Entertainment
Natural History Museum's Iconic Whale Hall Reopens
The Natural History Museum’s iconic Whale Hall reopens on Saturday 7 July after receiving a spring clean of mammoth proportions.
The Last Dance For Camilla And Brendan
For the first time, since their split three years ago, Camilla Dallerup and Brendan Cole will dance together one last time as the UK entrants for the first ever Eurovision Dance Contest in September on BBC One.
Catherine Tate Confirmed As New Companion For Dr Who
Hot on the heels of the critically-acclaimed season three finale of Doctor Who, the BBC has announced that Catherine Tate is set to return to the Tardis for the complete 13-week run of the new BBC One series.
Channel 4 Launches Search For UK’s Hottest Unsigned Band
This Autumn Channel 4 starts a nationwide search to unearth the best musical raw talent across the UK. In a collaboration with Sony Ericsson and Orange, “mobileAct unsigned” will search for young, cool and credible bands that write and perform their own original music. Representing all music genres from hip hop to rock, bands will need to prove they have what it takes to be the next big thing.
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
One million children in the UK never see their real dads. With ASBOS on the rise and traditional respect for elders apparently in meltdown, could this absence of so many dads be a factor in the increasingly uncivilised behaviour of the nation’s boys? Against this background, Channel 4’s ‘Wait Till Your Father Gets Home’ programme reunites two sets of estranged fathers and sons.
Skins Comes To Channel 4
After a hugely successful premier run on E4, Skins comes to Channel 4 for a summer of teen humour and heartbreak in Bristol. Skins follows a group of teenagers living on the bright side – who get high, get drunk, get laid and get up for their A levels. These kids really grab life by the balls and then give it a twirl.
The Bill Takes It Up A Beat
The cops of Sun Hill are tested to their limits in a two-part, highly-charged special culminating in a dramatic helicopter chase across the London skyline, ITV1, Wednesday 18th (Death of Innocence) and Thursday 19th July (Salvation) 8 - 9pm.
Madeleine McCann's Father To Speak At Edinburgh TV Festival
The father of missing four year old Madeleine McCann will speak at this year’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF). Gerry McCann will be interviewed by Kirsty Wark about the use of television in the search for his daughter and the role that the media has played in his family’s tireless campaign to find Madeleine.
Walk This Way For Official UK Air Guitar Championships 2007
The Second Official UK Air Guitar Championships will be held on Friday 3 August 2007 at the Carling Academy, Islington, London with the winner sent on to represent the nation and compete in the annual Air Guitar World Championships in Finland on 7 September 2007.
Wok ‘N’ Roll - T In The Park Launches Healthy T Area
They are not names that you would usually associate with a music festival, but eight top chefs including Michelin star holder Martin Wishart, David Romanos (Head chef, Oloroso) and BBC’s The Hairy Bikers are the latest big additions to this year’s T in the Park line-up as part of the all-new Healthy T Area.
Introducing Keren Ann
EMI Records is proud to announce the first single to be taken from Keren Ann’s hugely acclaimed fifth album, ‘Keren Ann’. The track ‘Lay Your Head Down’ is but one of many gorgeous highlights to be found on the album and is accompanied by a sun-drenched, desert-based video that beautifully showcases Keren Ann’s evocative and atmospheric music. It will be released in mid-September.
Keeley Hawes Joins Cast Of Ashes To Ashes
Keeley Hawes (Spooks) has beaten hundreds of hopefuls to don her leg warmers and play ambitious, psychological profiler, DI Alex Drake who, when finding herself stuck in 1981, takes on the infamous DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) in Ashes To Ashes, the eagerly-anticipated sequel to Life On Mars, it was announced today.
Channel 4 Investigates The Cult Of The Suicide Bomber
In the third instalment of this award-winning documentary series, ex-CIA agent Robert Baer concludes his odyssey investigating the rise of the cult of the suicide bomber and finds out how the West can seek to counter this threat.
You Don't Have To Sing It Well, You Just Have To Sing It Right
A trio of top radio presenters are on board for Sing it Back: Lyric Champion 2007 - a new entertainment series on ITV1. Paul Gambaccini will be joined by JK and Joel in a search for the person who knows song lyrics backwards, forwards and any other way you choose.
Kylie Minogue To Join Doctor Who For Christmas Special
The BBC has confirmed that Kylie Minogue will be joining the Doctor Who cast in a major lead role in an hour-long Christmas special to be broadcast in December 2007 on BBC One. Kylie will be joining David Tennant for the episode, Voyage Of The Damned, which starts filming in July in Cardiff.