Factor
The Thick of It
Doctor Who
Strictly Come Dancing
Is Saturday's Doctor Who going to be the scariest ever? Join me to see if it lives up to the hype This week's Radio Times cover asks if The Waters of Mars is "The Scariest Doctor Who?". You can join me here on Sunday evening after the BBC1 broadcast (7pm-8pm) to see if it lives up to the hype. ...
