Staying In

The Law & Order brand is expanding globally, as ITV today announced an exciting new 13-part drama series for ITV1 based on the enormously successful U.S. format.

T4 has commissioned Tiger Aspect Productions to produce Vanity Lair, a weekly, 60-minute reality show hosted by Alexa Chung. The series will run for ten weeks and start on the 3rd February within the T4 strand. The major new series is an experiment to see what happens when you take ten self-declared attractive people, and challenge them to live together.

Universal have announced that Brits Hits 08 is to be released on 11 February 2008. Containing the best tracks from the UK and the US, the album is a true reflection of the diversity of music hitting the charts and being downloaded over the last 12 months.

Sir David Attenborough brings viewers the final chapter of his epic overview of life on Earth as he transforms perceptions of cold-blooded animals in this landmark BBC One series Life In Cold Blood.

Bringing some music and glamour to Saturday nights, BBC One’s exciting new primetime talent show The One and Only, will leave viewers amazed - and wondering if seeing really is believing.

A man has been charged with attempting to meet a minor he had groomed online and others are to be investigated following an investigation into internet predators by Panorama, to be broadcast tonight (Monday 7 January) on BBC One at 8.30pm.

Saturday nights will stir to the strains of Consider Yourself and Oom-Pah-Pah when BBC One raises the roof in its search for stars for the much loved, timeless British musical Oliver!

The white working class in Britain is put under the spotlight this winter on BBC Two, in a season of unflinching programmes examining why some sections of this community feel increasingly marginalised today.

ITV has confirmed that the News at Ten will return to ITV1 from Monday 14th January, broadcasting every week day from Monday to Thursday. The bulletin will be presented by Sir Trevor McDonald, who makes a welcome return to ITV news. Julie Etchingham joins ITV1 and will co-present News at Ten along with established ITV News anchor Mark Austin.

ITV has unveiled a new look schedule for its flagship channel, ITV1, with increased focus on week day peak time hours and a revitalised weekend line up.