Music
Jason Is Cast-Off From Castaway's Shores
Jason became the first Castaway to be cast-off permanently by his fellow islanders on last night's show on BBC One. Last week presenter Danny Wallace told the group that they would have to decide which one of them has not been making the most of the Castaway experience. That person would have to leave the following week.
Sir Alan Raises The Bar As The Apprentice Moves To BBC1
Multi-award-winning series The Apprentice is back for a 12-week run, now on BBC One, from Wednesday 28 March at 9pm. The critically-acclaimed show returns for a third series to challenge a new group of 16 high-fliers to test their skills in this unique business series.
Pimp My Ride UK Returns To MTV
"Legendary Hip Hop DJ" Tim Westwood returns to our small screens at 21.30 on the 8th April, when MTV Networks UK & Ireland launches its third series of the hugely successful car-makeover programme, ‘Pimp My Ride UK’.
Alastair Campbell Diaries Go To BBC Two
BBC Two is to screen a three-part series to coincide with the publication of Alastair Campbell's forthcoming book The Blair Years which is based on the diaries he kept during his years working for the Prime Minister. The series will be a major feature in the Corporation's coverage of Tony Blair's Premiership.
Queen Of Shopping Comes To BBC Two
BBC Two has commissioned a new primetime series in which retail guru Mary Portas helps independent fashion shop owners – the fleet-footed Davids of the retail world – fight back against the all-consuming high street Goliaths. What Mary Portas doesn't know about shops isn't worth knowing. She's the woman who turned Harvey Nichols from the place you went to get your Barbour repaired and your tiara polished into a modern powerhouse of fashion and style.
BBC Three Explores Extreme Phobias In New Series
This Spring, BBC Three explores the frightening and debilitating world of extreme phobias in a new six-part series The Panic Room. Imagine your worst fear is spiders. Now imagine being in a room full of them, they're crawling all over you and you're unable to escape. Throughout the series people living with a range of phobias, from spiders to buttons, cockroaches to cats, confront their worst fears in The Panic Room.
New Album From Paddy Milner
Singer/songwriter Paddy Milner releases his latest album Based On A True Story on Monday 28th May 2007. Milner has recently emerged as one of the most distinctive new talents in the UK, which explains why Gerry Bron - legendary rock manager, producer and record label boss – has come out of retirement after fifty years in the music business to sign him to the iconic Bronze Records.
A Russian Diary By Anna Politkovskaya
A Russian Diary is the book that Anna Politkovskaya had recently completed when she was murdered in a contract killing in Moscow. Covering the period from the Russian parliamentary elections of December 2003 to the tragic aftermath of the Beslan school siege in late 2005, A Russian Diary is an unflinching record of the plight of millions of Russians and a pitiless report on the cynicism and corruption of Vladimir Putin’s Presidency.
Chick Lit With A Dark Side
With the imminent release of Caffeine Nights Publishing’s first novel ‘Tripping’ by Darren E Laws, the author has spoken of the motivation behind writing novels that have acquired a large female readership. “I had to ask the question whether women actually like reading visceral, edge of the seat thrillers, and the answer is yes.”
Dannie Abse Shortlisted For Top Literary Award
The acclaimed Cardiff-born poet, novelist and playwright Dannie Abse could be in line to celebrate his 60th year as a writer by winning one of Wales's leading literary awards. His latest collection of poems Running Late (published by Hutchinson) is one of four works shortlisted for the biennial Roland Mathias Prize. The collection of 39 poems reflects his life working in literature and medicine in London and South Wales.
Crowded House To Perform Live Webcast
The newly reformed Crowded House will be performing live via interactive webcast at 10pm GMT this Saturday 17th March through band website crowdedhouseofficial.com.
Debut Novel: Bareback
Lola Galley is used to doing things she doesn’t want. She certainly doesn’t want to be assigned the case of Richard Ellaway, the man who, under a cold full moon, mutilated a good friend of hers. But being a bareback, what she wants and what she gets are seldom the same.
BBC Investigates Blue Peter Phone Competition
Last week, the BBC confirmed that a review of programmes which used premium rate telephone lines was underway. The BBC was contacted last Friday by email by a viewer who raised questions about the conduct of a competition on Blue Peter on 27 November 2006. In particular, the viewer alleged that a child who was visiting the studio was asked to call into the studio.
New Books: The Mephisto Club
Author Tess Gerritsen is an ice-queen. Beautiful, polished and in total control the mask never slips. She is the consummate professional, but underneath she inhabits a very different world.
Rising Star Releases Debut EP
He has already been praised by the music industry’s unofficial tastemaker, Record of the Day, collaborated with acclaimed Jamiroquai and Tom Baxter producer Mike Nielsen, and has an ever increasing online fanbase which is growing by the second.